How High?

**WeissMan** · 09-29-2009 12:00 PM

Hello Sat Guys,

I have been trying to aim for 74w Horizons 2 for the sports feeds and I get nothing. What I was wondering, is this; if I am at 34.246 Lat / 85.587 Lon (northeast Alabama) how high up in the sky would this sat be. Not the dish setting but actual angle. I am trying to figure out whether my neighbors tree is blocking the signal or maybe I just need more practice.

Another question that I have is regarding satellites and their corresponding transponders. When I blind scan sat G19, I will get stuff from 101W. Is this normal? Does the receiver simply scan for active transponders no matter which sat it is set to scan?

WeissMan

Omegasat DSB5700
WS9036 dish
DMX521 Standard Linear

**Iceberg** · 09-29-2009 01:21 PM

That says 48.4 degrees according to thelist

how far away is the tree?

**phlatwound** · 09-29-2009 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by WeissMan

.....Another question that I have is regarding satellites and their corresponding transponders. When I blind scan sat G19, I will get stuff from 101W. Is this normal? Does the receiver simply scan for active transponders no matter which sat it is set to scan?

Yes.

Your receiver doesn't "know" (or care) what sat you are pointing at, it will scan whatever tps it finds.

If you are "set" to scan G19 @ 97W, and are pointing at 101W, it's going to log the tps on 101W.

**WeissMan** · 09-29-2009 02:08 PM

200 or 300 feet but if the phisical location of the satellite is at an angle 48.4 degrees above the horizon, then there is no way the tree is interfering. Does this make any sense? Lyngsat shows that the sat is pretty much dedicated to feeds, maybe the transponders were not hot when I was setting up therefore I got nothing?

W

**phlatwound** · 09-29-2009 02:23 PM

Have you tried a manual tp scan for Ohio News Network (WTBS?)?

11734 H 6616

I believe it's up 24/7 and is a hot signal.

**WeissMan** · 09-29-2009 02:59 PM

No, I wasn't getting anything on my signal meter so did not attempt a blind scan.

**phlatwound** · 09-29-2009 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by WeissMan

No, I wasn't getting anything on my signal meter so did not attempt a blind scan.

I would attempt to manually scan the tp I listed above.

Is your LNB setting to 10750? If you have any switches inline take them out, and if possible just take your receiver and a tv out to the dish. I've never used a meter, you can't beat having the feedback you can get from a receiver/tv combo, IMO.

Use
Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com

, enter your address and verify your pointing direction. The elevation scale on your dish should just be considered a starting point, some of those scales can be off 5 degrees or more. Move your dish slowly east and west, you'll find it with some patience.

**WeissMan** · 09-29-2009 04:17 PM

I will try that next chance I get.

Yes to the 10750, no switches.

Thanks,

W

**turbosat** · 09-29-2009 05:42 PM

Send me a PM (private message, right click on my name) if you don't get it , I'm not too far away from you, if you're near the lake.

**Larobpra** · 09-29-2009 06:11 PM

There is a feature at the Dishpointer site to calculate obstacle heights at distances from your dish.

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