to be frank i dnt understand u da wy u want me to.at present my dish is at w4 pstn,u said i shud raise and move to the rigth.what is the position i shud take with respect to the dish(behind or b4 the dish) and to wat extend i shud raise and swing the dish to the rigth?let me knw if the channels broadcast in english and show epl.im tired of w4 for chnls re in french the language i cnt speak.

@All, a question for those who have nabbed AB7: What quality are you getting on sirius 4 (Astra 4a) and w3a and on which TPs (just one TP per sat)?

I want to give AB7 a short this week end. My game plan is as follows:

1. Tweak my KU LNB to maximum quality for sirius 4 and w3a using the quality from you guys who have nabbed AB7 as reference. If I cant achieve this quality then  I will know that probably AB7 is out of reach.

2.  Lock my positioner around AB3  using C band and then concentrate my AB7 KU search within 10 centimeters below that position since AB7 is just 2 degrees below AB3.

How does that sound?

@Lunsat,
You're going about it the wrong way. AB7 and Nile 201 are in the same position.

First track NSS7 (22W) using the first tp on your strong decoder. Adjust your dish and lnb and ensure your
signal quality is at maximum 98% then raise your dish up and and slightly to your left (facing east) and observe
your signal bars in the decoder.

Use MBC tp (11938v, 27500sr) to track and you're done.

@GORGE-d ab7 is not achievable as at now on 2.4 in lagos, can u believe my mbc is 57% and 11823 is 63% and i can not nail ab7 on motorised 2.4 it realy give me a great concern, i have been trying to sell the 2.4 and go for 3.6 mettal 4rm deji sam is only i have not get buyer for the 2.4

Thanks George D.

MBC tp (11938v, 27500sr). This MBC is which one, nilesat or NSS 7? I couldnt locate that TP on Lyngsat under AB7 or NSS 7. Maybe I was too fast?

@LUNSAT 11938v27500 is for mbc package on nile sat thank u.

@ obnelly i have not get any of sky uk signal on my 2.4 up till now

Lunsat:

Thanks George D.

MBC tp (11938v, 27500sr). This MBC is which one, nilesat or NSS 7? I couldnt locate that TP on Lyngsat under AB7 or NSS 7. Maybe I was too fast?

@Lunsat,
Adex is right. MBC is on Nilesat, the same position as AB7 you're trying to track. The diiference is just a few degrees down.

@Adex,
Keep trying. You'll surely find a buyer eventually.

badaru is recieving over 200 channels already on his 3m fibre in Lagos.

You need to ditch that 2.4m dish and go for something higher.

@all,
A very Merry Christmas to all men (and women) of goodwill in the HOUSE.

This is from me to you!

@ARSELONA1. LIFT ya dish gradually from that w4 (36°e) to 16°e w3c  your LNB SKEW at 8 o clock standing at the back of ya dish with a steady hand move it to the right gradually using this tp 10800 H 30000 or 11024 H 3333 then blindscan.

donald303:

@all .i seriously nid your help on this.i knw its a common problem here but my own case is a bit different.i upgraded a 4663x with  the 1.73 version software but the ddecoder refused to come up afterwards.it only shows the dash lines and nothing more after.i have done the unit to unit transfer wit a working 4663x,even using the computer stb loader with the rs232 cable but the problem stil persist.what can i do next to solve this problem. tanks allllll

make sure both box are the same. I.e either both r authetic or both clones.

Guess w3c is d hottest bird for this season. Checkout keys for more channels on keysat etc

Read from RDI that a fella got AB7 right on 90cm in kenya and another satmate ihacked in Ghana.if badaru can hit green with his 3m up to 60% in lagos and Adewest 2.4m hit good signal we shld hit at leat 50-52.on some tps,let us keep trying.

Ikiriye:

@simniboma
get your east position.from the front of your dish position your lnb to almost 3pm, if u are using ground mount measure 6-7 inches of the last bolt holding the ring from where the tightening plastic handle is at d back.u will hit 26 degrees.use 11919H27500.hope u are using pan or fibre or else 4get it

thanx very much

Aljazeera sports channels +1 to +4 now FTA on Nilesat 102 @7W
Please confirm, got the info on flysat

@all

I was looking at my strong decoder 2day while browsing on my laptop when this tot occurred to me,of connecting d decoder to the laptop,ie using tthe laptop in place of the Television,i felt that since a projector can be conveniently connected to a laptop,every machine with an rf connector could also be aligned with d laptop.My question goes thus, is there a way i can view outputs from d decoder on my laptop? How do i make make d connection wot kind of cable can i use to connected both?

WISHING ALL I FUNFILLED XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YR IN ADVANCE

@ Figment, a DVBS Box will easily solve yr problem. SegunFMS did extensive research on this aspect of FTA, if u can contact him U will learn alot. Good luck

@sophieamore

thanks for asking,  been too busy to post here, backyard or even continue development on satellitesnaija.com, am hoping to have a lot of time from next week to put everything in place and have the forum take off properly.

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Brite02:

@ARSELONA1. LIFT ya dish gradually from that w4 (36°e) to 16°e w3c your LNB SKEW at 8 o clock standing at the back of ya dish with a steady hand move it to the right gradually using this tp 10800 H 30000 or 11024 H 3333 then blindscan.

