Aiming for IA5

[altadata]

Hi
I'm new to FTA. I'd like to receive IA5 ( 97W ) in Ottawa.
For this a have a Fortec star 36inch, a Fortec Universal LNBF and a Viewsat ultra.
While trying to aim for IA5, I go to Menu->Antenna Setup and select Intelsat5.
I also select a strong TP freq ( 12177V).
What I'm getting sometimes is a Q signal going up and down from 0% to 61%.
I'm not sure what this is and what satellite is coming from. What should I do?
IS this because my LNB is Universal and not standard?
( I have no switches in the system ).
Thanks.

PS: I'd like to have a 22k switch later on. I think I should have a standard lnbf for this, right?

 

[SatelliteAV]

You can use either an Universal LNBF or a Standard LNBF to receive programming from IA5.

For the LNBF that you currently have, set the LNBF type to Universal 9750/10600 in the Antena set-up select Menu.

 

[altadata]

You can use either an Universal LNBF or a Standard LNBF to receive programming from IA5.

For the LNBF that you currently have, set the LNBF type to Universal 9750/10600 in the Antena set-up select Menu.

I already set "Universal" in the Antenna setup page.
Why am I getting a Q=0%-50%-0%-50% ( jumping between 0 and 50% )?
Does it mean I'm actually poining to other satellite, not the one I'm aiming for?

Thanks.

 

[WyrTwister]

I already set "Universal" in the Antenna setup page.
Why am I getting a Q=0%-50%-0%-50% ( jumping between 0 and 50% )?
Does it mean I'm actually poining to other satellite, not the one I'm aiming for?

Thanks.

Does your receiver have the capability to blind scan ? If so , scann it and compare the channels to those listed on IA 5 ( and near by sats ) to those listed at lyngsat.com .

Wyr

 

[altadata]

Does your receiver have the capability to blind scan ? If so , scann it and compare the channels to those listed on IA 5 ( and near by sats ) to those listed at lyngsat.com .

Wyr

Yes, it has blind scan.
But what satellite should I blind scan?

Anyway, after blind scanning a few satellites
I get 2 radio stations:

3ABN Radio
Radio 74

and 2 tv stations:
TV Latino
TV English

being added to my list.

But when I try to tune in to any of these, they don't work ( it gets stuck on "searching for signal" and Q is always 0% ).
What sat these belong to?

 

[Mr Tony]

thats AMC4...go a little east for IA5
AMC4 is at 101 and IA5 is at 97W

 

[SatelliteAV]

Standing in front of the dish facing the reflector with the lnbf directly in front of you, is the LNBF rotated approximately +20 degrees / counter clockwise? The lnbf centering mark (housing seam) should be turned to the left.

 

[altadata]

Yes, the lnbf is skewed counter clock wise about 20 deg.

After manually adding the TP freq in the viewsat, my signal is Q=50% all the time.
My viewsat was listing AMC as AMC4/C and all the default TP frequencies are very low ( 3000 range ).

I can tune in the 4 channels ( 3ABN Radio, Radio 74, 3ABN TV Latino, 3ABN TV English ).

My question: Is there something wrong with my setup or why am I getting only these 4 channels?
Can you check how many channels are you getting on AMC4 (101 W )?

Thanks.

 

[SatelliteAV]

You need to select AMC4/KU if you wish to view a TP list of the transponders available using your KU-Band LNBF and dish. Set the Satellite to AMC4/KU, set the LNBF type to Universal 9750/10600, Verify that TP frequency 11.822GHz is producing an adequate signal quality (60% or better on a Viewsat) and perform a Blind (Power) Scan. There will be many channels received!

50% is not that great of quality level for the Viewsat. Have you checked the dish for warping by laying it face down on a flat surface and verifying that the edges are laying perfectly flat?

 

[altadata]

You need to select AMC4/KU if you wish to view a TP list of the transponders available using your KU-Band LNBF and dish. Set the Satellite to AMC4/KU, set the LNBF type to Universal 9750/10600, Verify that TP frequency 11.822GHz is producing an adequate signal quality (60% or better on a Viewsat) and perform a Blind (Power) Scan. There will be many channels received!

50% is not that great of quality level for the Viewsat. Have you checked the dish for warping by laying it face down on a flat surface and verifying that the edges are laying perfectly flat?

There is no AMC4/KU in the viewsat ultra setup. There is only AMC4/C

 

[Mr Tony]

alta

dont worry about AMC4...move the dish 4 degrees east which if you drew a line on the mast and moved off of that maybe 1/8" and blind scanned again you should be pretty close to IA5

 

[Mr Tony]

Yes, the lnbf is skewed counter clock wise about 20 deg.

After manually adding the TP freq in the viewsat, my signal is Q=50% all the time.
My viewsat was listing AMC as AMC4/C and all the default TP frequencies are very low ( 3000 range ).

I can tune in the 4 channels ( 3ABN Radio, Radio 74, 3ABN TV Latino, 3ABN TV English ).

My question: Is there something wrong with my setup or why am I getting only these 4 channels?
Can you check how many channels are you getting on AMC4 (101 W )?

Thanks.

here is the list...scroll down to AMC4 (101W)
http://www.global-cm.net/MPEGlistKuBandUS.html

the 4 you posted are very strong signal so you can not be directly on AMC4 and still get them