T-5/IA-5 Help

[Skarkrocks]

I recently inhereted an FTA setup and I'm having problems picking up anything from Telstar 5/IA 5

I'm using a Winegard DS-2076 dish. Natsat 1000A receiver. LNBF is a PF7500.

My coords are: 47.6 and 117.6. I'm aiming at: 135.2 and 31.7.

I've read the list from http://www.global-cm.net/MPEGlistKuBandUS.html and I've tried using 12152 to tune it in, but I can't get any signal at all (it seems).

I've got great line of sight with the dish, no obstructions at all. I move the dish very slowly and wait for the meter to update on a small tv i have nearby, but I've never seen even a glimmer of signal.

Help, wife is ready to choke me out if I don't get FTA thai tv going

 

[icstephen]

are you using a comapas to aim at 135 degrees? if so from the coordinates you gave you need to add 17degrees for magnetic deviation 135+17= 152 deg on a compas. Hope that helps

 

[Skarkrocks]

Ya, that's with the adjustment already in.

 

[voomvoom]

Using your coordinants and Sadoun's site calculator for fixed dish, I get:
Elevation = 31.8
Azimuth = 153
Skew = -17.8
Hope this help's. Good luck!

Al

 

[Skarkrocks]

Without mag:

Telstar 5 ( 97.0 W) 153.0 31.7

with mag:

Telstar 5 ( 97.0 W) 135.2 31.7

 

[PSB]

Any more info on the LNBF?

Any numbers on it?

 

[Skarkrocks]

This one: http://www.dmc.net/Lnbs.htm

on the left.

 

[Mr Tony]

OK so its a standard. Make sure the LNB LO frequency is 10750

 

[PSB]

OK its a Standard so make sure the L.O. is set to 10750

If your receiver has BLIND SCAN and you feel you are close to a satellite try that!

If you do find any channels let us know and we will tell you what way to move the dish from there!

I see Iceberg beat me to it

 

[Mr Tony]

PSB
I googled Natsat 1000a and its just like a Pansat 1000...no blind scan

 

[Skarkrocks]

Just to confirm, i should be aimed at:

Telstar 5 ( 97.0 W) 135.2 31.7

w/ a compass?

 

[PSB]

Yes!

         Latitude 47° 36.000'N Longitude 117° 36.000'W

                       Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)    El  Skew
---------------------------------------------------------------
                               
                     
                               
                           IA-5   97.0W 153.0 135.3  31.7 -17.8
                               
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Make sure you have the skew set correctly, it should be clockwise (from front of dish)

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/LNBF-Installation.htm