Fortec Classic setup question

[flcowgirl2000]

i just bought one

hi PSB i just bought a fortec classic na ( m-1 system) with a 90u dish from sadoun well got mine put up this last weekend i`m getting a few channels here in florida i`m new to this so im trying to understand how a blind search works we have not been able to get any cbs, nbc ,abc are these fta channels ?? here is my zip 32008 well hope to talk to ya soon cowgirl

 

[Mr Tony]

broke off review.

ABC is on Galaxy 10 (123W) but the rest are not. They are on C-Band but you need a 6 foto dish for those

 

[PSB]

WELCOME to the forum!

Sounds like a nice setup!

  Branford, FL 32008
Latitude 29° 56.370'N Longitude 82° 53.958'W

              Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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 *** DBS SATELLITE ***
                      
         EchoStar 3/R1   61.5W 141.9 146.7 48.0 -32.4
          EchoStar 6/8  110.0W 225.7 230.6 44.3  38.3
            EchoStar 7  119.0W 235.6 240.5 37.6  45.7
            EchoStar 5  129.0W 244.3 249.2 29.4  51.4
          EchoStar 1/2  148.0W 257.0 261.8 12.9  57.6
                      
               Nimiq 2   82.0W 178.2 183.1 55.1  -1.6
             Nimiq 1/3   91.0W 195.9 200.8 54.0  13.7
                      
       DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 213.2 218.1 49.9  28.3
             DirecTV 5  110.0W 225.7 230.6 44.3  38.3
            DirecTV 7S  119.0W 235.6 240.5 37.6  45.7
                      
                      
                      
*** All Satellites 24W - 148W ***
                      
          Intelsat 905   24.5W 107.1 111.9 18.8 -55.9
          Intelsat 907   27.5W 109.0 113.9 21.4 -55.0
         Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W 110.7 115.5 23.5 -54.2
          Intelsat 801   31.5W 111.7 116.6 24.8 -53.6
          Intelsat 903   34.5W 113.9 118.8 27.4 -52.4
           AMC 12/T 11   37.5W 116.2 121.1 29.9 -51.0
               NSS 806   40.5W 118.7 123.5 32.5 -49.5
             Pas 3R/6B   43.0W 120.8 125.7 34.5 -48.1
                Pas 1R   45.0W 122.7 127.5 36.1 -46.8
          Intelsat 705   50.0W 127.6 132.5 40.0 -43.3
          Intelsat 707   53.0W 131.0 135.8 42.3 -40.9
          Intelsat 805   55.5W 133.9 138.8 44.1 -38.6
                 Pas 9   58.0W 137.1 141.9 45.8 -36.2
              Amazonas   61.0W 141.2 146.0 47.7 -32.9
            EchoStar 3   61.5W 141.9 146.7 48.0 -32.4
             Rainbow 1   61.5W 141.9 146.7 48.0 -32.4
              Nahuel 1   71.8W 158.5 163.4 53.0 -18.5
             DirecTV 1   72.5W 159.8 164.7 53.3 -17.4
                 AMC 6   72.0W 158.9 163.8 53.1 -18.2
             Galaxy 12   74.0W 162.6 167.4 53.8 -15.0
                 SBS 6   74.0W 162.6 167.4 53.8 -15.0
               GOES 12   75.0W 164.5 169.3 54.0 -13.4
                 AMC 5   79.0W 172.2 177.1 54.8  -6.7
             DirecTV 3   81.8W 177.8 182.7 55.1  -1.9
               Nimiq 2   82.0W 178.2 183.1 55.1  -1.6
                 AMC-9   83.0W 180.2 185.1 55.1   0.2
          Brasilsat B3   84.0W 182.2 187.1 55.1   1.9
              AMC 2/16   85.0W 184.2 189.1 55.0   3.6
                 AMC 3   87.0W 188.2 193.0 54.8   7.1
                  IA-8   89.0W 192.1 197.0 54.5  10.5
             Galaxy 11   91.0W 195.9 200.8 54.0  13.7
             Nimiq 1/3   91.0W 195.9 200.8 54.0  13.7
          Brasilsat B4   92.0W 197.8 202.7 53.7  15.4
             Telstar 6   93.0W 199.6 204.5 53.4  16.9
             Galaxy 3C   95.0W 203.2 208.1 52.7  20.0
             Telstar 5   97.0W 206.7 211.6 51.8  22.9
             Galaxy 4R   99.0W 210.0 214.9 50.9  25.7
       DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 213.2 218.1 49.9  28.3
                 AMC 4  101.0W 213.2 218.1 49.9  28.3
            Spaceway 1  102.0W 214.8 219.6 49.3  29.6
                 AMC 1  103.0W 216.3 221.1 48.7  30.8
                AMC 15  105.0W 219.1 224.0 47.5  33.2
           Anik F1/F1R  107.3W 222.3 227.1 46.1  35.7
             DirecTV 6  109.5W 225.1 230.0 44.6  37.9
            EchoStar 6  110.0W 225.7 230.6 44.3  38.3
            EchoStar 8  110.0W 225.7 230.6 44.3  38.3
               Anik F2  111.1W 227.1 231.9 43.5  39.4
         Solidaridad 2  113.0W 229.3 234.1 42.1  41.0
              SatMex 5  116.8W 233.4 238.3 39.3  44.1
             DirecTV 5  119.0W 235.6 240.5 37.6  45.7
            EchoStar 7  119.0W 235.6 240.5 37.6  45.7
 EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 237.5 242.4 36.0  47.0
            Galaxy 10R  123.0W 239.3 244.2 34.3  48.2
             Galaxy 12  125.0W 241.1 246.0 32.7  49.3
         Galaxy 13/H 1  127.0W 242.8 247.6 31.0  50.4
  Telstar 7/Echostar 5  129.0W 244.3 249.2 29.4  51.4
                AMC 11  131.0W 245.9 250.7 27.7  52.3
             Galaxy 1R  133.0W 247.3 252.2 26.0  53.1
                AMC 10  135.0W 248.8 253.6 24.2  53.9
                 AMC 7  137.0W 250.1 255.0 22.5  54.6
                 AMC 8  139.0W 251.5 256.3 20.8  55.2
            EchoStar 1  148.0W 257.0 261.8 12.9  57.6
            EchoStar 2  148.0W 257.0 261.8 12.9  57.6
                      
