the best due South satellite for nfld?

[Lak7]

You need to use a Universal LNB for Intel9 / PAS 9

Standard LNB L.O. = 10750

Universal LNB (can't use a 22Khz switch)
Low L.O. = 9750
High L.O. = 10600

 

[Mr Tony]

yep its the same

 

[amc1]

so from there i should set up my motor first?

 

[Lak7]

Yes. Start at your True South Sat.
Did you get all the necessary info from a Sat Setup Page?
http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/Satellite-Heading-Calculator.htm
enter your city, state(prov)
select motor from list

 

[amc1]

whoa...not even close...Thats Nunavut which is in the far north part of Canada
Nunavut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Newfoundland is NF for Province code (or now NL)
Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

as you can see on the maps, they're a wee far apart (thats like saying Maine and Minnesota are the same)

Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

it sure discribes my place quite well ,and im so proud of it being a newfie.lol.thanks iceman you do me proud.

 

[Lak7]

How is your set-up going?

 

[amc1]

How is your set-up going?

been a little busy will get back at it this evening i hope..

 

[jwwbrennan]

I am a little southwest of you on Prince Edward Island. I used ONN (Horizons 2, 11734) as it was the most dependable. PBS is great but reception can forecast rain – no need to wait. There is a great tool I found through this site (http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/Satellite-Heading-Calculator.htm). It can even help with trees and such. Good luck.

 

[amc1]

i have it. i was busy . i got a bigger dish a 39" s.c. dish today now i will give it a try.
been studying all of the info i got at hand and ready to give it another try.

 

[amc1]

INTEL 9(58.0W) having an hell of a time finding that sattelite .does that bird have a strong signal? i have a new dish a star choice 39" dish does a better job on finding amc3 and amc4 with a better signal on amc4. was wondering if its as weak as g10r?

 

[Mr Tony]

whoops....signal is weak on the rock...that might be why

 

[amc1]

whoops....signal is weak on the rock...that might be why

what should i try to find if i cant get that sattelite?

 

[Mr Tony]

shoot

you have a couple options
switch to circular LNB and aim at Dish 61.5

if you go linear, there are a couple options...neither of which are near by
I1R at 45W has a channel on 11629 H 2207 (need Universal LNB) and footprint covers the whole US & most of canada

the other one would be SBS6/Horizons 2 at 74W. I would say 72W but the footprint looks bad by the rock...like 120cm dish possibly
74 has a better footprint

Honestly you can use any satellite you want. Just USALS the motor to the spot and aim from there

 

[amc1]

so i try a circular LNB and aim at Dish 61.5 and after i find the signal i chang over to a ku band lmbf?

 

[Mr Tony]

yep that is probably the best way. Get 61.5 peaked as best you can then switch to linear and try the other sats

 

[amc1]

i guess i cant get any signal with a std or universal lmbf for 61.5 dish?

 

[Lak7]

No, needs to be circular. Almost any DishNet or DirecTV LNB will do.