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Any more advice on where to go from here? Thanks Sam

Brian I actually turned off USALS or any motor functionality this time around except to aim the dish at AMC-6. Basically I told it to go to AMC-6 then I I just scanned for channels. No motor involved. I'm figuring right now if the ViewSat sucks at motor control I'll try to use it in another...

Well initially I took your advice and used only the L side of my LNB. That's how I aimed the dish. At this point I'm connected to the switch with both C and L. I think I was picking up these channels with only the L as well (at least initially). Is that possible then? What's the...

Ok here goes... Basically I think I'm on Nimiq 2 because of the following reasons: 1) I'm seeing "Nimiq 2" displaying on the bar of the box sometimes when I'm playing with the antenna setup of other satellites 2) Some of the stations look like "ABCHE", "NBCHW", etc... doesnt' sound like FTA...

Well I'm supposed to be pointing to AMC-6 but I'm picking up a hell of a lot more than 2 channels! Problem most of the channels I see on my receiver I don't see on the lists you sent me... I guess they are restricted?? Not sure... I have a feeling I'm on Nimiq 2. I can explain but long...

Thanks guys... helpful as always. -Sam

I think things are looking good... I'm not 100% sure yet. How do I know I'm on the right satellite? Is it possible to accidently be picking up another bird? Thanks Sam

Hello I wanted to give you a status update. I fixed up my mounting post yesterday to make sure it was as perfectly upright as I could. It's pretty close right now like I said it's too high for me to get it absolutely perfect. This is really pretty good though. Since I've done this I think...

Hello I was wondering if there is a max length RG-6 can carry power from the receiver to a motor. I saw somewhere that you shouldn't run more than 100' of RG-6 for signal quality but there is surely no way I can make it to my TV on that length. Plus to ground my dish I'm going to have to...

Hello I was wondering if anyone has had success with a motorized ViewSat Ultra. I understand ViewSat's motor control pretty much stinks and I read some posts on the Xtreme not working well (http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=88784&highlight=viewsat+motor). I was trying to find out if...

I'm so completely and utterly frustrated. Sadly I think I've regressed here... I can't seem to lock in any of those satellites nor even get quality now... I get 70+ signal strength but no quality on AMC5 12182. Is it possible that my mounting pole isn't 100% vertical and that's what's...

Yes I read it... however it unfortunately includes SBS-6 as a 24/7 strong signal bird... Thanks for the information about the variation on frequencies.

Hi Bob Thanks for clarifying... I didn't know there were two kinds of Linear waves. I'd like to find something that gives me more background on the differences and also explains the difference between Ku and Ka and the HD stuff eventually. Thanks Sam

Hi Brian I'm going to try to aim at one of the satellites you recommended the next chance I get to play around with this. Does it matter that my TP freq don't correspond exactly to the ones you have below? The ViewSat Ultra doesn't seem to have those exact numbers. Thanks Sam

Hi Bob I'm a bit confused by what that mean. I apologize for my ignorance. What do you mean by tweak it to 12143? What exactly should I be tweaking? What's Vertical mean? I'm also not aware of what symbol rate is. Do all receivers allow you to change those settings? Thanks Sam