Search results for query: *

  1. J

    Newbie without much to show after 40 hours setup time.

    I am grateful for all the hints, tips, and advice. You have taken the time to help someone you do not know and will likely never know. I have printed every response and put it with my manuals so I can go to them for inspiration and guidance. I was successful yesterday to locate SES 1 and then...
  2. J

    Newbie without much to show after 40 hours setup time.

    I need to correct something. My pine trees are not in my line of site with the sats. My elevation setting is 46 degrees. Using my Iphone sat program the sats are shown to be well above the trees. Also using a level (set to 45 degrees) and sighting along it I am aimed over the trees by 10...
  3. J

    Newbie without much to show after 40 hours setup time.

    Thanks for the comments and advice. 1. I have been setting the skew according to the specs for each sat location. I did not mention it because it is a basic part of the process. But when I did get 97W it seemed to change the quality reading only 10-15 %. So I only thought of it as fine...
  4. J

    Newbie without much to show after 40 hours setup time.

    I think the antenna is a GeoSat Pro. I have measured it everywhich way and it is symetric. No indications of warpage. I have moved the LNB in and out with no change. Sorry but I cannot post any photos due situation beyond my control. Are there any setting that could be the issue other than...
  5. J

    Some basic question about identifying satellites.

    Just getting started into FTA and finding things that I don't understand. 1. After locating a satellite and adjusting the antenna azimuth and elevation for max signal strength (using a hand held signal finder meter)...How do I determine which sat the signal is coming from??? 2. Will the...
  6. J

    Newbie without much to show after 40 hours setup time.

    After about 40 man hours attempting to get my FTA system working I decided to post this in hopes someone can tell me what I am doing wrong or at least give me some tips. Located near Flagstaff AZ My goal is to get AMC 21 so I can watch PBS from my remote location. I have used numerous...