EUTELSAT W2 16E PROBLEM

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Hi all,please be patient with me as i have not got very good satellite knowledge but basically i got sky turned of,got myself a 90cm fortec star dish,technomate 5400,and tring card.having put my dish up i cant seem to find eutelsat w2 16e so i called out the local satman and he couldnt find it either.im using my sky lnb,could someone please help.i bought the dish on the recommendation of 3 sat installers.i live in co down, n.ireland.many thanks,,,

[excollier]

16e is weak and sits between 13e and 19.2e so it tends to get overshadowed by them when you search for it. You will keep getting their signal instead.
If you can get the use of a decent meter, search for 11283H, the Tring transponder.

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thanks 4 that m8..the satman i got used an horizon meter but only seemed 2 know about sky,still stung me ?40.,,JOEY DUNLOP LEGEND,,

[mdt]

thanks 4 that m8..the satman i got used an horizon meter but only seemed 2 know about sky,still stung me ?40.,,JOEY DUNLOP LEGEND,,

change your lnb also as the sly lnb,s have a oval feedhorn designed for the mini-dish as you will be losing some signal there also. regards mdt

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ok friend thanks 4 that,i was wondering about the lnb.my tring cards going to waste at present so wana get it up and running,but thats what i joined this forum 4,advice from experts,,thanks again,,,

[wize]

Get yourself a Inverto black ultra lnb mate, will get you a bit more gain.

[dathai60]

Just below you. Think you definately need a 1 meter dish at least.

[mdt]

Just below you. Think you definately need a 1 meter dish at least.

i agree if you want to recieve 90% of the txp,s on this bird but the tring txp is pretty strong and should be recievable with a 90cm dish/quality lnb once its correctly aligned. regards mdt

[dick b]

use Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com that will give you the direction to start off for 16E and will also give the skew(twist) of the LNB needed for a fixed dish just enter your address and you will find you can move the pointer to your exact house.

[blueflash234]

are you getting bbc world on 1 west if you are getting a good signal there are your coordinates for your location entered into the box correctly it should track through the satellites if you use usals and you have a good signal on 1 west

[dick b]

are you getting bbc world on 1 west if you are getting a good signal there are your coordinates for your location entered into the box correctly it should track through the satellites if you use usals and you have a good signal on 1 west

I think he is on a fixed dish.

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EUTELSAT W2

could i just say a big thank you 2 all who gave me advice.the general opinion being,i need a better lnb and meter.il get that sorted 4 saturday and hopefully get it up and running.thanks again all,,,

[dick b]

this may(or may not)be of help use the 2nd paragraph. dish size is more important than a dear lnb as long as its a std universal type and not a sky one.

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eutelsat w2

cheers Dick b, 4 that info.i just decided 2 get the sas out on saturday,so if they cant sort it out,what chance have i..let you know what happens,but either way il be back 2 test your patience in the future..many thanks,,,