Hispasat at 30.0W
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There is an American beam on Atlantic Bird 2 at 8º west that we in the east can get if we have the LOS for that low elevation, I had a thread on it.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/174503-atlantic-bird-2-a.html
BTW. I sent you a PM can you please respond, thanks
Mike Lib
Here is the e-bay url for the holder this is what I use. I will post a pic tomorrow.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Universal-Single-Dish-LNB-Bracket-LNB-Holder-LNB-Mount_W0QQitemZ280376473288QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4147bd76c8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
I guess that line on the footprint that runs down the middle of Alabama is the point where it drops below the horizon for all points west. Looks like I wont be going for that one, unless I put up a 300 ft tower to get above the curvature of the earth.
Got anything closer to home?
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I will try this next
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1 1/2" pipe hanger from whatever hardware store you like
Thanks
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1 1/2" pipe hanger from whatever hardware store you like
Thanks
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I guess that line on the footprint that runs down the middle of Alabama is the point where it drops below the horizon for all points west. Looks like I wont be going for that one, unless I put up a 300 ft tower to get above the curvature of the earth.
Got anything closer to home?
I'm in MN and can get Hispasat with no issues (well a low elevation of 8)
I know folks in TX that can get it
Sorry, I should have quoted the post I was replying to. I was referring to the Atlantic Bird 2 @ 8W.
Yes Cubavision and the KTV channels booming in here on a 1x.7 Primestar w/OEM LNB. Solid 90-91 on both TPs. I went out and re-tweaked everything with the reports of RTN improvements and even refined my 30W signal a bit. I was having freezing, for lack of a better term, issues on the KTV and some of the other channels on those TPs even @ 82-84Q (CS6000) It's less noticable @ 90-91Q but still present. Got any ideas?
I rolled the LNB 90 deg. and switched to the other output because my Cubavision mux on the opposite polarity didnt have those problems. It didnt change anything. Same problem on the KTV mux. It was very periodic and repetitive. I watched a clip where a prop on a wind turbine turned for seveal seconds and it rotated and stopped, rotated and stopped. Exactly in the same position about 6 times before the program went to another video segment. The crawler at the bottom showed the same pattern..crawl and stop, crawl and stop and appeared to be the same duty cycle. Increasing the signal has shortend the stop portion of the cycle but the effect is still visible.
Yes Cubavision and the KTV channels booming in here on a 1x.7 Primestar w/OEM LNB. Solid 90-91 on both TPs. I went out and re-tweaked everything with the reports of RTN improvements and even refined my 30W signal a bit. I was having freezing, for lack of a better term, issues on the KTV and some of the other channels on those TPs even @ 82-84Q (CS6000) It's less noticable @ 90-91Q but still present. Got any ideas?
I rolled the LNB 90 deg. and switched to the other output because my Cubavision mux on the opposite polarity didnt have those problems. It didnt change anything. Same problem on the KTV mux. It was very periodic and repetitive. I watched a clip where a prop on a wind turbine turned for seveal seconds and it rotated and stopped, rotated and stopped. Exactly in the same position about 6 times before the program went to another video segment. The crawler at the bottom showed the same pattern..crawl and stop, crawl and stop and appeared to be the same duty cycle. Increasing the signal has shortend the stop portion of the cycle but the effect is still visible.
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YAB - yet another bracket:
While I in no way encourage the use of too-small dishes for weak signals, here is an LNB bracket mount design, that sort of emerged.
(scroll down for more discussion)
I used it on a DirecTV Phase III, but it'd be applicable to any such small dish.
The commercial brackets might be prettier, but here's one more idea for your consideration.
While I in no way encourage the use of too-small dishes for weak signals, here is an LNB bracket mount design, that sort of emerged.
(scroll down for more discussion)
I used it on a DirecTV Phase III, but it'd be applicable to any such small dish.
The commercial brackets might be prettier, but here's one more idea for your consideration.
Thank You Oh Green One, I was hoping you would post the bracketry thread. I came accross it a while back and did not bookmark it. Last week I was in the electric department of Homedepot and I was trying to figure out how you made the bracket. There is a trip to Homedepot in my near future.
The LIZARD Rocks!
Findings at 22w.
Here you go Zamar, I scanned this bird earlier this morning.
Happy "hunting".
Thanks guys for the info on Eastern sats. Somehow they're often left forgotten, probably because immediate Ku-band sats east of 61.6W aren't that friendly to NA viewers.
Here you go Zamar, I scanned this bird earlier this morning.
Happy "hunting".
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Thanks guys for the info on Eastern sats. Somehow they're often left forgotten, probably because immediate Ku-band sats east of 61.6W aren't that friendly to NA viewers.
One of the main reasons why there isnt that many Eastern satellites on thelist is because qwert (the guy who updates it) is on the west coast
I can see to 30W but that is a 8 elevation so I cant see past that
If folks have 24/7 channels on Eastern sats and would like to help update thelist with let us know. Easiest way is a Channelmaster list
Helping with Eastern satellites update
Iceberg, I'll be more than glad to help update the "LIST" & this forum with any feeds over the Atlantic I get with the set up I currently have ( 10 ft. dish, 4dtv and the viewsat box ), I did scanned few other birds. this morning and I was able to lock in 2 or 3 satellites feeds.
All this FTA is very new to me and I'm not " pc friendly", if you tell me how to load whatever feeds I get with the channelmaster I will send it to you and you can post it.
Regards.
