FSTV @ 123w still up?

[pacificrim]

It is raining here today so the signal disappeared and so did my opportunity to tweak the lnb. It really must be the weakest signal and lowest bitrate up there, and not at all intended for anyone to receive except the ground stations with giant dishes. It does make for a good challenge.

 

[northgeorgia]

After lots of wear with the motor on the pole and wind and rain left over from Isaac, I saw I needed to readjust my mount. Now I have it at 71% 11847 V 1784. Still, this is always the first channel to pixelate on this bird.

 

[pacificrim]

It is still raining, but the signal came back several hours ago and is bouncing betweem 15-40% on my s10. I wish my birdog ultra did dvb-s2, so I could measure it's actual db level. Subjective quality levels are not worth mentioning really. The good news is that the pll lnb is working well with such a weak signal.

I'm not sure I'll bother contacting SatAV about the dud lnb I got, since the shipping cost as much as the lnb.

 

[N5XZS]

FSTV, somehow crank up their TX power and my signal meter went up to 68 -71%

Anyhoo their programs, is kinda funny in the way hi hi....

 

[pacificrim]

It is crazy strong today here. The rain cleared and FSTV was around 70% quality on the S10 with the GeosatPro PLL LNB. Strongest I've ever seen it on the 1.2m fortec.

 

[rogerduncan100]

Ya, it's strong here today, too. Thom Hartman (who I know from RT) is on. I like him.

 

[tede]

Here is what it looks like tonight from Toronto:
Tede

 

[pacificrim]

Super cool constellation map.

Here is what it looks like tonight from Toronto:
Tede View attachment 80893View attachment 80894

 

[kodaz]

i have to admit, this one baffles me, i go from 75q to 0 and the sign comes up signal lost.
i actually am at a loss to see why. the dish is motorized, i can move it all around,
The Q is rock solid, no floating, then 0.

 

[rogerduncan100]

Eleven days ago it was strong. Last night when I checked it was dead.

 

[Stevemo]

Bouncing between 0 and 10% with my microHD...I need about 30% to watch so I'm gonna get a 1.2m. I am starting to think that a number of channels are turning down their power to stop us from watching?
Steve

 

[Mr Tony]

Eleven days ago it was strong. Last night when I checked it was dead.

maybe they paid the power bill 11 days ago