pansat 2700 set up question

[Tron]

On the Pansat 2700 (maybe other Pansats as well?), 30-32 quality is the breakup threshold, meaning anything under that will result in a broken stream. Anything above that should give you a steady stream, but you want higher numbers if possible to give yourself some breathing room during bad weather.

Some transponders are either weak or suffer from cross-pole interference (signal from an adjacent satellite causing errors). Transponder 11720 on G-10R at 123w is a good example of cross pole interference. The PBS channels on AMC-3 are also notoriously weak.

Any transponder that gives you 50 or higher quality (with Pansat 2700) is usually rock solid under most conditions.

 

[charlie123]

pansat 2700 next question...

Happy with the reception so far on IA5. Yesterday I thought, what the heck, let's move the dish (motor) to Anik F1 just to confirm everything works well. I got absolutely no signal on Anik F1. Does this mean I have to fine tune the dish to IA5 and try again. When I moved it back to IA5 to watch Dutch tv at least nothing had changed for the worse.

pansat 2700, winegard 76c, stab hh90 dish.

 

[voomvoom]

Not a whole lot to watch on F1 ku, a few spanish channels, I think. Might get lucky and catch a news or sports wild feed. Mavbe a little more on C-band side, ASN probably being the best. Try another satellite.

Al

 

[charlie123]

finetuning the dish

happy so far with IA5, not so happy that when moving to another satellite I get no signal.
I have purchased a signal strength meter to reaim the dish.

Should I first peak it out from east to west till I get the highest strength fasten it and then see whether any changes in the dish elevation improve? Or the other way around?
Or should I loosen the elevation and the east west rotation on the mast at the same time and move the dish around?


pansat 2700, winegard 76c dish, stab hh90 motor

 

[Tron]

If your elevation is close, an adjustment on azimuth (east-west movement) should find signal. Move the dish in VERY small increments, and each time you move it a bit, stop for a moment and back away a bit from the dish to see if you get signal. The best signal meter is your receiver and a small TV at your dish location.