Help hitting 129 Satellite

[rockcola]

From another post I was getting some help setting up a mobile dish system to tailgate for the USC Ohio state game this Saturday.

I have a spare Dish 300 dish (actually a legacy DirecTV) and I have no problem hitting 110. This is fine since it has ESPN HD, but I would rather hit 129 since it has ESPN2 and my locals in HD. (Its going to be a long tailgate)

Im using a VIP 211 and I have had no success hiting the 129 Bird. On my receiver when I put in my zipcode; dish 300; and 129 on the dish pointing screen, it doesn't give me an angle or elevation for the 129. Do I need to do something to my receiver to find 129? Is it possible to hit the 129 only with the dish Im using?



Thanks,
Rocky

 

[digiblur]

Since you are using different equipment. Disconnect the dish and do a check switch, this will clear out any settings you have from previous equipment. Then connect the legacy dish and make sure you are peaking on a transponder that is active...like a national one... check TheList link in my signature if you are not sure.

 

[boba]

Suggestion compare the difference between 110 and 119 then make a similar change between 119 and 129 that should get you into the area to find 129. Fine tune from there.

 

[rockcola]

So maybe this is all for not. On the 129 bird it looks like ESPN is only on spotbeam 1 and 55 and not a continental US Spotbeam. Since I'm in Ohio and not covered by spotbeam 1 and 55 would I even be able to get ESPN on the 129? I would pick up ESPN2 and ESPN news but not ESPN. If this is true I will just stay on the 110 and use my antenna for my locals.

Thanks,

 

[digiblur]

You're probably seeing the ESPN HD for AK and HI on 129. ESPN HD for the Continental US is on 110.

 

[Voyager6]

So maybe this is all for not. On the 129 bird it looks like ESPN is only on spotbeam 1 and 55 and not a continental US Spotbeam. Since I'm in Ohio and not covered by spotbeam 1 and 55 would I even be able to get ESPN on the 129? I would pick up ESPN2 and ESPN news but not ESPN. If this is true I will just stay on the 110 and use my antenna for my locals.

Thanks,

Spots 1 & 55 are for AK and HI. You want TP30 for ESPN2 on 129.

 

[peano]

As I said in the other thread, you need to use TP 17 and up for aiming.

 

[tdillon]

I have no problem hitting 110. ... but I would rather hit 129 .... I have had no success hiting the 129 Bird. ... Thanks,
Rocky

I really think that everyone should stop trying to hit the satellites. They are in a fragile orbit, and every time somebody hits them, the engineers need to spend some more fuel putting the bird back in place. There is a limited amount of fuel on the birds, and if they need to keep expending fuel to fix the orbit, they will be in orbit for a shorter period of time.

Please everyone, just leave the satellites alone. Please don't try to hit them any more.