VS Ultra blind scan does not work it will not find anything
You have to plug in Known transponder info
The Xstreme blind scan is hardware based and works well
I learned the hard way.
The Ultra and Extreme both have hardware blindscan according to the
Viewsat site's technical info. The Platinum model is the one with the firmware
driven blindscan. I haven't had a problem blind-scanning a satellite with
my Ultra.
ZDavid , enter a "user channel" in your ultra with a known transponder
on IA5, then use your Ultra's signal-beep to help you hit the satellite. The pid info is avail on lyngsat.