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Just looked it up on my MicroHD and it shows HBCD for the modulation. It also showed 4148/H/6850 so again different from my A3.

NOTE: MicroHD is not hooked to the C band, so this is what it showing, which I question.

4000/H/29125 has been showing higher Qs than 4148 this weekend. That is a DVD S2 transponder. (My MicroHD is showing it as (HBCD), that is why I question.)
 
That tp worked thanks! I have it tracking 87 to 107 with great signal. 111w is the last satellite I can get and the signal isn't so good. Would this be an azimuth or declination problem? Haven't tried anything east of 87 because actuator isn't big enough.


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Would this be an azimuth or declination problem?
To determine if its a declination problem. you must perform the azimuth adjustment on the east and west. Perform one side, mark the pole/mount relationship, then do the other side. If marks don't line up, the declination is off.
This should be done with the E and W satellites equidistant from true south if at all possible.
 
What is your southern most satellite? I had assumed that it was 87, but if not go to the southernmost for the steps.

1.) Get the antenna as close as possible to the Zentith, the mid point where the aim is highest. At this point the dish should be pointing to True South. Depending on which side of True South your southern most satellite is, figure out how many degrees it is away from True South. Then figure out about how many counts on the actuator per degree and move the dish that far in the appropriate direction.

2.) Pick an active transponder on the southernmost satellite and peak the antenna for that satellite. It is just like the Ku band, move the dish by hand and see which way the signal goes up or down and adjust accordingly.

3.) Once you have peaked the southern most satellite, then go to each extreme and watch where it falls off signal wise. If you were good or lucky, you nailed the due south and everything is a go and you are pretty much done except fine point tweaking. If not, you have to repeat the steps making fine adjustments on east-west and elevation wise on the southernmost satellite.

When on the east and west extremes, remember that if you push up on the dish on west end and the signal improves then dish is probably pointed a bit off to the west. You can confirm this by going to the East extreme and repeating the push test and if the signal increases when you push down on the dish. If not, then your declination could be off.

C takes a bit more time, because you have to work your way across the arc going from center to each extreme satellite by satellite and identifying as you go. While doing that take notes on Q numbers as it might help in telling which way you have to move to get it.

Hope this helps you out, and remember to be patient.
 
Was beginning to wonder about you. Thought that maybe we had made you mad, or you had success and was spending all your time watching the new stuff, maybe even a bit more than one should. Was thinking about notifying TVanon for a possible rescue.

CONGRATULATIONS, you made it. Felt good didn't it?
 
Felt great! Now I need to find a new actuator. I'm not mad it's just hard fitting FTA into my new work schedule.


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The 12' dish that I just picked up this weekend looks like it might be the same as yours, the guy that I bought it from said it was a Conifer.
 

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Yup, that's a Conifer all right! Had a couple of those given to me a few years back then the guys brother screwed me out of them by scrapping them before I could get back there to pick one of them up.

That polar mount is one heavy MOFO too. After I got the dish off the polar mount 2 ppl still couldn't get that mount off the post.

I finally threw the button hook from that dish away about 6 months ago but still have the old cband feed horn here in the shop.

Like so many others I've seen, I see the actuator is mounted up side down on this one also! One of the two Conifers I was given had a Von Weise mounted up side down also and water got in it and really horked it up. I saw one back a year or so ago that had gotten water in it then it froze and split open the gear box!!
 
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Yup, that's a Conifer all right! Had a couple of those given to me a few years back then the guys brother screwed me out of them by scrapping them before I could get back there to pick one of them up.

That polar mount is one heavy MOFO too. After I got the dish off the polar mount 2 ppl still couldn't get that mount off the post.

I finally threw the button hook from that dish away about 6 months ago but still have the old cband feed horn here in the shop.

Like so many others I've seen, I see the actuator is mounted up side down on this one also! One of the two Conifers I was given had a Von Weise mounted up side down also and water got in it and really horked it up. I saw one back a year or so ago that had gotten water in it then it froze and split open the gear box!!

I can confirm that the polar mount is heavy, you got that right! It took three of us to lift it off the pole and the thing is like 3'x3'.

Is the actuator mounted wrong, or is that the way it's designed to be mounted, or is it that it should be just flipped around with the motor facing up?
 
Well, if you hook the pole up to your bumper on a car or truck; it will break a car or truck bumper right off (i have tried). Do you know how heavy the pole and concrete are? To get it out of the hole; you need to sledge the concrete into small pieces...The dish (a 12') should work for C Band ONLY all the way to Alaska! Now, I just cut the pole off at ground level and remove the dish; WHOLE and still works!
 
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