I didn't figure I would run into any fellow Iowans on here 
Hopefully somone is close to you and can help you out.
Larry
Hopefully somone is close to you and can help you out.Larry
newbie racking my brain
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It probably won't make any difference, but I think your longitude should be 85.0, and your latitude should be 45.0.oldrred said:
This should be correct.oldrred said:
lnb should be standard and set to 10750.oldrred said:
I can't help with the rest of this, as I don't have a CW600s. If you can figure how to enter a TP (transponder), try this:oldrred said:
TP - 11775
Polarity - Horizontal
SR (signal rate) - 4231
This is a live transponder on AMC9 ku.
Al
Do the simple setup first
OK. Most of us here would just go ahead and set up the dish and rotor, but we know more or less how to set them up already. You don’t. So, here is my solution:
1. You are getting 50-70% signal strength. That is fine. It suggests that you probably have your cable, lnbf and connections set up properly.
2. You are getting 00% signal quality. This indicates that you have one basic problem: your dish is misaligned. It must be VERY precisely aligned, otherwise you will never get a signal.
Use this simple approach to align your dish properly:
1. Always unplug you receiver before you add or remove cables or equipment.
2. Remove your motor and adjust your satellite dish by hand for the time being.
3. Use a compass and determine approximately where to find the Telstar5 (alias Intelsat5) satellite from you location. According to my quick calculation, you will need to point your dish at 200° Azimut (use the compass) and 36° elevation. Point your satellite in the general direction. Don’t tighten your bolts too much, because you will soon have to begin moving your dish around until you locate the satellite.
4. Remove your diseqc switch and hook the lnbf directly to the cable leading directly to the receiver. Make sure you still have 50-70% signal strength. (You can skip this step for now and try it later if things don't work, though).
5. If you don’t have a signal meter, you will need to have your TV set in your line of sight when you begin slowly rotating your dish left-right-up-down. Otherwise, it will take you – on average – about ninety years to find a signal by sheer luck! Set things up so you can see the screen and recognize when you begin to receive signal QUALITY.
5. Select Telstar5 (alias Intelsat5) as your satellite. Set your lnbf to standard 10750. Select transponder 11836 (you will perhaps see a slight amelioration in the signal strength, but you will not yet see signal quality). Set everything else to normal or off.
6. Begin moving your dish very slowly up-down-left-right until you see signal QUALITY. Note: the satellite might not be exactly where you THINK is is… it may be a few degrees higher, lower, to the left, to the right…
7. Once you have signal Quality, you can do a scan or preferably a blind scan and obtain programming. Watch a few programs for a week or two, then you can start over again from scratch and install the motor when you understand how your receiver works.
Hope this helps. Good luck and lay off the caffeine for a while.
OK. Most of us here would just go ahead and set up the dish and rotor, but we know more or less how to set them up already. You don’t. So, here is my solution:
1. You are getting 50-70% signal strength. That is fine. It suggests that you probably have your cable, lnbf and connections set up properly.
2. You are getting 00% signal quality. This indicates that you have one basic problem: your dish is misaligned. It must be VERY precisely aligned, otherwise you will never get a signal.
Use this simple approach to align your dish properly:
1. Always unplug you receiver before you add or remove cables or equipment.
2. Remove your motor and adjust your satellite dish by hand for the time being.
3. Use a compass and determine approximately where to find the Telstar5 (alias Intelsat5) satellite from you location. According to my quick calculation, you will need to point your dish at 200° Azimut (use the compass) and 36° elevation. Point your satellite in the general direction. Don’t tighten your bolts too much, because you will soon have to begin moving your dish around until you locate the satellite.
4. Remove your diseqc switch and hook the lnbf directly to the cable leading directly to the receiver. Make sure you still have 50-70% signal strength. (You can skip this step for now and try it later if things don't work, though).
5. If you don’t have a signal meter, you will need to have your TV set in your line of sight when you begin slowly rotating your dish left-right-up-down. Otherwise, it will take you – on average – about ninety years to find a signal by sheer luck! Set things up so you can see the screen and recognize when you begin to receive signal QUALITY.
5. Select Telstar5 (alias Intelsat5) as your satellite. Set your lnbf to standard 10750. Select transponder 11836 (you will perhaps see a slight amelioration in the signal strength, but you will not yet see signal quality). Set everything else to normal or off.
6. Begin moving your dish very slowly up-down-left-right until you see signal QUALITY. Note: the satellite might not be exactly where you THINK is is… it may be a few degrees higher, lower, to the left, to the right…
7. Once you have signal Quality, you can do a scan or preferably a blind scan and obtain programming. Watch a few programs for a week or two, then you can start over again from scratch and install the motor when you understand how your receiver works.
