need help on SatMex5 and G13

[bin44]

Hi guys,
I have a 30'' dish and am able to get signal from G3, Intelsat5 and AMC4. But I can't get any signal from SatMex5 and G13. My zip code is 01864. Is it possible for me to get signal from these two satellites at east coast for a 30'' dish? I don't know the brand of the reciever. The model is DP-987 (printed on the reciever).

 

[PSB]

I have a 90cm dish and Satmex 5 is still a hard satellite to find, one day its great the next day nothing, the bigger dish certainly helps but I have managed to pull it in many times with my 31" dish!
G13 should be easy enough to find.........

I suggest you have a live TP. entered in the receiver before you start to point the dish and keep an eye out for signal quality only, maybe the other "members" can chip in!

 

[PSB]

North Reading, MA 01864
Latitude 42° 34.914'N Longitude 71° 5.682'W

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

EchoStar 3 61.5W 166.0 182.3 39.9 -10.3
Rainbow 1 61.5W 166.0 182.3 39.9 -10.3
Brasilsat A2 (incl. 5.8 deg) 63.0W 168.1 184.4 40.2 -8.7
Brasilsat B2 65.0W 171.0 187.3 40.5 -6.6
Brasilsat B1 70.0W 178.4 194.7 40.8 -1.2
Nahuel 1 71.8W 181.0 197.4 40.8 0.8
AMC 6 72.0W 181.3 197.7 40.8 1.0
Galaxy 12 74.0W 184.3 200.6 40.8 3.2
SBS 6 74.0W 184.3 200.6 40.8 3.2
GOES 12 75.0W 185.8 202.1 40.7 4.2
AMC 5 79.0W 191.6 207.9 40.2 8.5
DirecTV 3 81.8W 195.6 211.9 39.7 11.4
Nimiq 2 82.0W 195.9 212.2 39.6 11.6
Brasilsat B3 84.0W 198.7 215.0 39.1 13.7
XM Roll 85.0W 200.1 216.4 38.9 14.7
AMC 9 85.0W 200.1 216.4 38.9 14.7
AMC 3 87.0W 202.8 219.2 38.3 16.6
Galaxy 11 91.0W 208.2 224.5 36.9 20.3
Nimiq 1 91.0W 208.2 224.5 36.9 20.3
Brasilsat B4 92.0W 209.4 225.8 36.5 21.2
Telstar 6 93.0W 210.7 227.0 36.1 22.1
Galaxy 8I (incl. 1.0 deg) 95.0W 213.2 229.5 35.2 23.8
Galaxy 3C 95.0W 213.2 229.5 35.2 23.8
Telstar 5 97.0W 215.7 232.0 34.3 25.4
Inmarsat 2 f2 (incl. 1.7 deg) 98.0W 216.9 233.2 33.8 26.2
Galaxy 4R 99.0W 218.0 234.4 33.3 27.0
DirecTV 2 100.8W 220.1 236.5 32.4 28.3
DirecTV 1R 100.8W 220.1 236.5 32.4 28.3
AMC 4 101.0W 220.4 236.7 32.3 28.5
DirecTV 1 101.0W 220.4 236.7 32.3 28.5
AMSC 1 101.1W 220.5 236.8 32.3 28.6
DirecTV 4S 101.2W 220.6 236.9 32.2 28.6
AMC 1 103.0W 222.6 238.9 31.3 29.9
Solidaridad 1 (incl. 2.8 deg) 103.5W 223.2 239.5 31.0 30.2
AMC 2 105.0W 224.8 241.1 30.2 31.3
G-Star 3 (incl. 11.5 deg) 105.0W 224.8 241.1 30.2 31.3
G-Star 1 (incl. 6.0 deg) 105.0W 224.8 241.1 30.2 31.3
MSAT 1 106.5W 226.4 242.7 29.3 32.2
Anik F1 107.3W 227.3 243.6 28.8 32.7
Anik E1 109.2W 229.2 245.5 27.7 33.9
DirecTV 6 109.8W 229.8 246.1 27.3 34.2
EchoStar 6 110.0W 230.0 246.3 27.2 34.3
EchoStar 8 110.0W 230.0 246.3 27.2 34.3
Anik E2R 111.1W 231.1 247.4 26.6 35.0
Solidaridad 2 113.0W 233.0 249.3 25.4 36.0
Morelos 2 (incl. 4.4 deg) 114.9W 234.8 251.1 24.2 37.0
XM Rock 115.0W 234.9 251.2 24.1 37.0
SatMex 5 116.8W 236.6 252.9 22.9 37.9
Anik E2 118.7W 238.3 254.6 21.7 38.8
DirecTV 5 119.0W 238.6 254.9 21.5 38.9
EchoStar 7 119.0W 238.6 254.9 21.5 38.9
EchoStar 5 119.0W 238.6 254.9 21.5 38.9
EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 121.0W 240.3 256.6 20.1 39.8
Galaxy 10R 123.0W 242.1 258.4 18.8 40.6
Galaxy 5 125.0W 243.7 260.1 17.4 41.3
Galaxy 9 127.0W 245.4 261.7 16.0 42.0
Telstar 7 129.0W 247.0 263.3 14.6 42.7
Satcom C3 131.0W 248.6 264.9 13.2 43.3
Galaxy 1R 133.0W 250.1 266.5 11.8 43.8
Satcom C4 135.0W 251.7 268.0 10.3 44.3
GOES 10 135.5W 252.0 268.4 10.0 44.5
AMC 7 137.0W 253.2 269.5 8.9 44.8
AMC 8 139.0W 254.6 271.0 7.5 45.2
Inmarsat 2 f3 (incl. 1.9 deg) 142.0W 256.8 273.1 5.3 45.8
EchoStar 1 148.0W 261.1 277.4 0.9 46.7
EchoStar 2 148.0W 261.1 277.4 0.9 46.7
TDRS 9 (incl. 7.4 deg) 151.0W 263.1 279.4 -1.3 47.0
TDRS 10 (incl. 6.2 deg) 151.0W 263.1 279.4 -1.3 47.0
EchoStar 4 157.0W 267.2 283.5 -5.6 47.3

 

[bin44]

Thank you so much for your quick reply, PSB. Could you suggest a strong TP for each of the two satellites? Or any live TB is good enough. I'm think to try TP19 (12080H, 25635) for SatMex and TP1 (11720H, 26800) since I'm interested in those chinese channels. G13 has a elevation of 16 for me. Hopfully those trees are not high enough to block it.....

 

[PSB]

Just checked those two TP. will work GOOD LUCK! I just scanned in Satmex 5 yesterday (again), and just re-added G13/H1 right now to my list of satellites!

 

[Mr Tony]

The TP you listed for G13 will work fine
80 qulaity here in Minneapolis

 

[bin]

Thank you so much, Ice and PSB. You're lucky to have a 28.4 elevation. My elevation is 16 for G13 at zipcode 01864. And I have quite some trees in my backyard. My elevations for G3, Intel5 and AMC4 are all 30+ and they're all fine. I don't have a motor and it's freezing outside now. I guess I'll try it one more time the coming weekend.

 

[Mr Tony]

bin

In MN I guess we luck out. G3, IA5, IA6 and G11 are all around 38-39

When you are dealing with that low elevation, it is tough..but hang in there

(I was working on Dish projects yesterday when it was 12 with WC of below zero...what was I thinking )