I need a strong transponder to aim my dish

**kstuart** · 01-29-2007 05:42 PM

101 (AMC4)-11822 H 5700 or 12120 V 30000

Since this is usually for the purpose of aiming the dish, wouldn't it be easier to try to lock onto DirecTV, i.e. 12224 H 20000 ?
Or am I missing something ?

**JohnH** · 01-29-2007 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by kstuart

Since this is usually for the purpose of aiming the dish, wouldn't it be easier to try to lock onto DirecTV, i.e. 12224 H 20000 ?
Or am I missing something ?

Yeah. DIRECTV will not lock on standard FTA.
12224 VR BTW.

**Iceberg** · 01-29-2007 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by kstuart

Since this is usually for the purpose of aiming the dish, wouldn't it be easier to try to lock onto DirecTV, i.e. 12224 H 20000 ?
Or am I missing something ?

as JohnH noted, it won't work (different type of encoding. DirecTV uses their own setup)

But I mainly used linear for most of them unless there was no linear options (110, 119)

**kstuart** · 01-29-2007 07:56 PM

Ah, I'm confusing myself somewhat - I used a Dish LNB to look at 91W, and the Mercury reported the L/R as V/H (BTW, absolutely nothing FTA on 91W other than a half dozen video promo channels, and a few audio promo channels).
But, of course, it doesn't work the other way around.
However, I think that if one had the Invacom Quad LNBF, then it would be somewhat easier to get 101 using the circular outputs, if they are hooked up. Maybe more trouble than the difference in detection.

**Iceberg** · 01-29-2007 08:35 PM

when you scan a circular, its left and right polarity but the box converted it to H & V

R=V
L=H

as for the Directv, they use their own encloding.encryption called DSS. The FTA boxes only get DVB. Thats why when you scan G4 you dont get any of the free channels that are Digicipher II. The box just can't pick it up

**Iceberg** · 03-29-2007 07:04 PM

fixed an error on IA6 (G26) and remopved a TP on AMC3. Daystar is no longer active on AMC3

**scottc98** · 03-29-2007 08:13 PM

What about a Starchoice TP? Can you only lock on that with a SC receiver or another DCII receiver?

**Iceberg** · 03-29-2007 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by scottc98

What about a Starchoice TP? Can you only lock on that with a SC receiver or another DCII receiver?

correct

There are DVB feeds signals on both AnikF1 & F2 but no channels

**Iceberg** · 04-04-2007 09:58 PM

I added 77 and put it as G4R. That is what is technically there right now. I also changed the IA's over to Galaxy and noted 99 that its G16 but use to be G4R