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    Nice one Keepleft

    The poor old plastic mount'd be groaning a bit under the combined weight of 4 lnb's, but once set up they seem to hold 'tune' no problems.

    You've got to think about how you mount them, to ensure they all fit snug together ... a pic would be nice.

    I'd better retrofit my C1/IS8 85cm



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    hey guys
    any guides on setting up a c-band with a actuator?

    cheers

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    A couple on vetrun, and heaps of info to boot.


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    thanks bigmick ive been reading vetrun since u posted

    another quick request, could someone please post some detailed pictures of how a actuator is supposed to connect to a 2.3m dish?

    picked one up off homer_simpson today, only got the mesh panels insstalled this arvo, havnt had a go at the actuator but id prefer know what im doing before i give it a attempt

    cheers

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    His pictures in this FS ad describe it well...

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    Question Satellites

    I have an Austar decoder which I need to point at Optus C1.

    The dish is set up for select-TV. I've fiddled with the dish for hours but the only satellite I can find is Intelsat 8. I've visited but that didn't work either.

    Any suggestions?

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    A good suggestion would be for you to do a forum search where users have asked, been educated, and successfully moved a dish from OPTUS C1 around to PanAmSat 8....and do the reverse. You will need to move the dish toward the North and up a bit.

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    Have you changed the skew?

    Looking into the dish, initially rotate the lnb approx 10min clockwise. Peak the skew once you're on C1.

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    your approx location is also handy for dish movements.

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    Salisbury Heights (Adelaide) is where we are

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    Here is the Clarke belt from Adelaide. I love Gorbtrack



    Mark the dish aligned for IS8. From the attached chart, work out how many degrees up and how many to the West.

    If you use a school protractor it will be accurate enough.

    Adjust the skew for C1 vs IS8 as advised.

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    hey farmsky
    what proggie are u using to generate those clarkebelt pictures again?
    cheers

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    Urban is this what you want

    Here is the Clarke belt from Adelaide. I love Gorbtrack

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    I have downloaded Gorbtrack & the Australia map files.

    BUT when i go to set my details & look @ the Clarke Belt it gives me an error message "List index out of bounds (-1)

    Farmsky.. I assume it runs no worries on XP ??

    I'm reading what I can but assume its as simple as a tick in a box somewhere

    Its also an old map so doesnt have my suburb in it.. So i just insert my : Latitude: -31.857° Longitude: 116.046° but still errors for me..

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    Does the small map on the location page indicate the sun and your location correctly?

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    Farmsky..

    Yes it now shows my Loc & Sun pos OK..

    just have to figure out how to get rid of all the sats i dont want on my maps..

    great program it is..

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    Use the 'viewing icons' on the 'sat info' page or edit the data 'sat list' tab ... typically the 'C' & 'Ku' info.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farmsky View Post
    Use the 'viewing icons' on the 'sat info' page or edit the data 'sat list' tab ... typically the 'C' & 'Ku' info.
    Yeap...

    got it all now & doing sat edit to make my list for Perth Ku..

    did you "ADD" the D2 & Asiasat 4 ??? or is it just not showing at all for the Perth maps ..

    thanks for all the help

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    hey guys
    can you please post up a guide to fixing up the lnb on the 2.4m c-band dish?
    i dont have the instructions and ive been trying for ages. I just cant get working .

    Ive got the dish assembled, but i dont know how to connect arms connecting the lnb and the actually lnb?

    thanks guys

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    You'll need to 'Ku' D2, but first make it 'visible', by ensuring you are viewing all sats on the 'sat info' page

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