Pitawin
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Nanyuki, nilesat 102 7w, 90Cm size and using astrovox decoder
Nanyuki, nilesat 102 7w, 90Cm size and using astrovox decoderOn which sat n location?
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.
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'.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.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!!!!!!!!@
Can't recall specific cost cos I also bought other stuff but I spent less than 2.5k on both
: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)
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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: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)
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.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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Thanks. One of my many trainings is that of a teacheri love the tutorial...
The digital one set be back Ksh. 1200 on Luthuli lane, the shop goes by the name Davetronics and their number is 0722452546.i got the analogue one at ksh 900 at spikes along luthuli
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.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!
Are they fta for good or they will go $$$$ after sometime?
Picture speak,crime against a 2.4 m offset piece
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