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Subject: Re: What has he got that I havenīt part two


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Corrigap
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Date Posted: 10:30:10 10/29/03 Wed
In reply to: Brian 's message, "Re: What has he got that I havenīt part two" on 09:03:29 10/29/03 Wed
 >2)What Corrigap said - how do you know you are on 2D
>and not 2A - I seem to have the right beam ( from
>memory it is 0002 and 07d4 ? ).
>

No, what I said was;

My next step would be to check the alignment of the dish very carefully. Being perfectly aligned on 2a and b does not necessarily guarantee perfect alignment on 2d. Sometimes, a movement of a couple of mm can make a big difference.

meaning that maximizing the signal is a lot more difficult on 2d than it is on 2a/b. The significantly lower power level (39 watts) from 2d makes exact alignment extremely critical. You will need an alignment that is absolutely spot-on for 2d. Adjustments for 2d should always be done using 2d (low-band)frequencies, whether you're using professional equipment or just the signal bars on the digibox. I found on many occasions when aligning my dish that even just pressing lightly on the sides of the dish (to give a horizontal movement) was enough to affect the signal level noticeably, i.e. a movement of no more than a few mm could lose or get back the signal.

If you are going to attempt to get a usable signal from 2d in these parts on a 1.5m dish, then every link in your signal chain has to be working at maximum efficiency. But even if you do succeed in getting 24/7 reception in clear weather, you won't have any real bad-weather margin to fall back on.

BTW, I beg to differ with Rich about the Panny 30 being the answer to your problems. It's a good box but it won't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - if you'll pardon the expression. I don't think any digibox can cope with the deep trough that the 2d signal falls into twice a day in this part of the world (i.e. after 11.00 and again after 19.30)when connected to a 1.5m dish. I struggled bravely with my Panny 30 on a 1.5m Gibertini with an MTI flanged LNB not a million miles away from you.

I can't say, either, that I've ever noticed any difference from tweaking the skew on any of the dishes/LNBs that I've used.

There's only one real fix for a weak signal - a bigger dish.

Corrigap
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Re: What has he got that I havenīt part tworich18:10:47 10/29/03 Wed
Re: What has he got that I havenīt part twoiain14:24:20 11/13/03 Thu
Re: What has he got that I havenīt part twoiain14:25:28 11/13/03 Thu

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