I have a question that I hope somebody can help me out with. Can I use one of the Directtv small oval dishes & LNB to pickup satellite X4?? I have a 10' mesh dish that does great with C-band both digital and analog but isn't good enough to pull the Ku signal in. I have a DSR 922 and am paying for some programming on X4 that I'd like to be able to watch, I just don't want to replace my big dish to do it. I have 4 new Directtv dishes, mounts & LNB's and the coax is already out there, seems like a simple hookup to me.
Can I use A Directtv Dish & LNB To Pickup X4 ??
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What kind of mesh dish are you using? most will pull in Galaxy-16 ku since it's very strong, are you sure your ku lnb is good? it is very possible to get great c-band reception and not a hint of ku this means the dish is in need of alignment.
Same Question, AMC 2.
I have an old Directv dish and LNB that was removed when I got the high def capable dish. Can the old dish and LNB be used to receive AMC 2 FTA (which, for whatever reason--probably alignment--, I do not get with my BUD and Coolsat slaved to the 4DTV; see my earlier thread).
I have an old Directv dish and LNB that was removed when I got the high def capable dish. Can the old dish and LNB be used to receive AMC 2 FTA (which, for whatever reason--probably alignment--, I do not get with my BUD and Coolsat slaved to the 4DTV; see my earlier thread).
...and that means a linear LNB, not the circular LNB that would come with most old DirecTV dishes.
Here's an Invacom on a 20" DirecTV dish, used for Whitesprings.
But, that's a much stronger signal, so the little dish works.
AMC2 is weaker in the northern states so no you would need a 36" or larger. I can get the strong stuff with a 30" but most of the stuff is weak here in MN
I am in Florida, but cant get anything.
I can't get (almost) anything on AMC 2. I did get a preseason game, but it tiled alot. And, the analog banner channel on transponder 24 is full of sparkles. I think its a problem with my system, probably alignment.
I can't get (almost) anything on AMC 2. I did get a preseason game, but it tiled alot. And, the analog banner channel on transponder 24 is full of sparkles. I think its a problem with my system, probably alignment.
the analog feed on AMC2 is full of sparklies and snow here in MN and that is on the T90 dish which is 42x40
I tried a 76cm Winegard dish in NY and found with my old DSR905, I could get a good signal on a clear day. The quality necessary for a DC2 lock on X4 was about 25.
I switched to a 90cm dish and had a much better signal, even in heavy rain.
A 4DTV receiver needs a standard LNB with LO 10750 mHz.
Aim slowly, it takes a little time for the 4DTV receivers to find and unlock the signal.
I switched to a 90cm dish and had a much better signal, even in heavy rain.
A 4DTV receiver needs a standard LNB with LO 10750 mHz.
Aim slowly, it takes a little time for the 4DTV receivers to find and unlock the signal.
X4 is Fine. AMC 2 questions
I get x4 fine. But, now I am curious about AMC 2 because other people have the same problem I do.
I think I will scan it regularly when the football season starts to see what happens.
As noted @ other times, I also do not get its KU band neighbor, but can scan in C band, so I think the issue is alignment.
I get x4 fine. But, now I am curious about AMC 2 because other people have the same problem I do.
I think I will scan it regularly when the football season starts to see what happens.
As noted @ other times, I also do not get its KU band neighbor, but can scan in C band, so I think the issue is alignment.
I live in VA and have a ten foot BUD, 4DTV with a Winegard mesh dish and pick up X4 perfectly. I understand that if the mesh is over 1/4 inch then a KU LNB may not work.
I find if using my 10' Unimesh dish that X4 is slightly east of the C band side of G16.
Sounds like the reflector is warped or the mount needs a slight adjustment, c/ku of the same bird should be at the same orbital position.
not necessarily....
I know on my 6 footer some satellites have a ton of wobble so as examples on G4 the nets I can get in one spot but say ABC HD is really low. I move it west and ABC HD comes in strong but the nets are weak or non existint
Could be the dish size though
I know on my 6 footer some satellites have a ton of wobble so as examples on G4 the nets I can get in one spot but say ABC HD is really low. I move it west and ABC HD comes in strong but the nets are weak or non existint
Could be the dish size though
Its not that...its due to the smaller dish.
Some H TP's on there I have to do the same thing and when I move to G3 or IA6...oh boy
that is a moving machine on those satellites to get all the channels
Some H TP's on there I have to do the same thing and when I move to G3 or IA6...oh boy
that is a moving machine on those satellites to get all the channels
I cant get a 10 foot dish. Where I live I can't bury a dish in the yard (Townhouse)...plus the only spot would be on the north side of the house and with a 38 elevation for true south the dish would be aimed right at the house.
so the 2 6 footers it is
so the 2 6 footers it is
Too bad on the BUD
I was wondering why you did not have a 10 foot dish. At least the Townhouse rules let you use your dishes.
If I had not recently gotten engaged and wasn't about to fix up the house, I would add a dedicated KU dish to my system and run it through the KU side of the Coolsat. It would solve my AMC 2 and 3 problem (which might also be b/c I use a high frequency splitter to split the feed out of the dish; with the caveat that I haven't used process of elimination to figure it out).
But, there will soon be a new sherrif in town!
The picture is generally better on the BUD thanDirectv for comparable programming.
If I had to rate the picture only:
1.BUD HD through the Coolsat (but, not too many channels);
2. Over the Air HD;
3. Directv HD;
4. BUD Digital SD;
5. BUD Analog;
6. Traxis SD through the BUD :up(with good signal);
7. DirecTV SD on an HD set (I think on a non-HD set, the Directv is better than the Traxis, probably because of the HDMI or Red, Green,blue connectors);
2,0000,0000. OTA Digital SD. Really bad generally.
As for sound,
1.BUD HD through the Coolsat (but, not too many channels);
2. Over the Air Digital
3. Directv;
4. BUD Digital;
5 Traxis SD through the BUD (with good signal);
6 BUD Analog;
7.OTA Digital SD.
I was wondering why you did not have a 10 foot dish. At least the Townhouse rules let you use your dishes.
If I had not recently gotten engaged and wasn't about to fix up the house, I would add a dedicated KU dish to my system and run it through the KU side of the Coolsat. It would solve my AMC 2 and 3 problem (which might also be b/c I use a high frequency splitter to split the feed out of the dish; with the caveat that I haven't used process of elimination to figure it out).
But, there will soon be a new sherrif in town!
The picture is generally better on the BUD thanDirectv for comparable programming.
If I had to rate the picture only:
1.BUD HD through the Coolsat (but, not too many channels);
2. Over the Air HD
;3. Directv HD
;4. BUD Digital SD
;5. BUD Analog
;6. Traxis SD through the BUD :up(with good signal);
7. DirecTV SD on an HD set (I think on a non-HD set, the Directv is better than the Traxis, probably because of the HDMI or Red, Green,blue connectors)
;2,0000,0000. OTA Digital SD.
Really bad generally.As for sound,
1.BUD HD through the Coolsat (but, not too many channels);
2. Over the Air Digital
3. Directv;
4. BUD Digital;
5 Traxis SD through the BUD (with good signal);
6 BUD Analog;
7.OTA Digital SD.
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