Sat finders

[Christine_374240865]

Help needed. At some sites it takes hours to get the sat dish set up, others have been instant. Can anyone recommend a really good sat finder that will do the trick. One I have gives lights and beeps but sometimes it is doing it all the time but not finding Astra 2. Don't want to spend a fortune but would like one that finds the satellite quickly and easily. What do others use??

 

[Damian]

We use this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=858&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=sat finders&doy=1m1
works well.

 

[Mike_5041144]

Try here: http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/

 

[Chris_374340512]

Hi, with more and more satellites up there, the Astra Sats will become a little harder to get in touch with. The reason that your sat finder is makng noises and blinking lal the ime, is, I woudl expect, that you are getting signals from more than one satellite.

Using the maxview compass and finder is a very easy way to get the right signal quickly. We can set ours up, whether we are in Cornwall or Scotland, in less than 2 minutes!

remember that the signals are slightly different when you move around the UK.

This shop has a great link on it ...http://www.hitch-n-pitch.co.uk/acatalog/Lining-up-your-dish.html

 

[WatsonJohnG]

This is what you really really need

http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/install.htm

 

[simon_374337070]

I actually bought a satfinder, but I find it easier to use the onscreen (TV) finder on the satellite reciever, I access this through the menu.

Simon

 

[Frank_374237154]

What dish do you use?I started with a home dish on a homemade tripod,and always struggled because of the narrow angle of acceptance.Best was 3 minutes,worst was 35 minutes,air was blue.

At Pembrey I watched a bloke swap pitches and re-set his satellite

in seconds.He explained that his large 66cm Maxview on a Maxview tripod had more signal than mine and a larger angle of acceptance.

I grudgingly shelled out,and set it up at home on a level concrete plinth,which took a few minutes.

When I erected it next at Black Knowl I set it up on the compass,looked round and found I had got straight onto the satellite!.This is now my norm.

 

[simon_374337070]

What dish do you use?I started with a home dish on a homemade tripod,and always struggled because of the narrow angle of acceptance.Best was 3 minutes,worst was 35 minutes,air was blue.

At Pembrey I watched a bloke swap pitches and re-set his satellite

in seconds.He explained that his large 66cm Maxview on a Maxview tripod had more signal than mine and a larger angle of acceptance.

I grudgingly shelled out,and set it up at home on a level concrete plinth,which took a few minutes.

When I erected it next at Black Knowl I set it up on the compass,looked round and found I had got straight onto the satellite!.This is now my norm.

when I set up camp, I get my compass, find where the south is, point the dish to the south then adjust the elevation somewhere between 25 & 28, it usually works within a couple of minutes, I then fine tune it with the on screen signal strength meter.