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Hi, Radar here.
I wanted to confer with everyone and see what your results have been for this satellite 83.0 W AMC 9, expressly the RTN East and West feed channels.
Since the Equity Broadcasting Network went out of business, I have been missing the RTN channels that I used to love so much. I know that they put feed channels on this satellite, but I have a very difficult time pulling them in. I do get them, but they are really sporadic and touchy.
I am near Omaha, Nebraska. I have a Winegard DS-2076 (76 cm dish) an Invacom QPH-031 LNBF, a DN SW 21 switch and a Coolsat 5000 receiver.
I can look in on the neighboring satellites at 79.0W AMC 5 and 85.0W AMC 2 and pull in channels with 95% - 98% quality, but when I dial in 83.0 W AMC 9, I am barely over the threshold (65-67%) at my best.
My brother lives 15 miles to the west of me and has the identical setup, but he can pull these RTN channels in at ~90% quality. When he checks the adjacent sats (79 and 85) he gets virtually the same levels as I do, here at my place.
I have these RTN channels set on TP 11.735 GHz, Horizontal. SR 4.440 MS/s. The same as my brother has, but it seems that something is blocking or reducing the signal from 83W for me.
There are no trees in the line of sight for this sat for me, it is just as open and clear as it is for the neighboring sats, which work well.
I am going to go out on March 3-4-5 and take a look at where the solar outage calculator tells me the sat should be at that time, by referencing the sun. I do not believe that anything is in my way (like a tree or the barn or anything). It is pretty wide open and clear in that direction (and the signal from 79W and 85W helps to confirm this). But, I will make sure of this.
When I do get these RTN channels to come in on 83W, I cannot move the dish east/west or up/down to improve the signal quality. The dish appears to be set at the optimum position and I cannot improve upon it.
What I do not understand is that my brother can pull 83W in just fine and that I can pull the neighboring satellites (79 and 85) just fine, but for me, 83W is extremely hindered.
I have compared settings (TP frequency, symbol rate, etc) and surveyed the line of sight path and I cannot find anything that is wrong or in the way! My brother has researched tis problem too, and he does not see the problem either, it is elluding him as well.
Anyone of you have any suggestions? At this point, I will take any suggestion, because I have exhausted all of the most logical reasons already. The problem must be something unique, something that I have not been trained to detect.
Thanks to anyone who has the time to respond with any ideas on this problem. I will appreciate any ideas at this time! I am up against the wall here!
AcWxRadar
I wanted to confer with everyone and see what your results have been for this satellite 83.0 W AMC 9, expressly the RTN East and West feed channels.
Since the Equity Broadcasting Network went out of business, I have been missing the RTN channels that I used to love so much. I know that they put feed channels on this satellite, but I have a very difficult time pulling them in. I do get them, but they are really sporadic and touchy.
I am near Omaha, Nebraska. I have a Winegard DS-2076 (76 cm dish) an Invacom QPH-031 LNBF, a DN SW 21 switch and a Coolsat 5000 receiver.
I can look in on the neighboring satellites at 79.0W AMC 5 and 85.0W AMC 2 and pull in channels with 95% - 98% quality, but when I dial in 83.0 W AMC 9, I am barely over the threshold (65-67%) at my best.
My brother lives 15 miles to the west of me and has the identical setup, but he can pull these RTN channels in at ~90% quality. When he checks the adjacent sats (79 and 85) he gets virtually the same levels as I do, here at my place.
I have these RTN channels set on TP 11.735 GHz, Horizontal. SR 4.440 MS/s. The same as my brother has, but it seems that something is blocking or reducing the signal from 83W for me.
There are no trees in the line of sight for this sat for me, it is just as open and clear as it is for the neighboring sats, which work well.
I am going to go out on March 3-4-5 and take a look at where the solar outage calculator tells me the sat should be at that time, by referencing the sun. I do not believe that anything is in my way (like a tree or the barn or anything). It is pretty wide open and clear in that direction (and the signal from 79W and 85W helps to confirm this). But, I will make sure of this.
When I do get these RTN channels to come in on 83W, I cannot move the dish east/west or up/down to improve the signal quality. The dish appears to be set at the optimum position and I cannot improve upon it.
What I do not understand is that my brother can pull 83W in just fine and that I can pull the neighboring satellites (79 and 85) just fine, but for me, 83W is extremely hindered.
I have compared settings (TP frequency, symbol rate, etc) and surveyed the line of sight path and I cannot find anything that is wrong or in the way! My brother has researched tis problem too, and he does not see the problem either, it is elluding him as well.
Anyone of you have any suggestions? At this point, I will take any suggestion, because I have exhausted all of the most logical reasons already. The problem must be something unique, something that I have not been trained to detect.
Thanks to anyone who has the time to respond with any ideas on this problem. I will appreciate any ideas at this time! I am up against the wall here!
AcWxRadar
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now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
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Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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