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  1. arlo

    Maybe a naive question

    Oh. We're speaking the forbidden "e" word. You a car guy? Until you put a chip in it. Things that aren't apparent in performance would never be discovered. The feds don't approve. And Cali. will eat you alive now. How about an audio nut? You can download an SACD but never be able to play it on a...
  2. arlo

    Receiving radio transponders on 105w

    ACM/VCM
  3. arlo

    picked up random transponder trying to scan in galaxy 19 c band anyone know what it is or what satellite it belongs to

    I had a little time. Messaged you. Don't freeze out there.
  4. arlo

    picked up random transponder trying to scan in galaxy 19 c band anyone know what it is or what satellite it belongs to

    Kind of a bummer because he has a polar mount. We spoke today and there was a conversation a week or so back. The pole is not plumb in the ground. And so far he's moved the dish more like an az/el would be. So yeah. The dish has been spun on the pole and the elevation has been changed. There a...
  5. arlo

    Satellite Antenna Made From Umbrella & Emergency Blanket

    Looks about as tickled at xmas as I would be. Huh!
  6. arlo

    Satellite Antenna Made From Umbrella & Emergency Blanket

    No man. I'm serious. Ain't that cool?
  7. arlo

    Satellite Antenna Made From Umbrella & Emergency Blanket

    Have you seen his collapsible mesh umbrella someone gave him? Now that's cool.
  8. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    We could answer that with more questions. Compass to 212 degrees. And adjusting what and where did you reference 36 degrees to. Look again on dishpointer. A compass uses magnetic north. Unless you're using a compensated surveyors transit or aircraft compass. Where did you screw up? Hint. It...
  9. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    No. If you have the receiver close to the dish you will be able to see if you get a minimal signal. Not sure how much the receiver needs to beep. With it close to you you will be able to see the signal creep up. Sun and heat makes a difference for me. I mean. If you want to wait until the middle...
  10. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    Oh it will be a week definitely. In that time you sound like an eager and smart dude. Let's try to get you (and your dish) steered in the right direction first. We will need to just pull that motor off the arm and put it away for the time being. 1) Make positive you have returned the dish on the...
  11. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    I dislike hearsay. 4 screws would tell you for sure. Actuators worth having are expensive. As well as the controller needed to run them. Do you have a controller by the way? Motors can be torn down and refurbed. If they aren't too far gone. Are you mechanically inclined? You'll only know if it...
  12. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    It will be at least a week before I could get up that way. Yeah. Like Mike says we don't know how far you moved the dish from where it initially was. But there should be rust marks to put back. As for the pole not being plumb. I know the area good. Back in the day installers used post hole...
  13. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    Oh hell. You live in Portville? Buy me a beer at Crazy Eddies and maybe I can help. Your pole is off kilter. Without it being plumb the only thing we can hope for is 1 or 2 satellites. Then again your motor isn't hooked up. It will have to be treated like an az/el mount. So in the pic here. The...
  14. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    Please do as requested. Read back. If at all possible you must turn the dish back on the pole exactly where it was and bolt it back down tight. Not close. Exact. State every single thing you have done to change where the dish initially was. In detail. Again. I will be with Primestar too if #36...
  15. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    Then it's time to show the mount and the adjustments it has. Take good photos. And still waiting on those details. I'm seeing a polar mount. If you have loosened bolts and moved the dish any at all. It's no longer aligned with the polar axis. Is it your intention to have it fixed on 101W and...
  16. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    From #28 Considering the dish was setup correctly and it is not deformed over time. And it looks like a damned nice one. You put in a new lnbf. Okay. Give us more. I suspect you read or duplicated the number scale position that is on the lnbf tube. A starting point. Are you positive that the...
  17. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    Give us a history of what you have done so far so nobody is chasing geese. Like. Have you changed the scalar position from where it was 25 years ago? Is the pole still plumb? Not close. Plumb, zero bubble in all points around it vertically? New lnbf? If you have gotten a signal does...
  18. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    Get a level. Make sure the pole is 100% plumb. Dirt moves. Look at sidewalks.
  19. arlo

    Unable to pickup 101w

    Lots of posts here referencing to getting your signals peaked. If the lnbf is not pointed straight at the dish center. Which is possible. Getting a signal using DP as a reference might still need you to move the feed assy. for the best signal on H&V transponders. 101W should be pretty easy to...
  20. arlo

    New Motor!

    Stability is the key. My neighbor has a DN dish bolted to a tree stump.When the ground freezes and the stump heaves. He's out there tweaking the mount. And then again in the spring.With the wifey shouting out across the yard "Better. No, worse, Go back a little". Imagine if he had a steerable...
  21. arlo

    C band signal problems

    Oops. My bad...... Like Primestar says. Guess things changed.
  22. arlo

    C band signal problems

    I would suggest to take that DeWalt and drive the dish to the top of the arc. Make sure the 0 on the lnbf is pointing straight up. Then find a sat with decent signal and tweak the lnbf in/out of the mount. If you need to tweak skew for a good signal balance for H/V polarities, do it. Then pick a...
  23. arlo

    C band signal problems

    What kind of mount? Got a picture of it? Does pulling or pushing on the bottom of the dish rim make signal stronger when the azimuth is centered for highest signal?
  24. arlo

    Motorized KU band issue

    Can I ask w/o hijacking? If you opt to used diseq over usals in a receiver how is the motor manually activated and moved? I'm familiar with the ASC1, vbox movers for linear actuators with manual controls in the mover and stored pos./sat. And are encoder counts shown in the receiver? Once you get...
  25. arlo

    SG2100 motor maximum weight limit

    Oh no. I was just looking at and thinking "what if". And I see the mod is done a couple of different ways. I do a bit of business with jlpcb and pcbway. Mostly for audio equipment. Stereo receivers basically. For simple low current power switching of them when the unobtanuim power/selector...
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