AMC 4 101.0W - Isn't it a C Band Satellite?

[turbosat]

You can look at the coverage map at www.ses-americom.com
Click on Coverage and pick your satellite. Unless you have line-of-sight obstructions from your location you should be able to see AMC4. Check one of the site-calculator pages for your elevation angle to it.

 

[Mr Tony]

For right now I'll say no. Reason I say that is you didn't mention how old the dish was. ExpressVu originally was KU Band (they were called DIsh Network Canada at the time) and were 24" around I think. The newer ExpressVu dishes are like a Dish500 and had 2 LNB's on them. Those dishes are too small.

 

[radibusa]

can u catch amc 4 on normal bell express vu dish ...i have a viewsat extreme and a fortec classic please help

 

[Mr Tony]

no. The dish is too small. You would need a 30" or larger dish and a different LNB (KU Band)

 

[radibusa]

will the two recivers i have..a fortec classic and viewsat extreme work once i have replaced my dish,,tommorrow,will they work with amc-4ku

 

[Mr Tony]

as long as the LNB is changed too then yes it will work

 

[radibusa]

any particular brand of LNB or what specification that i need to take into consideration

 

[voomvoom]

The Brand isn't necessarilly important, but the Type is. You want a Linear lnbf. There are 2 kinds of Linear lnbf's, one is a Standard Linear lnbf, and the other is a Universal Linear lnbf. Either one will work. You do not want a Circular lnbf to get AMC4.

Al

 

[radibusa]

i spent over 4 hours on the roof trying to find amc4.I bougth a 90cm dish,a universal ku-band lnbf,satfinder..however iI nhad absolutely no luck in findinding the signal...I tun the dish and the sat finder beeps but when i check on my foertc lifetime classis na box the signal is at 0....i tried using an express vu box hoping to at least be able to identify the signal but still no luck ...had to come down as it was now dark...please help

 

[radibusa]

help for amc4

i spent 4 hours last nite trying to get amc4 on my fortec lifetime classic with no luck....i was using a satfinder and pointed my 90cm dish in ever direction possible...i bought a universal ku-band lnbf.The satfinder would beep on numerous occassion but on the reciver the signal remained at zero...pliz help....i had to get off the roof as it was so so dark and i was so so frustrated ..i even tryed to use my bell expres vu box to c if i could find the signal

 

[radibusa]

i got a 90cm dish,universal ku-band lnbf and i have a fortec lifetime classic however i spent over 4 hours on the roof pointing the dish to get amc4 with no luck.I had to get down as was now getting dark...I was also using a satfinder which on numerous occasion would beep but there was no reading or signal on the bowhich i had selected to amc4)...i even tried to use my old expressvu box hoping to get a signal but after 4 hours not even a single bar..what am i doing wrong please someone help

 

[Anole]

If there is a manual setting in your receiver for this feature, turn the 22khz tone on when using Universal LNBs.

I'll wager you didn't get any beeps at all... (?)

Also, get the correct skew, and twist your LNB to match.
Make sure you have turned it the correct direction.

i am based in montreal canada and wonder if i am able to catch amck-ku...

[SIZE=-1]Latitude & Longitude of Montreal, Canada. Longitude:
73° 35' W (West of Greenwich, England). Latitude: 45° 30' N (North of Equator)

          Latitude 45° 30.000'N Longitude 73° 30.000'W

                         Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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                            AMC 4  101.0W 216.1 232.8 31.0  24.4

        Satellite Finder is (c) Copyright 2007, P. Lutus

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[radibusa]

the only beep i got was from the sat finder but on the box it did not reflect anything..i cannot turn the 22khz on coz it is automatically disabled when i select the universal lnb

 

[Tron]

I'd ditch the sat meter and bring the receiver and a small TV to the dish site. Its always easier when you use the receivers quality screen to aim. Also, remember that the elevation scales on some dishes are way off, so you might want to adjust your elevation up or down a bit from where its supposed to be.

 

[radibusa]

i have tried literally every elavation humanly possibly..i think.. but no signal ...i really need help...is it possible to find the signal using my old expressvu box

 

[Tron]

Only if you're aiming at an ExpressVu satellite, I would think. Best to use a FTA receiver for aiming. You'll have to make sure you're on an active transponder, see Iceberg's sticky here:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/85225-i-need-strong-transponder-aim-my-dish.html

I know it can be irritating to have to remove your receiver from the home entertainment center and lug it out to the dish, but its really the best way to tweak a dish

 

[radibusa]

no luck

i put the active transponder...bought a small tv...went up on the roof with tv and reciever but stil the signal is at 0..now i am dumbfounded and dont know what to do

 

[Tron]

Radibusa, what are the settings you have programmed into your receiver for the LNBF and dish setup?

If you are using a Ku universal LNBF, you should have the L.O. set for 9750/10750.

If you are using a Ku standard LNBF, set it for 10750.

Turn off DiSEqC and 22k options (if you are using a universal, the 22k option will be automatically on to switch from L.O. 1 to L.O. 2.) Remember that aiming for a Ku satellite is FAR more difficult than aiming a Dish Notwork or DirecTV dish. You have to use VERY small movements on the dish, stop and wait a bit to see if you get quality, then continue with another very small movement. You are looking for quality only, ignore strength.

Keep in mind also that the elevation scale engraved on many dishes can be off by as much as 10 degrees in either direction, so you will probably have to tweak elevation as well as azimuth.

 

[SatelliteAV]

Correction - North American LNB LO Frequencies are usually:

Universal LNB: Low 9750MHz / High 10600MHz

Standard LNB: 10750MHz

 

[radibusa]

thank you guys for the continued help i will go back up on the roof again today and try again...just i find it odd i have not had luck with anything