PicoTuner v3 help please - signal input
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Re: PicoTuner v3 help please - signal input
Change your reference frequency very slightly and see.
Re: PicoTuner v3 help please - signal input
What am I looking for when I change it? It also locks the Pluto, but the Pluto is locked to 40MHz, and the LNB to 25MHz, the LNB reference has a band pass filter in line.The source is a dual output Leo Bodnar. How much is a "slight" change? A few Hz? Thanks.
Best regards,
Chris, 2E0ILY in rural Shropshire.
It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's than being 70 in the 20's
Chris, 2E0ILY in rural Shropshire.
It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's than being 70 in the 20's
Re: PicoTuner v3 help please - signal input
Monitor the beacon MER. Adjust by a few Hz, see if it changes. I have my LO at 9.5 GHz for a while as it allowed me to receive on a standard satellite RX.
Re: PicoTuner v3 help please - signal input
OK Mike, I'll give it a go when I am feeling bold. The problem with the Leo Bodnars are that some frequency settings demand you are a mathematical genius or that you phone or e-mail them for the settings. It's the only downside I have found. However their support is superb. They did say they were working on making it easier for *any* frequency possible to be dialled in. Thanks again.
EDIT: The mathematics only come into play I think with dual output ones for some frequency combinations. I think single output ones are not so demanding of the user.
EDIT: The mathematics only come into play I think with dual output ones for some frequency combinations. I think single output ones are not so demanding of the user.
Best regards,
Chris, 2E0ILY in rural Shropshire.
It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's than being 70 in the 20's
Chris, 2E0ILY in rural Shropshire.
It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's than being 70 in the 20's
Re: PicoTuner v3 help please - signal input
Thank you everyone for your input on this one. I think I will go with the plan that I get two dishes running and everything proved, then merge everything in to one, bigger dish.
Bullseye is on order and should arrive later this week.
I'll give it all a go and then post any conclusions here to round things off.
Thank you again everyone, it really is appreciated.
Neil - G1TZC
Birmingham.
Bullseye is on order and should arrive later this week.
I'll give it all a go and then post any conclusions here to round things off.
Thank you again everyone, it really is appreciated.
Neil - G1TZC
Birmingham.
Re: PicoTuner v3 help please - signal input
I finally got most of this sorted. For now I have gone for the two dish solution.
After connecting the bullseye, I went from the quoted figures of signal to nothing.Not sure how, but I managed to kill the bias-T. For safety, I remade the ends and replaced the bias-T, turning the bullseye through 90 degrees.
Now glad to report that the beacon is giving -51dB and MER of 8.2!
Things I learned along the way;
Not all LNB's are equal
Ask lots of questions
Accept help when needed
Now to just sort the LNB voltages out, to complete the project.
Thanks again to everyone.
Neil - G1TZC
After connecting the bullseye, I went from the quoted figures of signal to nothing.Not sure how, but I managed to kill the bias-T. For safety, I remade the ends and replaced the bias-T, turning the bullseye through 90 degrees.
Now glad to report that the beacon is giving -51dB and MER of 8.2!
Things I learned along the way;
Not all LNB's are equal
Ask lots of questions
Accept help when needed
Now to just sort the LNB voltages out, to complete the project.
Thanks again to everyone.
Neil - G1TZC