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Pitawin · Mar 3, 2015

kiddjayr said:
On which sat n location?

Nanyuki, nilesat 102 7w, 90Cm size and using astrovox decoder

FTA-Nash · Mar 3, 2015

azenga said:
my mbc are all cracking on a 90cm dish here in nairobi....is there a posibility i ,can get them stable on my 90cm dish

This TP carrying the is on Nile 201 and not Eutelsat 7 West A at 7.3°W. That's why yours are cracking. Upgrade to 130Cm and enjoy.

azenga · Mar 3, 2015

FTA-Nash said:
This TP carrying the is on Nile 201 and not Eutelsat 7 West A at 7.3°W. That's why yours are cracking. Upgrade to 130Cm and enjoy.

so there is no short cut....i have a 110cm dish bt problem im missing the correct arms

skipper20 · Mar 3, 2015

i have a zuku SAS603 decoder which receives FTA channels..the problem with mine is that i cannot edit the tps.can anyone help me on that issue?

piare · Mar 3, 2015

imei2012 said:
I have the stargold one and its gathering dust in the cabinet i didnt know how to properly calibrate it everytime i would connect it it would beep in any direction i would point it!!!!!!!!@

I have one that i bought at riwara at 800bob and very useful for beginners like i. All you have is to set the buzzer at midrange such that it doesnt beep it only beeps when you point to a 'bird'.

piare · Mar 3, 2015

For the past one and half years. since i joined this forum i have moved up and down with my 90cm dish and to my opinion the best position for fellows in this category is nilesat for those interested in movies and sports. apart from European soccer. The second option is amos 5 combined with ses. I now want to graduate to 130cm. My mind is focussed toward di......rk thing, How do i go about it.

Gich · Mar 3, 2015

imei2012 said:
I have the stargold one and its gathering dust in the cabinet i didnt know how to properly calibrate it everytime i would connect it it would beep in any direction i would point it!!!!!!!!@

:smile-big: imei...that's funny. Remove it from the cabinet, dust it and apologize to it for subjecting it to such conditions.

Actually it is very easy to use. First set your parameters in the receiver (the bird to nab and the best tp to nab the bird). When you connect it and it starts to "scream" (cos that thing really screams!) it will show 100% signal strength. Adjust it downwards to around 50-60% the know at the side. The pitch of the sound it makes will change as the signal moves down or up.
Tweak and turn your lnb and dish and maximize the signal to 100%. Again, re-adjust the finder's meter downwards to 50-60% and repeat the above process. Repeat this as many times as possible till the signal cannot be maximized to 100% anymore. Please remember to always have the sat finder behind the dish for best results. Remove the finder, connect back the lnb to the receiver and blind scan (if your receiver allows this). Report back here.

NB: this works the same with the analogue display one, except for the analogue one, the meter reads from 0-10 (not % as the digital one)

skipper20 · Mar 3, 2015

Gich said:
Can't recall specific cost cos I also bought other stuff but I spent less than 2.5k on both

i got the analogue one at ksh 900 at spikes along luthuli

skipper20 · Mar 3, 2015

Gich said:
:smile-big: imei...that's funny. Remove it from the cabinet, dust it and apologize to it for subjecting it to such conditions.

Actually it is very easy to use. First set your parameters in the receiver (the bird to nab and the best tp to nab the bird). When you connect it and it starts to "scream" (cos that thing really screams!) it will show 100% signal strength. Adjust it downwards to around 50-60% the know at the side. The pitch of the sound it makes will change as the signal moves down or up.
Tweak and turn your lnb and dish and maximize the signal to 100%. Again, re-adjust the finder's meter downwards to 50-60% and repeat the above process. Repeat this as many times as possible till the signal cannot be maximized to 100% anymore. Please remember to always have the sat finder behind the dish for best results. Remove the finder, connect back the lnb to the receiver and blind scan (if your receiver allows this). Report back here.

NB: this works the same with the analogue display one, except for the analogue one, the meter reads from 0-10 (not % as the digital one)

i love the tutorial...

