First Attempt

[kc5qih]

Okay so i got my fta system in. Well on my first attempt i have been able to get 60% level and about 60% quality of IA5, is this normal, or should i try peaking it a bit..the receiver is scanning right now and has about 28 tv stations and 25 or so radio stations...i think im doing okay for a first timer...gotta go to work soon but hey im getting there. Any suggestions..

Thanks

Chris

 

[PSB]

60% quality is not too bad depending on where you are, dish size and what LNB you are using. Try a blind scan if you have it as all the TP. have different signal quality.

 

[kc5qih]

okay i cant get my level above 60% by i've managed to peak my quality at around 88%..its a 31" fortec dish with a 0.4 db lnb...and a fortec ultra receiver. Of course after i do this i gotta go to work but then i gotta figure out how to get the motor tracking right..im in waco texas by the way. I just cant seem to get the level up no matter what i do

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

Usually "Level" is higher than "Quality" but "Quality" is all that matters. I think the Fortec has a similar signal meter to the Pansat line (someone please jump in if I am wrong on that). If so, 60 quality is actually a pretty good signal for IA 5. On a Coolsat you wouldn't be getting a picture with 60 so its relative. Are you getting breakups or is the picture stable?

 

[kc5qih]

well aside from the one that says "bad or encrypted channel" they are all stable digital quality pictures...

 

[kc5qih]

okay i think i may have scanned it wrong because im getting some channels that have a $ sign beside them i am guessing they are encrypted. ..and im also getting a globecast la test patern(colorbars)...but the signal is really stable..i mean it blips a tiny bit every now and then..so far all im getting is foreign language everything with the exception of a few religious station sin english

 

[PSB]

There are pay channels on IA-5 (Globecast WTV) Good job!

 

[kc5qih]

its showing me to have around 29 radio stations but i cant figure out how to get to them..i just gotta figure out how to make the motor do its job now...i just cant get above 60% level and that bugs me
seems i should be getting better than that this far south

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

Yep, sounds like you're on IA 5 to me. There are pay channels there too if I remember right. Just use the "FTA Only" option with "Power Scan" to avoid scrambled channels in the future if you wish.

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

its showing me to have around 29 radio stations but i cant figure out how to get to them..i just gotta figure out how to make the motor do its job now...i just cant get above 60% level and that bugs me
seems i should be getting better than that this far south

You can try tweaking with "1.2" to fine tune your sat. But as I said, 60 sounds about right for IA5. You won't be in danger of losing signal with the Fortec until you drop below 30%.

 

[Perfesser]

I'm a bit north of you (Arkansas) and I get 76/76 on everything I checked on T5.
I have about 90 feet of RG6 and a switch in the line . You're probably off a little on tilt. Once I got T5 spotted - a signal meter out at the dish helped - it was easy to get the rest located. 90% of the programming on it is foreign, mostly Arabic with Israel right in the middle of them but I'm watching some cute gals dancing and singing in Romanian.

 

[kc5qih]

doing a power scan now and im up to 93 tv channles and 72 audio

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

doing a power scan now and im up to 93 tv channles and 72 audio

Sounds right! BTW, I swapped in my Pansat and I am getting only 55-60 % on about everything on IA5. But hey, I am new too so who knows-maybe I need an adjustment. I know I never lose signal on that bird.

BTW,

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Congrats!

 

[kc5qih]

woohoo..81% level, and 90 % quality on IA5..just gotta figure out how to move the motor now and it'll be all good. But gotta go in the mean time..work is calling.

 

[kc5qih]

damn.. i just moved the motor and now its gone...gotta get it back

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

woohoo..81% level, and 90 % quality on IA5..just gotta figure out how to move the motor now and it'll be all good. But gotta go in the mean time..work is calling.

Like I said-60 is good but 90 is better!