Just purchased a WS 6906 finder on evil bay and was wondering if there is any nomad in Perth that could give me a practical demo on its use . I have the dish set up and running with my old finder but nothing on new finder screen. Instructions are next to useless but I don' t think I'm a dummy ! Cheers
mr glassies said
06:43 PM Sep 12, 2017
Do you have wiki camps
Hawk7 said
10:14 PM Sep 12, 2017
I'm sorry Mr Glassies but I can't see how Wikicamps can help me as I said, the dish is already set up with TV working ( has been for about seven years ) I only need help with the new finder.
KFT said
10:34 PM Sep 12, 2017
G'day
Have a search on utube, pretty sure there is a video on there about using that device
Frank
Joe50 said
02:55 AM Sep 13, 2017
Hi Hawk7
Have you configured your 6906 to lock onto the Optus C1/D3 satellites? I have a 6933 that I bought from Access Antennas in Osborne Park which they had already configured for C1/D3 so I didn't have to go through that procedure. They also configured the unit to display the free-to-air Al Jazeera news service - which I believe is transmitted from D3 - once the dish is locked onto C1/D3. The 6906 and 6933 models appear to be very similar so will probably have the same set-up procedures. I'll check my 6933 for the settings required for the C1 satellite and let you know. Meanwhile, here are some old threads that might be useful:
**** joe when did you take that I'm on 95 strength and 94 signal and I'm parked beside you.
Dibs
Joe50 said
02:17 AM Sep 17, 2017
Took the pic just before posting - maybe I've got a dodgy dish. Planning to fine tune it to see if I can get a better signal.
Joe
Nurzo said
05:35 PM Sep 23, 2017
I've got a WS6933 and find that it's not all that sensitive.
I take 3 sat meters with me in the van and find the old micky mouse cheap analog meter to be the most sensitive and will always get a signal.
I have spent a lot of time on roofs installing KU and C band dishes and yes the old analog is the most sensitive if used correctly.
There are very good meters out there and then you get what you pay for.
Just purchased a WS 6906 finder on evil bay and was wondering if there is any nomad in Perth that could give me a practical demo on its use . I have the dish set up and running with my old finder but nothing on new finder screen. Instructions are next to useless but I don' t think I'm a dummy ! Cheers
Have a search on utube, pretty sure there is a video on there about using that device
Frank
Hi Hawk7
Have you configured your 6906 to lock onto the Optus C1/D3 satellites? I have a 6933 that I bought from Access Antennas in Osborne Park which they had already configured for C1/D3 so I didn't have to go through that procedure. They also configured the unit to display the free-to-air Al Jazeera news service - which I believe is transmitted from D3 - once the dish is locked onto C1/D3. The 6906 and 6933 models appear to be very similar so will probably have the same set-up procedures. I'll check my 6933 for the settings required for the C1 satellite and let you know. Meanwhile, here are some old threads that might be useful:
http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t57225200/satlink-ws-6906
and
http://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t57503933/itech-dig-tv-finder/
Cheers
Joe
Ok sorry
This is a screenshot of my WS6933 with the Optus C1 settings
Dibs
Joe
I take 3 sat meters with me in the van and find the old micky mouse cheap analog meter to be the most sensitive and will always get a signal.
I have spent a lot of time on roofs installing KU and C band dishes and yes the old analog is the most sensitive if used correctly.
There are very good meters out there and then you get what you pay for.
Steve