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Satellite TV hotbird how to set up. Setting up a satellite dish

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A TV set, a special satellite tuner with a very wide scale of the signal quality level, with the indication of the percentage division of the entire scale.

To tune the antenna to a group of satellites called HotBird 13E, you should set the parameters of a very strong transponder in the receiver itself, for example, you can select 11034 V 27500 - 3/4, 11034 will be the frequency in megahertz, V means vertical polarization, 27500 means symbol rate, 3/4 is the error correction code.

This can be done by entering the menu called “Installation / Single Search”, where you should select the name of the required satellite, that is, Hotbird 1/2/3/4/6, in the available field called “Satellite”, to implement the hint below menu buttons can be displayed remote control remote control with which the selection is made.

Then you should proceed to setting up the converter itself in the submenu called “LNB Setup”, where it is necessary to indicate in paragraph “Type LNB” - type “Universal”, “22K”– will not be enabled when selecting a universal converter, “DiSEqC1.0” must be “Disable”, “DiSEqC1.1” must be “Disable”, “Positioner” must be “Off”, “Polar.” should be “Auto”, “Tone” should be “On”, then you need to press the button called “Menu” and confirm the selection with the “OK” button. Then you should select the transponder number in the field called "TP Number", it will be - "17/109", which corresponds to a frequency of 11034 megahertz, the type of scanning of TV channels "Open" should be indicated as "No", which will allow you to scan all TV channels, " Channel Search” should be “TV+Radio”, “Search Mode” should be “Preset Scan”.

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After completing the installation of these settings, you need to proceed to the search for the satellite itself. First you need to use a compass to direct your antenna in azimuth two hundred and eight degrees, and using the marked divisions on the antenna mount itself, set the required tilt angle, which is twenty-three degrees. If your antenna does not have a tilt angle scale, then it will be possible to set it using a goniometer or protractor. Then, tracking the existing level of the scale called “Quality” on the TV itself, you need to slowly turn the antenna itself to the left or right, literally only one degree, until a green bar appears. If, when turning the antenna to the left or right, you cannot achieve the appearance of a green strip, and the azimuth itself is indicated correctly, then you need to move the antenna itself up or down by one degree, and then repeat the entire search. After the appearance of the strip, follows a smooth turn satellite dish left or right to achieve the maximum level of the scale called “Quality” from the one that will be displayed in front of you as a percentage. Then you need to carefully fix the mount of the antenna itself, which allowed you to move it to the left or right, and tracking the existing level of the scale called “Quality”, you need to move the antenna up or down until you reach the maximum value, which, in the end, should also be fixed. After making these settings, turning the converter around the axis of the holder itself will also help to achieve a significant increase in the level of the television signal until it reaches the maximum value, which also needs to be fixed.

When the satellite dish is tuned to the maximum level of the TV signal from the HotBird satellites, you should scan the TV channels. To do this, in the same menu, you need to go to the line called “Search” and press the button called “OK” on the remote control, as a result of this, all information about the scanning process will be displayed. After scanning, you should save the results. If, as a result of viewing, there are TV channels with a crumbling image “into squares”, then you should adjust the satellite dish according to the parameters of these channels (that is, a weak transponder), which is done in the same way as searching for a satellite using the strongest transponder, only using the parameters of a weak transponder, which can be seen if you press the “Info” button.

HotBird - 13 degrees east longitude, the most popular foreign satellite to install. This satellite attracts viewers with a wide variety of TV channels, there are Italian, Armenian, Arabic, French, Polish, Portuguese, African channels, as well as channels from the Middle East. There are also Russian open channels on it.
To receive most of the channels from a satellite in the Nizhny Novgorod region, a 0.9m dish, a linear converter and a receiver with MPEG-4 HD support are required. To receive some channels, you will need an antenna more than 1.2m.
The antenna size for your region can be selected from the satellite coverage map in Figure 1, which shows the recommended antenna size for various HotBird coverage areas.

Fig.1. HotBird wide beam coverage areas in the Ku band.

Self-tuning the antenna to the HOT BIRD satellite

First of all, you need to determine the direction to the satellite. For this purpose, you can use the program from the site http://www.al-soft.com/saa/satinfo-ru.shtml or another similar program. Using the specified program, you can find the azimuth and elevation angle for the antenna at the selected installation site, as well as calculate the height of permissible obstacles in the path of the beam.
If you have not previously prepared for the installation, then you can use the compass and roughly determine the direction to the satellite.
For inexperienced installers, when setting up the antenna, you can use the inexpensive SATFINDER device, how to use it, you can see
Installation and configuration process
1. It is necessary to assemble the antenna and mount a converter on it. The antenna is assembled according to the assembly drawing.
2. You must select the installation location. Small antennas, up to 0.9m, are installed on a balcony or near a window, large antennas are installed on a roof or a flat area.
Before installation, it is necessary to evaluate possible obstacles to the satellite beam, reception is difficult not only from structures or natural obstacles, but also from tree foliage.
3. The antenna should be mounted on a flat hard surface, mounting on masts and poles is fraught with loss of signal in strong winds.
4. Connect the receiver to it, and break the SATFINDER cable.
5. Make settings in the receiver, having previously turned it on to the network.
The antenna is tuned in two coordinates, azimuth and elevation. Since the polarization of HOT BIRD signals is linear, it is necessary to correctly select the position of the converter by rotating it in the holder.
The antenna is tuned according to the maximum SATFINDER readings. When setting up, it must be taken into account that SATFINDER reacts to all satellites that fall into the antenna beam, as well as to various obstacles and even to the foliage of trees.
The process of installation, preparation and configuration is described in detail on the website, in the "Satellite TV" section.

As an example, let's consider setting up the Euston 5000PVR receiver for a group of HotBird 13E satellites, for the city of Moscow. Geographical coordinates of Moscow: latitude: 55°45 s. sh. longitude: 37°37 east d.

This constellation of satellites is located in Moscow at an azimuth of 208.81 degrees, and their reception will require open space in this direction. There should not be any shading objects in the form of houses, trees, poles on the way. If there are obstacles near, then you need to calculate whether their height will be significant for creating an obstacle to the signal, based on the distance to the obstacle and the satellite elevation angle of 23.17 degrees.

To set up we need a universal Ku band converter, the best reception results are achieved using the Euston U3 converter, among other inexpensive universal converters. The work of these converters has been tested by me in practice for several years, over the years there have been no problems with them, as well as fluctuations in the signal level, so that the replacement of the converter itself was required.

A satellite dish is also needed, based on the broadcast coverage maps of this satellite http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/europe.html, the optimal for the city of Moscow is an offset antenna measuring 0.6-0.9 meters. To receive a signal, taking into account weather phenomena, it is recommended to choose a satellite dish with a margin of gain, that is, an offset antenna of 0.9 meters will be optimal. It is best to use an aluminum or fiberglass antenna, which is lighter and more resistant to corrosion than steel.

The antenna comes with a wall mount, with which the antenna is installed. To fix the fastening, you will need anchors, based on personal experience, when fastening to a concrete (or brick) structure, it is better to use anchor bolts with a nut measuring 120x10mm.

You will also need a high-frequency cable and two F-connectors to connect it. If the cable length is 10-50 meters, then an inexpensive RG-6 cable with a characteristic impedance of 75 ohms can be used.

After acquiring all these elements and digital satellite receiver Euston 5000PVR, which will allow you to watch more channels from satellites, you can proceed to install and configure the system.

Installation is not time consuming, although if you are experiencing this for the first time, you may think the opposite is true. First you need to choose an open space in the direction of the southwest, where the antenna will be installed, with the conditions specified at the beginning of the article and preferably with the smallest distance to the installation site of the receiver. This could be a wall of a house, a concrete frame for a balcony, a suitable roof structure, or other structure that can support the antenna for maximum wind loads. After choosing the antenna installation site, it is necessary to firmly attach the wall mount to it with the help of anchors, which must be installed perpendicular to the ground.

After that, assemble the satellite dish with extreme care to avoid dents in the antenna mirror, which reduce the gain of the latter. Install the Euston U3 universal converter on it with the irradiator towards the antenna, the cable connector should look down. Connect the high-frequency cable using the F-connector, which is put on it without soldering, to the converter. Then you need to install the antenna on the holder and fix the mount so that it is possible to turn the antenna left, right, up and down over the corresponding edge of the antenna, but the antenna itself does not move arbitrarily.

