Thread: Quality Matters

I'm not a newb at this but I'm stumped.

1. Viewsat VS2000 Platinum.
2. 1m dish/single LNB.
2. Latitude: 32.58 N, Longitude: 97.36 W
3. Looking for IntelSat 5.

I currently have a signal strength of 100 and quality of 49. I have tried tuning for hours on end with no deviation in quality, always 49. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

welcome

well youre in luck...IA5 is your true south so aim it south. Someone will chime in with the elevation numbers

The Viewsat quality bar needs to turn yellow to be on the signal

Code:

Latitude 32° 36.000'N Longitude 97° 24.000'W

              Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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*** ALL DBS SATELLITE ***
                      
            EchoStar 3   61.5W 126.7 121.1 36.0 -42.5
          EchoStar 6/8  110.0W 202.5 197.0 49.7  18.8
          EchoStar 5/7  119.0W 216.3 210.8 45.5  29.9
 EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 219.0 213.5 44.3  32.0
          EchoStar 1/2  148.0W 246.1 240.6 24.4  50.4
            EchoStar 4  157.0W 252.5 246.9 16.9  53.4
                      
     DirecTV 1/1R/2/4S  101.0W 186.7 181.1 51.9   5.6
             DirecTV 6  110.0W 202.5 197.0 49.7  18.8
             DirecTV 5  119.0W 216.3 210.8 45.5  29.9
                      
*** All Satellites 61W - 160W ***
                      
              Amazonas   60.0W 125.2 119.6 34.9 -43.5
            EchoStar 3   61.5W 126.7 121.1 36.0 -42.5
             Rainbow 1   61.5W 126.7 121.1 36.0 -42.5
              Nahuel 1   71.8W 138.4 132.8 43.1 -34.0
           DirecTV 5/1   72.0W 138.6 133.1 43.2 -33.9
                 AMC 6   72.0W 138.6 133.1 43.2 -33.9
             Galaxy 12   74.0W 141.2 135.7 44.4 -31.8
                 SBS 6   74.0W 141.2 135.7 44.4 -31.8
                 AMC 5   79.0W 148.3 142.8 47.2 -26.3
             DirecTV 3   81.8W 152.6 147.1 48.5 -22.8
               Nimiq 2   82.0W 152.9 147.4 48.6 -22.6
          Brasilsat B3   84.0W 156.1 150.6 49.4 -19.9
             XM 3 Roll   85.0W 157.8 152.3 49.8 -18.6
                 AMC 9   85.0W 157.8 152.3 49.8 -18.6
                 AMC 3   87.0W 161.2 155.7 50.4 -15.8
              Galaxy 9   91.0W 168.2 162.7 51.4  -9.9
             Galaxy 11   91.0W 168.2 162.7 51.4  -9.9
               Nimiq 1   91.0W 168.2 162.7 51.4  -9.9
          Brasilsat B4   92.0W 170.0 164.5 51.6  -8.4
             Telstar 6   93.0W 171.9 166.3 51.8  -6.8
             Galaxy 3C   95.0W 175.6 170.0 52.0  -3.7
             Telstar 5   97.0W 179.3 173.7 52.1  -0.6
             Galaxy 4R   99.0W 183.0 177.4 52.0   2.5
             DirecTV 2  100.8W 186.3 180.8 51.9   5.3
            DirecTV 1R  100.8W 186.3 180.8 51.9   5.3
                 AMC 4  101.0W 186.7 181.1 51.9   5.6
             DirecTV 1  101.0W 186.7 181.1 51.9   5.6
                AMSC 1  101.1W 186.8 181.3 51.9   5.8
            DirecTV 4S  101.2W 187.0 181.5 51.8   5.9
                 AMC 1  103.0W 190.3 184.8 51.6   8.7
              AMC 2/15  105.0W 193.9 188.4 51.2  11.7
               Anik F1  107.3W 197.9 192.4 50.6  15.0
             DirecTV 6  109.8W 202.2 196.7 49.8  18.6
            EchoStar 6  110.0W 202.5 197.0 49.7  18.8
            EchoStar 8  110.0W 202.5 197.0 49.7  18.8
               Anik F2  111.1W 204.3 198.8 49.3  20.3
         Solidaridad 2  113.0W 207.4 201.9 48.5  22.8
               XM Rock  115.0W 210.5 205.0 47.6  25.3
              SatMex 5  116.8W 213.2 207.6 46.7  27.4
             DirecTV 5  119.0W 216.3 210.8 45.5  29.9
            EchoStar 7  119.0W 216.3 210.8 45.5  29.9
            EchoStar 5  119.0W 216.3 210.8 45.5  29.9
 EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 219.0 213.5 44.3  32.0
            Galaxy 10R  123.0W 221.6 216.1 43.1  34.0
             Galaxy 12  125.0W 224.1 218.6 41.8  35.9
          Galaxy 13/H1  127.0W 226.5 221.0 40.5  37.7
   Telstar 7/EchoStar5  129.0W 228.8 223.3 39.1  39.3
                AMC 11  131.0W 231.0 225.4 37.7  40.9
             Galaxy 1R  133.0W 233.0 227.5 36.2  42.3
                AMC 10  135.0W 235.0 229.5 34.7  43.7
                 AMC 7  137.0W 236.9 231.4 33.2  44.9
                 AMC 8  139.0W 238.7 233.2 31.7  46.1
             Galaxy 14  146.0W 244.6 239.1 26.0  49.5
            EchoStar 1  148.0W 246.1 240.6 24.4  50.4
            EchoStar 2  148.0W 246.1 240.6 24.4  50.4
            EchoStar 4  157.0W 252.5 246.9 16.9  53.4
                      

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or.. the short answer is 52.1 degrees elevation.

One other thing to check would be the initial TP your using.

Be sure it's the correct freq, the right symbol rate and polarization. For that sat.

Thanks guys. I've gotten that far, but still 49. I am assuming that if there is any signal the LNB is good. Could the dish itself be the culprit?

what transponder are you using?