Ive had the same experiences with the Spitfire elites. My setup is just a SG2100 motor and no switch. My first one lasted 2 days so I ordered another plus a spare. The second one went for 2 months then quit and the third one about 1 week. I gave up on them as I get just as good results with...
Many LNBs and other FTA products are "generic" and are re-branded for different importers. Im using a DMS-422 dual feed C band which works very well. Havent tried any other brand labeled C band LNBs.
Im in Ontario Canada and receive that S2 TP and several others using a Fortec 6 ft dish, BSC422 LNB and either a S9 or DVB 2104D receiver. You should be fine if the dish is well tweaked.
The DVBWorld 2104D will do all of your requirements for just a little more than your budget, but you need a PC with a descent video board. For a STB the Openbox S-9 HD PVR will do all except 4.2.2 chroma feeds for less than $200.
Good advice. I use a S-9 for most and a DVBWorld 2104D for the 4.2.2 stuff and there is a fair bit of it. The 2104D model does it all including a great Blind Scan.
I would recommend:
DVBWorld 2104D USB DVB receiver which fully meets your requirements and does 4.2.2 chroma. But it requires a good PC preferably hooked to your TV via HDMI.
Openbox S9 HD PVR which does it all except 4.2.2 feeds so you will miss some good sports feeds.
I have both and the...
Im running about 75 ft 6 conductor phone cable cause I had a bunch. Paralleled 2 pairs for motor current and remaining pair for reed sensor. Works great on Harl 3618 actuator on 6 ft dish.
Sounds like it is DLing OK, great. If you replaced the old file with the one provided you should see the new names in the sat pull down box right away. Your old sat list in the left column will not change until you scan a sat then close and restart the app.
Thanks Iceberg for re-posting the file but there still seems to be issues with it. It contains 2 files a .dat and a .txt but when I DL it from the site it shows only 1 unrecognized file. This same file was uploaded to another site and DL and unzips fine.
It was done with jzip but I tried winzip also and cant seem to get a valid file to upload correctly. Emailed it to myself and it opens OK.. Dont know whats going on here, sorry. If you want it PM me with Email addy.
I have built and attached a modified North American sat file for DVB World software for the DVBWorld 2104 series or equivalent PCIE models. Tested only on the 2104D.
This file:
1. removes all the extraneous sats not seen from North America.
2. includes sat West longitude followed by East...
Im near Ottawa Canada 45N 75W and getting it fine 11730, 11830, 11965, 12077, 12113, 12134 on a 2104D DVB, 37 inch D/W dish. Not really much there to watch though.
I wouldnt get too worried, I can tell by the colour of the car in my driveway the view of my house is at least 4 years out of date. My BUD just went up this spring.
Thank you. That confirms my findings also. Even the best NASA LNBs have trouble achieving .1db NF. While I lack the equipment to accurately measure the NF I have interchanged a Spitfire with a 12 year old dual output .6db BEV linear from pre-circular days and they are about identical. The...
Am also using a 6ft Fortec with polar mount. I used a 10 ft 4x4 pressure treated post burried 4 ft deep. The top was cut round using a saw and chisel to fit the mounting. It works great except in strong winds the posts torques a little but OK on stronger TPs, no loss of lock. If I was doing...
I find no reference to these LNBs. You want Linear not Circular. If they are not universal but standard select Custom 10750. This could be your problem. Not all TPs in the list are active so I repeat make sure you are on a good one. You can find a Sat with a 2104D.