Help Required Motor setup

[jeallen01]

The problem I find with going with Sky News Intl for example is the meter seems to max out at 85% quality and on a 1m on that transponder, it can be off alignment and still be getting a decent signal.

Edited in various places: Again, don't know about anyone else but I'd use the "numbers" for intial alignments but then, wherever possible use a connected receiver and (22") TV for the final adjustments because I could then actually see a picture, and the difference between an alignment which was "the best" and one where it "slightly wasn't" because the dish is very slightly to one side or the other/slightly up or down from the optimum!

 

[jeallen01]

The problem I find with going with Sky News Intl for example is the meter seems to max out at 85% quality and on a 1m on that transponder, it can be off alignment and still be getting a decent signal.

That's why I edited the previous post to emphasise that you need to use the weaker transponders when tweaking the settings.

 

[Channel Hopper]

The joys of having to hide things due to nosey neighbours.

OK, but you are certain the opening to the arc isn't obscured by some bit of wall/balcony when traversing east/west ?

Can you also take imagery of the floor mount itself ?

 

[cwsat]

Well, I think the issue is resolved now.

The motor mounting being out and now back to bang on level seems to have improved things.

I was just about getting lock on Badr4 before on the 85cm but now I’m at 60% quality.

The weaker TP’s on 16e are coming in stronger.

Spot 3 beam on 0.8W (4K Heritage) was around 63% before, now 70%.

I have no db readings unfortunately, the meter does not give them but it’s starting to perform how I would expect.

Thanks for the suggestion @jeallen01

 

[cwsat]

OK, but you are certain the opening to the arc isn't obscured by some bit of wall/balcony when traversing east/west ?

Can you also take imagery of the floor mount itself ?

That is a conservatory and the rest of the house is blocking pretty much everything past 12w.

Currently 7w is the limit, if I pull the dish back a bit more I’ll get 8W but no chance of anything else around to the west.

If I pull the dish away from that low wall where it is now, I’ll lose everything past 28.2e as the dish is dipped too low and too close to a 6ft wall.

Making good as of situation as I can here. I can’t mount it to the house and I don’t intend on being here too long. Soon as I get my own place I’ll be doing a proper cemented pole install or a t&k on the house.