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My favorite satellite has become AMC-21 at 125W--ever since the Galaxy 18 offerings at 123W shrunk down to nothing. The problem is that I am only getting 3 channels on AMC-21. According to the list at FTAList.com - AMC 21 Channel List I should be getting the following:
Create TV 12180-V 30000 193 196 PBSC
Montana Legislature 11959-H 2532 33 38
Montana PBS 12103-V 4340 33 38 KUFM
PBS 12180-V 30000 177 180 PBS-X
PBS HD 12140-V 30000 49 52 PBSEHD
PBS HD 2 12140-V 30000 65 68 PBSDT-W
PBS HD 3 12179-V 30000 49 52
PBS World 12180-V 30000 225 228 WGBXDT2
WSEE CBS Erie PA 12004-H 4691 308 256 WSEE
V-Me 12180-V 30000 209 212 V-ME
I do pick up
Create TV (PBSC)
V-Me
PBS World
without any trouble. They come in clearly. I also get two more that don't seem to be on this list and are always off the air:
PBS NOC HD01 12180-V 30000
PBS NOC SD01 12180-V 30000
Sometimes I have picked up
Montana PBS (KUFM)
I don't seem to be able to pick up the other six:
Montana Legislature
PBS (PBS-X)
PBS HD (PBSEHD)
PBS HD 2 (PBSDT-W)
PBS HD 3
WSEE CBS Erie, Pa.
ever. Is this normal? My motorized FTA system does fine with other satellites from my location in W.Va. I have read conflicting reports about this satellite. Some say it is really at 124.9W. Others say the dish must be nudged west a little. I should add that there is a tree to the right of the line-of-sight that looks like it partially blocks the signal. Can I rule it out though since I can pick up White Springs TV at 129W?
Thanks in advance.
Jaco
Create TV 12180-V 30000 193 196 PBSC
Montana Legislature 11959-H 2532 33 38
Montana PBS 12103-V 4340 33 38 KUFM
PBS 12180-V 30000 177 180 PBS-X
PBS HD 12140-V 30000 49 52 PBSEHD
PBS HD 2 12140-V 30000 65 68 PBSDT-W
PBS HD 3 12179-V 30000 49 52
PBS World 12180-V 30000 225 228 WGBXDT2
WSEE CBS Erie PA 12004-H 4691 308 256 WSEE
V-Me 12180-V 30000 209 212 V-ME
I do pick up
Create TV (PBSC)
V-Me
PBS World
without any trouble. They come in clearly. I also get two more that don't seem to be on this list and are always off the air:
PBS NOC HD01 12180-V 30000
PBS NOC SD01 12180-V 30000
Sometimes I have picked up
Montana PBS (KUFM)
I don't seem to be able to pick up the other six:
Montana Legislature
PBS (PBS-X)
PBS HD (PBSEHD)
PBS HD 2 (PBSDT-W)
PBS HD 3
WSEE CBS Erie, Pa.
ever. Is this normal? My motorized FTA system does fine with other satellites from my location in W.Va. I have read conflicting reports about this satellite. Some say it is really at 124.9W. Others say the dish must be nudged west a little. I should add that there is a tree to the right of the line-of-sight that looks like it partially blocks the signal. Can I rule it out though since I can pick up White Springs TV at 129W?
Thanks in advance.
Jaco
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Here is another thought....and it has to do with our dish size
Just ran a test of signals depending on which TP I peaked 125 on. The issue we have is 2 signals on 125 have another TP of same info (or close) next door
PBS HD (12140 V 30000) has a data TP with the same info at 127W
WSEE (12004 H) there is a TP that is strong on 12005 H next door on 123W
Since my dish was peaked on WSEE almost all the PBS stations didnt even lock a signal. The only ones I locked were
Montana PBS
Montana Leg (TVMT)
Main PBS TP (12180)
WSEE (12004)
none of the rest I could lock. So I moved the dish a little east which dropped WSEE down but the rest came up. Here is what I showed on the azbox
12072 LPB (DVB-S2) 52
12180 PBS 83
12095 PBS feed 57
12104 Montana 76
12140 PBS HD 56
12150 PBS HD Feed 54
12163 PBS feed 58
12169 PBS feed 63
12175 PBS feed 53
now if I peaked the dish on the 12140 TP then I get the following results
12072 LPB (DVB-S2) 52
12180 PBS 83
12095 PBS feed 63
12104 Montana 76
12140 PBS HD 58
12150 PBS HD Feed 49
12163 PBS feed 53
12169 PBS feed 59
12175 PBS feed 51
This is all on a 76cm Winegard dish/Sadoun dual .4 LNB
If I had a bigger dish I could get better results. Later on I'll try the 36" dish I have. The key thing is with the PBS HD feed you need to reject the signal from next door at 127W. Bigger dish will help with that. I know when I had my 1.2m dish at 125W all the signals were very strong. All were maxed but 12140 which was at 75-80 quality on the Pansat 1500. Conversely right now 12140 on that Pansat reads at 55
You have to remember PBS has their affiliates use probably 15 foot dishes so they can reject the adjacent sats just fine (and they probably dont care about WSEE either)
Just ran a test of signals depending on which TP I peaked 125 on. The issue we have is 2 signals on 125 have another TP of same info (or close) next door
PBS HD (12140 V 30000) has a data TP with the same info at 127W
WSEE (12004 H) there is a TP that is strong on 12005 H next door on 123W
Since my dish was peaked on WSEE almost all the PBS stations didnt even lock a signal. The only ones I locked were
Montana PBS
Montana Leg (TVMT)
Main PBS TP (12180)
WSEE (12004)
none of the rest I could lock. So I moved the dish a little east which dropped WSEE down but the rest came up. Here is what I showed on the azbox
12072 LPB (DVB-S2) 52
12180 PBS 83
12095 PBS feed 57
12104 Montana 76
12140 PBS HD 56
12150 PBS HD Feed 54
12163 PBS feed 58
12169 PBS feed 63
12175 PBS feed 53
now if I peaked the dish on the 12140 TP then I get the following results
12072 LPB (DVB-S2) 52
12180 PBS 83
12095 PBS feed 63
12104 Montana 76
12140 PBS HD 58
12150 PBS HD Feed 49
12163 PBS feed 53
