Using a DTN Dish for CBAND

[ikki]

This is a multipart question.

1. I have a DTN 100 CM Dish that I acquired, I live in Southern Minnesota and am interested in using this dish to get Galaxy 23 at 121 West. Specifically transponder 3777 H 1860.

2. I am interested in the general signal strengths people are getting in the MN area of the previously mentioned transponder and satellite. Please include dish size in your response.

3. This question is specifically to Sadoun although any one can answer. Will this Non-Penetrating Roof Mount NPR4A 8 Blocks 3' x 3' work for mounting the DTN dish. My dish did not come with a pole.

4. What kind of mounting bracket will I need to get the DTN dish to support the GEOSATpro C2 LNBF.

5. Any other comments in reference to these three questions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[meinename]

This is a multipart question.

1. I have a DTN 100 CM Dish that I acquired, I live in Southern Minnesota and am interested in using this dish to get Galaxy 23 at 121 West. Specifically transponder 3777 H 1860.

I have a 8.5 footer pointed at 121 and it's almost my true south.
My numbers would be something of optimal.

2. I am interested in the general signal strengths people are getting in the MN area of the previously mentioned transponder and satellite. Please include dish size in your response.

Geosatpro DVR-1100c
3707 H = 88
3719 H = 92
3725 H = 85
3777 H = 72
3780 V = 90
3889 H = 88
4051 V = 90

Notice that the one you want is weak compared to the rest.

4. What kind of mounting bracket will I need to get the DTN dish to support the GEOSATpro C2 LNBF.

Check SatelliteAV's website. He has a adapter for the c-band throat on to his series of offset dishes. 10 dollars
Link: http://www.satelliteav.com/shop/item/AC-CBAND+ADAPT

5. Any other comments in reference to these three questions would be greatly appreciated.

After having a look at the attached image, and looking at lyngsat it looks like you might be in luck as far as side interference since I can't find any regular downlinks from 116.8W to 125W on the same polarity, but you'll should experiment

 

[ikki]

meinename,

Thanks for the reply. I will keep every one posted on how this goes as soon at my C Band LNF arrives.

 

[Mr Tony]

ikki

I'll try tomorrow with the 6 footer. I know I can lock it pretty good here in Minneapolis but I'm wondering how the smaller dish will work as the FEC is 7/8 which need max signal for minimal errors (pixeling/freezing)

What receiver do you have? Maybe I can try and use that receiver to give you accurate quality reading (as most receivers read differently)

 

[ikki]

I have both the Pansat 9200 HD and the Quali-TV QS1080-IR

 

[Mr Tony]

sorry it took me a few days

Pansat 1500
6 foot dish
BSC-621
Minneapolis area (5 minutes from Mystic Lake Casino)

steady 65 with spikes to 75 and the Pansat 1500 reads more true than other meters. 30 is usually threshold. What is weird is Lyngsat says 7/8 FEC which means (in laymans terms) you need maximum signal which is usually 70+ quality or you will have pixeling.
Even at a 45 quality there was no pixeling. Once it got to 30 then the pixeling started.

 

[Mr Tony]

here are some other readings

75 STO (3707)
94 TVW (3719)
90 Sportsman (3724)
75 ETV (3751)
90 HITN (4186)
70 RRSat (3889)

for most part, 121 is a very strong satellite