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  • #122
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    If I get a chance later, I'll put a 60cm dish on a tripod and see what the meter tells me.
    Like I said, I had success with a 80cm dish a couple of years ago, and the footprint hasn't changed any.


  • #123
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    try going on to satbeams.com

    click on 30w you have choices of satellites then click on your location to get the recommended dish size.

    at my location here in cork

    hispasat 1d 70cm
    hispasat 1e 60cm


  • #124
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    I posted a link for Satbeams earlier in the thread too.
    I am seeing 55cm and 60cm in the Dublin area for those sats.
    But it does pay to err on the side of caution and go one size up I guess.


  • #125
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,441 ✭✭✭micks_address


    excollier wrote: »
    I posted a link for Satbeams earlier in the thread too.
    I am seeing 55cm and 60cm in the Dublin area for those sats.
    But it does pay to err on the side of caution and go one size up I guess.

    i cant get satbeams to work properly.. i can select 30w.. but where do i put in my own address?


  • #126
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    You don't you just click on the map in your area, zoom in to it first for more accuracy.


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  • #127
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,441 ✭✭✭micks_address


    excollier wrote: »
    It should, try it and see.

    Thanks

    Says 60cm will do the job... :)

    now the question is.. which direction is 30w compared to say 28 E?

    I'll get the dish installed by the guy who did my t90.. but im just wondering if it will be ok mounted on the back of my house (rough direction wise)?


  • #128
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    Swing the dish approximately 60 degrees to the right as you stand behind the dish.


  • #129
    kooga
    Registered Users Posts: 2,882 ✭✭✭kooga


    google dishpointer

    put in your location and satellite name


  • #130
    MrTrebus
    Registered Users Posts: 948 ✭✭✭MrTrebus


    excollier wrote: »
    If I get a chance later, I'll put a 60cm dish on a tripod and see what the meter tells me.
    Like I said, I had success with a 80cm dish a couple of years ago, and the footprint hasn't changed any.


    it IS entirely possible that, due to my own ineptitude, it is possible to receive it on a 60cm dish !!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
    I hope so cause Id happily drop 4.8e from my T90 and throw up a 60cm dish for 30w instead !

    anyways, looking forward to being proved wrong :D:D


  • #131
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    If you look on my opening post on this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056020003

    you will see my ex sky dish looking at 30 west. Had no problems in Mayo with that setup, even in the rain.

    The only problem with a sky dish is the skew on the lnb. On the older dishes the skew was limited for easterly satellites. I had to use brut force on that older sky dish to skew it for 30 west (Opposite direction). Newer sky dishes that can skew 360 degrees shouldn't have that problem.


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  • #132
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    You may just have saved me a job!


  • #133
    MrTrebus
    Registered Users Posts: 948 ✭✭✭MrTrebus


    snaps wrote: »
    If you look on my opening post on this thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056020003

    you will see my ex sky dish looking at 30 west. Had no problems in Mayo with that setup, even in the rain.

    The only problem with a sky dish is the skew on the lnb. On the older dishes the skew was limited for easterly satellites. I had to use brut force on that older sky dish to skew it for 30 west (Opposite direction). Newer sky dishes that can skew 360 degrees shouldn't have that problem.


    happy days if its working.
    Im a bit confused though looking at your photo and diagram.
    In the photo you say the ex sky dish is 30w but in the diagram its seems to be marked as 28.2 fixed.
    Or have i ballsed that up as well ???


  • #134
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    The Sky dish is definitely the one pointing at 30w in that photo.


  • #135
    MrTrebus
    Registered Users Posts: 948 ✭✭✭MrTrebus


    cant wait till someone can confirm 100% 30w WILL work with a 60cm sky dish, Ive found a cheap brand new one nearby and Im waiting to pull the trigger on it :)


  • #136
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    Ok, I'll go out and try it, I'll post back later.
    Edit: it won't be a Sky dish mind you, but a 60 cm universal offset, but performance is similar.


  • #137
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    excollier wrote: »
    Ok, I'll go out and try it, I'll post back later.
    Edit: it won't be a Sky dish mind you, but a 60 cm universal offset, but performance is similar.

    Like I said the skew is quite severe for 30 west.


  • #138
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    Right, here are my findings. You can see the dish I used and I have included a screenshot of my meter, TV Cabo coming through nice and strong.
    This was just a quick rough alignment, a bit of fine tweaking would get better results, but this is more than sufficient to avoid rainfade.
    I didn't have to use too much skew, as the photos show.


  • #139
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    snaps wrote: »
    Like I said the skew is quite severe for 30 west.

    Not in Ireland, we're closer to 30 west than we are to 28 east.


  • #140
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    Thurston? wrote: »
    Not in Ireland, we're closer to 30 west than we are to 28 east.

    Perhaps, but im sure I had to skew my lnb for certain channels. Long time ago though!!!!


  • #141
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    One other thing, the EIRP (power) levels here in Donegal are slightly lower than in the Dublin area, which should help your cause a little.


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  • #142
    MrTrebus
    Registered Users Posts: 948 ✭✭✭MrTrebus


    wow,
    thank you so much for that
    Gotta love this forum, where else would you get that kind of help !!
    Cheers excollier !!!!


  • #143
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    You're welcome......now, that'll be €20 consultation fee plus €30 for set up and alignment plus €5 for uploading the pictures.......;)


  • #144
    MrTrebus
    Registered Users Posts: 948 ✭✭✭MrTrebus


    excollier wrote: »
    You're welcome......now, that'll be €20 consultation fee plus €30 for set up and alignment plus €5 for uploading the pictures.......;)

    the cheques in the post ;););)


  • #145
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,441 ✭✭✭micks_address


    MrTrebus wrote: »
    the cheques in the post ;););)

    OK picked up a 60 cm dish and bracket.. Have a spare lnb... Methinks I'll get my t90 to stick up.. Just have to sneak it up while my wife is out :)


  • #146
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    micks_address wrote: »
    OK .. Just have to sneak it up while my wife is out :)
    Do you really think you'll get away with it? She won't notice?


  • #147
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,441 ✭✭✭micks_address


    excollier wrote: »
    Do you really think you'll get away with it? She won't notice?

    Obviously :)


  • #148
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    Haha, my Mrs noticed an extra cable ran from my dish!


  • #149
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    Sounds more like it.


  • #150
    micks_address
    Registered Users Posts: 8,441 ✭✭✭micks_address


    The eagle has landed


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  • #151
    Zardoz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,536 ✭✭✭Zardoz


    micks_address wrote: »
    The eagle has landed

    Thats a really neat job


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