Next, connect the other end of the high-frequency cable with the F-connector to the “IF IN” tuner input of the Euston 5000PVR receiver, connect the receiver to the TV with the “SCART-SCART” cable. After that, turn on the TV, put it in the “AV” mode and turn on the receiver. How to turn on the receiver and quick setup“Quick Setup” can be found in the user manual for the Euston 5000PVR receiver.

After these manipulations, to tune in to the HotBird 13E satellite group in the receiver, you need to set the parameters of a strong transponder, for example, you can select 11034 V 27500 - 3/4, where 11034 is the frequency in megahertz, V is the vertical polarization, 27500 is the symbol rate, 3 /4 – error correction code. This can be done by entering the “Installation / Single Search” menu, where we select the name of the Hotbird 1/2/3/4/6 satellite in the “Satellite” field, for a hint, the remote control buttons are displayed at the bottom of the menu, with which the selection is made. After we proceed to the converter settings in the “LNB Settings” submenu, where we indicate in “LNB Type” - “Universal”, “22K” - does not turn on when a universal converter is selected, “DiSEqC1.0” - “Disable”, “DiSEqC1.1 ” – “Disable”, “Positioner” – “Off”, “Polar” - “Auto”, “Tone” - “On”, press the “Menu” button and confirm the choice with “OK”. Then we select the transponder number in the field “TP number” - “17/109”, which corresponds to a frequency of 11034 megahertz, the type of channel scan “Open” - “No”, which will allow scanning all channels, “Channel search” - “TV + radio” , “Search Mode” – “Preset Scan”.

After setting these settings, we proceed to the search for a satellite. First, you need to use a compass to direct the antenna along an azimuth of 208 degrees, and using the markings on the antenna mount, set the tilt angle to 23 degrees. If the antenna does not have a tilt angle scale, then it can be set using a goniometer or protractor. Further, while monitoring the level of the “Quality” scale on the TV, you need to slowly turn the antenna to the left (right), literally one degree at a time, until a green bar appears. If, when turning the antenna to the left (right), you did not achieve the appearance of a green strip, and the azimuth is indicated correctly, then you need to move the antenna up (down) by one degree and repeat the search. After the appearance of the strip, you need to smoothly turn the antenna to the left (right) to achieve the maximum level of the “Quality” scale from the possible one, which will be displayed as a percentage. Next, we carefully fix the antenna mount, which allowed it to move to the left (right) and, tracking the level of the “Quality” scale, move the antenna up (down) to the maximum value, which, ultimately, we also fix. After making these settings, the signal level will also be increased by turning the converter around the holder axis until the maximum value is reached, which also needs to be fixed.

When the antenna is tuned to the maximum signal level from the HotBird satellites, it is necessary to scan the channels. To do this, in the same menu, go to the “Search” line and press the “OK” button on the remote control, as a result of which information about scanning will be displayed. After performing a scan, you need to save its results. If, as a result of viewing, there are channels with a crumbling picture “into squares”, then you can adjust the antenna according to the parameters of these channels (weak transponder), which is performed similarly to searching for a satellite by a strong transponder, only with the parameters of a weak transponder, which can be seen beforehand pressing the "Info" button.

Appearance satellite television made it possible to receive high-quality television signals in any corner of the world where there is a coverage area for the corresponding satellites. To do this, use either a DVB card or a satellite receiver, which will not only allow you to watch programs, but also record them. To fully enjoy the comfort and satisfaction of watching TV, you should correctly configure satellite dish to the corresponding satellite.

Instruction

Determine the location of the satellite and which transponder frequencies apply to it. To do this, use the Satellite Transponders program. The program will show the desired satellite (Hotbird), in addition, you will find out which television and radio channels, Internet providers broadcast from it, as well as the transponder frequency broadcast ranges.

Determine your position in relation to the satellite, i.e. whether your area falls within its coverage area. See www.lyngsat-maps.com for a map with Hotbird satellite coverage. Calculate the location of the satellite relative to your geographic coordinates, Satellite Antenna Alignment, in addition, it shows the position of the sun in the sky at a certain time, which also makes it easier to tune in to the satellite. Enter the latitude and longitude data for your city. The program will determine the direction of installation of the satellite dish and the angle by which it should be raised or lowered.

Connect the antenna to the satellite receiver, and it to the TV. Setting up in this way is easier than using a DVB card, so in the second case, the signal appears after a few seconds, and not immediately, which slows down the process. All the time you have to move the satellite dish very slowly, you should stop and wait for the signal to appear. Installation and configuration using the receiver does not have such problems, it appears much faster. It is better to use a small portable TV, in the case when the plate is located at a considerable distance from the TV. Or you need help.

Select in the receiver settings menu - "Antenna installation". Select the name of the satellite, Hotbird. Select the transponder frequency in which the polarization is reflected (V-vertical, H-horizontal), if there is no desired frequency, then return to the previous menu, select "Search channels" and enter its value. Select LNB converter type "Universal 2". Turn off the positioner and DiSEqC if the satellite dish is not connected to a motor mount and several converters.

Go to the place where the plate is set. Use the compass to determine the direction to the south, then look in which direction the south is from the plate. For example, in the Donetsk region (Ukraine), the south is at 36 degrees. For other territories, the meaning will be different. Therefore, knowing that the Hotbird satellite constellation is at 13 degrees East, you need to turn the dish from the south direction to the right. First, place the plate a little higher than the vertical position. Start slowly moving it in a horizontal direction. The plate can be moved quickly enough, the main thing is to make sure that it is in a horizontal plane, while the vertical position should remain unchanged. Gradually, after passing the entire sector, lower the plate.

Fix the satellite dish after the signal appears. Catch the maximum value. Loosen the converter clamp. Turn it slowly, observe the signal readings. After fixing the maximum level, fix the converter.

This article is intended for those who are just about to buy a satellite dish or are thinking about upgrading their receiving installation. In this case, a logical question arises before the future viewer - what kind of equipment should he buy? I can say right away that in order to get an answer to this question, you need to find an answer to one more question for yourself - what do you want to watch?
And what can be seen in the vast expanses of our Motherland from satellites? Of course, the stars of the first magnitude for us are the Hot Bird satellites 13 ° E. and Eutelsat W4 36° E (NTV+, Tricolor). Programs from the Hot Bird satellite in Ukraine are received on a 60 cm antenna. In Moscow and St. Petersburg they are received with good quality on a 0.9 meter antenna, and in the Urals on a 1.8 meter antenna. The signal strength gradually decreases from west to east, but this particular satellite is the most relevant in the European part of the former USSR. On these satellites you can see such popular channels as Eurosport, music - MCM, VIVA 2 , Onyx, news - Euronews, EBN, a whole range of entertainment channels - movies, shows and everything else. In total, more than 600 channels come from this satellite in digital format, but many of them are encrypted. Which of course does not stop lovers of satellite TV!
In the western regions - Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Latvia, Western Ukraine and Western Belarus - perhaps more relevant is the Astra satellite constellation in the orbital position of 19 degrees East. You can receive hundreds of TV programs from these satellites. This position in these regions successfully competes with Hot Bird 13°E. In these areas, it makes sense to receive programs from both Astra satellites and Hot Bird / Eutelsat 2F1 satellites, although some of the channels on them are duplicated. There are simple technical solutions that allow you to implement such a technique. You can read more on this topic at http://sathome.0pk.ru/viewtopic.php?id=53

Now let's touch on the choice of satellite receiver

Many people often make the mistake of believing that the more expensive the receiver, the better it is. This is not entirely true. An expensive receiver is, of course, a good receiver with a wide range of features, but, most often, in everyday life you can do without them. The receiver is selected individually, specifically for your requirements and for your system. All receivers on the market can be conditionally divided into several groups according to their capabilities, and based on this, classify them in a certain price category. But it should be noted right away that there are exceptions. These include, for example, devices of well-known companies, which are always more expensive than their counterparts.

1. All receivers allow you to watch free channels (that's why they are free). If you do not want to contact pay TV, pay a monthly fee, look for pirate cards, etc., or you are simply quite satisfied with channels that broadcast in an open (free) form (such channels are available on all satellites), then you will you need the simplest FTA receiver (Free To Air channels) - the receiver of the lowest price category, which costs from 60 to 150 USD. They differ from each other, as, in general, and all the others, by the manufacturer, the quality of the output picture and sound, additional functions and other technical characteristics.

