Smallest dish for RTV???

**Electro960** · 11-11-2009 05:13 PM

I believe that RTV is down due to bad storms. Anyone know if the feed through local affiliates are down too?

**guapoharry** · 11-11-2009 06:11 PM

Today, I have had RTV playing for about four hours now. Not a problem on a fixed 87 cm ADTH dish..

**lme** · 11-11-2009 06:36 PM

Just got back rtv with 30" & seesat lnb. 64%, q=52%.
tp 11736, true south (az 187), skew 0.
location: ontario across detroit river.
so, sometimes is possible with small dish!

**LoTech** · 11-11-2009 06:38 PM

I'm watching it right now on 31" dish @ 11735H/4440. 70Q on Coolsat 5000.

**Iceberg** · 11-11-2009 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Electro960

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?

you're not on 83W properly...that NBC feed maxes the meter on a 30" so it should blow the meter off on a 6 footer

**Iceberg** · 11-11-2009 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by bigfoot55

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?

same spot. They had an uplink failure a week ago and some goofball sent in the notice to Lyngsat....as I posted then "obviously they arent a satelliteguys member"

**Electro960** · 11-11-2009 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Iceberg

you're not on 83W properly...that NBC feed maxes the meter on a 30" so it should blow the meter off on a 6 footer

Well.... I punched in your suggested transponder to locate 83W, 12140 V 30000 which is a data transponder and I got a solid 46%. When I entered the coordinates for RTV ( 11735 H 4440), nothing. Perhaps I need to adjust the LNB. This is the only channel I'm not receiving, getting everything else on all other sats.

**madmadworld** · 11-12-2009 06:14 AM

RTV coming in fine out west here.

Electro960
when you give a " I got a solid 46%"

please add Q 46% and tell us what box as they differ
i checked these 2 on RTV

PAN 9000 Q 69% RTV Q 87% 12140 V
SV-8000 Q 26% RTV Q 46% 12140 V

**1ADAM12** · 11-12-2009 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by Electro960

Well.... I punched in your suggested transponder to locate 83W, 12140 V 30000 which is a data transponder and I got a solid 46%. When I entered the coordinates for RTV ( 11735 H 4440), nothing. Perhaps I need to adjust the LNB. This is the only channel I'm not receiving, getting everything else on all other sats.

Coordinates would be like elevation and azimuth. The TP's are Frequencies and data symbol rates of the channel.

**hwm** · 11-12-2009 04:10 PM

I have one of my Winegard 76cm Ku dishes on 83w for the RTN/RTV feeds. It is painstakingly adjusted for the best possible signal. Reception is perfect at 90- 95%Q most of the time, but quality will drop to 65- 70% with heavy overcast. Rain will cause intermittent "blocking" of video at 45-50%Q, and heavy rain will cause loss of usable signal at around 30-40% on the CNX Mini receiver.

The NBC feed will max the Q meter here on this setup, and it will remain viewable even when the weaker RTV signal is blocked by weather.

I am at 46N Lat. 116W Lon.