VMA
My current system is composed of three dishes:
The left dish is a 100cm Gibertini dish, which is
motorized with a Motek SG-2100A rotor.
The middle dish is a 80cm dish with multifeed to Hotbird
13.0E, Astra 19.2E and Astra 28.2E/28.5E.
The right dish is a 80cm dish pointing to Hispasat 30.0W.
The fixed dishes use Maximum Quad-LNB's, while the
rotating dish uses a Inverto Twin-LNB.
From the fixed dishes, the cables go into a
17/8-Multiswitch, delivering 4 satellite positions plus CableTV to 8 TV's around
the house.
Currently, due to problems with the multiswitch, I had to
place it in the basement. Unfortunatly only 9 cables are available from the roof
to the basement, which means, that only Astra 19.2E, Hotbird 13.0E and one band
of Hispasat 30.0W are available for 8 televisions. This will be dealt with, as
soon as I am able to afford building a weather-proof enclosure on the roof. It
seems that multiswitches have very poor resistance to humidity...
The motorised dish has two cable coming down to my work
table, where one cable from the multiswitch is available, also. This is where I
do my feedhunting, experiments, etc. The motorized dish is not available on the
regular TV distribution in my house, to prevent any conflicts.
I use a Twin-LNB on this dish to be able to rotate the
dish with one receiver (and see the TV image), while the other output is
connected to my Satlook Digital NIT spectrum analyzer. This is most usefull to
find new satellite positions and transponders.
Right now, I can receive the following satellite positions
with my rotating dish:
| Satellite Name |
Position |
Motek Memory |
| Astra2 |
28.2E |
18 |
| Arabsat 2CD3A |
26.0E |
17 |
| Astra 3A |
23.5E |
03 |
| Astra1 |
19.2E |
02 |
| Eutelsat W2 |
16.0E |
03 |
| Hotbird |
13.0E |
01 |
| Eutelsat W1 |
10.0E |
04 |
| Eurobird 9 |
09.0E |
40 |
| Eutelsat W3A |
07.0E |
05 |
| Sirius 2/3 |
05.0E |
06 |
| Intelsat 10-02 |
01.0W |
45 |
| Atlantic Bird 3 |
05.0W |
09 |
| Nilesat 101/102 |
07.0W |
26 |
| Telecom 2D |
08.0W |
10 |
| Express A3 |
11.0W |
49 |
| Atlantic Bird 1 |
12.5W |
43 |
| Telstar 12 |
15.0W |
41 |
| Intelsat 901 |
18.0W |
46 |
| Intelsat 603 |
20.0W |
48 |
| NSS 7 |
22.0W |
12 |
| Intelsat 905 |
24.5W |
47 |
| Intelsat 907 |
27.5W |
13 |
| Hispasat 30.0W |
30.0W |
14 |
My equipment so far:
Analog Satellite Receivers
- Skardin MK-5000: plain analog receiver,
capable of switching with 22kHz Toneburst
- NoName 12V analog Receiver: came with the
portable satellite kit.
Digital Satellite Receivers
- Dreambox DM7000-S: My premium satellite
receiver. Currently running Gemini v4.2.
- Dreambox DM500-S: This one is in my bedroom.
- DGStation CubeCafe: This is attached through a
manual switch to the motorized antenna for it's unlimited channel memory.
- Triple Dragon DBS-3000CNCIE: Also on my desk,
but connected to the multiswitch. Bought this one, because it features a
Frequency Spectrum plugin. Did not have the Satlook Digital NIT at that
time.
- Elanvision EV-8000S: Currently not being used.
Though this is a Linux based receiver, take note that it does not run
Enigma.
- DBox2: Another fine receiver, which I use
sometimes because of two plugin's: SATFIND and MINITV. Excellent! It has
Neutrino installed.
- Humax IRCI-5400: Not being used anymore, but
kept for being my first digital receiver and being probably the most famous
receiver.
- Humax PR-HD1000: My first and only HDTV
receiver. It is connected, together with the DM7000-S to my 42" LCD TV.
- Kaon KSC-E575: This is a nice and inexpensive
receiver. Currently in my daughter's bedroom.
- Clarke-Tech 2100: This is the other receiver
connected to the motorized dish, as it has the blind scan function, which is
essential for feedhunting.
- Bose Zenega 101S CI: Modified with a harddisk
and Zenslack, a Linux image featuring MMS, a multimedia player. In the
livingroom on a CRT TV.
- Bose Zenega 101S CI: Modified with a harddisk
and Zenslack, a Linux image featuring MMS, currently not being used.
- Galaxis Panta Rhei: Got this receiver as a
present and made my first JTAG experiences with it, unlocking it's Conax
capabilities.
- Samsung DSR 9500 VIA CI: Nice receiver with
similar functions as the Humax IRCI5400. Not being used presently.
- TechnoTrend TT-micro S200: Got this receiver
for 20 Euro at eBay for being small and using 12V input (for my mobile kit).
Currently being used to watch german FTA in the kitchen.
- TechnoTrend SkyStar2: Installed on my PC
sharing the same connection to the multiswitch as the Triple Dragon.
- TechnoTrend SkyStar2: Not being used right
now.
Measurment
- REX Digital Satellite Finder: not very
usefull, to tell the truth
- Spaun TP204 DiSEqC Monitor: used for DiSEqC
diagnostics
- Emitor Satlook Digital NIT: my latest
adquisition, to be used for satellite-, transponder- and feed-hunting, as
well as aligning my dishes
Mobile
- Technisat DigiDish 33 with DigiRotor: this is
a nice system which can receive 19.2E, 13.0E, 5.0E and 30.0W in Portugal
- Portable Satellite Suitcase: came with 33cm
dish and 12V analog receiver and I added Casio Mini LCD TV and a lot of
cables, so I can use any hotel's TV, as long as I have a window pointing to
south