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And at the end of this article, a little about popular satellites and TV channels

This article was written based on observations from the southern part of Ukraine and is aimed at lovers of satellite reception on antennas of small diameter (90/110 cm). I can assure you that in most cases all of the following can be extended to the entire territory of Ukraine and the European part of the CIS in general.
The variety of satellites and the channels and services provided from them is now impressive. Many of you have noticed that, unfortunately, it makes no sense to tune in to some satellites. Why? Yes, because the number of channels broadcast from them is usually very low, and may be limited to a couple of channels in general, and all and for the most part even these channels are of absolutely no interest to us.
Some satellites broadcast in the C-band, which requires an additional converter to be installed on your antenna (the standard Ku-band converter installed on most antenna systems is naturally not suitable for reception in the C-band).
Hispasat 30°W
Mostly the channels of Spain and Portugal, or rather their paid packages, which our sat-lovers can watch quite often, thanks to pirates. There is something to watch, several football channels, a lot of music, including several MTV channels, many English-language channels, popular Disney, Discovery, National Geographic, etc. XXX fans will also be satisfied. The only thing is that the satellite hangs quite low and problems may arise in densely forested areas, especially for those who live in the private sector (in 1-2 storey buildings). Antenna reception from 60 cm.
NSS-7 22°W
We watch Italian channels in the Ku-band, almost everything can be watched from the popular Hot Bird satellite. Of interest is the channel of the Reuters agency - World News Service, which broadcasts world news stories for television companies. At the time of the last check, the broadcasts were open.
Intelsat-901 18°W
Several coded German channels.
Telstar-12 15°W
A popular Internet provider is SpaceGate. The satellite is interesting for receiving several very popular Russian-language channels - National Geografic, NatGeo Wild, Extreme Sport, Zone Reality, as well as popular channels Zone Club, PlayBoy, E! and others in English and some other languages.
Atlantic Bird-1 12.5°W
At the moment, we are watching several Arabic channels from it, a few more little-known ones, as well as Italian channels, including MTV Italia.
Express-3A 11°W

Express-3A 11°W
In the C-band, we watch Channel 1-World Wide Web and RTR-Planet. In the Ku-band, a set of several Italian channels, television of Georgia, Serbia.
Amos-2/3 4°W
There are several dozen channels, most of which are closed. One of the satellites on which part of the Ukrainian TV channels settled (for more details, see the article "Ukrainian Satellite Broadcasting").
Intelsat-10-02 / Thor 3/5 1°W
Conax-encoded Scandinavian Digital+ package with many programs and channels in English (all Discovery, A1, VH-1 Classic...), several Bulgarian and Slovak channels, Romanian packages, etc. Very similar to the Sirius satellite in this. Antenna - 90-110 cm, depending on the desired satellite beams.
Sirius-4 4.8°E
Part of Ukrainian channels, several channels in Russian TVCi, First Musical, NTV Mir (Via 2.6), First Channel Worldwide Network (Via 2.6), RTR-Planeta (Via 2.6), Ren-TV (Via 2.6) - and several Baltic channels , including Russian-speaking 1st Baltic, 3+ Baltika (encoded in Via 2.5 / 2.6 and Videoguard), The Viasat package also encoded by Videoguard is of considerable interest due to excellent western channels, as well as channels in Russian TV1000, TV1000 Russian Cinema, Explorer, History, Discovery. Thanks to all this, the satellite is well known to our viewers. At the moment. Reception of Ukrainian packets on antennas from 60 cm, Scandinavian - 90-110 cm.
Eutelsat W3a 7°E
Several European channels, distillation of programs for Eurosport and Eurosportnews, 5-7 open channels from Turkey and several dozens of interesting channels of a paid Turkish package.

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Among ordinary, untrained users, there is an opinion that it is almost impossible to install and configure a satellite system on your own. In fact, this is not true at all. Below is a simple instruction for "dummies" on how to independently install and configure a satellite dish without calculations, satellite finders and other attributes of professionals. If you are a professional installer, then the following material is unlikely to be of interest to you.

Although any information can now be found on the Web, I still tried to collect all the basic information I received on one page - for convenience. I’ll just try to tell in my own words and with pictures how I installed and configured the satellite system. I must say right away that the installation of ONLY an offset fixed antenna is being considered, and not a direct-focus or motorized one. And yet - it is possible that no matter how you try, you may not be able to install and configure the antenna yourself. Then you have to invite a professional installer. It's hard for me to imagine how this can be, but in the forums there were people struggling for a couple of days in futile attempts to tune the antenna. In other cases, an independent choice of components and self-installation can save some, sometimes considerable, amount. Among other things - I personally was just interested in installing everything myself :) What is the difference between installing and configuring the system "by eye" from a professional installation? Almost nothing. With the exception of a more accurate initial calculation (which saves a lot of time), the mounting system and the principle of tuning the antenna are the same.

Warning: all work related to height and electricity is life threatening!!! If at least something causes the slightest concern, do not take risks, trust the professionals!!! You make an independent installation at your own peril and risk !!! In any case, remember about safety precautions and that all dangerous high-altitude work is performed only by professionals with proven safety devices !!!

List of basic concepts.

TV satellite

Transponder- a transceiver located on the satellite. It is characterized by the width and direction of the beam being sent and the frequency of broadcasting. Broadcasting is carried out in two main ranges - C-Band and Ku-Band. In the C band (4 GHz), mainly American and Russian satellites broadcast, in the Ku band (10.700-12.750 GHz) - European ones. Broadcasting is carried out in linear or circular polarizations. Which, in turn, differ in vertical (V) and horizontal (H) for linear polarization and left (L) and right (R) for circular polarization. When they say "signal from transponder 11766H", they mean a transponder broadcasting at a frequency of 11766 MHz with horizontal polarization. There are from several to dozens of transponders on the satellite.

Satellite antenna- main element satellite system subscriber to receive a signal from the satellite. In simple terms, the antenna “collects” a weak reflected satellite signal over its entire surface and focuses it to a specific point where the converter is installed. The most common antennas are direct focus and offset. Direct-focus mirrors are a parabolic mirror with a focus in the geometric center, while offset ones have a shifted focus (below the geometric center of the antenna). Accordingly, the converter for a direct-focus antenna is installed in the center, for an offset antenna it is shifted to the bottom. Most widespread in ordinary users received precisely offset antennas. They are cheap, easy to install and set up. Antennas are produced in various diameters and from various materials. The material is usually either aluminum alloy or steel. There are fixed antennas (rigidly fixed) and antennas with an actuator (motor suspension). Motorized suspension rotates the antenna at specified angles and allows you to receive a signal from a huge number of satellites that are in the field of view. Setting up the latter for a beginner is not very easy. The size of the antenna is selected individually, depending on the signal strength required to view the satellite. The diameter of the antenna must be selected with some margin, since atmospheric precipitation (heavy rain, snow) creates significant interference with the satellite signal. This is especially true for the Ku-band. But at the same time, there is no need to go to extremes - if an antenna with a diameter of 0.9 m is enough, it is not at all necessary to buy an antenna of 1.5 m - it weighs more and its area is more exposed to wind.

Converter- a device designed to receive a satellite signal reflected from an antenna and installed on an appropriate holder at the focus of the antenna. The main purpose of the converter is to convert the frequency of the received satellite signal (for example, for the Ku-band it is from 10.7 to 12.75 GHz) to an intermediate one (900 - 2150 MHz), at which the attenuation of the signal transmitted in the cable will be less. Since the power of the received satellite signal is very small, the second important task of the converter is to amplify it to an acceptable level for the receiving path of the receiver. Since any converter introduces its own noise level into the signal, but is also low-noise, it is also called LNB (Low Noise Block). Converters are designed to operate in linear polarization or circular and are selected depending on which of the polarizations the satellite is broadcasting in (for example, popular NTV + packages are broadcast in circular polarization and the universal linear polarization converter, despite the name "universal", is not suitable for reception). If the converter is universal, it switches to the specified polarization with a voltage of 13/18 V supplied by the receiver. 13 V - vertical polarization, 18 V - horizontal. One more nuance: converters come with 1st output, 2nd, 4th, 8th. Based on how many independent viewpoints will be installed, a converter with the appropriate number of outputs must be installed, since all converter outputs are independent.

Multifeed- holder for additional converter. Since the satellites are located in geostationary orbit relatively close to each other (by certain standards), it is possible to simultaneously receive a signal on one antenna using a multifeed from several adjacent satellites. A classic example is 3 satellites (Hotbird 13E, Sisius 4.8E, Amos 4W) received on 1 fixed antenna. As a rule, a converter is installed on the main (focal) antenna holder, tuned to Sisius 4.8E, on the 1st multifeed - converter on Hotbird 13E, on the 2nd multifeed - converter on Amos 4W.

