Help Pointing Dish From Canada Please

[gemini76]

Hi Guys, I've got a couple of questions.

I live in Edmonton, Alberta and I installed a 10 ft dish and bought a coolsat fta. I'm having alot of trouble trying to find Satmex 6 at 113. I'm pretty sure I will not be able to receive anything from Satmex 6 since I am too far north. Is that correct?

I'm also wondering about what channels are showing up for you on Anik F2. On Cband I think I pointed at Anik F2 at 111.1 all I am getting is a test pattern that says "Telus" on the test pattern. On Ku band when I do a blind search on the coolsat I am getting about 4 channels. The channels that I am getting are "channel 4" "Shoppers Drug Mart" "Cars" "AIE Data???" Can some one confirm that this is Anik F2 or am I on the wrong satellite?

Also, I am using a chapparal wideband lnb. I thought this was suppose to pick up bell expressvu since it is able to pick up circular and linear c band? Is that correct because I have had no luck picking up Bell express vu.

 

[PSB]

YES its Anik F2 @ 111ºw

Bell E Vu will require a circular polarized LNB.


No chance of Satmex 6 @ 113ºw


http://www.satmex.com.mx/flota/satmex6_c3.html

http://www.satmex.com.mx/flota/satmex6_ku2.html

http://www.satmex.com.mx/flota/satmex6_c1.html

 

[tdti1]

I am using a chapparal wideband lnb. I thought this was suppose to pick up bell expressvu since it is able to pick up circular and linear c band? Is that correct because I have had no luck picking up Bell express vu.

Are you using a wideband feedhorn? the corotor II plus wideband feed is linear and circular C-band, though it is just linear Ku-band.

For dtv, Bell and dish net, you need circular Ku-band, not worth it really, not much free on bell and dish.

 

[gemini76]

Hey guys, thanks for the help.

Yes it is a wideband corotor II plus. I have a subscription to Bell Expressvu so I thought I might be able to use this big dish and get rid of my small dish. I think I read somewhere that I could hook up the lnb that comes with the small dish onto the big dish. I will probably try that.

Thanks very much for the fast replies. Long time reader and first time poster.

 

[tdti1]

I have a subscription to Bell expressvu so I thought I might be able to use this big dish and get rid of my small dish.

Depending on your subscription needs, you can get a 4dtv for the big dish.

 

[mark_calgary]

Hi Guys, I've got a couple of questions.

I live in Edmonton, Alberta and I installed a 10 ft dish and bought a coolsat fta. I'm having alot of trouble trying to find Satmex 6 at 113. I'm pretty sure I will not be able to receive anything from Satmex 6 since I am too far north. Is that correct?

Not Correct.

Since I'm only 300km south of your location I took the liberty of scanning SatMex 6 for you. I hadn't looked at this sat for months and it is amazing how much has changed with it in that time period.

Results of mine using a 10ft mesh dish and a Pansat 3500S (my new toy) with a Norsat 8115 C band LNB on an ADL RP1 C/Ku feedhorn.

Note that transponder frequencies may be a bit off from lyngsat due to equipment variability. Some of these may have been short term wildfeeds.

4077H 3609SR 25% Quality
3863H 3200 99%
3858 2803 60%
3821 3255 89%
3783 8789 50%
3769 ?? 50%

4096V 3720SR 75%
4076 3782 45%
3848 3219 75%
3802 27000 15%
3762 2315 45%
3754 2893 43%
3749 2893 30%

On SatMex 5 I get: (I am tree challenged on this sat and likely on SatMex 6 as well)

4197H 2500SR 75%
4134 3617 28%
4117 3255 30%
4078 2962 15%
3869 3000 60%
4053 4307 20%
4026 4600 45%
4001 3900 45%

3990V 8862 45%
3914 2946 30%
3712 6666 25%

On transponders with strong FEC (i.e. 1/2, 3/4) I can usually lock down to 20% Quality.

You should have similar performance in Edmonton. Remember that the satellite signal doesn't just disappear once you get to the edge of the main footprint.