Ohio News Net question

I have been trying to get the Ohio News Net (74W) on that 18" dish with the Linear LNB, has anyone tried this with a small dish? And do I have to put in the Video, Audio and PCR PID's ? What is the signal strength at your location?

I went to Lyngsat and checked the strength for my area and the map shows nearly 49 db strength for my area, I am getting something in that direction with a 85 to 90 db strength but absolutely no quality.

http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/horizons2_namh.html

Should I give up on trying to get this with a 18" dish?

Thanks

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* 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".

Seems I have read here somewhere that folks have gotten ONN on a 18" dish. Have you tried to search the forums? It's a good strong signal on my 90cm (36") dish.

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I did a search for Ohio News Net and came up with




sat av
plasma vs lcd
PLASMA VS LCD
cmt front row
evansville
what satellite can i get with circular lnb
bell customer service numbers
gac
hdtv antenna
722s
622 pip


I also put in a search for

18" dish FTA

And got the same results

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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".

18 inches in cm

Going by that coverage map, 18" looks a bit small. (46 cm)

Have you re-checked the LNBF skew?

What tells you 85 to 90 db strength?

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I would think a 30" dish would be minimum.

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The 18" dish would not work for The Ohio News Network. I was getting around 85 db signal but no quality on my Visionsat receiver , I tried every angle and no go. I probably was hitting another satellite anyway...I re parked the dish back at 101W for now. On the Visionsat I get 72% quality with the 18" dish with the Linear LNB and 60% on the Fortec Star.

(BTW I did manage to get That Hotel Channel with History and Biography, but the signal levels were just barely hitting 17% Q on the Visionsat. The Visionsat will get stable signals as low as 18%..compared to the Fortec Star which seems to need 30+ %.)

I did get 95W CCTV with the 18" dish outside by the dish with a 22% quality on the Visionsat, (I did try re tweaking the skew and the settings...but nothing better than 24% peak) but the Fortec inside the house after a 100 foot run didn't get it at all.

I did try 123W looking for Research channel and University of Washington and didn't get a peep out of them either on the 18" dish.

I tried 72W ..no go on that either. I even entered a TP for a active "Wild Sports Feed" that someone reported active this morning...no go either.

But if anyone has a spare 18" dish lying around with a spare Linear LNB, 101W with 3ABN will come in with no problem.

Overall this has been a (good learning experience) ongoing experiment with the 18" dish. The next upcoming projects in the next couple of months.will include multi satellite LNB's with brackets. I thought about a motor, but I have several dishes now and the bracket/LNB multifeed method would be the most logical next step. I have to warm up now, it has been in the high 30's this morning with light wind....lol


Thanks for your comments...

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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".

I could get ONN with good quality reading on my little dish project, but mine's the old Dish500 dish. I think it measures around 21-22", don't have an 18" to try but ONN is pretty strong TP.

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Until a few days ago, I could get the semi-permanent NBC feeds with good quality on 72W with an 18" dish. I was blaming the weather for losing them, but now it's not raining and I have 0 quality. I'm going to have to try moving the dish.

For some reason that satellite was always weird on the 18". If I'd peak on a strong transponder, the weak ones would disappear, and vice-versa. I wonder if it's interference from adjacent satellites.

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Yes it will work providing the weather is OK at the uplink. I have it at my cottage in Canada and normally get between 40-60 quality. BTW its been there for 2 years and really have had no problems. Also I used a standard lnb on it with a homebrew bracket (bolt and a couple of conduit hangers)

I've been getting it for a couple of years on a Superdish with no trouble, a bit bigger than an 18" dish though.