FTA Installation Question!

[sandlord]

Hi all. I have got a Pansat 2500A, Standard Ku LNB, 30" Winegard Dish and a SG2100 Motor! I am trying to setup all these but getting no signals. What is the first thing I need to do to setup all these? Can you please let me know step by step the process of setup. For your convenience my zipcode is 63129. Thanks

 

[PSB]

Hello and welcome to the forum! Have a look at the below "Easy set up for SG2100" it should help a lot......

http://www.dmsiusa.com/documents/SG2100 easy manual.pdf

 

[PSB]

South County, MO 63129
Latitude 38° 28.134'N Longitude 90° 19.284'W

Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m) El Skew
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*** All Satellites 61W - 160W ***

EchoStar 3 61.5W 138.5 138.7 36.3 -31.2
Rainbow 1 61.5W 138.5 138.7 36.3 -31.2
Brasilsat A2 (incl. 5.8 deg) 63.0W 140.3 140.5 37.2 -30.0
Brasilsat B2 65.0W 142.7 142.9 38.2 -28.3
Brasilsat B1 70.0W 149.2 149.4 40.7 -23.6
Nahuel 1 71.8W 151.7 151.9 41.4 -21.8
AMC 6 72.0W 152.0 152.2 41.5 -21.6
Galaxy 12 74.0W 154.8 155.0 42.3 -19.5
SBS 6 74.0W 154.8 155.0 42.3 -19.5
GOES 12 75.0W 156.2 156.4 42.6 -18.4
AMC 5 79.0W 162.2 162.3 43.9 -13.9
DirecTV 3 81.8W 166.5 166.6 44.6 -10.6
Nimiq 2 82.0W 166.8 167.0 44.6 -10.3
Brasilsat B3 84.0W 169.9 170.1 44.9 -7.9
XM Roll 85.0W 171.5 171.7 45.1 -6.7
AMC 9 85.0W 171.5 171.7 45.1 -6.7
AMC 3 87.0W 174.7 174.9 45.3 -4.2
Galaxy 11 91.0W 181.1 181.3 45.4 0.9TRUE SOUTH
Nimiq 1 91.0W 181.1 181.3 45.4 0.9
Brasilsat B4 92.0W 182.7 182.9 45.4 2.1
Telstar 6 93.0W 184.3 184.5 45.3 3.4
Galaxy 8I (incl. 1.0 deg) 95.0W 187.5 187.7 45.2 5.9
Galaxy 3C 95.0W 187.5 187.7 45.2 5.9
Telstar 5 97.0W 190.7 190.8 44.9 8.3
Inmarsat 2 f2 (incl. 1.7 deg) 98.0W 192.2 192.4 44.7 9.5
Galaxy 4R 99.0W 193.8 194.0 44.5 10.8
DirecTV 2 100.8W 196.6 196.7 44.1 12.9
DirecTV 1R 100.8W 196.6 196.7 44.1 12.9
AMC 4 101.0W 196.9 197.0 44.1 13.1
DirecTV 1 101.0W 196.9 197.0 44.1 13.1
AMSC 1 101.1W 197.0 197.2 44.0 13.2
DirecTV 4S 101.2W 197.2 197.3 44.0 13.4
AMC 1 103.0W 199.9 200.1 43.5 15.4
Solidaridad 1 (incl. 2.8 deg) 103.5W 200.6 200.8 43.4 16.0
AMC 2 105.0W 202.8 203.0 42.9 17.7
G-Star 3 (incl. 11.5 deg) 105.0W 202.8 203.0 42.9 17.7
G-Star 1 (incl. 6.0 deg) 105.0W 202.8 203.0 42.9 17.7
MSAT 1 106.5W 205.0 205.2 42.3 19.3
Anik F1 107.3W 206.1 206.3 42.0 20.2
Anik E1 109.2W 208.8 209.0 41.3 22.2
DirecTV 6 109.8W 209.6 209.8 41.0 22.8
EchoStar 6 110.0W 209.9 210.1 40.9 23.0
EchoStar 8 110.0W 209.9 210.1 40.9 23.0
Anik E2R 111.1W 211.4 211.6 40.4 24.1
Solidaridad 2 113.0W 213.9 214.1 39.6 25.9
Morelos 2 (incl. 4.4 deg) 114.9W 216.3 216.5 38.6 27.6
XM Rock 115.0W 216.5 216.6 38.6 27.7
SatMex 5 116.8W 218.7 218.9 37.6 29.3
Anik E2 118.7W 221.0 221.2 36.6 30.9
DirecTV 5 119.0W 221.3 221.5 36.4 31.1
EchoStar 7 119.0W 221.3 221.5 36.4 31.1
EchoStar 5 119.0W 221.3 221.5 36.4 31.1
EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 121.0W 223.6 223.8 35.2 32.7
Galaxy 10R 123.0W 225.9 226.1 34.0 34.2
Galaxy 5 125.0W 228.0 228.2 32.8 35.6
Galaxy 9 127.0W 230.1 230.3 31.5 36.9
Telstar 7 129.0W 232.1 232.3 30.2 38.2
Satcom C3 131.0W 234.1 234.3 28.8 39.4
Galaxy 1R 133.0W 236.0 236.2 27.4 40.5
Satcom C4 135.0W 237.8 238.0 26.0 41.5
GOES 10 135.5W 238.3 238.5 25.7 41.8
AMC 7 137.0W 239.6 239.8 24.6 42.5
AMC 8 139.0W 241.3 241.5 23.1 43.4
Inmarsat 2 f3 (incl. 1.9 deg) 142.0W 243.8 244.0 20.9 44.6
EchoStar 1 148.0W 248.5 248.7 16.4 46.8
EchoStar 2 148.0W 248.5 248.7 16.4 46.8
TDRS 9 (incl. 7.4 deg) 151.0W 250.7 250.9 14.1 47.7
TDRS 10 (incl. 6.2 deg) 151.0W 250.7 250.9 14.1 47.7
EchoStar 4 157.0W 255.0 255.2 9.5 49.1

