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<blockquote data-quote="Rvator" data-source="post: 938342" data-attributes="member: 402382">Hello again HelenI have had a try at determining what frequency(s) have changed from the selection we made a year ago and now stop our satellite dish from locking on.When I was last on our boat end of July I left the MagicSat control box configured for the Scan-Terieur November 2014 details.&nbsp;&nbsp; However from the list of frequencies shown on FlySat.com it appears that 11200 is no longer listed and I now have a suspicion that when we next move the boat that the disk won't lock on again.From the frequencies we setup last year 12610 is shown as inactive which is probably why our systems won't lock on now with using the group we configured back then.From what little I have been able to understand I was probably incorrect in saying the MagicSat control box uses both horizontal and vertical polarised frequencies to align itself in azimuth and elevation.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Horizontal and Vertical polarisation appears to be related to the number of TV channels that can be transmitted on the frequencies.As our MagicSat control boxes are quite ancient now they seem to require at least four active frequencies to be able lock on successfully.&nbsp;&nbsp; What those four frequencies should be is the difficult question.I feel that being a European company ST provide a list of frequencies that are focused more for folk that are located in that area rather than ourselves in the UK which might have a relation to why I perceive the dish is taking a long time to actually lock on.Of the&nbsp; frequencies we setup a year ago several appear to carry coverage of TV channels more UK biased i.e BBC, Channel 4, ITV etc and although I could be totally wrong that might be why I perceived the dish was locking on quicker as being because we were using frequencies that are being directed more towards the UK.So the question is what group of frequencies should we now use to get our dishes to lock on successfully.In lieu of the fact I have very little knowledge and am still fairly confused I am leaning towards the assistance Analoguesat gave us last year and think that these four could potentially be what we should try in this order although I don't know why the order they are entered has any particular effect.Criteria.&nbsp; Frequency.&nbsp; Pol. Signal. Mode.1.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10714&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; H&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Y&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Digital2.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10758&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; V&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Y&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Digital3.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10773&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; H&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Y&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Digital4.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10788&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; V&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Y&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DigitalFrom what I can understand this grouping appear to be associated with Astra 28,2East satellite 2E and the UK area with Freesat and Sky Digital and BBC, ITV, Channel 4 etc.If I were onboard our boat at the moment I would have a go at configuring the MagicSat control box with that group and have a reasonably good feeling the dish will lock successfully.&nbsp; &nbsp; It's going to be a while yet until we make our next visit and I test the theory that frequency 11200 is no longer available from the ST group meaning the dish will potentially not lock on after we move to a different mooring in which case I will be trying the group above.It is unfortunate we now have an obsolete control box which requires frequencies as opposed to more modern systems that I believe just need what I think is called a node number meaning as long as that number exists the dish will lock on and doesn't need frequency amendments each time the satellite companies take it into their heads to change things.An up to date control box for our Telco MagicSat 2002A costs I believe a lot of money which I can't justify for the small amount we actually use the thing so I am regrettably consigned to chasing frequencies.Helen I hope all this makes some sense?RgdsThe Rvator</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rvator, post: 938342, member: 402382"] Hello again Helen I have had a try at determining what frequency(s) have changed from the selection we made a year ago and now stop our satellite dish from locking on. When I was last on our boat end of July I left the MagicSat control box configured for the Scan-Terieur November 2014 details. However from the list of frequencies shown on FlySat.com it appears that 11200 is no longer listed and I now have a suspicion that when we next move the boat that the disk won't lock on again. From the frequencies we setup last year 12610 is shown as inactive which is probably why our systems won't lock on now with using the group we configured back then. From what little I have been able to understand I was probably incorrect in saying the MagicSat control box uses both horizontal and vertical polarised frequencies to align itself in azimuth and elevation. Horizontal and Vertical polarisation appears to be related to the number of TV channels that can be transmitted on the frequencies. As our MagicSat control boxes are quite ancient now they seem to require at least four active frequencies to be able lock on successfully. What those four frequencies should be is the difficult question. I feel that being a European company ST provide a list of frequencies that are focused more for folk that are located in that area rather than ourselves in the UK which might have a relation to why I perceive the dish is taking a long time to actually lock on. Of the frequencies we setup a year ago several appear to carry coverage of TV channels more UK biased i.e BBC, Channel 4, ITV etc and although I could be totally wrong that might be why I perceived the dish was locking on quicker as being because we were using frequencies that are being directed more towards the UK. So the question is what group of frequencies should we now use to get our dishes to lock on successfully. In lieu of the fact I have very little knowledge and am still fairly confused I am leaning towards the assistance Analoguesat gave us last year and think that these four could potentially be what we should try in this order although I don't know why the order they are entered has any particular effect. Criteria. Frequency. Pol. Signal. Mode. 1. 10714 H Y Digital 2. 10758 V Y Digital 3. 10773 H Y Digital 4. 10788 V Y Digital From what I can understand this grouping appear to be associated with Astra 28,2East satellite 2E and the UK area with Freesat and Sky Digital and BBC, ITV, Channel 4 etc. If I were onboard our boat at the moment I would have a go at configuring the MagicSat control box with that group and have a reasonably good feeling the dish will lock successfully. It's going to be a while yet until we make our next visit and I test the theory that frequency 11200 is no longer available from the ST group meaning the dish will potentially not lock on after we move to a different mooring in which case I will be trying the group above. It is unfortunate we now have an obsolete control box which requires frequencies as opposed to more modern systems that I believe just need what I think is called a node number meaning as long as that number exists the dish will lock on and doesn't need frequency amendments each time the satellite companies take it into their heads to change things. An up to date control box for our Telco MagicSat 2002A costs I believe a lot of money which I can't justify for the small amount we actually use the thing so I am regrettably consigned to chasing frequencies. Helen I hope all this makes some sense? Rgds The Rvator [/QUOTE]

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