cannot find thor 3/5 0.8 west

[mm009b]

sorry if this has been posted before i thought i bookmarked a page about thor3
im sure it was courios about transponder edit something about put a 8 in instead of 10 but cannot find the page again
i have been trying to get thor with no results im using nabilosat dm 500 v 0.6.1
had a dm800 and still never got thor im in glasgow north west with i 1.1 meter motorised disham i too far away
i noticed best transponder guide and dish size are all for south east any help much appreciated thanks all

[opsmonkey]

you should be able to get thor spot on in scotland mate.. It carries Scandanavian channels..
You can pick up the T1 beam with a 85cms dish in Newcastle..!

http://www.dishpointer.com/ will help you by showing the direction of 1west in your location

Is your pole completely straight..?
Is your dish elevation set correctly..?
Have you a clear line of sight, without any obvious obstructions?

Best signal on Thor is BBC World..

BBC WORLD on 11325H 24500 7/8

Have you an upto date satellite.xml file..??

*check the skew,and focus of the lnb.
*not all lnbs are exactly vertical for zero skew.
*move lnb forward and back for strongest reception
*vetical alignment must be adjusted to compensate for this alignment.

[mm009b]

i think this is what it boils down to mate the xml file i have tried almost all of the images on tho 800 with no joy
at first it started on 28.2 the image came up with 28.4
that caused all sort of problems
so as you said im going to try bouquets for thor cheers for your swift reply mate many thanks

[opsmonkey]

Hi mate.. try this.. its the latest up to date .xml file for satellites 72E to 37.5W

You need to use WinRAR to extract then move it over to var/etc

Try get a lock on the BBC World Channel then mate

[mm009b]

ur a life saver mate i just tuned into lyngsat and was expecting a long nite
you have no idea the time you have just saved me
ave ftp file over and just going to try it thanks mate you are a gem cheers
will let you know how i get on soon thanks

[mm009b]

opsmonkey i tried that mate and there seems to be half the sats missing it starsts at177 wto 37.5 w
then it starts again at 72 e to 180 e
i downloaded new set but only fron 45 w to 45 e
what a fright i got eh im one of they guys if anything can go wrong it will go wrong for me thanks for help and files mate
ps still cannot get lock and sync its weird cos thats where i set dish from and i can get sirius 4.8 thanks for your inpute and help mate cheers

[mm009b]

just trying this ave never uploaded before

[opsmonkey]

opsmonkey i tried that mate and there seems to be half the sats missing it starsts at177 wto 37.5 w
then it starts again at 72 e to 180 e
i downloaded new set but only fron 45 w to 45 e
what a fright i got eh im one of they guys if anything can go wrong it will go wrong for me thanks for help and files mate
ps still cannot get lock and sync its weird cos thats where i set dish from and i can get sirius 4.8 thanks for your inpute and help mate cheers

ahh ok mate.. sorry about that.. seems the xml generator must have had a spew moment..

im not sure then mate..

If your pole is 100% vertical
Your LOS is clear
Dish elevation is correct for your Lat & Long

then i dont know why your not picking up Thor..

[krazylegz]

can you get any other satellites other than sirius?

[Curious123]

I quite like the Nabilosat image but had to give it up because I couldn't get 1W Thor to work properly or Digitv. I found that if I amended the transponder edit for 1W from 10 to 8 it would work for me but only on the Pli image. I also read that you could get this to work if you copied your satellite.xml file to the new image.

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

This is the best way to check you have tracked the arc..goto 30w check your signal, then 1west check your signal then 42e and check your signal..if all Them are fine then your arc is perfect..but i think its your elevation which is wrong mate..goto one west and get on a ladder then play with the elevation of the dish slightly..but make sure you mark its current position first!

[opsmonkey]

i would be inclined to say its the image had you not said you have had trouble with your DM800 as well..

Do as Jackpot says, it could be an elevation problem, are you sure you have the correct Lat/Long for your loctaion..???

[mm009b]

opsmonkey i tried using usals with lat 55.97810 and long -4.58524 on the 800 but its not supported
am now on a open media so i know thats deffo not supported am going up the ladder to check again cheers for support mate

[mm009b]

krazylegz i can get from 4.8 to 28.2 all east mate within seconds then just scan no problem

[mm009b]

I quite like the Nabilosat image but had to give it up because I couldn't get 1W Thor to work properly or Digitv. I found that if I amended the transponder edit for 1W from 10 to 8 it would work for me but only on the Pli image. I also read that you could get this to work if you copied your satellite.xml file to the new image.

courios123 hi mate this is the post i was talking about the one i thought i bookmarked and lost
you say edit thor from 10 to 8 how do i do this mate
i think your correct about image am going to try pli again and try xml which opsmonkey kindly sent me cheers for your support mate thanks