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Total Brain Delete
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
satellite finding software |
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is there a satellite finding software beside "Satellite Antenna Alignment"
that helps one find a satellite? in other words, is there a software tool
that detects a satellite signal when your PC is hooked to a satellite
antenna?
I just recently bought a dish and a SkyStar USB receiver with two LNBs. I
installed it all software and hardware wise but it seems as if I didn't
adjust the dish properly. Is there something that could help me position the
dish properly without buying all those expensive instruments that pros use
to read a sat. signal?
thx |
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Jim Watt
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
Re: satellite finding software |
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:28:45 +0100, "Total Brain Delete"
<tbd@brain.org> wrote:
| Quote: | is there a satellite finding software beside "Satellite Antenna Alignment"
that helps one find a satellite? in other words, is there a software tool
that detects a satellite signal when your PC is hooked to a satellite
antenna?
I just recently bought a dish and a SkyStar USB receiver with two LNBs. I
installed it all software and hardware wise but it seems as if I didn't
adjust the dish properly. Is there something that could help me position the
dish properly without buying all those expensive instruments that pros use
to read a sat. signal?
thx
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Basically no.
All any software can do is measure the signal level and when there is
a signal work out which satellite you are pointing at.
The hard part is asjusting your dish, and no software is going to
do that, unless its all motorised.
I boughta cheap satellite finder from LIDL and it does work, although
to get the best results tweaking the dish whilst watching pictures is
the way to go. Its bad enough with a proper receiver, with a computer
in the loop you need to allow sufficient time between changing
something and seeing a result.
There again a lot depends on how large your dish is and what you
want to receive, because the smaller the dish the easier things are.
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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com |
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Jan Panteltje
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
Re: satellite finding software |
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On a sunny day (Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:28:45 +0100) it happened "Total Brain
Delete" <tbd@brain.org> wrote in <dl7bjk$8id$1@bagan.srce.hr>:
| Quote: | is there a satellite finding software beside "Satellite Antenna Alignment"
that helps one find a satellite? in other words, is there a software tool
that detects a satellite signal when your PC is hooked to a satellite
antenna?
I just recently bought a dish and a SkyStar USB receiver with two LNBs. I
installed it all software and hardware wise but it seems as if I didn't
adjust the dish properly. Is there something that could help me position the
dish properly without buying all those expensive instruments that pros use
to read a sat. signal?
thx
Try a cheap satellite beeper perhaps. |
Because the problem with doing this in software is that sat tuners need
to be handed some parameters, symbolrate, frequency, polarization, are
different, FEC, modulation perhaps.
Satellite (signal strength beepers) are from 20 Euro up IIRC.
That said, I have done it by selecting a frequency, symbolrate, and then
moving the dish until max signal on the receiver signal strength meter.
This will only work if your receiver already has the channels programmed of
course.
And dishes have 2 axes to move, not always easy.
Use the elevation tables that came with the dish (hopefully), and a compass
for direction to get close, then move around that area in little increments,
using the satbeeper for example. |
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Karel Kantor
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: satellite finding software |
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hallo
try
fast satfinder
worked fine for me with skystar2
turn the dish very slowly
you find it on
http://www.dvbskystar.com/down_others.html
good luck
"Total Brain Delete" <tbd@brain.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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| Quote: | is there a satellite finding software beside "Satellite Antenna Alignment"
that helps one find a satellite? in other words, is there a software tool
that detects a satellite signal when your PC is hooked to a satellite
antenna?
I just recently bought a dish and a SkyStar USB receiver with two LNBs. I
installed it all software and hardware wise but it seems as if I didn't
adjust the dish properly. Is there something that could help me position
the
dish properly without buying all those expensive instruments that pros use
to read a sat. signal?
thx
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Michael Chare
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Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: satellite finding software |
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"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dl7h4m$k2v$1@news.datemas.de...
| Quote: | On a sunny day (Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:28:45 +0100) it happened "Total Brain
Delete" <tbd@brain.org> wrote in <dl7bjk$8id$1@bagan.srce.hr>:
is there a satellite finding software beside "Satellite Antenna Alignment"
that helps one find a satellite? in other words, is there a software tool
that detects a satellite signal when your PC is hooked to a satellite
antenna?
I just recently bought a dish and a SkyStar USB receiver with two LNBs. I
installed it all software and hardware wise but it seems as if I didn't
adjust the dish properly. Is there something that could help me position the
dish properly without buying all those expensive instruments that pros use
to read a sat. signal?
thx
Try a cheap satellite beeper perhaps.
Because the problem with doing this in software is that sat tuners need
to be handed some parameters, symbolrate, frequency, polarization, are
different, FEC, modulation perhaps.
Satellite (signal strength beepers) are from 20 Euro up IIRC.
That said, I have done it by selecting a frequency, symbolrate, and then
moving the dish until max signal on the receiver signal strength meter.
This will only work if your receiver already has the channels programmed of
course.
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My Technomate will show the signal quality if it is told the polarity, frequency
and symbol rate of a transponder (FEC can be auto)
(It does not need to know the programmes in advance.) Signal strength is
virtually useless.
| Quote: | And dishes have 2 axes to move, not always easy.
Use the elevation tables that came with the dish (hopefully), and a compass
for direction to get close, then move around that area in little increments,
using the satbeeper for example.
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Yes IMHO a bleeper is useful for alignment, mine responds quickly. I found if
difficult to adjust the dish and look at a TV at the same time.
With a bleeper you hear the change in pitch as you move the dish - whilst
looking at what you are doing. Some dishes have elevation calibration for use
when attached to a vertical pole.
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Michael Chare |
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