just did my first fixed dish install-some guidance

[jfish]

got the dish installed (finally) but as I dont have one of them satellite meters to check signal, how can I do so on a OpenPLI Image - trying to get Bulsat on a 60 cm dish - got clear view of sky with no trees or anything What readings do I need for to get optimal signal

[notluckyuk]

39 east? if you havent got a sat metre best way is to setup tv and STB on the floor near the ladder and try to get the best siganl and quality

[jfish]

39 east? if you havent got a sat metre best way is to setup tv and STB on the floor near the ladder and try to get the best siganl and quality

I have used dishpointer.com and managed to get dish pointing in direction set up elevation and lnb skew what option in openpli image (dm500) do I need to go into to check for settings et.

tried a transponder scan but failed due to unable to get lock

[notluckyuk]

no lock, means your not on the sat..buy a cheap metre from maplins or fleebay or use the tv on the floor

[dave-h]

If you have a smartphone, another option is to enter your boxes ip into your phone browser and use the sat finder included in the web if to help align the dish.

Or download one of the Dream remote apps, most of those have built in sat finders too,

much easier than rigging up portables outside etc

[dick b]

tried a transponder scan but failed due to unable to get lock

yeah its no good scanning til you know your on the sat put 12.524 H 30000 in as an active TP its a FTA one and "the voice" is one of the channels you will pick up.

[mdt]

@jfish, if you really need one of those cheap meters ive got one here you can have for the price of p+p.. pm me your details and ill send it you. regards mdt

[jfish]

cant seem to get a lock on any satellites Atra @ 28.2 as well

not sure if LNB is duff or what

[daithi]

cant seem to get a lock on any satellites Atra @ 28.2 as well

not sure if LNB is duff or what

send mdt P+P for sat meter an yal be sorted

maybe its your cables ya can test your connections with a multi meter
or try another lnb

[Curious123]

cant seem to get a lock on any satellites Atra @ 28.2 as well

not sure if LNB is duff or what

The wife had been complaining that the 'Food channel' kept pixallating on my Sly dish every so often so I thought I would re-align the dish. Spent all Sunday afternoon trying to get it realigned, could get all the channels on 19E but just could not get everything on 28.2E again.

[markedz]

send mdt P+P for sat meter an yal be sorted

maybe its your cables ya can test your connections with a multi meter
or try another lnb

what kinda sat finder is m8
as im after one