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for the elevation, what I find that works well is to aim at a fairly easy satellite by trial and error, and once fine-tuned, use the elevation as a reference point and extrapolate other satellite elevation from that one. This way it eliminate the problem of offset angles etc.

I agree... When I had to figure out a location for my C-band dish, I brought a small Ku dish there and determined the limits of what it could "see" by trial and error - with the understanding that those limits can vary with the seasons due to foliage. Also, one can use a dish aimed at a...

I also thought for a minute that it was a Quadstar - looks very similar to mine but the mount is a bit different and the round tube that serves as intermediate ring is much closer to the rim on the Quadstar. It does seem to be a very nicely built dish and in great condition!

i'd be worried that the windows pass-through would be lighter gauge since it needs to be thin and flexible. I woudl suggest monitoring its temperature

$300 is a bargain... While I already have a BUD (plus a spare one), the norsat and dish movers are something I would be interested in - that alone is well worth the cost. But that would mean driving all the way from CT to SC and back, and I can't even imagine how expensive it would be to ship...

as far as I know, there's capacity in that band on 4 satellites that cover North America: - Hispasat 6 @30W (not 100% certain, and I have never seen any info of it being used) - SES6 @ 40W (it was being used at some point, but not seeing anything listed at this time) - Amazonas @ 61W - according...

It's a nice dish, definitely worth playing with, even on C-band, while understanding its limitations. I read earlier that you ordered a C/Ku LNBF. Just be aware that in most cases, those are ok on C-band but can be very mediocre on Ku. So you might want to also get a Ku-only LNBF (it's cheap)...

Looks like they do - there's a whole section in the back with push connectors for the actuator (labeled "MTR"), the sensor and the polarotor (if using one)

excellent explanation! I also think the only thing a 90 cm dish might be able to receive on 58W C-band is the NHK transponder KCTV requires 9.5 dB and I think even a 6-ft/1.80m dish would not be sufficient

Well, depends on the receiver. The dielectric plate basicaly converts circular to linear, and which one becomes H and which one become V will depend on which way you put the dielectric plate. I try one way, see what happens and correct if necessary. Now, most receivers don't have anything other...

47.5W is quite easy, 40.5W is a bit uneven, some easy TPs and some really hard to get. 34.5W is not easy but low FEC makes it doable, but nothing ITC there other than a test card. 27.5W no longer has video, 22W has a bunch of Brazilian channels, quite easy if not too low. 14W a bit similar to...

If I remember correctly, the problem started when you replaced or repaired one of the LNB arms. Could it be that despite taking precautions, this is actually a geometry problem? Say for example, that somehow the dish is warped, it could very well affect one polarity more than the other. In that...

that's a great idea, that should confirm whether the meter is working fine now, am I understanding correctly that on C-Band you receive V, than if you rotate the LNBF 90 degrees and scan, you still don't receive the H transponders (with the receiver or meter still set to V of course)?

Congratulations on getting a dish! The concrete depth and shape will depend largely on your location and soil type. You need to go below frost line. In my area that's 42 inches, so I dug to 48. It's always good to make the hole bell shaped (bottom wider than top). Now if the soil is very loose...

and what's nice with a 6ft is that it's small enough to be a portable setup, which is nice for experimenting

I travelled last week to the Adirondacks and in 2017 to TN. Great experience both times!

the most detailed info I could find is Skybox F3 HD PVR Satellite Receiver so from the specs it looks like a standard receiver from 5-10 years ago, DVB-S2, h.264. Definitely useable, except for the HEVC channels (which are quickly becoming more common). For that reason alone, I would not spend...

I don't think so, as it was the same throughout the afternoon, and we were testing on this past Sunday (oct 22).

Hello folks, One of my friends has a 10ft C-band dish that has been working reasonably well until a few weeks ago. Now he's seeing signal quality jump all over the place, with very difficult reception on channels that used to be fine. It's happening on most satellites but there's a clear...

about the motor, i have been able te salvage a few actuators that had spend many years exposed to rain and humidity. the motors were seized. Typically what happened is this: (I will describe the best I can, as I don't necesarily know the proper terms) - the motors had fixed magnets , each...

Based on the photo, that dielectric does not seem to be at 45 degrees, more like 30 or 60 degrees compared to the opening we see in the back. That might be part of the problem I checked the listings in Lyngsat and the coverage maps and that should be fairly easy reception in theory (I know...

Sad news indeed... My condolences to his family and to our community of satellite geeks

I wonder if there might be a plug-in on Enigma2 receivers (like the edision Mio+) that allow editing. Also, the scheduling in Enigma2 is quite user-friendly and can even be done from any web browser. On the other hand, I don't like the scheduling on the Amiko at all. Now, receivers with...

all of the above receivers have excelent recording capabilities, much easier than recording analog composite/s-video on another box... All you need is an external USB hard drive

I 3-d printed such adapter a few years ago. the file is only half of it so print it twice. It just fills the gap so that a 40mm Ku LNBF can be secured in a C-Band scalar. As mentionned by others, the LNBF was not optimized for such low F/D and the result was very mediocre. With a 6ft mesh dish...