Disek (DiseqC)- this is a device that switches the signal from several converters to 1 cable. Since the receiver can only receive a signal from one satellite at a time, the converter corresponding to this satellite must be connected to the receiver. This is exactly what the disc is doing - it connects the converter that is currently needed to the receiver. Diseks are different, designed to work according to a specific protocol. The DiseqC 1.0 protocol is unidirectional and is used when the number of converters is not more than 4. DiseqC 2.0 is the same, only bidirectional and compatible with 1.0. DiseqC 1.1 is used to connect more converters. Protocol 1.2 is used to control the positioner.

A coaxial cable is connected to the inputs and output of the disc via F-connectors. I don't think it's worth the story. typing about connectors and cable, everything is clear here. However, the cable must necessarily have a wave impedance of 75 ohms, made of high-quality materials that can withstand severe temperature changes and have a good shielding braid. The core material is steel, copper, copper-plated steel - it’s unambiguous to say that it’s unlikely to work better.

Antenna bracket- a simple metal holder that is attached to the wall (usually) and to which the antenna is attached. Should be made as reliably as possible so that the wind does not rip off the antenna.

Satellitesth receiver- a device that receives a satellite signal from a converter and outputs it to a TV in the form of a familiar picture with sound:) You Boring a receiver is the most difficult task when choosing a satellite system. Receivers are both for open unencrypted channels (FTA), and for encrypted channels, with card readers, with slots for additional decoding modules, with an emulator, with various video outputs, with hard drive and other useful and not so useful features. Here, as they say, for any preference and any wallet. There is one important point: today, satellite broadcasting in HD format is being actively put into operation (video high definition) and in MPEG4. Receivers that support these formats are usually much more expensive than usual. Therefore, before buying a satellite system, you need to decide what content you will watch and what kind of receiver you need for this. Cheap receivers, as a rule, are not distinguished by high image and sound quality, great functionality and fast channel switching. Although there are exceptions. Separate nuance-emulator in the receiver. As can be seen from its name, the emulator is intended for software emulation of the operation of a smart card. What is it for? A huge number of channels from different satellites are protected by encodings. Encodings are different - Viaccess, Seca, Irdeto, Nagravision, Biss, etc. For example, some package of channels is broadcast in Biss encoding and you want to watch it (the antenna is tuned to the desired satellite), but you do not have a smart card. Then look for a software emulator in your receiver (usually it is written in undocumented features) and turn it on. Enter the channel access keys - and if everything is in order - watch it. As a rule, emulators in modern receivers support several encodings. Another application of the emulator is a phenomenon popularly referred to as "sharing" or "card-sharing". Oh, and one more thing - when choosing a receiver, you should pay attention to the availability and regularity of the outgoing software. In other words, firmware. In new firmware, as a rule, errors that occur are removed, parameters of satellites, transponders, new codes for the emulator, etc. are added.

Choice of accessories.

To begin with, for some time I studied the Internet to get acquainted with the issue (since I was a complete teapot and had a very illusory concept of what a disc or transponder was, but I wanted to watch satellite TV). I decided what content and from which satellites I want to watch (at the end of this article you can look at the lists of the most popular channels in our places and some links), what is accepted in my region and on what diameter of the antenna, and also got acquainted with the advice of experienced , among which he was of great help to me vladbel, for which special thanks to him :) As a result, Amos 4W, Sirius 4.8E, Hotbird 13E satellites for one antenna 0.95m and Eutelsat W4 36E for 0.85m were chosen for viewing. I chose http://www.agsat.com.ua/ as a Kyiv store - everything is in one place and, among other things, they are one of the sellers recommended by the Openbox manufacturer original technique of the same brand, and my soul lay precisely in Openbox :) By the way, both receivers I bought in Agsat and receivers bought there for my friends were ALREADY flashed with lists of satellites and lists of favorite channels from popular satellites 4W + 5E (4.8E) + 13E, and this concerned not only Openbox "s. Convenient for those who do not want to bother too much with stuffing favorites :)

What was purchased and what were the selection criteria:

Two brackets for antennas.

Disek - signal switch from 4 converters to 1 cable connected to the receiver.

Lancombox - a device for sharing (who wants to, can search any search engine for the concept of "card-sharing").

The budget for all this stuff was 1346 hryvnias or ~$270.

Agree, the amount is small :)

Installation.

The antenna must be installed in the line of sight of the south direction. Direct means that there should not be any obstacles in the form of houses, trees and other things in front of the antenna. It is for this reason that the most optimal places for installing antennas are balconies and roofs. Since my windows are on the first floor and are not directed far to the south, it was decided to install antennas on the roof. Fortunately, the roof of my typical 9-storey panel house is flat, which made installation easier (if there is no free access to the antenna with a converter number greater than 1 after installing it on the bracket, see below *). What I needed on the roof besides antennas with their mounts:

Perforator with drill bits with pobedite tips. The drill diameter is chosen slightly smaller than the diameter of the anchor bolt. Much less - it is impossible - the anchor will not enter the wall. More - it will "hang out" and it really won't be possible to tighten it.
Phillips screwdriver.
Ring wrench for 10.
Ring wrench for 13.
Wrench.
A hammer.
Knife for cutting papers (for stripping the cable under the connectors).
Wire cutters.
Receiver with remote control.
Small TV.
220V with extension cord for 3 outlets.

The most interesting questions are where to direct the antennas? How to determine the direction? How to set up antennas without a satellite finder (a device for setting up satellite dishes costs from $400)? Since in my case it was decided to make the adjustment "by eye", I decided to determine the direction logically simply - I just looked where the antennas on the neighboring roof were directed and decided to turn mine in the same direction :)

I decided to mount my antennas to this elevator shaft:

It’s inconspicuous, of course, on the roof, but this is not a European-style renovation in the apartment :) I determined the installation site, marked the holes for the brackets, drilled them with a perforator, hammered the anchors inside and fixed the brackets (I didn’t fully photograph the next steps, so almost all the photos will be from already installed systems). I won’t dwell on fixing the brackets, I think that everything is clear with this, the work is mechanical. Still, if someone does not know what an anchor bolt is, I'll show you how it looks:

Back to installation.

The first antenna was tuned with 3 converters for Sirius, Hotbird, Amos, the second for Eutelsat 36E. At first, the brackets were screwed onto screw anchor bolts, later I changed them to wrenches. Screws proved to be unreliable. The photo shows the first unsuccessful attempts in the form of the remaining holes. By that time, the brackets were also repainted to enhance the original painting (and besides, there was just a lot of extra white paint - this can be seen from many streaks :)) :

In the photo above, the antenna is already assembled, with converters, cable, etc. Initially, the antenna was simply assembled, hung on the bracket, and the converters with the cable were clung later. A thin metal cable - I just had an extra one and I passed it through the antenna mount and screwed it to the elevator shaft rack in case the wind rips out the anchors so that the antenna does not dive from the roof :) In fact, this is almost unrealistic, but let it be - so I thought. To adjust the antenna in the vertical and horizontal planes, it is required to clamp the mount so that the antenna does not independently change its inclination, but at the same time it can be moved in planes with some effort. These nuts are not tightened much until the final adjustment:

Next, both multifeeds are put on the central holder of the antenna converter, converters are inserted into all holders, and everything is tightened so that the converters in the multifeeds can be turned with some effort in all planes (the cables to the converters are connected later). The photo below shows what multifeeds are and how they are attached:

LNBP: On(turn on converter power)

LNBP Type: Universal(universal converter type, according to the ones I bought)

LNBP Freq: 10600/9750(indicated on converters)

22Khz: Auto(I leave the signal to switch the disc)

DISEqC: None(I leave it like that, since the signal is connected directly for now, and not through a disk)

Satellite	Transponder	Channel for visual inspection
Sirius 4.8E	11766H	Novy Kanal, 5 Kanal (Ukraine)
Sirius 4.8E	11996H	Russia Today
Sirius 4.8E	12073H	Inter+
Sirius 4.8E	12245V	Europe by Satellite
Hotbird 13E	10971H	3 channel
Hotbird 13E	11034V	RTR Planeta
Hotbird 13E	11411H	Adjara TV
Hotbird 13E	11766V	Rai Uno
Hotbird 13E	12207H	Fashion TV Europe
Amos 4W	10722H	, 1+1 , Kino
Amos 4W	10759H	Telekanal STB, Tonis, MTV Ukraine
Amos 4W	10925V	Russia Today
Eutelsat W4 36E	11727L	Gameplay TV
Eutelsat W4 36E	12322R	NTV Plus Infokanal

Then comes the most difficult moment, which requires considerable endurance - this is tuning the antenna in planes. Why shutter speed is necessary - literally a few millimeters, and there will be no signal. Not that it will be bad, but it will not be at all! The setup is as follows - you need to install the antenna in some vertical position, in my position it was approximately like this:

In my case, turning the converter in the holder counterclockwise helped to achieve better signal quality in vertical polarization.

