Satellite position

[TFSAT]

Hi,

I am trying to setup my new equipment for FTA. I am confused though about the fact that I have a signal strength of about 70% and a fluctuating quality between 30-90%. But when I scan for channels I do not get anyhting. By the way, I still get the same strength and quality when I have the LNB inside the house not pointing to anything!!!

So, is this normal? How do I know when the strength and quality are really from a satellite and that I am going get programs.

Here is a list of the equipment I have:

- Patriot 90 cm VSAT dish
- Invacom Universal Single LNB 0.3dB C120 model SNF-031
- Digiwave DG7000 receiver

Please help.

 

[PSB]

Hello and Welcome to the SatelliteGuys.US FTA MPEG-2 Forum!

Getting signal strength indoors is normal, signal strength means very little at this point. Its all about signal quality.
For a universal LNBF make sure your L.O. (in antenna setup screen) is set to....

09750-10600

Let us know what satellite you are going for, keep scanning away if you feel you are close to a satellite.

 

[TFSAT]

Thank you, Pete. This makes me feel a little better since I had some suspecion that my equipment was faulty.

I have been trying to scan T-5. I got the Alt/Az data for it, but it seems that the process is more difficult than I thought. At least for Ku band satellites.

Also, what should the quality be on my recevier to indicate that I have locked on to the satellite? Right now it bounces between 0% an 95% but mostly around 43%!

Thank you for your help.

TF

 

[PSB]

Anything above 45 will give you a picture, but I get around 60-70% quality on most channels. To find IA-5 I use the below and watch for quality, moving the dish a few millimeters at a time until you peak out the quality. Its always worth doing a scan if you feel you are close to a satellite then you can work out where you are from there.


Pars TV

12088 MHz(H) SR : 20.000 Msps

 

[TFSAT]

Well, between the snow storms I finally got a window to work on my project. It is still very difficult to find any channels and I am not sure the compass and eyeballing the dish angle will work.

Do you have any recommendations on any reasonable devices that can make the process of finding the satellite a little easier than the guessing I have been doing?

Also, could recommend an easier satellite to find than IA5 ?

Thanks a lot.

TF

 

[PSB]

The best tool you can get is your TV and the signal quality meter. Signal strength means nothing, its only about signal quality!!

I would try for IA-6 its in the same ball park at (93w)

This channel is LIVE 24/7

ABSAT NYC 1

DFeq: 12051 MHz(V) SR : 3.978 Msps


If you have no luck try another area of the sky, say the G10R satellite (123w)

The Tube (24/7)

DFreq : 11718MHz (V) SR : 27.691 Msps


Give us your zip code (or one close by) and we can give you a list of all the satellite angles for your area if you need them!

 

[TFSAT]

Thank you Pete. I am at Lat. 41.7026 Long. -71.4477 Zip code 02886.

Have you used Invacom LNBs? I got model SNF-031 and I am not sure how to identify it to my Digiwave DG7000 receiver. My options are normal, universal, or LNBF.

I also have this strange symptom. I just got a 100' coax cable. As soon as I connected it between the receiver and the LNB. As soon as I did, the receiver does not display any picture (menus)!!! When I unplug the cable, the receive seems fine!!! Have you seen this strange symptom before?

Thank you..

TF

 

[PSB]

I would check both ends of the (RG6) coax to make sure there is no short, that should not happen. All Invacom LNBF are Universal.

Warwick, RI 02886
Latitude 41° 42.156'N Longitude 71° 26.856'W

Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m) El Skew
-------------------------------------------------------------


