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Adjusting a dish from hotbird to sky

  • 20-07-2005 10:56pm
    #1
    neilc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭


    My inlaws got a hotbird setup last year just for the EWTN channel. Now that EWTN have launched on channel 680 on sky I got them a sky digibox and freeview card from the north to replace the hotbird setup. Will the same dish and LNB work or will I have to put up the new dish that came with the digibox and freeview card. If the existing dish works is there much adjustment required without having to purchase a satellite locator meter. How difficult would it be.
    Neil


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  • #2
    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    same dish and lnb will work fine if swung about 15 degrees to the east

    smwlink program here tells you the settings

    http://www.smw.se/


  • #3
    neilc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭neilc


    I downloaded that program but don't really know what to do with it.
    Cheers for the other info.
    Neil


  • #4
    Ulsterman 1690
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭Ulsterman 1690


    Same dish/LNB will work

    Astra 2 ($ky) is at 28 degrees east but it you might have to adjust the elevation angle of the dish slightly as well
    is there much adjustment required without having to purchase a satellite locator meter. How difficult would it be
    Its doable but awkward


  • #5
    Sparky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    imo getting a signal meter that you can directly use at the dish is recommended, i purchased a cheap one in lidl a yr ago and its powered by the receiver, i was testing it out to see how good it works and when i adjusted the sensitivity to a low degree and adjusted the dish slightly i gained a 25% increase in signal strength and near the same in quality, if you use the digibox to try and see without a meter it can be stressfull because the signal screen of the digibox is about 1 second slow.

    So try and get a cheap meter, because then adjusting it is piss easy, trust me


  • #6
    neilc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭neilc


    I spent about 3 hours with no success on Thursday evening twiddling about the dish. So I bit the bullet and got a meter in Maplins on Friday for €65. I'd say it took me 15 minutes max on Friday evening to find sky with the meter. It was a bit steep at €65 but worth it. I would have got one of Tony's for €15 only he's on holiday till August. Thanks to all who helped.
    Neil


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