The pictures show which inputs (ports) of the drive are assigned converters (to which satellite). 0/12V: On only for LanComBox "a. If you don't have it, then you don't need to turn on 12V. I save the changes, check if all the disk inputs are working (that is, if all the configured satellites have a signal).

I tighten the cables with ties so that nothing dangles. It remains not to stretch the cable to the cable, pull the cable down and pull it. Dilute the cable in the apartment, connect the receiver, TV and watch satellite TV :)

*- If there is no access to the antenna after installing it on the bracket:

when there is only one converter on the antenna, everything is clear, nothing complicated, it is fixed rigidly on the antenna, the antenna is hung out of the window (or somewhere else) on the bracket, and is adjusted in the vertical and horizontal planes all from the same window (return to the warning in the beginning of the instructions!!!). What to do if you need to set up 1 additional converter (or more) on the multifeed? At the dacha, I did this: I screwed the bracket to an old tall pedestal, put the assembled antenna on it, put the whole structure in front of a wide-open window and set it up like that. By the way, a curious moment - with the first inclusion, with approximate antenna tilts, without additional tuning, I got a quality level on Sirius of more than 70%! I couldn’t believe my eyes :)) In a word, I set up all 3 converters in this form, carefully clamped everything, hung the bracket over the window and hung the antenna with the converters already tuned on it. It remains only to adjust it in planes.

And finally:

RTR-Planet, RTR-Sport, ORT-international, Russian music channel, RBC TV, R1, TBN Russia, Ajara TV - channel t

Viewed: 19529

I must say right away that the installation of ONLY an offset fixed antenna is being considered, and not a direct-focus or motorized one. And yet - it is possible that no matter how you try, you may not be able to install and configure the antenna yourself. Then you have to invite a professional installer. What is the difference between installing and configuring the system "by eye" from a professional installation? Almost nothing. With the exception of a more accurate initial calculation (which saves a lot of time), the mounting system and the principle of tuning the antenna are the same.

Warning!!! Warning!!! All work related to height and electricity is life threatening!!! If at least something causes the slightest concern, do not take risks, trust the professionals!!! You make an independent installation at your own peril and risk !!! In any case, remember about safety precautions and that all dangerous high-altitude work is performed only by professionals with proven safety devices !!!

List of basic concepts.

TV satellite- a spacecraft located in the geostationary orbit of the Earth and sending television signal to a certain territory of the Earth through a transponder. All satellites are in the plane of the equator, therefore they are at the same latitude, but differ in longitude. In addition to the name, they also have the designation of longitude. For example, Amos 4W means the satellite is called Amos and is at 4 degrees West (W is West). Hotbird 13E is a satellite of Hotbird, located at 13 degrees East (E is East). Based on the fact that the satellites are "fixed" at certain points in the orbit, they have and certain areas covering the earth.

Satellite antenna- the main element of the subscriber's satellite system for receiving a signal from the satellite. In simple terms, the antenna “collects” a weak reflected satellite signal over its entire surface and focuses it to a specific point where the converter is installed. The most common antennas are direct focus and offset. Direct-focus mirrors are a parabolic mirror with a focus in the geometric center, while offset ones have a shifted focus (below the geometric center of the antenna). Accordingly, the converter for a direct-focus antenna is installed in the center, for an offset antenna it is shifted to the bottom. Offset antennas have received the greatest distribution among ordinary users. They are cheap, easy to install and set up. Antennas are produced in various diameters and from various materials. The material is usually either aluminum alloy or steel. There are fixed antennas (rigidly fixed) and antennas with an actuator (motor suspension). Motorized suspension rotates the antenna at specified angles and allows you to receive a signal from a huge number of satellites that are in the field of view. Setting up the latter for a beginner is not very easy. The size of the antenna is selected individually, depending on the signal strength required to view the satellite. The diameter of the antenna must be selected with some margin, since atmospheric precipitation (heavy rain, snow) creates significant interference with the satellite signal. This is especially true for the Ku-band. But at the same time, there is no need to go to extremes - if an antenna with a diameter of 0.9 m is enough, it is not at all necessary to buy an antenna of 1.5 m - it weighs more and its area is more exposed to wind.

Converter- a device designed to receive a satellite signal reflected from an antenna and mounted on an appropriate holder at the focus of the antenna. The main purpose of the converter is to convert the frequency of the received satellite signal (for example, for the Ku-band it is from 10.7 to 12.75 GHz) to an intermediate one (900 - 2150 MHz), at which the attenuation of the signal transmitted in the cable will be less. Since the power of the received satellite signal is very small, the second important task of the converter is to amplify it to an acceptable level for the receiving path of the receiver. Since any converter introduces its own noise level into the signal, but is also low-noise, it is also called LNB (Low Noise Block). Converters are designed to operate in linear polarization or circular and are selected depending on which of the polarizations the satellite is broadcasting in (for example, popular NTV + packages are broadcast in circular polarization and the universal linear polarization converter, despite the name "universal", is not suitable for reception). If the converter is universal, it switches to the specified polarization with a voltage of 13/18 V supplied by the receiver. 13 V - vertical polarization, 18 V - horizontal. One more nuance: converters come with 1st output, 2nd, 4th, 8th. Based on how many independent viewpoints will be installed, a converter with the appropriate number of outputs must be installed, since all converter outputs are independent.

Multifeed- holder for additional converter. Since the satellites are located in geostationary orbit relatively close to each other (by certain standards), it is possible to simultaneously receive a signal on one antenna using a multifeed from several adjacent satellites. A classic example is 3 satellites (Hotbird 13E, Sirius 4.8E, Amos 4W) received on 1 fixed antenna. As a rule, a converter is installed on the main (focal) antenna holder, tuned to Sirius 4.8E, on the 1st multifeed - converter on Hotbird 13E, on the 2nd multifeed - converter on Amos 4W.

Connects to the inputs and outputs of the disc coaxial cable via F-connectors. I think you should not talk about connectors and cable, everything is clear here. However, the cable must necessarily have a wave impedance of 75 ohms, made of high-quality materials that can withstand severe temperature changes and have a good shielding braid. The core material is steel, copper, copper-plated steel - it’s unambiguous to say that it’s unlikely to work better.

Antenna bracket- a simple metal holder that is attached to the wall (usually) and to which the antenna is attached. It must be made as securely as possible so that the wind does not rip off the antenna.

Satellite receiver- a device that receives a satellite signal from a converter and outputs it to a TV in the form of a familiar picture with sound :) Choosing a receiver is the most difficult task when choosing a satellite system. There are receivers for both open non-encrypted channels (FTA) and encrypted ones, with card readers, with slots for additional decoding modules, with an emulator, with various video outputs, with a hard drive and other useful and not very functions. Here, as they say, for any preference and any wallet. There is one important point: today, satellite broadcasting in HD format (high-definition video) and MPEG4 is being actively put into operation. Receivers that support these formats are usually much more expensive than usual. Therefore, before buying a satellite system, you need to decide what content you will watch and what kind of receiver you need for this. Cheap receivers are usually no different high quality picture and sound, great functionality and fast channel switching. Although there are exceptions. Separate nuance-emulator in the receiver. As can be seen from its name, the emulator is intended for software emulation of the operation of a smart card. What is it for? A huge number of channels from different satellites are protected by encodings. Encodings are different - Viaccess, Seca, Irdeto, Nagravision, Biss, etc. For example, some package of channels is broadcast in Biss encoding and you want to watch it (the antenna is tuned to the desired satellite), but you do not have a smart card. Then look for a software emulator in your receiver (usually it is written in undocumented features) and turn it on. Enter the channel access keys - and if everything is in order - watch it. As a rule, emulators in modern receivers support several encodings. Another application of the emulator is a phenomenon popularly referred to as "sharing" or "card-sharing". Yes, and yet, when choosing a receiver, you should pay attention to the availability and regularity of the outgoing software. In other words, firmware. In new firmware, as a rule, errors that occur are removed, parameters of satellites, transponders, new codes for the emulator, etc. are added.

What will be used and what were the selection criteria:

Offset antenna 0.95m made in Kharkiv. Painted steel. For signal reception from Amos 4W, Sirius 4.8E, Hotbird 13E.

Offset antenna 0.85m made in Kharkiv. Painted steel. To receive a signal from Eutelsat W4 36E.

