Satellite Dish Alignment Help Please

[Tincataylor]

We will be living in the van throughout the winter while we house hunt in darkest Somerset. We have never bothered with TV in the van before, but the thought of a winter with no Corrie is too much for SWMBO to live with, so we need to have a dish / tripod set up to ensure reception wherever we find ourselves.

We have bought a Cello 24" TV with both Freeview and Freesat decoders on board and I've watched the set up video's on You Tube, but I still have a simple problem. According to the blurb the DB Meter which is temporarily fitted between the LNB and the Co-Ax going to the TV should light up as soon as the TV (receiver) is switched on, however this does not happen. The CO-Ax is connected to the TV with an "F" type connector to the DVB-S2 port which is labelled "to connect a satellite signal" which makes sense BUT the DB Meter says it need a DC input (Max 18V) to work. I have always assumed that no DC is supplied via an antenna output from a receiver, am I wrong in thinking this?

I think if I can get the meter to work then the rest of the set up will be a piece of cake, so can the technically adept on Motorhome Fun help me please,

Mr Tinca

 

[Phil 748]

Hi if you go to the settings menu and select Auto Tuning or DVB-S Manual Tuning this will switch power on for the LNB and then search for Sat and Ch
Phil

 

[Tincataylor]

Bingo.........many thanks Phil, simple when you know how 'innit

 

[Phil 748]

Hi yes, we have one, but got feed up setting up every time we stopped, so ended up with Firesticks

 

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[Jaws]

I have always assumed that no DC is supplied via an antenna output from a receiver, am I wrong in thinking this?

The LNB on the dish requires 13 to 15 v to work and it switches between a lower and higher voltage to change between horizontal and vertical polarization

 

[Bolti]

Go with a firestick and unlimited sim. If your planing on using a tripod the wind will move the dish, trees will block the signal etc. Do you fancy sorting it out when its peeing down.

 

[pappajohn]

Go with a firestick and unlimited sim. If your planing on using a tripod the wind will move the dish, trees will block the signal etc. Do you fancy sorting it out when its peeing down.

A couple of simple luggage straps and long tent pegs stops any movement.
Never had a problem after strapping the tripod down.
Trees down change position and obviously you would set the dish with clear line of sight so trees aren't a problem.