Thank u brite02 for being considerate of me.if u dnt mind let me knw if there re english channels and one culd air 2moro's mouthwatering clash btn sugardady's manc vs rejuvinated gunners be4 i put my hand on the dish this afternoon.

There is setenta africa (english) and rdv, rts1, drtv, crtv and tvm madagascar which do show sports. as at 2am ab3 was showing adult film, lol.

Pls can you confirm if 1music is still active on ab3

To all after sunday battle with new 2.4M EUROSTAR PAN DISH at about 9 o 'clock in the morning i manage to track BADR 4 and BADR 6 @ 26 Degrees east using STAR GOLD FUJI LNB and my location is in abidjan in ivory coast.
But HOTBIRD remain my question mark also NILESAT refuse to pop up.
I even MOTORIZED the dish .
Here is the signal strength of the tracking, 11727 H 27500, 75%
11747 V 27500, 73%
11785 H 27500, 70%
11843 H 27500, 65%
11804 H 27500, 70%
12476 V 27500, 68%
12456 H 27500, 53%
12523 V 27500, 50%
12523 H 27500, 49%
12602 V 2960, 49-50%

12341 H 27500, 52%
More TPs and pictures will be posted very soon.
To my surprise is that in the morning the signal is very good while in the evening the signal is very weak so those channels showing in the morning refuse to pop up the evening.
But my goals is to track HOTBIRD and NILESAT , i need more advice , OGA GEORGE D and all the nilesat and hotbird family should come to my rescue.

@twinsoris
Many questions have been asked on how to track nilesat by people that had find it difficult to track. The only thing I know you need to nail the bird is 1. Make sure that you are using the right dish size for it. 2. Make sure that your dish is perfectly in other more especially if you are using a locally made dish. An important e.g is calculating the focal lenght of the dish and make sure the lnb is at the centre of the dish by making sure the arms suspending the lnb mount(holder) is of the same lenght. 3. make sure that the lnb you use is the right one. 4. Then Make sure your dish is both horizontally plumbed when constructing the mounting pole and that the dish is vertically plumbed after hanging it on the pole. This may take you time but at last you it will save you time and stress especially to balance the dish for maximum signal strenght. I tracked my nilesat with 3m locally made in less than 30mins cos I carefully took those precautions. Finally, to know if the dish is in other, track nss7 to hit a least 97% comfortably. You can go to the nilesat thread for other infos. you need patience to nail the bird.

Thanks alots for your beautiful explanations infact what i figure out is my DISH size hae something to do because i am able to track ALGERIAN channels on ATLANTIC BIRD 3 KU band @ 5 degrees west wit the signal strength of 72% but the 11938 V 27500 is balancing up and down but still RED .

Twinsoris:

Thanks alots for your beautiful explanations infact what i figure out is my DISH size hae something to do because i am able to track ALGERIAN channels on ATLANTIC BIRD 3 KU band @ 5 degrees west wit the signal strength of 72% but the 11938 V 27500 is balancing up and down but still RED .

@Twinsoris
for u to hit green on nilesat (11938 v27500)u must improve d quality of your algeria mux on atlantic bird3 ku(11065 h 18086) to at least 80% by tweaking the lnbf. I got the said tp (11065 h 18086) up to 84% b4 taking a shot @ nilesat 101. I got mbc tp up to a quality of 69 - 70% in d morning & night .the signal drops to 67% in d midday.
@Oga Sammu ,you are right my location is closer to d north than i thought,tanx to you now i enjoy nilesat on 1.8m pan dish using prime focus ku lnbf.

@Oga Badaru,did u get jsc sports +5- +10 on nile201 on your 3m fibre.

@Twinsoris,
What auchs and kinmen2004 told you are all correct. Your dish need to be in perfect alignment before you can track nilesat. For your location in abidjan I'm not sure sure if NSS7 (22w) will make a good reference point but its always advisable to track any DTH satellite and tweak your LNB before proceeding to nilesat or hotbird. Also, depending on your location, some TPs fluctuate in signal quality and strenght between morning and evening so you got to know the right time to track.

My advise is to take a second look at your dish alignment, also verify you LNB focal lenght and give it another shot this weekend.

Twinsoris:


I even MOTORIZED the dish.                                                     

check your motorized set -up / dish position ,getting a good signal on badr -26east is not a guarantee that you will receive good signal from any other satellite when using motor,of-course badr-26 east and nilesat- 7 west satellites are not on the same arc.if you are using motorized set-up you must position dish/motor correctly for other satellites to fall into place, before that,try and track nilesat without using motor and see if you can receive any TP on nileast at all.

Odilibe,that is right tracking one satellite is different from tracking multi-satellites on motorise.

@ Thanks alot for the advice the strugglle continue, here is the dish pics

To all good people in the house.I am sorry for being away for too long though reading through threads. Merry Xmass and a prosperous new year to all.

George & the rest merry xmas and happy new year in advance, to add on what odilibe said tracking one bird alone is far defrient from motorising to nail multiple bird, with my motorised 2.4 i can not nail badry 6 but badry 4 is on and nile, hotbird are all receiveable, if i decide to nail badry alone i will adjust the dish to it, so i agree with odilibe that badry is not on thesame polar arc with nile and hot bird. Pls George ur view and opinion is needed on this. We are all learning.

@ALL This a new satellite at 31.5w intelsat 25/ku freq 12342 V 5300,channel is ortm for now,l will be watching and keep the house posted.thank you