Receiver Openbox X-810. Firstly, Openbox has the most powerful technical support(new firmware is released almost every couple of weeks), secondly, excellent picture quality, thirdly, built-in emulator, fourthly, LanComBox support (for fans of "sharing").

Three universal converters of linear polarization SINGLE TITANIUM TSX 0,2dB. Declared low noise level.

One converter of circular polarization SINGLE Circular INVERTO IDLP-40SCIRCL for Eutelsat W4 36E (NTV+).

Two multifeeds.

Two brackets for antennas.

Disk-switch of a signal from 4 converters in 1 cable connected to a receiver.

Coaxial antenna cable, impedance 75 Ohm, coil 100m.

10 antenna screw-on F-connectors.

6 anchor bolts "under the nut" 8x72, washers, nuts and grover washers.

Plastic self-tightening ties.

Steel cable with clamps for fixing on it antenna cable and lower it off the roof.

Plastic box for disk.

Lancombox - a device for sharing (who wants to, can search any search engine for the concept of "card-sharing").

Installation.

The antenna must be installed in the line of sight of the south direction. Direct means that there should not be any obstacles in the form of houses, trees and other things in front of the antenna. It is for this reason that the most optimal places for installing antennas are balconies and roofs. Since my windows are on the first floor and are not directed far to the south, it was decided to install antennas on the roof. Fortunately, the roof of my typical 9-storey panel house is flat, which made installation easier (if there is no free access to the antenna with a converter number greater than 1 after installing it on the bracket, see below *). What was needed on the roof except for antennas with their mounts:

Perforator with drill bits with pobedite tips. The drill diameter is chosen slightly smaller than the diameter of the anchor bolt. Much less - it is impossible - the anchor will not enter the wall. More - it will "hang out" and it really won't be possible to tighten it.
- Phillips screwdriver.
- Ring wrench for 10.
- Ring spanner for 13.
- Adjustable wrench.
- A hammer.
- Knife for cutting papers (for stripping the cable under the connectors).
- Nippers.
- Receiver with remote control.
- Small TV.
- 220V with extension cord for 3 sockets.

The most interesting questions are where to direct the antennas? How to determine the direction? How to set up antennas without a satellite finder (a device for setting up satellite dishes costs from $400)? Since in my case it was decided to make the adjustment "by eye", I determined the direction logically simply - I just looked where the antennas on the neighboring roof were directed and turned mine in the same direction.

Antenna with 3 converters - definitely Sirius, Hotbird, Amos - we have a lot of these and installers install them mainly. Looking at the neighboring houses, you can find many of these and they are all directed in the same direction. That is why I had no doubts. To the left of it with one converter - probably NTVshnaya - we also have enough of those. If you do not have such guidelines, then things are worse. You need to determine the south direction and try to direct the antenna there. Once again, an indispensable condition is that in no case should there be any visible obstacles in the direction of the satellite in front of the antenna !!! Among other things, in a situation where the antenna is installed under someone's balconies or visors, make sure that streams of water or snow from the upper visor do not fall directly on your antenna. It does not bode well for the reception.

I decided to mount my antennas to this elevator shaft:

It’s inconspicuous, of course, on the roof, but this is not a European-style renovation in the apartment. I determined the installation site, marked the holes for the brackets, drilled them with a puncher, hammered the anchors inside and fixed the brackets (I didn’t fully photograph the next steps, so almost all the photos will be from already installed systems) . I won’t dwell on fixing the brackets, I think that everything is clear with this, the work is mechanical. Still, if someone does not know what an anchor bolt is, I'll show you how it looks:

It consists of a glass and a bolt inside it. The bolt has a thread for a nut on one side and a thickened cone on the other. Exactly as in the figure, from left to right, carefully, so as not to damage the thread under the nut, it is driven into the drilled hole. At the same time, I recommend loosening the nut, but not unscrewing it to the end, otherwise the bolt runs the risk of completely falling into the hole, then you won’t get it. The same applies to putting the bracket on the bolts (the nuts will still have to be removed) - make sure that the bolts do not fall inside the glass, I recommend pulling them as much as possible before putting on the bracket or tighten them with a nut so that the cone enters the glass a little and the bolts do not stagger . The glass should be flush with the wall, and the thread with the nut, respectively, should be outside the hole. The principle of operation of the anchor bolt is as follows: when the nut begins to be tightened with a wrench, it pulls the bolt inside the glass outward due to the thread. The cone located at the end of the bolt enters the glass and expands it as much as possible inside the hole. As a result, tearing such a bolt out of the wall is a far from trivial task. That is why it is recommended to hang the bracket on self-wedging anchor bolts, and not on screws with plastic dowels. However, the choice of attachment is a personal matter for everyone. The only thing - if you still choose anchors - look at their quality, in particular at the material and thickness of the glass. Because the anchors are too flimsy and will hold accordingly.

When installing on a balcony, you can generally drill a wall and pass through it threaded rods of the appropriate length (such are sold in stores). Fastened with nuts on both sides.

Back to installation.

In the photo above, the antenna is already assembled, with converters, cable, etc. Initially, the antenna was simply assembled, hung on the bracket, and the converters with the cable were clung later. A thin metal cable - I just had an extra one and I threaded it through the antenna mount and screwed it to the elevator shaft rack in case the anchors were pulled out by the wind so that the antenna did not dive from the roof. In fact, it is almost unrealistic, but let it be, so I thought. To adjust the antenna in the vertical and horizontal planes, it is required to clamp the mount so that the antenna does not independently change its inclination, but at the same time it can be moved in planes with some effort. These nuts are not tightened much until the final adjustment:

An unclamped left screw allows you to adjust the antenna in a vertical plane, 2 unclamped right screws allow you to rotate the antenna relative to the bracket in a horizontal plane.

Next, both multifeeds are put on the central holder of the antenna converter, converters are inserted into all holders, and everything is tightened so that the converters in the multifeeds can be turned with some effort in all planes (cables to the converters are connected later). The photo below shows what multifeeds are and how they are attached:

After that, the setup process begins. A piece of cable a couple of meters long is screwed to the central converter with an F-connector, the other end of the cable is screwed to the receiver. From some site I have pictures of what an F-connector is and how to properly wind it onto a cable. Here they are:

The receiver is connected to the TV, only after that the 220V power is turned on. An important point is that when winding the F-connector onto the cable, you must carefully monitor that the thin conductors of the shielding braid of the cable do not close with the central core, otherwise the receiver can be damaged !!!

I turn on the TV, receiver, go to the menu Installation-Search for channels. In the list of satellites on the left, I select Sirius 2 / Ku 4.8E - it is for this satellite that the rigidly fixed central converter will be configured. From the menu on the right, choose:

LNBP: On (turn on converter power)

LNBP Type: Universal (universal converter type, according to the ones I bought)

LNBP Freq: 10600/9750 (indicated on converters)

22Khz: Auto (I leave the signal for switching the disc)

DISEqC: None (I leave it as it is, since the signal is connected directly for now, and not through a disk)

Next, with the yellow button on the remote control, I go to the Transponder submenu and select the transponder on which I will look for a signal (I advise you to pre-order several transponders selected from satellites with different polarizations and REALLY WORKING free-to-air channels (FTA). The list can be found at the links below. I decided for myself be tuned to the following transponders:
Satellite Transponder Channel for visual inspection
Sirius 4.8E 11766 H Novy Kanal , 5 Kanal (Ukraine)
Sirius 4.8E 11996 H Russia Today
Sirius 4.8E 12073H Inter+
Sirius 4.8E 12245V Europe by Satellite
Hotbird 13E 10971 H 3 Channel
Hotbird 13E 11034V RTR Planeta
Hotbird 13E 11411 H Adjara TV
Hotbird 13E 11766V Rai Uno
Hotbird 13E 12207 H Fashion TV Europe
Amos 4W 10722 H K1, 1+1, Kino
Amos 4W 10759 H Telekanal STB, Tonis, MTV Ukraine
Amos 4W 10925 V
Eutelsat W4 36E 11727 L Gameplay TV, Ru TV
Eutelsat W4 36E 12322 R NTV Plus Infokanal

For example, in my case, for starters, it will be a 11766H transponder broadcasting at a frequency of 11766 MHz with horizontal polarization. For convenience, the signal quality can be displayed in full screen with the Info button. I will focus on the lower scale "Quality":

What do we see in this photo? A bleak picture-signal quality-0! In fact, what should you expect? The antenna after all while "looks" towards the satellite very approximately.

