find that satellite - fast (and 129W notes)

[MikeInAlaska]

After hours of trying to find 129W from my backyard with that six foot dish, I was on the cusp of giving up and calling the pros.

Then I went back to that free software "Stellarium" and saw that at 6:09 PM, the Sun would be 90 degrees East of the satellite. I looked across the front edge of the dish and turned it until the Sun halfway visible over the edge.

5 minutes of elevation hunting later and there was 129W - no compass, no GPS or any other clues.

I now have a 129W only install, and it DOES get the guide for all the channels on 129W.

What would be a CONUS HD channel I can look for to verify I am getting "six feet" worth of HDTV here in Alaska?

Also what signal strength on a 211k should I see for 129W from Alaska?

 

[47HO]

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[digiblur]

After hours of trying to find 129W from my backyard with that six foot dish, I was on the cusp of giving up and calling the pros.

Then I went back to that free software "Stellarium" and saw that at 6:09 PM, the Sun would be 90 degrees East of the satellite. I looked across the front edge of the dish and turned it until the Sun halfway visible over the edge.

5 minutes of elevation hunting later and there was 129W - no compass, no GPS or any other clues.

I now have a 129W only install, and it DOES get the guide for all the channels on 129W.

What would be a CONUS HD channel I can look for to verify I am getting "six feet" worth of HDTV here in Alaska?

Also what signal strength on a 211k should I see for 129W from Alaska?

Try this post:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-ne...w-spotbeam-signal-readings-2.html#post1712052

 

[MikeInAlaska]

Thanks that is interesting. This is what I am getting.
07 -76
08 - 79
09 - 77
10 - 90
12 - 86
15 - 28
16 - 30
17 - 28
18 - 33
19 - 28
21 - 41
22 - 31
23 - 27
24 - 32
25 - 26
26 - 30
27 - 28
28 - 34
29 - 27
30 - 31
31 - 29
32 - 41