Advice Needed VBOX - Enigma2 and finding TPs which arent on your channel list ???

[Manikm909]

hey

how do you go about finding TPs which arent on a channel list in E2

i know how to add a satellite to satellites.xml - which would then allow a blind scan of that particular added sat - but how do you do this without a target TP - how do you know how far to move your dish using VBOX - lets say after 53e - how many clicks to get to 60e - (as an example) - although, generally how do you do it?

i may be able to pick up more sats that are on my channel list, but unsure how to seek a LIVE and valid TP on the xtreme easts....

 

[ozumo]

Make a note of how many clicks there are between two known positions and work out how many clicks per degree there are.

I don't know about E2 but you could always use that meter you have.

 

[Manikm909]

thanks - i didnt think of that - obvious now you've said it.
(i'd rather not go on the roof, and connect meter)
i must say, i dont think my ARC has ever been so spot on, getting 17.5db on 30w, and 16.5 on 45e

 

[ozumo]

(i'd rather not go on the roof, and connect meter)

Connect the meter at the receiver end, and use the buttons on the V-Box (or its remote if have one) to move the dish.

 

[Manikm909]

DOH!!!! again, so obvious!!! thank you @ozumo

 

[moonbase]

hey

how do you go about finding TPs which arent on a channel list in E2

i know how to add a satellite to satellites.xml - which would then allow a blind scan of that particular added sat - but how do you do this without a target TP - how do you know how far to move your dish using VBOX - lets say after 53e - how many clicks to get to 60e - (as an example) - although, generally how do you do it?

i may be able to pick up more sats that are on my channel list, but unsure how to seek a LIVE and valid TP on the xtreme easts....

You have an obvious target in 54.9W, from 53E send the dish 22 clicks further East and do a blind scan. You should be sucking juice from the Northern beam of 54.9E if your v-box operates at around 11 to 12 clicks per degree.

 

[Manikm909]

lol "sucking juice"