Nyasiro · Mar 3, 2015

Gich said:
Fellow ASASers,
I talked about some cheap sat finders I bumped into at Luthuli one Sunday afternoon. Here are the images of both the analogue and digital display finders. I bought them from a place called Matanya Electronics (0729 323 653 - Mwangi). I found them quite helpful, especially when you are on the roof, tweaking and turning, instead of shouting to someone at the ground level to check the signal quality. Why did I buy both? Answer = ASAS!

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You can also use your phone to align your satellite dish. I downloaded the app called "Dish Align" it comes with rich features bundled with hundreds of satellite to choose from plus a compass.
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imei2012 · Mar 3, 2015

Gich said:
:smile-big: imei...that's funny. Remove it from the cabinet, dust it and apologize to it for subjecting it to such conditions.

Actually it is very easy to use. First set your parameters in the receiver (the bird to nab and the best tp to nab the bird). When you connect it and it starts to "scream" (cos that thing really screams!) it will show 100% signal strength. Adjust it downwards to around 50-60% the know at the side. The pitch of the sound it makes will change as the signal moves down or up.
Tweak and turn your lnb and dish and maximize the signal to 100%. Again, re-adjust the finder's meter downwards to 50-60% and repeat the above process. Repeat this as many times as possible till the signal cannot be maximized to 100% anymore. Please remember to always have the sat finder behind the dish for best results. Remove the finder, connect back the lnb to the receiver and blind scan (if your receiver allows this). Report back here.

NB: this works the same with the analogue display one, except for the analogue one, the meter reads from 0-10 (not % as the digital one)

Thanks Gich I will try that when i return to my equipment thanks bro

samito1 · Mar 3, 2015

Gich said:
Fellow ASASers,
I talked about some cheap sat finders I bumped into at Luthuli one Sunday afternoon. Here are the images of both the analogue and digital display finders. I bought them from a place called Matanya Electronics (0729 323 653 - Mwangi). I found them quite helpful, especially when you are on the roof, tweaking and turning, instead of shouting to someone at the ground level to check the signal quality. Why did I buy both? Answer = ASAS!

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Quite handy indeed. I have had the digital version for quite sometime and the buzzer rings on locking on any sat. I must admit it takes a bit of time getting used to it, since if the attenuation button is not well set, it is prone to give erroneously high percentages of the signal.
On another note, the designer must have been an ASAS patient; what with the green back light, probably meaning you can stay on the roof in darkness(I have done this several times) and read the meter comfortably!

Gich · Mar 3, 2015

skipper20 said:
i love the tutorial...

Thanks. One of my many trainings is that of a teacher

samito1 · Mar 3, 2015

skipper20 said:
i got the analogue one at ksh 900 at spikes along luthuli

The digital one set be back Ksh. 1200 on Luthuli lane, the shop goes by the name Davetronics and their number is 0722452546.

Gich · Mar 3, 2015

samito1 said:
Quite handy indeed. I have had the digital version for quite sometime and the buzzer rings on locking on any sat. I must admit it takes a bit of time getting used to it, since if the attenuation button is not well set, it is prone to give erroneously high percentages of the signal.
On another note, the designer must have been an ASAS patient; what with the green back light, probably meaning you can stay on the roof in darkness(I have done this several times) and read the meter comfortably!

That's me too! I have found myself on the roof with the two sat finders at dusk and did just fine with the back light. Plus if you've had enough of that screaming, you can shut it up by pressing the attn button. I found adjusting the signal levels easier with the analogue than the digital one.

Vicwa · Mar 3, 2015

imei2012 said:
Are they fta for good or they will go $$$$ after sometime?

Nilesat 102 @7 W will expire on September 2015.All FTA and $$$ channels are migrating to Nilesat 201 @7 West and Eutelsat 7 West @7.3 W.They were FTA on 102.

Dongra · Mar 3, 2015

Picture speak,crime against a 2.4 m offset piece
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msondaa · Mar 3, 2015

Dongra said:
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HUjumaa

msondaa · Mar 3, 2015

Eveb as fuel is going down, Big Brother is going up.

FTA for life

kiddjayr · Mar 3, 2015

Hey guys finally the three media houses have given up fight against CAK and will be back on air on thursday at 6.50 on DIGITAL platform

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