Hope this helps. Good luck and lay off the caffeine for a while.
hi
one more problem- i have many sats listed but no telstar, lots of echostars
and amc's though and i cut back coffee to one pot instead of three maybe i'll be a little easier to get along with huh i can be ajerk sometimes!
thanx again for unerstaning my frustration your help is very much needed and appreciated!
one more problem- i have many sats listed but no telstar, lots of echostars
and amc's though and i cut back coffee to one pot instead of three maybe i'll be a little easier to get along with huh i can be ajerk sometimes!
thanx again for unerstaning my frustration your help is very much needed and appreciated!
Telstar was bought by Intelsat America's, they are probably listed in your receiver as IA instead of Telstar.
Al
Al
Other sats
Telstar / IA5 is @ 97W in the sky (that's about 200° Azimut for your location). T5 / IA5 is usually a good place to start.
From your location you can also try AMC4 at approximately 205° Azimut, 36° Elevation for your location. Use Transponder 11822.
Or you can try Galaxy 10R at approximately 231° Azimut, 26° Elevation for your location. Use Transponder 11780 or 11800.
That should give you a few options to start with. After that, well, the sky's the limit! -- Or am I misquoting Hendrix here?
Telstar / IA5 is @ 97W in the sky (that's about 200° Azimut for your location). T5 / IA5 is usually a good place to start.
From your location you can also try AMC4 at approximately 205° Azimut, 36° Elevation for your location. Use Transponder 11822.
Or you can try Galaxy 10R at approximately 231° Azimut, 26° Elevation for your location. Use Transponder 11780 or 11800.
That should give you a few options to start with. After that, well, the sky's the limit! -- Or am I misquoting Hendrix here?
thanks more option oughta make it easier
i've been spening the day pulling porcupine quills out of my dog, havent had a chance to mess with it yet bummer huh poor dog hundreds of quills
i will be back to let you all know what happens
chris
i've been spening the day pulling porcupine quills out of my dog, havent had a chance to mess with it yet bummer huh poor dog hundreds of quills
i will be back to let you all know what happens
chris
good day everyone
ok on my usals setup, (on rcvr)
longtitude angle should be set at ?
longtitude direction ?
latitude angle ?
latitude direction ?
rotating speed (s/') ?
i finally got reception on one satellite, all mid eastern channels though. i think i may have the above settings incorrect as i can not find any others will someone please tell me what exactly these settings should be. with these setting correct, shouldn't usals automatically be able to find the other sats by itself ? again about 20 miles west of gaylord mich 49611
thanx again for everyones help i would not have made it this far without you!
i am a slow learner but i am sure i will get it eventually!
ok on my usals setup, (on rcvr)
longtitude angle should be set at ?
longtitude direction ?
latitude angle ?
latitude direction ?
rotating speed (s/') ?
i finally got reception on one satellite, all mid eastern channels though. i think i may have the above settings incorrect as i can not find any others will someone please tell me what exactly these settings should be. with these setting correct, shouldn't usals automatically be able to find the other sats by itself ? again about 20 miles west of gaylord mich 49611
thanx again for everyones help i would not have made it this far without you!
i am a slow learner but i am sure i will get it eventually!
Just go to this URL: http://www.heavens-above.com/ and you an find all the details of your location there.
Gaylord is at 45.0 latitude and 84.67 longitude
84.67 (or 84.6 if it only allows one digit)oldrred said:
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45.0
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no clue on that one
yep you must have hit IA5 (Telstar 5)
Sure, that's fine too.Iceberg said:
I realized later when I looked at the site that I should have mentioned that it is at the bottom, under the "Anonymous Users" title where it says "Select your location from our huge database.". Sorry about that!
There is also a post about how to find your Lat. and Long. in our FAQ area
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=55285
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=55285
hi
i gave up for a while
i'm back
finally got things going here but most evrything is foreign language, do i need to buy a C band lnb for my system in order to rcv fta network tv in english ? how much ? why does my lnb have two outputs on it ? (ultrasat ku band lnbf) also i have an old direct tv dish in yard can i add that to my system with any results ?
thanx
i gave up for a while
i'm back
finally got things going here but most evrything is foreign language, do i need to buy a C band lnb for my system in order to rcv fta network tv in english ? how much ? why does my lnb have two outputs on it ? (ultrasat ku band lnbf) also i have an old direct tv dish in yard can i add that to my system with any results ?
thanx
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