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11-09-2009, 10:17 AM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Jun 2nd, 2008 Location: South Carolina
Posts: 100
| | I am currently getting RTV very solidly (low 70's Q) with a 30" Fortec & a Sat tracker II .02dB lnb. I do have an advantage in that 83W is pretty close to being "true" south at my location so it's high up in the sky for me.
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11-09-2009, 12:27 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Sep 7th, 2003 Location: Canton, Ohio
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I first got into FTA in February 2009. After several false starts, I get RTV pretty good now on a Fortec 36" dish and my Fortec Dynamic Receiver-Quality is pretty much into the 40's, which I can live with..I got a 36" dish because of people's suggestions that "bigger is usually better"..I certainly am not going to try a smaller dish..
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11-09-2009, 01:10 PM
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| | Join Date: Jan 22nd, 2009 Location: Whitesburg, Kentucky
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Thanks, guys.
I've been getting RTV since not long after they switched to 83W on a 31" dish with decent quality. I was just curious as to whether anyone had tried it on smaller dishes, and what their results were.
-LoTech
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11-09-2009, 02:47 PM
|  | The No Pain Train | | Proud Staff Member Join Date: Nov 17th, 2003 Location: Places men fear to tread
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Pentagon channel is very strong and probably could be picked up with a smaller dish....just remember AMC1 has the oddball skew. check thelist and enter you zip there. It will tell you what the skew is 
__________________ Winegard 76cm dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual KU LNB/DirecTv dual..... Fortec 6 foot dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB aimed at 99W... Primestar 84e aimed at 91W.... WSIDigital 4 foot dish with Sadoun dual LNB aimed at 105W with 2nd LNB for 101W.... GeoSatPro 36" dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual LNB
Coolsat 5000 on motorized....AZBox HD Elite on 99,motorized,105....Viacast DSR1500 on 99....GeoSatPro DSR200c on 2nd motorized.... Directv D15 DVR on 101W.... Pansat 1500 to aim dishes.... few receivers not set up yet
Other 6 foot Fortec dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB "ghetto moved" to various C-Band satellites 
Third 6 foot Sadoun dish with GeoSatPro Prime Focus KU LNB on it for maximum rain fade combatting  |
11-09-2009, 03:10 PM
|  | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Apr 2nd, 2008 Location: Northern Kentucky
Posts: 397
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Originally Posted by Iceberg  Pentagon channel is very strong and probably could be picked up with a smaller dish....just remember AMC1 has the oddball skew. check thelist and enter you zip there. It will tell you what the skew is | Thanks for the info ...this would be a great experiment with my old 18" dish with a linear LNB and adapter.
__________________ http://www.myretrotv.com/affiliates.html Setup Home: Direct TV since 2001
75cm Dish w/ single LNB for 74West Orion 75 cm Dish dual LNB for 97West
World Direct Dish single LNB for 72West
WS7630 75cm Dish single LNB for 103West
Fortec, Viewsat and Visionsat receivers
* Avatar is Macy's Satellite Network on 105W.
>>>> Everyone should look into upgrading their OTA capabilities and get a deep fringe outdoor antenna ( with a rotator) and use a 30 db MAST MOUNTED amp. This adds a new dimension to the meaning of "FTA".
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11-09-2009, 03:11 PM
| | The No Pain Train | | Proud Staff Member Join Date: Nov 17th, 2003 Location: Places men fear to tread
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I've been able to lock with the same setup
95W (CCTV)
72W (NBC feeds)
101W (3ABN and formerly KUIL)
123W (for stations that dont exist anymore on there)
so it is possible....but havent tried 103W yet
__________________ Winegard 76cm dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual KU LNB/DirecTv dual..... Fortec 6 foot dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB aimed at 99W... Primestar 84e aimed at 91W.... WSIDigital 4 foot dish with Sadoun dual LNB aimed at 105W with 2nd LNB for 101W.... GeoSatPro 36" dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual LNB
Coolsat 5000 on motorized....AZBox HD Elite on 99,motorized,105....Viacast DSR1500 on 99....GeoSatPro DSR200c on 2nd motorized.... Directv D15 DVR on 101W.... Pansat 1500 to aim dishes.... few receivers not set up yet
Other 6 foot Fortec dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB "ghetto moved" to various C-Band satellites
Third 6 foot Sadoun dish with GeoSatPro Prime Focus KU LNB on it for maximum rain fade combatting |
11-10-2009, 06:52 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Regular | | Join Date: Apr 2nd, 2008 Location: Northern Kentucky
Posts: 397
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Originally Posted by Iceberg I've been able to lock with the same setup
95W (CCTV)
72W (NBC feeds)
101W (3ABN and formerly KUIL)
123W (for stations that dont exist anymore on there)
so it is possible....but havent tried 103W yet | Doing some experiments with that old 18" dish with a Linear LNB, I did get 3ABN. The English Channel and The Latino Channel are like 68% Quality... The others were not so good...but the Hope channel was about 35% Quality ....I am impressed
I tried for Pentagon on 103.. No go.. so far
And..is KTWO still around yet on 123W? I tried for them ..no go...so far
I'll try the other ones later or tomorrow...
__________________ http://www.myretrotv.com/affiliates.html Setup Home: Direct TV since 2001
75cm Dish w/ single LNB for 74West Orion 75 cm Dish dual LNB for 97West
World Direct Dish single LNB for 72West
WS7630 75cm Dish single LNB for 103West
Fortec, Viewsat and Visionsat receivers
* Avatar is Macy's Satellite Network on 105W.
>>>> Everyone should look into upgrading their OTA capabilities and get a deep fringe outdoor antenna ( with a rotator) and use a 30 db MAST MOUNTED amp. This adds a new dimension to the meaning of "FTA".
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11-10-2009, 09:27 PM
| | The No Pain Train | | Proud Staff Member Join Date: Nov 17th, 2003 Location: Places men fear to tread
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no KTWO is gone from 123W
Maybe Research would work (11805 H 4580) on 123W
__________________ Winegard 76cm dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual KU LNB/DirecTv dual..... Fortec 6 foot dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB aimed at 99W... Primestar 84e aimed at 91W.... WSIDigital 4 foot dish with Sadoun dual LNB aimed at 105W with 2nd LNB for 101W.... GeoSatPro 36" dish, SG2100 motor, Sadoun dual LNB
Coolsat 5000 on motorized....AZBox HD Elite on 99,motorized,105....Viacast DSR1500 on 99....GeoSatPro DSR200c on 2nd motorized.... Directv D15 DVR on 101W.... Pansat 1500 to aim dishes.... few receivers not set up yet
Other 6 foot Fortec dish with GeoSatPro dual C-Band LNB "ghetto moved" to various C-Band satellites
Third 6 foot Sadoun dish with GeoSatPro Prime Focus KU LNB on it for maximum rain fade combatting |
11-11-2009, 03:53 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: Jul 23rd, 2009 Location: Pennsylvania
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I've got a 6ft Fortec Star dish and I'm unable to pick up RTV for the life of me. I'm getting the NBC News Channel at 60% but still no RTV, what could possibly be wrong?
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11-11-2009, 03:58 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: Jul 31st, 2009 Location: Missouri
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RTN was deleted off AMC 9 in Lyngsat. I'm using a 7' BUD and I'm getting nothing on 11736.
Is RTN moved or still in place and freq or SR changed? What's the deal?
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