old Hughesnet dish question

[GW1]

I am trying to set up my hughesnet dish to pick up galaxy 10r. The lnb on it is not traditionally what I am use to. It has an output on the side near the lnb and one at the end of the radiator near the dish facing it. Which one is the v and which is the h output? I am trying to set it up using my viewsat ultra and I can't even get a signal on my setup screen. When I have my sat finder hooked up I get a strong signal. Do I need to use a Disecq switch? I am currently using one, but no signal. Thanks for any help.

GW1

 

[turbosat]

The lnb output is on the actual lnb, at the end of the support. Ignore whats on the transmitter, its not needed for tv-use. In fact, you can take it off and lighten up your support arm. ( if its one of those that is made that way).
In the Ultra, do you have the satellite set up , in the setup menu? LNB-standard, LO freq=10750
You won't need a diseqc unless you're using more than one lnb or dish.

2nd edit:
Once you're connected to the lnb, pick an active transponder on G10/G18, 11720V or 11800V are good, 11805H is active too.
The Viewsat will display the satellite name in the upper right corner of the setup screen, once you aim the dish at the signal. Be sure to set the skew for the lnb, which I think is done by simply skewing the entire dish on direcway dishes. Look on back and loosen some bolts to twist it properly. Dishpointer website will give you proper aiming coordinates/skew info for your location. Good luck.

 

[GW1]

The lnb output is on the actual lnb, at the end of the support. Ignore whats on the transmitter, its not needed for tv-use. In fact, you can take it off and lighten up your support arm. ( if its one of those that is made that way).
In the Ultra, do you have the satellite set up , in the setup menu? LNB-standard, LO freq=10750
You won't need a diseqc unless you're using more than one lnb or dish.

Thank you so much for your help. I will take the transmitter off... it that is what is what looks like a radiator??? and my setup is just that in my ultra. Maybe I just dont' have the right satellite? I will go back to the ole' drawing board and try it again. Do you have a general idea what the azimuth and elevation are suppose to be for that satellite???? Thanks agan.

GW--

 

[turbosat]

Yep tha thing with the big heat sink on it is the transmitter. You'll need to go to one of the aiming sites and put in your address to get detailed aiming coordinates, you're in the SW, and I'm in the SE. dishpointer.com is one, one of our Sponsors, at the top, Sadoun, has another one on his website, you pick the satellite, and your location and it spits out all the info you need.

 

[GW1]

thanks turbosat. I tried galaxy 10r and now I am going to look for something else. The best I can get is 66% signal and 0 quality. I am not sure what I am doing wrong, but I have tried very hard to find 123W and no luck. I am going to attempt to look for 97W but first I need to input the sat info for that satellite. Thank you very much for your help. I hope I can get this soon or I am going to go crazy. I have never had this much trouble finding a satellite. Maybe its all the beer interfering. lol If you have any other sats I can try, just spit them out at me and I will look for them. Until then..... wish me luck.

GW1

 

[turbosat]

Look at The List, top of the page, it lists most of the ones you can see frm North America.
Did you have the transponder info listed in your receiver on G10/!8? If its not there, you can entered it manually, The box has to know what you're looking for, before it will give you any signal/quality. Of course, the satinfo file, you can get from viewsatusa's site, will have a few transponders listed under each sat, makes it easier.

 

[GW1]

Thanks for your help turbosat. I got banned from this site for spamming for some reason. I am not sure why. All I wanted was a bit of help an Bam! I was gone instantly. I did give my plea and....well.... they let me back on. Anyway, I do have the satfile that has G10r which is the one I was looking for and maybe I just need to rest and try tomorro. What I was trying to find was G19 and I did not know this fourm didn't have a download section and Iceberg seemed to not like my asking, and so I won't ask any more. I do apologize for any wrongdoing. I will just go back to my searching the sky and maybe I will have a bit of luck.

GW1--

 

[turbosat]

I think the misunderstanding got cleared up. Hopefully you can find G18 tomorrow. The best way, of course, is to have a small tv out by your dish, with the receiver and a short cable. You can see quickly, what you're doing that way. Once you get hooked up, I think that satellite setup screen has the meters on it, just scroll down to where it says TP or transponder, use your right/left arrow buttons to find 11720, or 11800, then slowly move the dish east/west, tiny amounts at a time until you see some activity on the meters, quality is the important meter. Takes patience, G10/18 is hard to find sometimes. If you set your angles right, and have no luck, adjust your elevation up or down a degree or two and try again. You'll get it.

 

[Larobpra]

If you find 121w first - look for 12074 v 20000- you'll find the "You have a Superdish at 121" screen, then all you have to do is move slightly west and you should get 123w.

 

[GW1]

I have driven myself completely droopy today. I do appreciate all that you guys helped me with today, but I am going to have to try some very fine tuning. I am going to go get me a 9' or 10' dish tomorrow. It has the box that runs the motor and all. I will see how much I can drive myself bonkers tomorrow with that. Thanks again.

GW1

 

[turbosat]

Repeat, it takes patience, lol. Finding that first ku sat is sweet, but takes some time, usually.
Once you get the hang of it, you'll think it's pretty easy.

 

[willie8605]

Sounds like the same thing I went through with my hughesnet dish. While I was trying to align it, I was pushing on the very left side of the dish, which caused the dish to change shape a tiny bit (trying to turn it right by pushing on the very left side caused the dish to do this) and BAM! I got a good Q signal. when I would let go of the dish and it would go back to it's original shape, the Q would drop down to 0-10. I took that dish down, put up a composite dish, which was less likely to be warped b/c it isn't metal, and it took me about 20-30 mins to find a good Q signal on both 97W and 123W. The new dish may be just what you need.

:EDIT:
I use a Viewsat Ultra Lite, which is basically the same as your Ultra. Your settings sound good. I don't know where you are in the southwest, but I'm in Oklahoma and the TP at 11805 comes in the strongest for me on 123W. On 097W, a ton of TP's come in strong. The list doesn't list this as a strong TP, but on 123W I get the strongest Q on either 12105 or 12108 (I can't remember which, I'll check when I get home today).

 

[MikeinBaja]

I've messed around with this dish and in my limited experience it sounds like you may not have had the skew dialed in. Usually on 123 I can get good S numbers, but need to play with it quite a bit to get decent Q.

Make sure you don't loosen the skew bolts too much. If you do, the weight of the dish causes the whole rig to sag a bit & you will just about never get it dialed in. I loosen the bolts just enough to allow the skew adjustment to be made, and not a bit more.

Patience is the key - but it is a fine performing dish IMO.

 

[Sadoun]

... one, one of our Sponsors, at the top, Sadoun, has another one on his website, you pick the satellite, and your location and it spits out all the info you need.

Yep, here it is:
Satellite Look Angles Satellite Heading Calculator Azimuth Elevation Skew Tilt LNBF Latitude and Longitude values

 

[GW1]

Thanks everyone for your help. All the information you have given me is very helpful. I am going to spend the rest of today trying everything you have told me. I will be a bit more patient finding these sats. Charlie was easy to find, but this other stuff is a bit more sensitive.

GW1-- I am a bit more rested up today and may have better luck here in New Mexico.