99° kaku satellite-Install Problem

[indylocal]

I recently had the 5lnb oval with the h20 installed at my residence. I couldn't get locals in hd because it wasn't released yet. Now i am supposedly able to get our ABC local in HD, but I get no signal on 99°, where the channel is to come from. I had the installer tech come out and he said 99 isn't up yet, so we called directv and they confirmed it's up and local abc hd is available. So I asked him to go put his signal meter on the dish to ensure I was getting a signal on 99, but his signal meter wasn't programed to look for 99, just 110, 101, etc. Those were all 99 and 98% strength.

my questions are...

1) Does anyone know if 99 is up and active

2) if the other satellites are at 98% then I should get 99° at an OK rate too?

3) advice to correct?????

Indianapolis, Indiana...

 

[moonman]

Do you subscribe to a programming package that includes your local channels?
Have you tried rerunning the receivers set-up program again?
Yes the 99 bird is operational...call D* back and tell them to send a tech. back out...this time with
the proper meter equip.

 

[indylocal]

I reran the setup and yes I do have the hd pack that includes the locals

 

[little dish guy]

There is no specific meter yet to look at 99 or 103, the tech will have to bring a spectrum analyzer and know what to look for.
Bob

 

[f300v10]

indylocal,

Do you see any signal on 99 or 103 on the H20 signal strength page? Do you have the b-band converter installed on the H20? It is a small white box that is in-line on the sat feed into the H20.

 

[indylocal]

I Do have the B-band installed, but no signal at all on 103 or 99. Thanks for the help...keep it coming...

 

[f300v10]

I Do have the B-band installed, but no signal at all on 103 or 99. Thanks for the help...keep it coming...

Do you have a multi-switch in your setup? Only the new Zinwell WB68 is designed to work with the KA sats. If you have a multi-switch, make sure it is this model.

What max signal strength does your H20 show for 101, 110 and 119? You should see 70+ on at least some of the transponders on each of the sats, with some even in the 80's. If you do then I would think you should be seeing something on 99 or 103. If the dish is well aligned for 101 and 119, 99 and 103 have to be close if not perfect.

 

[moonman]

There is no specific meter yet to look at 99 or 103, the tech will have to bring a spectrum analyzer and know what to look for.
Bob

Sure there is...but they are not cheap!!!
http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?main_cat=1020305&CAT=&PROD=ACUTRACIII

 

[indylocal]

dish is align well...get upper 80 signal on the h20, outdoor get 99-98% signal on 101.119, etc. I will check the multi-switch model. Thanks

 

[indylocal]

I do have the correct multi-switch and b-band...any other suggestions?

 

[indylocal]

I noticed on the multi-switch one says 13v and one 18v, does this matter?

 

[little dish guy]

Aah, heard about the new Acutrac but didn’t think it was out yet. If the dish is working ok on 101, 110 , 119 and the multiswitch is correct and Ka transponders are available in Indy, I would be suspicious of the 99-101-103 LNB head. You can also try bypassing the B-band converter to see if it’s causing a problem. They are not used yet and a bad one could cause some unusual problems.
Bob

Sure there is...but they are not cheap!!!
http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_display.asp?main_cat=1020305&CAT=&PROD=ACUTRACIII

 

[Spade]

Sounds like the tech did not fine tune the dish. Most techs just align the dish to get the 101, 110, and the 119 and skip the fine tune part. The KA band is a very narrow band so if its not fine tune the 99 and 103 might not come in.

 

[indylocal]

A tech is coming over today, hopefully he can fine tune it...

 

[boba]

By any chance are you using diplexers in your setup for OTA?

 

[dodge]

There is no specific meter yet to look at 99 or 103, the tech will have to bring a spectrum analyzer and know what to look for.
Bob

Bs. any good installer will have a birdog and that meter will give you a signal for those 2 birds.

 

[Dish Jockey]

Bs, Bs. Birdog doesn’t work with the new Ka, it uses a different modulation scheme. The dog will go to 2150mhz with QPSK for DVB or DSS but not the future 250 to 750mhz band and no 8PSK.
Rick

Bs. any good installer will have a birdog and that meter will give you a signal for those 2 birds.

 

[Stargazer]

I hope they have a new bird dog that will come out that will do the newer satellites and 8PSK.

 

[little dish guy]

I’m not sure it’s necessary. The alignment procedure doesn’t use any Ka signals and with the current spot beams, you would need a different Birdog download for every area. Todays Birdog and 101/119 download work great.
Bob

I hope they have a new bird dog that will come out that will do the newer satellites and 8PSK.

 

[fkostyn]

Here in PHX AZ I am only picking up the 103 sate (Installed myself) - but - I get all of my HD Locals fine - I'm guessing there's no active spots for the 99 here.