Confused

[Texan61]

Interesting that the earliest of those posts is 2011. While the units are proprietary one would imagine there is a way to retrofit and modify to make it workable. Unfortunately there will be no backing of such technology by corporations unless they can control it and amass the almighty dollar.

 

[FTA4PA]

Interesting that the earliest of those posts is 2011. While the units are proprietary one would imagine there is a way to retrofit and modify to make it workable. Unfortunately there will be no backing of such technology by corporations unless they can control it and amass the almighty dollar.

Yep, definitely designed for one purpose and it isn't ours.

 

[Texan61]

I just want to watch free tv again like I did on my first black 19” black and white with rabbit ears… lol

 

[Titanium]

Yes sir the picture I took was before I put the 3 bolt clamps back in but they’re in now. The vertical post actually has 3 slots in it and my bolt is passing through the middle slot. I am actually not in Naples but 10 miles or so away. I’ve used location finder on dish pointer to get exact location.
I’ve been using the compass on my phone and moving 8 degrees east of 101 and just a bit higher on the elevation.
I sure appreciate all the pointers and advice! One step at a time…this too shall pass.

Do not pass the bolt through the slots in the post. The bolt sits on top of the post.

 

[Texan61]

I moved my dish to a new location where I have no obstructions. I set mast in concrete 2 days ago and braced with angle iron and is perfectly level.
When I set it up and motor adjusts to 97W I can easily set it to what is actually 101W. Moving east in very small increments from 5-10 degrees with slight elevation adjustment I find nothing.
I returned motor to zero and attempted to locate 95W, which is almost due south, I find nothing. Should I increase or decrease elevation to locate 95W, with motor at zero, or put motor back to 97W and go east?
Lnb is all the way back and at zero where I got strongest signal locked on to 101W.
Any and all assistance will be greatly appreciated!

 

[Texan61]

Well I found another one but not sure which one it is. No tv but at least I can listen to K-love Christmas music…lol
Can someone please identify?

 

[Texan61]

Apparently I’m still on 101W…

 

[Texan61]

Problem has been GTmedia v8 finder 2 is not working properly. Contacted vendor and followed link to software upgrade. Unzipped to bin file and did upgrade which fails at 50%.
So I changed lnb’s and if I change to tp 86 I get strong and stable signals. Then I scan and it shows 9 tv channels but when complete shows no signal…

 

[Keith Brannen]

Those channels are on 87W, so you have gone way too far!

 

[Texan61]

I have channel 2!

 

[Texan61]

Actually I have a few channels. Most are pictures of different cities with traffic moving and I have one that shows the stock market. Am I on Galaxy 19 97W?

 

[MattFL]

Actually I have a few channels. Most are pictures of different cities with traffic moving and I have one that shows the stock market. Am I on Galaxy 19 97W?

As Keith said you are on 87W.

 

[Texan61]

How can I tell?

 

[MattFL]

How can I tell?

If you look at lyngsat.com on 87W you will see that transponder 11960 H 30000 is CNN Newsource Feeds. There are 7 of them On that transponder. The other channel you are getting is the patient channel.

 

[Keith Brannen]

How can I tell?

As MattFL says, you can look at lyngsat, or you can ask here if you see something you can't identify. Your receiver does not care what satellite you think you are looking at, it just scans in what it can find.

 

[Texan61]

Thank you for that information!
Without a meter or tv to watch I am employing the SWAG method to locate the birds…

 

[Texan61]

I locked on to 101….again and now I’m on Galaxy 16. Like my Pappy always said…even the blind hog finds an acorn from time to time. Now hopefully on to Galaxy 19 where my motor is parked

 

[Texan61]

Now which one am I on? Infowars is the only tv channel and lots of radio channels.

 

[Keith Brannen]

Now which one am I on? Infowars is the only tv channel and lots of radio channels.

You are on 99W.

 

[Texan61]

I wasn’t sure because the numbers didn’t match and I thought Infowars is on C band? Oh well tomorrow is another day! I’m getting closer! Lol