How do I dedicate DISH 1000 to 129???

[jerry_stx]

I posted earlier about my 129 signal dropping. I've been advised to try using a bigger dish. So I'm turning my dish 1000 to dedicated dish, and use my Dish 500s to take care of the other satellites. I've looked around to see how can I dedicate my Dish 1000 solely for 129. But not sure which dish pointing angles to use. I used these two pages, but not sure which one to use:

Satellite Look Angles Satellite Heading Calculator Azimuth Elevation Skew Tilt LNBF Latitude and Longitude values
Satellite look-angle calculator

The info I got from both of them vary.

I don't care for 110 or 119. Could someone please help me? TIA

My location:

Latitude: 25
Longitude: 97

 

[downriver]

Compass reading : 232.4
elevation: 44

GeoSatFinder - Satellite Finder Calculator © Satellite AV

 

[Tvlman]

Good subject. How does one find a listing for which channels are on 110,119,129, etc.???

 

[jerry_stx]

tvlman,

follow these links:

110: DISH Network on EchoStar 8/10 at 110.0°W - LyngSat
119: DISH Network on Anik F3 & EchoStar 7 at 119.0°W - LyngSat
129: HD - EchoStar 5 at 129.0°W - LyngSat

downriver,

do i have to worry about the skew of the satellite? or do I just leave it at 90 on my dish 1000?

 

[ralfyguy]

EKB: Dish Network Channel Chart (Unofficial)

 

[jerry_stx]

Or you can also follow these links for individual satellite:

110: DISH Network on EchoStar 8/10 at 110.0°W - LyngSat

119: DISH Network on Anik F3 & EchoStar 7 at 119.0°W - LyngSat

129: HD - EchoStar 5 at 129.0°W - LyngSat

 

[RandallA]

tvlman,

follow these links:

110: DISH Network on EchoStar 8/10 at 110.0°W - LyngSat
119: DISH Network on Anik F3 & EchoStar 7 at 119.0°W - LyngSat
129: HD - EchoStar 5 at 129.0°W - LyngSat

downriver,

do i have to worry about the skew of the satellite? or do I just leave it at 90 on my dish 1000?

Are you using a W bracket for the 1000? What lnb are you using to get 129?

I suggest you get a W bracket and use the DP Dual in the middle of the D1000 so you can get the most signal out of a D1000.

 

[jerry_stx]

I'm using a dish 1000 just like the one ralfyguy has on his avatar. i thought it was 1000.2, but i'm wrong. right now i'm using dp dual as 129, just like you see on ralfyguy avatar. so you recommend i move that one to the middle of the "w bracket"?


i got this information for setting up my dish from GeoSatFinder - Satellite Finder Calculator © Satellite AV :

compass: 232.4

elevation: 44

lnbf rotation: +48.7 would that mean i add +48.7 to 90 = and on the dish i would skew to 138.7???

 

[RandallA]

I don't know what type of bracket you currently have but if you could move the Dual LNB to the middle then you're in business. That way you can use the settings that people are giving you here. The skew must be at 90 since you only want one satellite.

 

[jerry_stx]

i have a w bracket. i guess i'll have to seal the outer 2 slots that will be left open (due to dishpro twin lnbf not getting used) so water doesn't go in there and make a mess. thanks to everyone for the help.

 

[Hall]

You can always aim for 119' as a starting point of reference. Because of the dish's design, 129' (and 110') will come in "close" automatically. Now you can fine-tune it just for 129'.

 

[Jim5506]

Using a Dish 1000 for 129???

Just be aware that the dish is slightly out of focus in the horizonal plane because it was designed to see three satellites at once, not concentrate on one.

 

[digiblur]

Or you can also follow these links for individual satellite:

110: DISH Network on EchoStar 8/10 at 110.0°W - LyngSat

119: DISH Network on Anik F3 & EchoStar 7 at 119.0°W - LyngSat

129: HD - EchoStar 5 at 129.0°W - LyngSat

Dishchannelchart.com is the place to go. It's always up to date.

I doubt you'll get much of an increase devoting a Dish1000 to 129. You'd see much more of a gain by using a 76cm dish or 90cm dish designed for a single oribital position.

 

[Hall]

Using a Dish 1000 for 129???

People seem to think that "bigger is better". That's not entirely true, especially on a dish that was *designed* to pick up multiple satellites. IMO, a Dish300 is the best option for picking up one satellite.

 

[RandallA]

I don't know about a D300 as the best option Hall. Believe it or not bigger is better with 129 and the best option is a 24'' or 30'' dish like Digi suggested. Maybe a D1000 is not the best solution but a 24'' or 30'' dish will greatly improve the signal with 129.

 

[Hall]

If these 24" or 30" dishes are designed for (1) satellite, I agree 100% that they're better than a D300. If they're designed for multiple satellites, I'm not so sure....

 

[RandallA]

If these 24" or 30" dishes are designed for (1) satellite, I agree 100% that they're better than a D300. If they're designed for multiple satellites, I'm not so sure....

Completely agree with you, the big dish must be for one satellite only.

To the OP, I'd say try it with the 1000 and report results. I'm willing to bet that he will get better readings having the 1000 just for 129 than for all 3 satellites in the same 1000.

 

[dfergie]

I pulled my 1000 that since day one was used only for 129 awhile back, replaced with a 500 and got a better signal... I need to repeak it as I had rain fade Thursday while I was at work and lost parts of a program...

 

[Hall]

There you go... the 1000, designed for (3) satellites, got the worst signal. The 500, designed for (2) satellites, did better. I think it goes without saying that the 300 will do even better.

Remember, in the early days (I had D* then), a single 18" dish pointed at (1) satellite, routinely got 90+ (on a 0-100 scale) signal. I seem to recall getting high 90s on certain transponders. The benefits of a multi-satellite dish are that it's (1) dish. Some people don't want a dish "farm". With benefits, there always comes downsides too, i.e. lesser strength on each satellite.

 

[dfergie]

I tried a 300 before I put up the 500... 500 won on signal strengh hands down...