Conical Scalar Ring Test Results

[Mr Tony]

I had one of those on my 4 footer for the testing of the conical in the review...had it on 121W for a while until I went KU on that dish

 

[Anole]

straight from a pro:

In case you missed this discussion by Mike, he put some LNBs on a six foot Prodelin offset dish.
Here, he's discussing the tuning of a C-band LNBF with conical scalar on it.
Same applies to your dish:

... Also...one trick with the conical adapter is to FIRST find the signal's focal point hotspot WITHOUT the conical device.
It will be reduced, but you will be rewarded when the conical device is slipped onto the feed assembly.
There will be a dramatic shift upwards in signal almost like magic, when you find it.
Trying to both find the focal point and perfectly adjust the conical ring can result in completely missing the best location due to inadvertently setting that ring near a null point on the feed.
It's trial and error, so be patient and organized.

Click the link beside Mike's name if you want to read the entire post 'n discussion.

 

[bubba108]

This afternoon I pulled the c-band LNBF further away from the dish and started receiving additional channels such as the FOX channels on Galaxy 17. I also noticed that KCSG comes in as a horizontal channel instead of a vertical. I believe someone mentioned once that the GeoSat C-band LNBF must be mounted with the zero pointing at 9 o'clock instead of 12 o'clock on a motorized dish for whatever reason. I will try turning the LNBF tomorrow and then re-adding the conical scalar ring.

Are there FOX channels in the clear on Galaxy 17 C-band?? I avoided trying for G17 because according to LyngSat everything Fox related on G17 C-band was encrypted.

 

[brentb636]

Yes, but they're not affiliates with full programming. There's a FOX news , for example, and FOX business report, stuff like that.

 

[Mr Tony]

Fox (the network) is on G16 C-Band 99W

 

[bubba108]

Yes, but they're not affiliates with full programming. There's a FOX news , for example, and FOX business report, stuff like that.

Ok, just odds and ends then, thanks.

 

[bubba108]

Fox (the network) is on G16 C-Band 99W

Yeah, still trying for Fox on G16. Been at it since 1 pm EDT. Getting LeSea, My TV etc. but still no networks.

 

[Mr Tony]

If you are on G16 blind scan...the symbol rate changed on the Nets

 

[bubba108]

If you are on G16 blind scan...the symbol rate changed on the Nets

What's the new rate?

 

[Mr Tony]

http://www.satelliteguys.us/c-band-...182408-caribbean-mux-galaxy-16c-99w-gone.html

 

[bubba108]

http://www.satelliteguys.us/c-band-...182408-caribbean-mux-galaxy-16c-99w-gone.html

Thanks!

 

[PopcornNMore]

This past weekend I removed the C-band LNBF with conical scalar ring and placed back the KU LNBF. My wife missed Montana PBS, White Springs and other stations. However, now I miss KCSG, virgin island networks, CW and others. I tried adding both to the same dish, but just didn't get the results I wanted. Someday I want to install another 1.2m from the garage and use it for C-band and the other 1.2m for KU band.

My wife just had knee surgery and can't get around too well for the next four weeks. Perhaps this is a good time to add an additional dish. She will never know.

 

[bubba108]

My Conical Scalar Ring Test Results-

Before: No island networks on G-16
After : Perfect island networks on G-16

 

[PopcornNMore]

My Conical Scalar Ring Test Results-

Before: No island networks on G-16
After : Perfect island networks on G-16

That's great Bubba. I received these without the conical scalar ring, but the setup had to be tweaked. Even then they would come and go.

WHT (World Harvest TV) shows the following classics starting at 3PM:
Lassie
Lone Ranger
Patty Duke Show
Rifleman
Bat Masterson

 

[cracklincrotch]

This past weekend I removed the C-band LNBF with conical scalar ring and placed back the KU LNBF. My wife missed Montana PBS, White Springs and other stations. However, now I miss KCSG, virgin island networks, CW and others. I tried adding both to the same dish, but just didn't get the results I wanted. Someday I want to install another 1.2m from the garage and use it for C-band and the other 1.2m for KU band.

My wife and kids are giving me the same kind of grief. Kids miss the kid stuff on PBS and the wife is tired of hearing about it. I told her the solution.