DR HD D15

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.
 
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.
 
Costactc said:
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.
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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.
 
eastof111 said:
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.
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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.
 
eastof111 said:
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.
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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.
 
"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.
 
The weather was extreme yesterday and my motor is still crippled and I may have passed judgement a bit too swiftly on the D15. Scanning the Atlantic ku sats spot on once again.
 
The D15 has been growing on me and even its slightly underachieving tuner hasn't discouraged me. It as excellent and extremely fast blind scanning receiver and its ease of use menu has me parking this one on my ku setup. It will lock tp with a 4.0 db level but the channel may be a bit glitchy, 5.0 db and up and your good to go. Most of the strongest known tp in our neck of the woods on ku scan in with a minimum of 14-15 db and there is the rare occasion when it's at the 18-19 level.
Setting up a new sat or tp is childs play but this requires the Clark Tech editor in order to have a North American satellite list, once done just scan away. Transponder and channel info just requires hitting the info button twice. The time and date work flawlessly with the time showing on the front panel display when the receiver is off.
The Menu:
Installation Menu:

Dish Setting- set up your sats here with all info and a convenient sat finder option(spectrum analyser) and also a beep function for signal quality.

Satellite scan- automatic, blind, Pid and manual. There is also a beep function here as well.


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The second menu is the System Settings Menu:

Time

A/V Output

Osd

Front Display

Security

Database Reset

IP Settings

Users Manual

The last one is quite cool if you happen to lose your manual you can access it from your receiver.


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I haven't taken this box outside on an install or even when aligning any of my dishes yet. I have noticed slight improvements when I nudge the dish east or west but the db level is more then sufficient for attaining peak signal quality.
 
Costactc just wondering what would be the setting for Cornwall for motorized dish, mine is still out of line, keep going on the foor and still not getting all sats in, i can only get from 72 to 125 due to foof peak,
 
sadass said:
Costactc just wondering what would be the setting for Cornwall for motorized dish, mine is still out of line, keep going on the foor and still not getting all sats in, i can only get from 72 to 125 due to foof peak,
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The proper coordinates for Cornwall using Usals are:

74.7 w and 45.0 n.

Set your motor to 0 or go to x depending on the motor type. Our most southern satellite is Amc 6 at 72w and the NBC mux should be scanning in off the charts.
 
The 4th menu on this unit is Entertainment:

Youtube
VK
Internet Radio
Picassa
Flickr
Weather
Map
Calculator
Calender
Hardstation 1
Hardstation 2
Iptv


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