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One of the best resources for setting up a dish: https://web.archive.org/web/20071128022909/http://www.geo-orbit.org:80/sizepgs/tuningp4.html#anchor804916

Spectrum analyzer. Easiest tool for tuning up a dish and being sure your peaked for maximum signal.

That is the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. A google search will tell you all you need or want to know.

Titanium, any idea when the replacement units will ship?

Anik, Titanium's response was informative in regard to the benefit of using a corotor-type feed as opposed to an LNBF, which is always a compromise. Perhaps I'm blind, but I didn't see any reference made to the ASC1. I'd say your comments were uncalled for. Food for thought.

Take the ASC1 out of the circuit path and see if your switch and motor work as they should. If that ends up being the case, send Titanium an email and let him know what's happening. It may just need a firmware update or there may be another issue.

You are having an issue with your com port. Use the port testing software Brian provided you in the other thread. Set it up EXACTLY as described in the picture and send 45 to the ASC1 using the null modem cable and not the cable that shipped with the unit. If your com port is working it will...

I found quite the reverse. The position numbers are assignable in the receiver. After assigning a number in the receiver the "save" command is necessary for it to stick otherwise it will revert to the preprogrammed number in the receiver. This feature is what makes it possible to use with a...

As Lak7 stated above, the X2 does work with motor controllers. I have mine hooked to a Gbox and have no issues. My Gbox already had the positions programmed in so all I had to do was program the positions into the receiver with one major exception. The Gbox must be off or disconnected from...

I can confirm you can not use the same position twice. Tried that myself and had to set individual positions for C and KU.

Here's another interesting test. AMC 9 C band at 83w. All TP's erased from each receiver prior to scan, scan is for all channels: Micro HD Normal mode: 1 tv(3812v) 0 radio 3:32 scan time Micro HD Detailed mode: 0 tv 0 radio 6:17 scan time X2 Premium 4 tv (3818v, 3814v, 3811v, 3806v) 0...

There does seem to be some kind of issue with the Micro on this one. After several attempts in both Normal mode and Detailed mode on my system(10ft dish, ortho feed, 8115 Norsats), the only TP found was 3812 during a Normal mode scan. Conversely the X2 Premium found all four TP's and rather...

One more quick test so comparison can be made with Brian's results. Cleared all TP's from each receiver prior to scan and scanned for everything on Intelsat 21: MHD in normal mode: 286 tv 62 radio (it found 4131mhz this time) Scanned in 2:50 MHD in detailed mode: 335 tv 28 radio (missed...

A little more info. Yes, I was scanning for only free channels(I'm only interested in what I can see) and I also deleted all transponders from prior scans in both receivers so it would be a fair test. The radio transponder that the Micro HD failed to detect was indeed 4131mhz. I'll conduct...

There seems to be some bickering going on here as to which receiver is the best performer in regard to blindscan performance so I decided to conduct my own controlled study. No fancy videos here, just some quick results. Dish is an old Orbitron SX10 with an ortho feed running two Norsat...