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Magnu420
05-07-2011, 11:42 AM
hi guys ive just done my first motorised sat dish install (took me about 4 months,but thats another story lol)
anyway got it on 0.8w thor bbc world news signal about 95,so ive done a scan ive got 6 sats on the eastside
and 3 sats on the westside
on the eastside they are
4.8e (55 services)
9e (44 services)
13e (634 services)
19e (417 services)
26e (76 services)
28e (333 services)

on the westside im gettin
0.8w (153 services)
5w (34 services)
and 30w (135 services)

in theory i should be gettin 42e to 42w (i got a good view) but im only gettin these sats,the pole and brackets
are plumb,so my theory that the dish is slightly off center to the east ???
can anyone confirm this
my set up consists of dm500s,97'' technomate mesh dish,tm2600 motor

tia...

notanotherone
05-07-2011, 08:16 PM
if you set the motor at zero b4 you started and aligned the dish correctley and you are getting thor then it should be ok ,it may be your tuner that isnt strong enuff to get these sats mind you have to pull down dish and squeze it ,maybe its your lnb but as i say thor is the main one

isakiel
06-07-2011, 01:28 AM
if the dish isnt set correctly then you can miss satellites simple because the arc of rotation is off thats of cause if your using motor mount and not a ram ive only ever used motor mounts and ive manage to get it wrong

isakiel
06-07-2011, 01:35 AM
oh i nearly forgot u should have the dish directly inline with the zero point of the motor then secure tightly and the losen the motor mount and move dish and motor to 0.8 deg not just dish otherwise that will give you the wrong arc

Magnu420
06-07-2011, 11:47 AM
10559thanks for the input guys ive come across this which helps me a lot