One of the main reasons why there isnt that many Eastern satellites on thelist is because qwert (the guy who updates it) is on the west coast
I can see to 30W but that is a 8 elevation so I cant see past that
If folks have 24/7 channels on Eastern sats and would like to help update thelist with let us know. Easiest way is a Channelmaster list
Iceberg, I'll be more than glad to help update the "LIST" & this forum with any feeds over the Atlantic I get with the set up I currently have ( 10 ft. dish, 4dtv and the viewsat box ), I did scanned few other birds. this morning and I was able to lock in 2 or 3 satellites feeds.
All this FTA is very new to me and I'm not " pc friendly", if you tell me how to load whatever feeds I get with the channelmaster I will send it to you and you can post it.
Regards.
Channelmaster is a program that allows you to upload the channels from the receiver so you can edit/add/delete channels and transponders
Its a neat program that works with different receivers. I dont know how user friendly it is with Viewsat. Hopefully someone with a Viewsat can chime in
Its a neat program that works with different receivers. I dont know how user friendly it is with Viewsat. Hopefully someone with a Viewsat can chime in
Hello guys is me again with another question, trying to get all the facts before I do anything.
I read here in the forum that if I want to get Cubavision and the radio stations from Cuba I need a universal not a standard LNBF is that right? Also I read that I can't use a meter to set the dish with the universal LNBF is that also correct?
I went to dish pointer and after entering my coordinates this is what I got.
Elevation= 25.0
AZ true= 124.0
AZ Mag= 137.1
LNB Skew= -38.8
Thanks,
I read here in the forum that if I want to get Cubavision and the radio stations from Cuba I need a universal not a standard LNBF is that right? Also I read that I can't use a meter to set the dish with the universal LNBF is that also correct?
I went to dish pointer and after entering my coordinates this is what I got.
Elevation= 25.0
AZ true= 124.0
AZ Mag= 137.1
LNB Skew= -38.8
Thanks,
You can use a standard LNB. I used one when I was aimed at Hispasat
Cubavision use to be at 58W too which needed a Universal LNB. The group on 30W does not need a Universal
Cubavision use to be at 58W too which needed a Universal LNB. The group on 30W does not need a Universal
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For receiving the bird at 30°w, your aiming is correct from Passaic, NJ.
Use the Magnetic Azimuth, with your compass, to preset the dish.
As for using a "meter" with a Universal, are you talking about the $20 meters used for setting up Dish/DirecTV?
They sometimes work, if you have a strong satellite.
Obviously, a too-small dish, like described in this thread, makes life more difficult.
The receiver just has to be set correctly, so -it- supplies the 22khz tone.
That satellite is 7° below the horizon for me, so I can't say if a meter would work or not.
Perhaps someone else can comment?
So, I'd recommend taking the receiver out to the dish, presetting it for a strong transponder on the bird, and aiming that way.
For receiving the bird at 30°w, your aiming is correct from Passaic, NJ.
Use the Magnetic Azimuth, with your compass, to preset the dish.
As for using a "meter" with a Universal, are you talking about the $20 meters used for setting up Dish/DirecTV?
They sometimes work, if you have a strong satellite.
Obviously, a too-small dish, like described in this thread, makes life more difficult.
The receiver just has to be set correctly, so -it- supplies the 22khz tone.
That satellite is 7° below the horizon for me, so I can't say if a meter would work or not.
Perhaps someone else can comment?
So, I'd recommend taking the receiver out to the dish, presetting it for a strong transponder on the bird, and aiming that way.
I'm in MN and can get Hispasat with no issues (well a low elevation of 8)
I know folks in TX that can get it
Could it be picked up in Denver, CO ???
It'd be 3° elevation for you. Do you have a clear shot to the East? 91° magnetic.
It's for a non-technically inclined inlaw. I'll see if I can find a way to find that out. I'm 1000+ miles from there, can't do it myself.
I dont know if that calculator compensates for elevation above sea level. It seems that being in the Mile High City would give some degree of advantage and essentially 'move the dish east' with respect to the visible horizon. The curvature of the earth is stated at 8" per mile. It may be a few degrees higher in the sky than the calculator gives it.
Updating the Eastern satellite feed.
Iceberg. I did some scanning for about an hour last night and from my location ( Chesterfield Twp. Mi. ) I was able to lock in some TP's at 12W, but didn't get video ( Q was in the high teens ), I did take some pics. with my cell of both the locked TP's and the 10 ft. ( almost perpendicular to the ground ) , it make you think it's going to drop to the ground anytime.
58 W is very very strong S & Q and so are a couple of more birds, I'm at work right now, I will let you know later tonight when I get home.
PS, I don't have a clue of how to figured all of these technical questions stated by some of you in this thread ( wish I knew though ), but if from where I live it's not easy to lock in Hispasat, I'm thinking from Colorado you will need your dish on a 100 ft. pole.
One of the main reasons why there isnt that many Eastern satellites on thelist is because qwert (the guy who updates it) is on the west coast
I can see to 30W but that is a 8 elevation so I cant see past that
If folks have 24/7 channels on Eastern sats and would like to help update thelist with let us know. Easiest way is a Channelmaster list
Iceberg. I did some scanning for about an hour last night and from my location ( Chesterfield Twp. Mi. ) I was able to lock in some TP's at 12W, but didn't get video ( Q was in the high teens ), I did take some pics. with my cell of both the locked TP's and the 10 ft. ( almost perpendicular to the ground ) , it make you think it's going to drop to the ground anytime.
58 W is very very strong S & Q and so are a couple of more birds, I'm at work right now, I will let you know later tonight when I get home.
PS, I don't have a clue of how to figured all of these technical questions stated by some of you in this thread ( wish I knew though ), but if from where I live it's not easy to lock in Hispasat, I'm thinking from Colorado you will need your dish on a 100 ft. pole.
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