*** All Satellites 61W - 160W ***

EchoStar 3 61.5W 165.2 181.1 40.8 -11.0
Rainbow 1 61.5W 165.2 181.1 40.8 -11.0
Brasilsat A2 (incl. 5.8 deg) 63.0W 167.4 183.2 41.1 -9.4
Brasilsat B2 65.0W 170.4 186.2 41.4 -7.2
Brasilsat B1 70.0W 177.8 193.7 41.8 -1.6
Nahuel 1 71.8W 180.5 196.4 41.8 0.4
AMC 6 72.0W 180.8 196.7 41.8 0.6
Galaxy 12 74.0W 183.8 199.7 41.8 2.9
SBS 6 74.0W 183.8 199.7 41.8 2.9
GOES 12 75.0W 185.3 201.2 41.7 4.0
AMC 5 79.0W 191.3 207.1 41.2 8.4
DirecTV 3 81.8W 195.4 211.2 40.7 11.4
Nimiq 2 82.0W 195.6 211.5 40.6 11.6
Brasilsat B3 84.0W 198.5 214.3 40.1 13.7
XM Roll 85.0W 199.9 215.7 39.9 14.7
AMC 9 85.0W 199.9 215.7 39.9 14.7
AMC 3 87.0W 202.7 218.5 39.3 16.7
Galaxy 9 91.0W 208.1 223.9 37.9 20.6
Galaxy 11 91.0W 208.1 223.9 37.9 20.6
Nimiq 1 91.0W 208.1 223.9 37.9 20.6
Brasilsat B4 92.0W 209.4 225.2 37.5 21.5
Telstar 6 93.0W 210.7 226.5 37.0 22.4
Galaxy 8I (incl. 1.0 deg) 95.0W 213.2 229.1 36.2 24.2
Galaxy 3C 95.0W 213.2 229.1 36.2 24.2
Telstar 5 97.0W 215.7 231.5 35.2 25.8
Inmarsat 2 f2 (incl. 1.7 deg) 98.0W 216.9 232.7 34.8 26.6
Galaxy 4R 99.0W 218.1 233.9 34.3 27.4
DirecTV 2 100.8W 220.2 236.0 33.3 28.8
DirecTV 1R 100.8W 220.2 236.0 33.3 28.8
AMC 4 101.0W 220.4 236.3 33.2 29.0
DirecTV 1 101.0W 220.4 236.3 33.2 29.0
AMSC 1 101.1W 220.6 236.4 33.2 29.0
DirecTV 4S 101.2W 220.7 236.5 33.1 29.1
AMC 1 103.0W 222.7 238.5 32.2 30.4
Solidaridad 1 (incl. 2.8 deg) 103.5W 223.3 239.1 31.9 30.8
AMC 2 105.0W 224.9 240.7 31.0 31.8
G-Star 3 (incl. 11.5 deg) 105.0W 224.9 240.7 31.0 31.8
G-Star 1 (incl. 6.0 deg) 105.0W 224.9 240.7 31.0 31.8
MSAT 1 106.5W 226.5 242.4 30.2 32.8
Anik F1 107.3W 227.4 243.2 29.7 33.3
Anik E1 109.2W 229.3 245.2 28.5 34.5
DirecTV 6 109.8W 229.9 245.8 28.2 34.9
EchoStar 6 110.0W 230.1 246.0 28.1 35.0
EchoStar 8 110.0W 230.1 246.0 28.1 35.0
Anik E2R 111.1W 231.2 247.1 27.4 35.6
Solidaridad 2 113.0W 233.1 248.9 26.2 36.7
Morelos 2 (incl. 4.4 deg) 114.9W 234.9 250.8 24.9 37.7
XM Rock 115.0W 235.0 250.8 24.9 37.7
SatMex 5 116.8W 236.7 252.5 23.7 38.6
Anik E2 118.7W 238.4 254.2 22.4 39.5
DirecTV 5 119.0W 238.7 254.5 22.2 39.6
EchoStar 7 119.0W 238.7 254.5 22.2 39.6
EchoStar 5 119.0W 238.7 254.5 22.2 39.6
EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 121.0W 240.4 256.3 20.8 40.5
Galaxy 10R 123.0W 242.2 258.0 19.5 41.3
Galaxy 5 125.0W 243.8 259.7 18.1 42.1
Galaxy 12 125.0W 243.8 259.7 18.1 42.1
Galaxy 13 127.0W 245.5 261.3 16.6 42.8
Telstar 7 129.0W 247.1 262.9 15.2 43.4
Satcom C3 131.0W 248.6 264.5 13.8 44.1
Galaxy 1R 133.0W 250.2 266.0 12.3 44.6
Satcom C4 135.0W 251.7 267.5 10.9 45.1
GOES 10 135.5W 252.1 267.9 10.5 45.3
AMC 7 137.0W 253.2 269.0 9.4 45.6
AMC 8 139.0W 254.6 270.5 7.9 46.0
Inmarsat 2 f3 (incl. 1.9 deg) 142.0W 256.8 272.6 5.7 46.6
EchoStar 1 148.0W 261.0 276.8 1.3 47.5
EchoStar 2 148.0W 261.0 276.8 1.3 47.5
TDRS 9 (incl. 7.4 deg) 151.0W 263.0 278.8 -0.9 47.8
TDRS 10 (incl. 6.2 deg) 151.0W 263.0 278.8 -0.9 47.8
EchoStar 4 157.0W 267.0 282.9 -5.3 48.2

Satellite Finder is (c) Copyright 2004, P. Lutus