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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Daly" data-source="post: 1097991" data-attributes="member: 402465"><p>Hi Everyone.</p><p></p><p>I have a motorised system which I haven't used for some time.</p><p>1.2Mt Echostar off set dish with 18" actuator.</p><p>Technomate 7102HD-T2 main receiver + a Technomate F3/5 which I used for feed hunting.</p><p>I also have an Alsat GBOX attached to the Technomate 7102 for moving the dish.</p><p>The dish is fitted with an <span style="font-size: 15px"> INVERTO Ultra Twin Dual Output Satellite LNB.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">I can get satellites from 45' West to 45' East easily.</span></p><p>All this was purchased around 2014.</p><p></p><p>The dish is probably about 30 years old but is still perfect. I cleaned up all the fitting when I set up the system again in 2014 after a house move.</p><p></p><p>I did buy a Gigablue receiver a couple of years ago but sold it again after a short time because my interest in the hobby wained.</p><p></p><p>I booted up the system yesterday & it does work although some of the Satellites & Transponders are well out of date.</p><p>My problem is I find the Technomate 7102HD hard to work with as its old tech now & even entering a new satellite or changing an old one is very convoluted.</p><p>I downloaded William-1's Transponder list & I updated the Satellites, Transponders & Channels from 1' West to 45 West (Slowly) . I then made a mistake trying to enter a new satellite which undone all my good work over many hours & put me back to the start <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p>Now I have to put them all in again <img src="http://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>After all that my question is, Can I swap out the Technomate 7102HD for something more modern & keep the Alsat GBOX & the other gear without much expense ?</p><p>The 7102 was pricey in its day. I don't want to spend a fortune as I know there's not an awful lot left unencrypted out there but I would like to keep the system going if only to use it once in a while.</p><p></p><p>I'm in my late sixties now but I can muddle my way round most tech things even if its slowly one step at a time.</p><p></p><p>Any advice will be gratefully received but please explain it fully as it may take time for me to get my head around the information.</p><p>Apologies for the very long post but I tried to provide as much information as possible.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p><p>Tony.</p><p>SW Ireland.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I've edited the post because originally I made a mistake in the receiver information I provided.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Daly, post: 1097991, member: 402465"] Hi Everyone. I have a motorised system which I haven't used for some time. 1.2Mt Echostar off set dish with 18" actuator. Technomate 7102HD-T2 main receiver + a Technomate F3/5 which I used for feed hunting. I also have an Alsat GBOX attached to the Technomate 7102 for moving the dish. The dish is fitted with an [SIZE=4] INVERTO Ultra Twin Dual Output Satellite LNB. I can get satellites from 45' West to 45' East easily.[/SIZE] All this was purchased around 2014. The dish is probably about 30 years old but is still perfect. I cleaned up all the fitting when I set up the system again in 2014 after a house move. I did buy a Gigablue receiver a couple of years ago but sold it again after a short time because my interest in the hobby wained. I booted up the system yesterday & it does work although some of the Satellites & Transponders are well out of date. My problem is I find the Technomate 7102HD hard to work with as its old tech now & even entering a new satellite or changing an old one is very convoluted. I downloaded William-1's Transponder list & I updated the Satellites, Transponders & Channels from 1' West to 45 West (Slowly) . I then made a mistake trying to enter a new satellite which undone all my good work over many hours & put me back to the start :( Now I have to put them all in again :rolleyes: After all that my question is, Can I swap out the Technomate 7102HD for something more modern & keep the Alsat GBOX & the other gear without much expense ? The 7102 was pricey in its day. I don't want to spend a fortune as I know there's not an awful lot left unencrypted out there but I would like to keep the system going if only to use it once in a while. I'm in my late sixties now but I can muddle my way round most tech things even if its slowly one step at a time. Any advice will be gratefully received but please explain it fully as it may take time for me to get my head around the information. Apologies for the very long post but I tried to provide as much information as possible. Regards. Tony. SW Ireland. EDIT: I've edited the post because originally I made a mistake in the receiver information I provided. [/QUOTE]
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