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Ed114

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#314933 30-May-2024 16:57
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Hi guys, I’m new here and hoping someone on this site can help me figure out my issue. Should be straightforward for someone here.

So I recently have had to move my sky satellite dish (used as my Freeview receiver) as we just assembled a pergola and it would have been in the way. Anyways I’ve had to cut 2x coaxial cables and have relocated the dish only 5m from original location.

I purchased the appropriate crimping tools and cutter and joiners and have re joined the cable to original length. But I now can’t seem to get the tv to pick up Freeview and dosnt seem the satellite is working altogether.

Now I’ve either damaged the satellite or there’s a problem with how I’ve wired thing up but I’m unsure?

Any help will be appreciated. I have checked settings on my tv as per older posts that I have found.

Cheers

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  #3242931 30-May-2024 20:26
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Ed114: Ok thank you, it is definitely not pointing in the same direction.

 

It needs to within a few mm or it will lose signal - remember you are aiming at a satellite in geostationary orbit a long way up, so not much margin for error.




Ed114

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  #3244460 4-Jun-2024 16:30
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Hey guys though I’d update.

So I called someone in and they re aligned the dish to receive satellite and is all working now.

Seems my connections were ok just didn’t have the tools or knowledge on alignment of the dish.

Thanks all who commented

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