I'll get around to it East, just getting familiar with my new toy, never had a receiver which displays signal quality in db level- kind of cool.
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I'll get around to it East, just getting familiar with my new toy, never had a receiver which displays signal quality in db level- kind of cool.
Costactc, How do you like the new DR. Whats the good, Whats the bad, Was it worth the wait. Any pic. Thanks, Big o.
I haven't finished testing the dr hd d15 yet but thus far I would say that this receiver has disappointed me with its tuner being less sensitive the the x2 premium. I am in the process of using a Clarke Tech satellite editor to put the proper orbital degree positions for sats in our part of the world. I will have an overall assessment later.
I got the Clarke Tech editor to finally put all satellites from 8-125w. I will be testing it out on ku band with my motorised 4' dish and then I will make an overall assessment.
Thanks costactc,
That's disappointing news. A while back I read on the Euro forums that this receiver was a very good item to have for blind scan and tuner sensitivity. I guess having high powered sats in your back yard helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Costactc [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
The dr hd d15 is performing spot on on ku band. I have only tested it out on 5 sats thus far and it's scanning everything in and moving the dish flawlessly.Quote:
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That would be its predecessor East, the F15 is supposed to have the most sensitive tuner that will give you a lock with only 2 db. The D15 requires at least a 4-5 db for a lock. Heavy rain at the moment and scanning Hispasat at 30w- most channels are saying no/bad signal- the technomate has all channels up. It's really cool to have a receiver that shows signal quality in db and that has a spectrum analyser as well. I will keep this unit on ku band until the new x2 is released and probably ship it downstairs on my 8' dish. For a dxer, tuner sensitivity means everything and this box is lacking.Quote:
Originally Posted by eastof111 [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
"That would be its predecessor East, the F15 is supposed to have the most sensitive tuner that will give you a lock with only 2 db. The D15 requires at least a 4-5 db for a lock"
Yeah, I read that the predecessor was a very good receiver, but one would think a newer model release would be better. Go figure.
Unfortunately, the F15 is no longer manufactured and all peeps that have one do not want to let it go. I still plan on doing a more thorough review of the D15 with pics....more to follow.