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agepag
10-20-2004, 12:06 AM
A friend of mine gave me his old rom 3 card and ird, right now I am running bell with a 18" dish. I have in my basement a bran new terk s26 triple lnb dish from my dtv testing days, so I was wondering if I take the 18" dish down could I use the terk to get both bell 91 and dish 119, or are they to far apart. From the sat finder website I get bell 91 38deg@196 amd dish 119 26deg@220. Is this possible?

Thanks
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littlelarryjr
10-20-2004, 01:25 AM
Yes!
Rax
10-20-2004, 04:03 PM
I've set up an DTV Phase III dish and im having hell picking up both 110 & 119 birds.. If there is a secret to doing this let me know.. As of know I get one bird at a time.
kimmichael44
10-21-2004, 12:59 AM
Look here...

http://www.techweenies.com/dss-1.shtml
nelfort
10-21-2004, 02:27 AM
Look here...

http://www.techweenies.com/dss-1.shtml

isn't the TERK S26 the one with the built in multiswitch?I thought that one can't be used to pick up dishnet birds?

Thanks
Rax
10-22-2004, 12:08 AM
isn't the TERK S26 the one with the built in multiswitch?I thought that one can't be used to pick up dishnet birds?

Thanks

I removed the arm and placed a regular DTV arm (single LNB) on it and just used zip ties for the sec LNB.
Rax
10-22-2004, 12:23 AM
Look here...

http://www.techweenies.com/dss-1.shtml

I've been to that site. My prob is that I have no Idea what the skew needs to be.
Here is what I've done:
1. Remove arm from dish (Triple LNB w/ built in switch)
2. Replaced arm w/ regular arm (single LNB)
3. Found 110 bird (98% on transponder 11)
4. Zip tied second LNB for 119 Bird (no signal)
5. Whent to dish set up (in IRD menu) Dish 500 Elivation 44, skew 97, Azmuth 178 ?? (not too sure on the azmuth part) :rolleyes:
6. Adjusted DTV phase III to those coordinates (Note: The skew is oppisite than Dish 500. My 97 deg is on the left hand side Dish 500 is on the rite hand side)
7. Addjusted skew to rite hand side
8. No signal on eighther birds. :rolleyes:

Any help would be appriciated
Thanks
Rax :)
nelfort
10-22-2004, 01:47 PM
I've been to that site. My prob is that I have no Idea what the skew needs to be.
Here is what I've done:
1. Remove arm from dish (Triple LNB w/ built in switch)
2. Replaced arm w/ regular arm (single LNB)
3. Found 110 bird (98% on transponder 11)
4. Zip tied second LNB for 119 Bird (no signal)
5. Whent to dish set up (in IRD menu) Dish 500 Elivation 44, skew 97, Azmuth 178 ?? (not too sure on the azmuth part) :rolleyes:
6. Adjusted DTV phase III to those coordinates (Note: The skew is oppisite than Dish 500. My 97 deg is on the left hand side Dish 500 is on the rite hand side)
7. Addjusted skew to rite hand side
8. No signal on eighther birds. :rolleyes:

Any help would be appriciated
Thanks
Rax :)

from 119 to 91 two LNBS between them-------probably better off just setting up 1-18" dish for 119 and another for 91 way to much of a hassle I would think just to catch two birds.....a brand new 18" dish only runs about $40.00CAD