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Does this dish arm look correctly fitted?

  • 24-12-2012 6:36pm
    #1
    FREETV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭


    I wonder was the dish arm put on incorrectly by the previous owner as I couldn't get any signal quality only 85% signal intensity on Badr4 and 7.3W
    Images posted again further down as attachment wouldn't open.


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  • #2
    GoodisonPark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭GoodisonPark


    FREETV wrote: »
    I wonder was the dish arm put on incorrectly by the previous owner as I couldn't get any signal quality only 85% signal intensity on Badr4 and 7W :(
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  • #3
    pitkan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭pitkan


    Your images are not viewable.
    You need a mimimum of 1 meter dish to pick up anything on Badr4 @ 26 east and I can't sat if I've ever picked anything from 7W even with an 80 cm dish.
    Happy Christmas.


  • #4
    FREETV
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    Sorry guys here are some attachments of the six foot high dish. :)


  • #5
    FREETV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭FREETV


    A few more pics of the dish arm. ;)


  • #6
    FREETV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭FREETV


    GoodisonPark wrote: »
    Attachments won't open.

    Images are above now, copy and pasted them earlier. :D


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  • #7
    FREETV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭FREETV


    pitkan wrote: »
    Your images are not viewable.
    You need a mimimum of 1 meter dish to pick up anything on Badr4 @ 26 east and I can't sat if I've ever picked anything from 7W even with an 80 cm dish.
    Happy Christmas.

    Reposted the images, thanks and a very happy Christmas to you too. :)


  • #8
    Ronnie Raygun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Ronnie Raygun


    From all the pics you've posted of the dish (here & the other thread), it looks to be assembled correctly. Without a reference picture, we can't be sure.

    Can't tell from the photos if the dish is still within spec: it could be bent & twisted every which way. Wouldn't take much to ruin it.

    It's been mentioned already that a big dish needs very precise alignment.


  • #9
    FREETV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭FREETV


    Ronnie Raygun wrote: »
    From all the pics you've posted of the dish (here & the other thread), it looks to be assembled correctly. Without a reference picture, we can't be sure.

    Can't tell from the photos if the dish is still within spec: it could be bent & twisted every which way. Wouldn't take much to ruin it.

    It's been mentioned already that a big dish needs very precise alignment.

    It got a small tap on one side and under where the arm is attached. I will send more photos with the flash either late tonight or early in the morning without it. :) Happy Christmas Ronnie.


  • #10
    FREETV
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    I wonder would Peter Rhea know if the dish arm is on correctly? I don't see why the dish wouldn't be able to focus a signal, I'll try again, elevation accuracy won't be easy for me. :)


  • #11
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,550 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    FREETV wrote: »
    I wonder would Peter Rhea know if the dish arm is on correctly?
    Im sure Ronnie Raygun would be equally as knowledgeable ;)


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  • #12
    FREETV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭FREETV


    muffler wrote: »
    Im sure Ronnie Raygun would be equally as knowledgeable ;)

    Why? Is Ronnie also an installer? :)


  • #13
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,550 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    FREETV wrote: »
    Why? Is Ronnie also an installer? :)
    It's probably best he answers himself but I'd be fairly sure that both Ronnie or Peter would have EQUAL experience :)


  • #14
    FREETV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭FREETV


    Well, I am afraid that I won't be able to try my dish for a while as a huge gust just blew it backwards off its base even though it was filled with concrete and loads of blocks and concreted to the base. A few dents but otherwise okay. I don't know how I will be able to lift the barrel now, think I will treat myself and just buy a new 1.25 Metre dish along with a new LNB with my Christmas money and try to receive those satellites using a two or two and a half inch mast to hold one in place. The destructive power of nature huh! What a wallop sound it made outside when I was in the kitchen. The gust was very loud a second before that.


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