Then comes the most difficult moment, which requires considerable endurance - this is tuning the antenna in planes. Why shutter speed is necessary - literally a few millimeters, and there will be no signal. Not that it will be bad, but it will not be at all! The setup is as follows - you need to install the antenna in a certain vertical position, in my position it was approximately like this:

After that, you need to very, very smoothly rotate the antenna in a horizontal direction and at the same time carefully look at the quality scale, first in one direction, and if the scale does not change from 0, then in the other. When it turns out that the quality scale has grown to at least 10-15 - this is already the first success, you can stop and take a break :) If you cannot find a signal in the entire horizontal plane, you need to slightly change the vertical angle of the antenna and start moving again in the horizontal plane until the appearance of a signal. When at least some signal is found: now you need to try to move the antenna even more smoothly left and right and achieve the maximum level of signal quality. Having achieved this, you need to try to achieve an even greater signal by moving the antenna very smoothly up and down. After that, you can try to slightly rotate the converter around its axis in the holder (there are marks on the converter for this):

The maximum signal can be achieved ONLY by the combination of all these adjustments. Another nuance - if you can’t find a signal under any circumstances, and you double-checked everything 100 times, including the receiver settings, it makes sense to try another converter, maybe this one is faulty. I get the maximum signal level that I can pull out:

It would seem that you can calm down and tighten all the adjusting screws? No matter how! After all, the setting was made for a transponder broadcasting in horizontal polarization (there is a letter H in the picture at the end of the 2nd period), but you also need to configure some kind of transponder in vertical (V) polarization:

In my case, turning the converter in the holder counterclockwise helped to achieve best quality signal in vertical polarization.

After that, you can scan the transponders (look in the documentation with your receiver for how to do this) and visually see if the channels are received and if they correspond to the selected satellite:

When the signals in horizontal and vertical polarizations are the maximum that can be pulled out, it is necessary to tightly tighten all adjusting nuts under tightened. And here there is one unpleasant moment - you tighten the nut, while the antenna slightly changes its direction, and the signal quality can noticeably go away! So you also need to tighten it very carefully. Everything, the antenna and the first converter are configured. I turn off the receiver from the outlet, wind the cable from the central converter to the converter on the left (to the one on the multifeed, if you look at the antenna from the front), turn everything on, select Hotbird 13E in the menu, the same menu settings on the right as for Sirius, select the working transponder and trying to set up maximum quality signal. Only this time I am adjusting not the antenna, but the converter itself on the multifeed. It can move in all planes with respect to the focus of the antenna - left, right, up, down, forward, backward:

All nuts are tightened when the signal is maximum. I do not forget about checking in both polarizations. I scan Hotbird's transponders and check for any free channels visually.

I turn everything off again, twist the cable to the 3rd converter, turn everything on, select Amos 4w and make settings for it. Everything is similar. After that, the tuning of the first antenna can be considered completed.

Second antenna. Which I am going to set up on Eutelsat W4 36E (NTV+). It's easier - one converter. Moreover, since it is of circular polarization, it is not very important how it will be deployed inside the holder. Best of all, with the cable down so that precipitation does not accumulate on it:

Accordingly, you need to adjust the antenna in the horizontal and vertical planes. I turn everything off, twist the cable to this converter. The settings according to the purchased converter are as follows:

I set up the second antenna, check the antenna in both polarizations on different transponders. Since the converter is designed for circular polarization, they are checked not for H and V, but for L and R (left and right).

That's all. You can turn everything off. Now you need to make signal switching through disk. It looks something like this:

My disk has 1 output to the receiver, designated REC and 4 inputs for converters, referred to as 1,2,3,4. I connect the converters like this:

With the connection, everything is simple - a piece of cable is connected to each converter, connected to the corresponding input of the disc. If you install one antenna with the 1st converter, then the disc is not needed. If one antenna for 2 converters and 2 ports are free on the disk, it's okay. Disek is installed near the antennas and preferably is enclosed in a waterproof box (I bought it in an electrical store) so that precipitation does not fall on it:

Holes for ventilation are desirable in the bottom of the disek box. Sharp cable bends are not allowed! F-connectors on the converters are closed either with the caps supplied with the kit or with heat shrink tubing:

By the way, in the above photo you can see the distances between the converters and their angles of inclination. On the right is the antenna pointing at the Eutelsat W4.

I configure the disk protocol in the receiver menu (in my case 1.0) and the distribution of converters according to the inputs (ports) of the disk:

The pictures show which inputs (ports) of the drive are assigned converters (to which satellite). 0/12V: On only for LanComBox "a. If you don't have it, then you don't need to turn on 12V. I save the changes, check if all the disk inputs are working (that is, if all the configured satellites have a signal).

Someone may have a question, why not immediately connect all the converters to the disk, register all the inputs and tune the antennas? The answer is simple - with a really idle drive, you will kill A LOT of time and nerves trying to set up a signal that cannot be found by definition. Among other things, without a disc, you will quickly determine whether you bought a working converter.

Here's what I ended up with on the roof:

*- If there is no access to the antenna after installing it on the bracket:

when there is only one converter on the antenna, everything is clear, nothing complicated, it is fixed rigidly on the antenna, the antenna is hung out of the window (or somewhere else) on the bracket, and is adjusted in the vertical and horizontal planes all from the same window (return to the warning in the beginning of the instructions!!!). What to do if you need to set up 1 additional converter (or more) on the multifeed? At the dacha, I did this: I screwed the bracket to an old tall pedestal, put the assembled antenna on it, put the whole structure in front of a wide-open window and set it up like that. By the way, a curious moment - with the first inclusion, with approximate antenna tilts, without additional settings, I got a quality level on Sirius of more than 70%! In a word, in this form, I set up all 3 converters, carefully clamped everything, hung the bracket over the window and hung the antenna on it with the already tuned converters. It remains only to adjust it in planes.

An important point when installing high-altitude satellite dishes: in addition to safety precautions and insuring yourself in the first place, when hanging the antenna on a bracket or mast, always insure the antenna as well. Just imagine what an antenna planning from a height can do with the head of a passerby or with the body of an expensive BMW :)

Something else - rooftop antennas are often advised to be grounded, but some installers are ardent opponents of this. I am inclined to conclude that grounding the antenna still does not hurt.

And finally:

The list of the most popular channels according to the information I found today from the Hotbird, Sirius, Amos trinity (be prepared for the fact that some rotation and coding of channels may occur periodically):

Channels of Ukraine (Sirius satellite)

Inter+, Enter-Musical, Enter-Film, Tête-à-tête*, Channel 5, Rada, Glas, Star TV Ukr, UBC, OCK, Tisa 1

Channels of Ukraine (satellite Amos)

1+1, 1+1international*, 1+1-cinema, Tonis, Kyiv, M1, M1-international*, O-TV, MTV Ukraine, K-1, K-2, KTM, channel 7, 24-news, Megasport*, STB, Music Box UA

Russian channels (Hot Bird satellite)

ORT international, RTR-Planet, Euro News in Russian, CNL Christian Satellite - the first Christian channel in Russian, Russian music channel

Russian-language channels (Sirius satellite)

1 Baltic music channel, TV Center, TV5-Latvian channel, Romantika-1*, Romantika-2*, Travel (travel)*, Department store

Russian-language channels (Hot Bird)

RTR-Planet, RTR-Sport, ORT-International, Russian Music Channel, RBC TV, R1, TBN Russia, Ajara TV - Adjara TV channel, news and latest movies in Russian, National TV of Armenia - Armenian TV channel, Euro News - round-the-clock news channel in Russian, CNL Christian Satellite TV Channel - the first Christian channel in Russian, Caspio Net - Kazakh TV channel CJSC "Agency "Khabar", Caspio Net provides round-the-clock information broadcasting with hourly blocks in three languages: English, Kazakh and Russian, Lider TV, AZE-television of Azerbaijan - films in Russian.