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[flcowgirl2000]

hi thinks to both of you ill see if i can get the g 10 i try last night but it only came up 6% could not semm to get that satellite in

 

[PSB]

If you think you are close try a POWER SCAN!

Good Luck!

 

[Katrinasucks]

I doubt you are too close at 6%... I'm getting 6% and I don't have the coax attached yet.

 

[Mr Tony]

I doubt you are too close at 6%... I'm getting 6% and I don't have the coax attached yet.

maybe she means 6% quality...I know when I'm clsoe I can get 10% quality

 

[flcowgirl2000]

hi i was trying to say i have a motor on my dish so when i tryed to use the positioner and got the satellite moved but came out at 6% so when i did a scan nothing came up or did i doing something wrong?? here what all i bought fortec classic na, sm3d12,dish 90u,fskuv my son put it up for me so he trying to help me get some more channel in where not getting very many american channels in thanks for your help guys

 

[PSB]

I would remove thje motor and try to find and store a few satellites first!

Thats the way most of us here started!

 

[123tim]

I doubt you are too close at 6%... I'm getting 6% and I don't have the coax attached yet.

Me too. 6% seems to be everywhere (Background noise?) Make certain that you have a yellow (Orange?) bar and not red. Yellow (Orange?) for Quality-Red for no quality. When I first got my Fortec, I messed around for several hours thinking that I had a quality orange signal just to discover that I had a red "no quality" signal (with a poor color adjustment on my TV). Wasn't even close to the satellite that I wanted. Maybe I'll get smarter as I get older.
http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Fortec-Star/Receivers/CLASSIC-Installation.htm

 

[flcowgirl2000]

fortec

hi thanks for all the help i am getting lots of channel not many fox or nbc,abc or abc i called for help and they said for where i live i need a bigger dish i have a ku they said i need a c so i guess i look around and see what they cost if you know of some let me know oh can i get one with a motor ??? thank again everyone

 

[PSB]

What satellite are you on? There are a few networks on the G10R satellite...
http://www.lyngsat.com/g10r.html
Should be able to pick up a BIG dish for free if you can dismantle it and take it away. Some come with a motor / actuator, have a look here for an idea of prices of C-Band systems.
www.skyvision.com

 

[flcowgirl2000]

hi psb i was on g 10 only had one cbs news when i called they said i need a bigger dish a c-band to pick up more

 

[ken2400]

So how many channels could you pick up?
How many transponders?

Turning the LNBF may up the quality of your signal?

hi psb i was on g 10 only had one cbs news when i called they said i need a bigger dish a c-band to pick up more

 

[Tron]

I believe there is only one CBS affiliate on G-10R. There are not plenty of network affiliates on Ku band. The exception is Equity's G-10R channels, and a few scattered network affiliates on other satellites.

There is more on C-band, of course, but you're talking at least a 6 foot dish (bigger would be better) and a more involved install.

See www.lyngsat.com/america.html for information on what you can get on the satellites. When you look at a listing of a particular satellite, the four digit frequency TP numbers are for C-band and the five digit frequency numbers are for Ku. (Example: www.lyngsat.com/g10r.html Beige channels are unencrypted and therefore FTA. 3795 V is a C-band encrypted Showtime transponder, 11720 V is a Ku-band unencrypted FTA Equity transponder)...

EDIT: Lyngsat no longer shows a CBS affiliate on G-10R

 

[flcowgirl2000]

hi thanks for your help ,i have a freind that says he has one of those big black dish in his yard and wants someone to take it down he has cable now so im trying to get that one i only hope everything works on it if not i guess i see what the parts cost ??? well when i called tech support they have me move the dish so i could get g 10 well now it seems i lost everything so im going out in the morning to see if i can get it all back i had about 18 satellite comming in well cross your fingers i get that big dish and a really big thanks to all of you for your help you are really some special people thanks cowgirl

 

[Tron]

Good luck on snagging the BUD!

If everything doesn't work on it, there are plenty of them around that people seem to be more than willing to part with in exchange for your help taking them down. The hardest part is taking them apart to transport, lots of bolts and they sometimes are frozen or rusted tight...

 

[flcowgirl2000]

hi tron , thanks i know its going to be a big job but cant wait i was told i will be able to pick up alot more channels , thanks again for your help cowgirl