help with satellites

[jojo1212]

i have a question

i got a 1.2m dish , pointed at nilesat satellite 7W
today i tried to get hotbird at 13E and i succeded

im in jerusalem now and my LAT is 31.78 , LON 35.24 according to my gps

is it possible to get these 2 satellites off one dish

and no MOTOR please, cant use one

thanks all

[excollier]

It should be possible if you can get a multi lnb bracket to fit your dish.
Not sure which one should be at the centre though, 13e at a guess.

[jojo1212]

thanks for the fast reply

how to do that ,, i mean my dish is currently pionting at nilesat 7w
i have a new lnb lying around here ,

so u mean i dont need to move the dish
and all i need is a Bracket to pot the second lnb on it ??

by the way, the installed lnb is already on the center of the dish

and my dish is like this

http://www.techtir.ie/sites/default/files/1000017_3-off_dish.jpg

[MrFug]

Most common multi-lnb brackets support a maximum 20-degree separation, so you should fine although I dont think you'll be able to mount either as a focal lnb.

[owenb]

can i ask why u cant have a motor my friend?

[celticnthell]

This can be done okay with a lnb rack. The important thing to get correct is the focal point of the dish I would recommend using rascom 2.8e and 13e would be on the far left of the rack and 7w to the right of the rack as the dish is offset. So you will need three lnb's but only really using two 7w and 13e the third will aid you in realignment and fine tuning. I hope this helps you mate.

[jojo1212]

thanks alot for your help guys, i will try what you guys suggested

owenb , i cant use motor coz sometimes the israeli police
would think that im spy if they see the dish movin left and right
i dont wanna get in troubles as im not a citizen ,
strange world they got here

[celticnthell]

thanks alot for your help guys, i will try what you guys suggested

owenb , i cant use motor coz sometimes the israeli police
would think that im spy if they see the dish movin left and right
i dont wanna get in troubles as im not a citizen ,
strange world they got here

Jesus:laugh::laugh: no punn intended lol.. o didnt think it was that bad over there good luck m8. And if you need more help just post again and good luck again

Chris

[owenb]

thanks for the answer mate i just wondered, wow different worild to the uk then damn!

[jojo1212]

np

thanks :)

[jojo1212]

hi again

I ended up setting a new dish 80cm, since it was so cheap
everything installed , dish aligned
now receiving hotbird with great quality, about 75%

but im only gettin 490 channles, is this what hotbird gives ??
or there is something wrong ?

thanks

[MrFug]

There are about 1500 TV channels on Hotbird, so you're missing a few :)

[jojo1212]

you mean im missing alot, lol

and how do i get them ??

my setup is , nilesat dish , hotbird dish , diseqc switch ,receiver

tried running the hotbird straight to the receiver but i got the same results, tried the 1.2m dish at 13e , and got the same results.

whats wrong ?? how do i get these missing channles ?

thanks

[celticnthell]

Two reasons I can think of the 1st being a out of date XML file, this list all the current transponders on a satellite for the box to scan. Or you could be missing all your H or V channels as the lnb isn't properly align. What box are you using?

[jojo1212]

its some cheapo receiver ,, and the best i could get was 75% signal strength and quality

[celticnthell]

Your scanning three birds up there hotbird 6/8/9 your more than likely only hitting one. Try fine tuning the lnb by turning it anti clockwise this will give you the correct skew.

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[MrFug]

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