Thread: AMC4 received with 18" dish!

Last night after messing around with a 18" dish I was able to receive

3ABN, 3ABN lat, 3ABN radio and 76radio on 11811 V 5700



I also was able to scan the following transponders.

11922 H 500
11857 H 3617
11959 H 4000

But did not get any programing on them.
I hope to mess around with this more soon.

sweet job there MacGyver

Thats AMC4 at 101 degrees (same location as DirecTVs 101 bird)


http://www.lyngsat.com/amc4.html

I ran into the same problem, where I found a bunch of transponders, but no video on any. Funny thing is, that AMC4 has a bunch of clear things listed, but I cant get any to actually work (other than 3ABN)

Yes How did U retrofit that LNB like that - do tell

I just used an DTV LNBF as a guide and a table saw. I think the angle is around 23 degs or so. I hope to take more pics this weekend and I will measure the wood also.

Originally Posted by Digital Rain

Yes How did U retrofit that LNB like that - do tell

I used the dish elv makings and satfinder to get the dish close and then used the receiver's signal meter to do the rest.

Originally Posted by ultatryon

Thats AMC4 at 101 degrees (same location as DirecTVs 101 bird)


http://www.lyngsat.com/amc4.html

I ran into the same problem, where I found a bunch of transponders, but no video on any. Funny thing is, that AMC4 has a bunch of clear things listed, but I cant get any to actually work (other than 3ABN)

if you had a directv receivr it would have been easy...aim the dish at 101 and swap LNB's

You mean you found a USE for a DTV dish (other than some music channels and NASA)?? You better give us a how-to on this one... so I can recreate it

Well done!

Stupid me, I just noticed the title of your thread.. you knew what you were pointing at

Nontheless, I have no idea why no video programs show up on the other carriers, I would be interested in viewing the WVGN-LP on TP14 (11991 H 2000) but I do not have anything pointed at that bird at this present moment