problem pointing at 119

[exqt]

hey all, i have the following problem; hopefully someone can help. i have a dish 500 with legacy quad lnbf. for the last couple days i've tried to point it by following the manual and on-screen insturctions (i.e. point at 119 then skew to get 110). i am able to get 119 and 110 on the left lnb only (the one that's supposed to be used for 110). at one point I actually had both sats but they were reversed: 119 on left lnb, 110 on the right (!), so I guess that rules out faulty lnbf scenario. actually that was the only time I was able to pick up anything on the right lnb. the coax is connected to 1a (left lnb). now there is a small tree that I'm 90% sure is not in the line of sight but who knows. if all else fails i'm going to move the dish but first I wanted to ask you guys.

thanks!

 

[SimpleSimon]

Welcome aboard.

First, it's simply not possible to get 119 & 110 "reversed". Think about the geometry of it.

If you are looking at the face of the dish (in other words if you're facing north-ish), the eye on the right is 119. With a Quad, once you do a Check Switch, the port no longer matters.

Maybe you should cover the 110 eye (the westernmost) with tinfoil and aim for 119, then remove the tinfoil and run a Check Switch.

 

[exqt]

thanks! so they weren't "reversed" after all. after closer look at the lnbf it's actually marked with the satellite each part of the lnb should be aiming at. now i get signal on both sats with the exception of certain transponders:

1, 3, 5, 7 on 119 and 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 17, 19 on 110 - is it normal to not get signal on these and if it's not normal, what could be wrong?

thanks a lot guys!

 

[SimpleSimon]

You're welcome!

Without checking the lists at:
http://www.dishchannelchart.com/
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/america.shtml
I can't tell you - except that some are likely to be spotbeams, others might just be unused, and as long as you get the channels you're paying for, why care?

OK - I went and looked at http://ekb.dbstalk.com/297 and your missing TPs on 119 are spotbeams. I've got no idea where you are, but much of the U.S. doesn't get them.

P.S. I need to put those 3 links on a hotkey - this must be the 100th time I've posted them.