 

[sandlord]

Hey Peter Thanks for replying... That setup doc seems to be helpful. However, I still haven't set up the Motor yet. I put up my Dish and the lnbf on a pole and hoked it up with my receiver to see if they work. I would like to get a bit more information on how to set the dish up without the motor today and if all worked then do the motor thing tomorrow. Do you have any advice?

 

[PSB]

I would use the above angles and set up for your true south satellite your true south is the same as your latitude 90 deg W (or as close as you can to it). You will need a compass then enter the below transponder/channel and watch for quality level on your TV screen, SLOWLY moving the dish from east to west, once you see any quality peak the signal as much as you can then do a blind scan, leave your LNB straight up and down for now but it may be moved closer or further away from the dish during the peaking of quality.

Galaxy 11 91 deg W

Primedia

12060 MHz
V
26700 S/R

LNBF L.O. = 10750

GOOD LUCK

 

[sandlord]

Thanks PSB, I will try them now...

 

[sandlord]

PSB, Can't thank you enough....now watching Primedia at 75% signal Strength...sweet... Now I have to setup the motor...Maybe tomorrow morning. Do you have any advice on that?

 

[PSB]

Glad to help sandlord. Other than reading the "Easy set up" document and the SG2100 manual it should be easy.

Set Motor angle at...... 52 deg.
Set dish angle at.......24 deg.

You know where to point now, just refind G 11 and you are done! There may be some slight tweaking to be done but I would not go there right now.

 

[sandlord]

PSB,
Sorry to reply late but I am watching my FREE TV Now that the motor is all set up... Thanks for all your help. Man this is awesome. I do have a question though. In lyngsat website http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/United-States.html , it says that we can watch Fox Movie Channel in US on Galaxy 11, but why can't I get it? I have a Pansat 2500A and it says its a DVB on the front.

 

[PSB]

Thats a C-band channel (four digits) you would need a BIG dish for that but the receiver would work! WELL DONE Glad to help! : )

http://www.dmsiusa.com/charts.htm

(KU Band has five digits)

 

[sandlord]

Oh!..seems like a 6 footer or more...and a C/Ku LNBF perhaps....... I guess I have to stick with the Ku signals for now. You are alright PSB. Thanks