Superdish Transponder Question

[Nick2498]

I helped a buddy install a Superdish 105 at his home. When I installed the dish, I'm able to lock on all the sats (119,110,105) but on sat 105 I am only able to lock on transponder 7 and up. Transponder 1 thru 6 will not lock. I can get a signal that will jump to around 40-50 then it drops to 0 then jumps back up again to 40-50 but it will not lock. Is there something simple that I'm overlooking with this?

Thanks,
Nick

 

[bweiteka]

what's your signal on the 105 transponders that do lock?

i have seen a few cases of terrestrial interference that cause the symptom you described, mainly radar detectors in the area. does your buddy get his local channels despite this problem?

 

[Nick2498]

Nope, the locals are broadcast on transponders 1 and 14. The receiver will only lock on transponder 7 and up. Transponder 1 thru 6 will get a signal about 40-50 for a few seconds then drop to zero then jump back up again but it wont lock. When the check switch is ran the receiver say it has polarity on all 3 sats but after running the check switch it goes to the acquring sat signal 1 of 5 and when you put it on the local channels, you get a message saying

the signal has been lost please wait or press channel up or down
Satellite 105
Channel 22
Transponder 1

The signal strength on the transponders that do lock are around 45-50

Thanks,
Nick

 

[ats7627]

Depending on your location, your 105 signals should be higher than 45-50.
Here in Virginia, we get most transponders on 105 in the 70s (on a clear day).
You might need to check your alignment. What kind of signals are you getting on 119 & 110 transponders 10 & 11?

 

[Nick2498]

The signal for 110 and 119 is around 80-100. From what I have read, the signal for Northern Indiana is around 40-50.

Thanks,
Nick