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I've used my dual actuator dish for tracking inclined satellites. You'd also be amazed how much signal increase you can get with a click or two up or down, especially in the Ku band. Plus its a nice toy to play with if you're into the bells and whistles part of this hobby. Good luck.

All I've used for years is plain electrical tape. The first couple of wraps are tight so they form to the fitting and seal tight. And then wrap it a couple of more times just to give it a good cover. I also fold over the very end so I have a tab to pull on when I want to remove it to swap out...

That could be a "heat of the day" issue.

This happens on mine also. When you turn the unit off, it doesn't really turn completely off. The receiver is still try to pick up data from satellites. The flip/flop may be for a purpose while the unit is off, like trying to reset the lnb for the best signal or looking the guide data to...

Something to consider for the cheap do-it-yourselfers. Attached is a picture of a servo control unit. Its made by cutting the servo control sections from a Uniden UST-6000 circuit board, screwing them together and connecting some wires. Ugly, yes but it works like a champ. The slide switch...

If you're looking for more pulses per degree of movement, why not use the actuator motor itself. While DC voltage is fed to the motor to make it move, the voltage at the motor itself is actually pulsating DC. This is due to the communtator contacts moving under the brushes. Someone should be...

If your house is a wood stick construction with a truss and plywood roof, it may be the moisture content of the wood because of winter. Winter really drys out the wood and that can cause shrinkage which will alter the various angles of house walls and roofs (although slightly). Or maybe, the...

I'm using a Chaparral Monterey 140 on my dual actuator. It controls both actuators and polarizer setting. You just select the satellite you want and it moves there and adjusts polarity. I'm running it on a 10 foot Orbitron with a Corotor. The 140's are hard to find but worth it, in my...

MODERATOR, please remove reference to FTV so they don't scramble it again. Thank you.

Something to consider about CBS and others saying they encrypted signals because of ITC postings on Ricks - of course they would say that. If they actually gain their information by logging on private forums, they have to protect their methods and procedures, making Ricks a handy diversion...

I'll throw my 2 cents in the pot. When an organization decides to encrypt a program, its not based on whether a few thousand FTA'ers are watching a feed but if someone is taking their signal and making money with it. Its about money and not letting others make money on your dime. They also...

Respectfully, I would like to know what the "XXX" company is? If they're out of business, it would nice to know who not to call for programming. Good luck.

Here's a couple of url's that might be useful. These pages concern the design of a SETI antenna scalar ring and feedhorn but the theory is the same. The first one has general information and concepts. The other is a xls spreadsheet for designing a feedhorn and scalar ring. Be advised, the...

It almost sounds like an IC power regulator chip is cycling from normal operation to an overload condition then back to normal operation, over and over. If everything else fails, try disconnecting the coax to the dish and any other external accessories (to reduce electrical load) and see if the...

The ground is a sand, gravel, rock mix. This area has the glacial deposit from the last ice age push down from Canada. Its not really that hard to dig down through but I think the coarseness of the mixture seems to lock the soil together when put under pressure. Good luck.

Here is a picture of my ground mount 10 foot Orbitron. I didn't have a pole long enough to concrete it into the ground so I improvised. Its been this way for about 5-6 years now without problems. Instead of turnbuckles, I used a doubled-up cable with a rod in the middle to twist the cable to...

Here's a small experiment that might help. Point a flashlight directly at a wall and you'll see a circle. Now, point the flashlight about 25 degrees upward at the wall and the beam becomes an ellipse, just about like the shape of an offset antenna. The shape of the dish helps reflect the...

Once I aligned and lock down my dishes, I've never touched them again. You might want to put marks between the dish mount and pole, the pole and the concrete base, and the actuator and the actuator clamp. That will help determine what's loose. Good luck.

Here's another thought for you to ponder. I just noticed you're using a DMX741. That c/ku combination lnbf is similar to the BSC621. In the BSC621, the alignment of the probes in the feedhorn is critical to pulling in good ku signals. Maybe your DMX741 has a probe alignment problem causing...

Here's a couple of thoughts for you. Concerning the lnbf 13/18 voltage - These are just the switching voltages. Every lnbf I've torn apart always has a separate 8 volt voltage regulator IC powering the lnbf. The 13/18 voltages merely switch the flow of the power voltage inside the lnbf. So...

Or it could be someone who picked up a Direcway or Hughes setup and is looking to sell it on Ebay, seeing if it works and wanting to get a higher bid. I've got a couple of them sitting in my basement now. I'd buy something listed as "Tested-guaranteed not DOA" over something listed as "Unknown...

I was thinking of sticking a piece of wire (antenna) into the input of the spectrum analyzer and fire up the BUC. The analyzer will show the transmitting frequency and db range. If you wanted to check wattage output, you'd probably need a formula specifying type of antenna, distance to...

I'd use a spectrum analzyer or service monitor. Good luck.

If you've tried different lnb's, if you've tried different receivers, if it happens on all satellites, if it happens no matter which direction you're pointing, then look towards what's left. Have you taken a receiver and monitor to the dish and used a short cable to the lnb to eliminate the...

It sounds like you're saying you can't get a DC lite only on certain channels. If that's the case, maybe you need to try a remap of your channels. If you can't get a DC lite on any satellites or channels, that may be dish alignment. Digital is more sensitive than analog. You can receive...