I got mine working on c and ku band but I took it down and put up the 10 footer cause it was too sloppy. It got from 72 to 137w
the support arms go to the inside not the outside.If you go to the outside,there is a chance you won't get signal.I have had my special for quite some time now,not at all dissapointed,i can get at least 85% of whats up there and quite a few S2 signals,and most of all no rust as of yet.It even survived baseball size hail.So get it up and going and enjoyI'm having the hardest time trying to get the scalar to align properly with the support arms. It seems one of the support arms is out of whack. I have bent and adjusted it to no avail. I have heard others say they bent one of the support arms to fit and align the scalar. I don't know if they bent the body (mid section) of the support arms or the ends of the support arm.
I have support arms on the inside not the outside, still the scalar looks slanted.the support arms go to the inside not the outside.If you go to the outside,there is a chance you won't get signal.I have had my special for quite some time now,not at all dissapointed,i can get at least 85% of whats up there and quite a few S2 signals,and most of all no rust as of yet.It even survived baseball size hail.So get it up and going and enjoy
You finished setting up the Actuator?View attachment 79059View attachment 79058
I got it setup yesterday and after ~8hrs of adjustment and confusion from the web about latitude and longitude, I was able to lock in my south due sat.
I can get ~44% on c-band, ~49% on RTV & solid 70% q on tp 11775, ku-band using a dmx741 and s9.
Next step is installing the actuator. Do i need to use the v-box to move the actuator on the setup or can use s9 only ?
lme said:No. I was able to lock onto 83w & 30w, but now i can't get it on the arc or 30w is not working as it happens with RTV last night after 8pm:
ON a fixed position might stay there, but a light wind will move it so you have to adjusted it.Am definetely regretting this purchase. I spend a few nights a week looking at the assembled bracket wondering how is this going to work (not even sure I have it put together properly). Its unfortunate because it was an incredible price, but as they say, 'you get wat you pay for'. Might just build a fixed mount and leave it at 99w (assuming it will work)
Cheers, K
I eliminated 98% of the crockedness/slop by adding (fabricating) a metal bushing at both ends. I went to Home Depot and bought two 3/8 push nuts, and made holes through the push nuts, then put them at both ends of the "T" bracket. It is now much sturdier and doesn't wobble when the dish is moved.ON a fixed position might stay there, but a light wind will move it so you have to adjusted it.
The "T" shape bracket is not welded right: there is no 90° angle, so the dish stays crocked from the begining, but it is also wobbling when the actuator or
a slight wind will blow.