I have a Maverick mk1-pll lnb attached to a directv slimline dish. As soon as I attached the lnb I got a signal 60%-70% and after a blind scan 20 channels fta(nbc, nhk, and several other channels I have never heard of). These channels seem to work for about 5 minutes then disappear.
After this I moved the dish slightly then a 30 second pause to let the receiver(freesat v7) adjust to pick up the signal. I cannot seem to get any other satellites. There is no wind or storm clouds while attempting this. I secured the lnb (drilled a hole through the arm and attached with screw and bold) just as suggested on another post here.
Do I need a different dish or is there something else I am doing wrong here. I do not have a specific satellite I want to get yet, just want to see what is out there first.
Is the signal being transmitted from 101w much stronger than the other satellites or is this dish made specifically to pick up 101w?
One more question is can I combine the signal from this dish and the other directv dish(subscribed to directv) then split them back out in the house so I do not have to drill a hole through the 8 inch masonry to run another coax?
After this I moved the dish slightly then a 30 second pause to let the receiver(freesat v7) adjust to pick up the signal. I cannot seem to get any other satellites. There is no wind or storm clouds while attempting this. I secured the lnb (drilled a hole through the arm and attached with screw and bold) just as suggested on another post here.
Do I need a different dish or is there something else I am doing wrong here. I do not have a specific satellite I want to get yet, just want to see what is out there first.
Is the signal being transmitted from 101w much stronger than the other satellites or is this dish made specifically to pick up 101w?
One more question is can I combine the signal from this dish and the other directv dish(subscribed to directv) then split them back out in the house so I do not have to drill a hole through the 8 inch masonry to run another coax?