How can i add Eurobird 3 at 33degEast

christo82 · 15-09-2007 9:58am #1

How would I add this satellite to an Fta box when it's not on the preset satellite list?

Brian h · 15-09-2007 10:17am

Hi Christo82

What box have you got ?

christo82 · 15-09-2007 10:42am

SL65, the new Lidl box

Brian h · 15-09-2007 11:47am

Try

Menu
Antenna Setup
Key 2 (to add satellite)
Key 1 (to rename satellite to Eurobird3)
Scroll to LNB TPYE
Key V+ (Right) to select Universal

If you are using USALS, scroll down to POSITIONER, then key V+ to select USALS then OK. Enter Eurobird3's position and your LAT/LONG.

Hope this helps.

christo82 · 15-09-2007 11:57am

Not sure about the bit where you say Enter Eurobird's position and my Latitude/Longitude. I don't see a place to enter these numbers.

Brian h · 15-09-2007 12:04pm

If you press OK when USALS is highlighted, you should get in to it.

christo82 · 15-09-2007 1:58pm

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, after quite a while trying I couldn't find the satellite.
I found a satellite that had SkyDSL on it as well as a channel called 'HOL 180' and nothing else. And from googling Hol 180, I found out that this channel is at 33degrees East like Eurobird, but I couldn't find any of the other channels that should be on this sat. I know 33 has 2 sats-Eurobird 3 and Intelsat 802, so it could be that I'm just getting Intelsat. but I did change the elevation and lnb and then rescanned many times with no success.

Are there any tips to try and get this particular sat?

Brian h · 15-09-2007 2:19pm

Try scanning transponder 11165 V 1667. You should get Rete Oro which I get at about 76% quality in north Meath with a 1M dish.

Fox Turk, which is showing the West Ham v Boro game at the moment is a weaker signal on 11111 H 3125 but still has a good picture.

What is your dish size Christo82 ?

christo82 · 15-09-2007 5:55pm

80cm. Maybe not big enough?

I was trying to get the Man Utd game this morning. It's good to know that that channel does actually the Premiership, cos I had had some conflicting info about that.

Thanks for all your help Brian

Hope to get it up and running for Man Utd v Chelsea next Sunday.

Brian h · 15-09-2007 6:20pm

A bigger dish would definitely help Christo. My 1M dish is just about OK in clear weather but when it rains it kills Foxturk which I only get at about 68/69% quality at the best of times.

Sam Radford · 16-09-2007 5:17pm

SkyDSL is definitely 33'E. It's a satellite broadband provider. You can even get a special dual LNB for 28.2'E and 33'E on the same dish, for people who want English channels and satellite broadband.

christo82 · 16-09-2007 8:20pm

Sam Radford wrote:

SkyDSL is definitely 33'E. It's a satellite broadband provider. You can even get a special dual LNB for 28.2'E and 33'E on the same dish, for people who want English channels and satellite broadband.

Is that like the Monobloc thingy?

christo82 · 22-09-2007 3:03pm

It seems FTA Premiership on Fox TV has left 33deg East according to liveonsat.com

http://liveonsat.com/foot_english_all.php

If anyone has this satellite tuned in already, can they check if this is true. There should be a game starting at 4.15. A previous one was at 2.00.
I was planning to try get things set up for the Man U v Chelsea match tomorrow.

Cheers

How can i add Eurobird 3 at 33degEast

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