safe distance for dish

[wilf]

hi, i have the openmedia cs and have got the cable side running no probs. Now i'm only experimenting at the moment but i flashed sat side with pli jade image and that went ok i put in the sky dish cable thats already on house just to see what it picked up, i pretty much knew as its been told on here a thousand times but after a scan i got about 10 channels open on sky, anyway for what it matters that dish is at 19.2 my thing is now i,m going to get a new dish and what i need to know how far away from the other dish should my new dish go? there is room on chimney but there is already 2 dishes on there 1 mine, 1 neighbours for sky. would another dish cause interferance to mine or neighbours already there dish?

[mm009b]

easiest way out mate is ask yor neighbour if you can change their lnb to a quad or a octo it wont affect theis signal its a 5 minuit job where do you live

[wilf]

easiest way out mate is ask yor neighbour if you can change their lnb to a quad or a octo it wont affect theis signal its a 5 minuit job where do you live i live between leics derby and notts but do you mean add say quad lnbs to 1 dish then take 1 down.

[mm009b]

no need to take other down but yes one quad gives you 4 outputs from one dish i am taking it your neighbour is on 28 east are they
ps octo lnb gives you 8 outputs
saves a lot of time and money if you was closer mate i could have helped you im in glasgow just too far

[wilf]

no need to take other down but yes one quad gives you 4 outputs from one dish i am taking it your neighbour is on 28 east are they
ps octo lnb gives you 8 outputs
saves a lot of time and money if you was closer mate i could have helped you im in glasgow just too far

mmm not sure what he on, i scanned my cs and it picked up automatical 19.2 so assume his was the same and just checked and they both pointing the same way. is that not what sky use or do the use 28 e as well.

[krazylegz]

no sky dont use 19.2e they use 28.2e and 28.5e (astra 2) satellites 19.2e is astra 1 satelllite and very close to astra 2 satellites

you can get multi lnb brackets so you can have more than one satellite on the one dish ie you can have 28.2e, 19.2e, 16e and 13e all on dish controlled by diseqc switches.

heres what the lnb bracket looks like MULTI LNB BRACKET HOLDER FOR 4 LNBS ORBITAL DISHES on eBay (end time 11-Jul-09 21:19:08 BST) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MULTI-LNB-BRACKET-HOLDER-FOR-4-LNBS-ORBITAL-DISHES_W0QQitemZ110350263067QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL?hash=item19b163631b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1683|240:1318|301:1|2 93:1|294:50)

here is some some diseqc switches

diseqc switch, Consumer Electronics, Dishes items at low prices on eBay.co.uk (http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/_W0QQ_dmptZUKQ5fConEleQ5fSatCableFreeviewQ5fRL?_nk w=diseqc+switch&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=multi+lnb&_osacat=0)

[wilf]

thanx for the links, i'm going to do some more reading just now then but knew there would be lots of reading to be done lol. me and my mate google are getting on very well but you cant beat first hand info from the forums, cheers

[wilf]

no sky dont use 19.2e they use 28.2e and 28.5e (astra 2) satellites 19.2e is astra 1 satelllite and very close to astra 2 satellites

you can get multi lnb brackets so you can have more than one satellite on the one dish ie you can have 28.2e, 19.2e, 16e and 13e all on dish controlled by diseqc switches.

heres what the lnb bracket looks like MULTI LNB BRACKET HOLDER FOR 4 LNBS ORBITAL DISHES on eBay (end time 11-Jul-09 21:19:08 BST) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MULTI-LNB-BRACKET-HOLDER-FOR-4-LNBS-ORBITAL-DISHES_W0QQitemZ110350263067QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL?hash=item19b163631b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1683|240:1318|301:1|2 93:1|294:50)

here is some some diseqc switches

diseqc switch, Consumer Electronics, Dishes items at low prices on eBay.co.uk (http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/_W0QQ_dmptZUKQ5fConEleQ5fSatCableFreeviewQ5fRL?_nk w=diseqc+switch&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=multi+lnb&_osacat=0)

when i scanned the box it auto selected 19.2 then asked if i wanted to scan any other satalites i clicked no because i though my lnb would only be pointing at the 1 satalite is this not strictly true? if i was to select yes and enter some other satalites i may get more channels to open from other sats. i'm not bothered about sky channels as i have them all on cable side. was just thinking as you say some sats are very close to others it may get something else as well

[mm009b]

ah i see it went straight to default ie 19 ok try this then goto menu,setup,service searching,sat config pick single sat pick(39) 28.2 east then auto transponder scan it should lock and sync then scan that will tell you of your on 28 mate hope this helps i thought your dish was on 19 soz good luck

[krazylegz]

do as mm009b says wilf and scan 28.2e as that is where your mini dish will be pointing m8

[wilf]

cheers guys going to do it tommorow as i have had a few visitors round tonight, dint want them to know too much lol

[wilf]

ah i see it went straight to default ie 19 ok try this then goto menu,setup,service searching,sat config pick single sat pick(39) 28.2 east then auto transponder scan it should lock and sync then scan that will tell you of your on 28 mate hope this helps i thought your dish was on 19 soz good luck

:congrats: thanks guys i thought it was at 19.2 aswell as this was what it kept going to. right have now done as per your instructions and what do you know bingo more channels opening up for me so am well pleased, am still learning all the time though so you guys expect more probs to answer when i get a new dish and then can experiment some more.