English channels (Hot Bird)

Euronews, CNN, BBC, Russia Today, Jetix *, Supreme Master, Word Network, MRTV, Gog TV, Gospel Channel, I "m on TV, Get Green Card TV, Al Jazeera English, Pentagon Channel, The Prophetic Word, Denaro TV , TBN, The Church Channel, JCTV, Smile of a Child, Inspiration Network, Daystar TV, MTA International, EWTN, DW, Bloomberg, Dub Sports, Real Madrid TV, Words of Peace, Caspio.net, 3ABN, TCT, VoA ( Voice of America), Rainbow, The Spirit Word, Cool TV, Luxe TV, Derby Race TV, Jame-Jam Network, Jame-Jam Network 2, Europe by Satellite, Love World, Nile TV, Hope Channel

Sports (Hot Bird)

Planet Sport, Prima, Rai Sport Sat, Dub Sports Channel, *, AB Moteurs*, Action*, Motors TV*, Sailing Channel*, English Premiere League*, Equida Outlist*, GlobalDraw Greyhounds, Equida*, ESPN Classic Sport*, Real Madrid TV

Cartoons (Hot Bird)

Baby TV * - for the youngest, Jetix *, AJ - Children "s Channel, Mangas *, Super RTL, Smile of a Child, MI TV, Boomerang *, Children" s - for the youngest, Berbere TV *

Music channels (Hot Bird):

RU TV, Mezzo (Muzik)*, MCM Europe*, Music Box Russia, Deejay TV, Viva Polska, 102.5 Hit Channel, 123 SAT, Magic, Countdown, Music Box Italia, Video Italia, Onyx, Khalifa TV, Gay TV, Krisma TV

Erotic: (Hot Bird, Sirius, Amos)

Hustler TV*,Blue Hustler TV*, Sexy Sat 1, Sexy Sat 2, Sexy Sat 3, Eurotic TV, Eurotic Plus, Eurotic Dreams, E-Sat TV, Arab Girls, Supreme Master TV, Sexy Arab, G Point, Gay TV , Top Sexy TV, Free Sex Sat, Free Sex Zone, Sensuality, 4sexTV, All sex, AAA sex channel, Xstream TV, Full-X 4Free, Hot Love, Hot Chili, MCT (6ch, XXX, coded.), (Red Licht (5ch, XXX, coded), SexView (14ch, XXX, coded)

Fashion: (Hot Bird)

Fashion, Fashion men, World Fashion, TV Moda

News: (Hot Bird)

Vesti, 24 News, Euro News, Fox News, BBC World, NBC Europe, EBS, World Net Europe, Bloomberg TV Europe, DW TV, Nile News, Canal 24 Horas, Rai News 24, Al Jazeera, Al Arabia, Khalifa News

German channels: (Hot Bird)

4 Fun TV, Euronews, Vox, Das Vierte, ZDF, EWTN, ARD Das Erste, DW, RTL2, Super RTL, Arte, Bloomberg, Words of Peace, SF Info, Europe by Satellite, Terra Nova, Luxe TV

French channels: (Hot Bird)

MTA International, Euronews, Meteo Express, Home Shopping, Demain, MTV France*, Boomerang*, TV5 Monde FBS, TV5 Monde Europe, France 24, BFM TV, EWTN, NRJ 12, Arte, Best of Shopping, NT1, La Locale, Words of Peace, Gulli, Mezzo, Europe 2, Luxe TV, Europe by Satellite, Direct 8, TV8 Mont Blanc, Nile TV, 3A Telesud, Liberty TV, JET, KTO, Walf TV

Spanish channels: (Hot Bird)

Euronews, Bethel TV, Arcoiris TV, Enlace TBN Europa, EWTN Europe, TVE, Canal 24 Horas, TVE, Internacional, Words of Peace, Europe by Satellite

Italian channels: (Hot Bird)

Administra.it, All TV, Arte & Atre, Blu, Calabria Channel, Camera dei Deputati, Canale 10, Canale 5, Canale Italia, Canale 8, Carpe Diem, Cartomanzia Lotto, Ceramicanda, Challenger TV, Cinquestelle TV, Coming Soon TV, Cortona Notizie, Count Down TV, Diva Futura Channel, Diva Futura Live, Diva Futura Plus, Elite Shopping TV, E-TV Emilia Romagna, Euroconference, Euronews, Europe by Satellite, Expo Club, Family Life TV, Forte Rosso Sat, Free Channel , Future Sat, GBR, Gioielli D "Anna, Italia 1, Italia Channel, Italiamia, Italiani nel mondo Channel, Italiasat, Italy & Italy, Jolly Sat, Julie Channel, La 9, Lazio Channel, Libera, Libera, Magic TV, Mare TV, MediaShopping, Mediatel, Mediolanum Channel, Mediterraneo Sat 1, Mediterraneo Sat 2, Milano TV Sat, Motori TV, Music Box Italia, Napoli International, Napoli Mia, Napoli TLA, Nessuno TV, New TV, Nostradamus, Nova mosaic, Oasi TV , Odeon Sat, People TV, Planet Italia, Play TV, Puglia Channel, Punto Sat, Puntoshop, Radio Italia TV, Radio TV, RAI Doc, RAI Due, RAI Edu 1, RAI Edu 2, RAI Futura, RAI Med, RAI Nettuno Sat Due, RAI Nettuno Sat Uno, RAI News 24, RAI Sport Satellite, RAI Tre, RAI Uno, RAI Utile, Rete 4, Rete Oro Sat, Rete Capri, Roma Sat, Roma Uno, RTB International, RTL 102.5 TV, S 24, Sardegna Uno Sat, Sat 8, Sat 9, Sat 2000, Senato Italiano, Sensuality, SET, Sicilia Channel, Sicilia International, Sixty Nine, Sky Meteo 24, Sky Meteo 24, active, Sky Meteo 24 active, Sky On Air, Sky TG 24, active In primo piano, Sky TG 24 active mosaic, Sky TG 24 active, Scienza, Sky TG 24 active Sport, Sportitalia , Star Sat, StarMarket, Studio 100 Sat, Studio Europa, Taxi Channel, TBM, TBN Italia, Tele A, Tele A piu Sat, Tele Padre Pio, TeleCampione, Telecolore, TelefortuneSat, Telelombardia, Telemarket, Telemarket 2, Telenord, Telepace, Teletirreno, Tiziana Sat, Tiziana Sat 2, Toscana Channel, TR 2 Sat, Trentino TV, TRSP, TV 7 Lombardia, TV Koper Capodistria, TV Moda, TVA Vicenza, UnoSat, Varese Sat, Veneto, Venice Channel, Vid eoBergamo, Videolina, Videolook Channel Italy, Vip TV, Words of Peace, Xex

Polish channels: (Hot Bird)

4 Fun TV, Baby TV*, Edusat, Europe by Satellite, ITV, Mango 24, Podroze TV, Polonia 1, Polsat 2, Polsat Zdrowie i uroda, Tele 5, TMT, TV Biznes, TV Polonia, TV Puls, TVN Gra, TVP Kultura

Arabic Channels:(Hot Bird)

123 Sat, 2M Maroc, Abu Dhabi TV Europe, Al Aqariya TV, Al Arabiya, Al Baghdadia, Al Fayhaa TV, Al Forat Network, Al Hayat, Al Hiwar TV, Al Jazeera Channel, Al Jazeera Children's Channel, Al Jazeera Documentary , Al Jazeera Mobasher, Al Masriyah, Al Mustakillah TV, Al Ordoniyah, Alalam News Channel, AldiyarSat, Alhurra Europe, Al-Iraqiya TV, Alkawthar TV, Almaghribya, Alsharqiya TV, Al-Zahra TV, ANB, ANN, Arab 69, Arrabia , Arriyadiya, Assadissa, Canal Algerie, Dubai Sports Channel 2, Dubai TV Europe, Galaxy Sat TV, Infinity, Iqraa, Ishtar TV, Jamahirya Satellite Channel, Kuwait Space Channel, MBC Maghreb Al-Arabia, Medi 1 Sat, Miracle, Mlive, MTA International, Nile News, NourSat, Oman TV Satellite, PTV, Qatar TV, Salaam TV, Sama Dubai, Sat 7, Saudi Arabian TV 1 Satellite, Shahrazad, Sharjah TV, Spirit Channel, Strike, Sudan TV, Syria Satellite Channel, Thalitha TV, The Healing Channel, Tunis 7, TVM Europe, TVM Middle East, Victor Chandler, VoA TV, Words of Peace, Yemen Satellite TV

Indian channels: (Hot Bird)

TRT Tamil, Ceylon TV, AsiaNet, Maharishi Open University

National channels: (Hot Bird)

Armenia - National TV of Armenia. Bangladesh - ATN Bangla. Bulgaria - TV Bulgaria. Holland - BVN TV. Greece - OTE, Magic Peiraia, ERT SAT, Extra Channel, Tele Asty, Alpha TV. Georgia - Ajara TV. India - Maharishi Open University. China -CCTV. Korea - Arirang TV. Kurdistan - KurdSat. Macedonia - MKTV Sat. Poland - TV Polonia, TVN. Romania -TV Romania International, Pro TV International. Thailand -Thai TV. Yugoslavia -TV Montenegro, BK Sat, RTS Sat.

*-channel can be received if there is an emulator in the receiver, but not guaranteed. The remaining channels are open (FTA).

Good luck in choosing and using satellite systems :)

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