12169 PBS feed 59
12175 PBS feed 51
This is all on a 76cm Winegard dish/Sadoun dual .4 LNB
If I had a bigger dish I could get better results. Later on I'll try the 36" dish I have. The key thing is with the PBS HD feed you need to reject the signal from next door at 127W. Bigger dish will help with that. I know when I had my 1.2m dish at 125W all the signals were very strong. All were maxed but 12140 which was at 75-80 quality on the Pansat 1500. Conversely right now 12140 on that Pansat reads at 55
You have to remember PBS has their affiliates use probably 15 foot dishes so they can reject the adjacent sats just fine (and they probably dont care about WSEE either)
Here is another thought....and it has to do with our dish size
Just ran a test of signals depending on which TP I peaked 125 on. The issue we have is 2 signals on 125 have another TP of same info (or close) next door
PBS HD (12140 V 30000) has a data TP with the same info at 127W
...
If I had a bigger dish I could get better results. Later on I'll try the 36" dish I have. The key thing is with the PBS HD feed you need to reject the signal from next door at 127W. Bigger dish will help with that. I know when I had my 1.2m dish at 125W all the signals were very strong. All were maxed but 12140 which was at 75-80 quality on the Pansat 1500. Conversely right now 12140 on that Pansat reads at 55
You have to remember PBS has their affiliates use probably 15 foot dishes so they can reject the adjacent sats just fine (and they probably dont care about WSEE either)
I missed this the last time, but those BER graphs are excellent! Considering that they were generated from RRDtool, they must come from data over the ethernet network from that receiver. That's the difference between professional gear and the consumer stuff I own.... I wonder... Does the Azbox do this too? Don't believe it has a SNMP service....
Anyway....
I had problems with 12140 on 125ºW again last night. On a dish with the HD receiver where it had been working fine, the SQ was down in the dirt... I forgot about this issue.
But on the dish with the SD receiver, 12140 came in fine. So, I watched the HD program on the Skywalker slaved to that receiver while fiddling around with the HD receiver settings.
I got 12140 back after steering the dish east, -- away from the Hughes data transponder on 127ºW, which is not surprising after re-reading this thread.
Could this situation be improved by changing one of the adjacent 12140 transponders from V to H polarity? (Theoretically)
M
that would be nice if they would. But since PBS is using probably 20 foot dishes they can reject adjacent sat interference
that would be nice if they would. But since PBS is using probably 20 foot dishes they can reject adjacent sat interference
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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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Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
www.usgs.gov
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
Monitoring Data for Kīlauea
For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
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Oooo, quite the show now. All three vents have doming and overflows. The cone that built up around the North vent lost its upper quarter at 02:50 Oct 17 and is now spewing lava at a healthy rate. Don't know if I would say it's a fountain, but it's close.
edit: The USGS has called the official start of Episode 55 as starting at 03:19 HST Oct 17, 2026:
Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-10-17 13:43:56 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Issued: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:43 AM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H488
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii
Summary: Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Volcanic Activity:
Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Fountain heights are relatively low at about 100-150 feet (30-45 m), and it is not clear whether this episode will evolve to the same heights as previous episodes. Continuous overflows from the vents began yesterday, October 16, just before 6 a.m. HST and transitioned into episode 55 fountains at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning. The current forecast is for winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.
edit: The USGS has called the official start of Episode 55 as starting at 03:19 HST Oct 17, 2026:
Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-10-17 13:43:56 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Issued: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:43 AM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H488
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii
Summary: Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Volcanic Activity:
Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Fountain heights are relatively low at about 100-150 feet (30-45 m), and it is not clear whether this episode will evolve to the same heights as previous episodes. Continuous overflows from the vents began yesterday, October 16, just before 6 a.m. HST and transitioned into episode 55 fountains at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning. The current forecast is for winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.
- All eruptive vents and lava flows are confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Tephra fall from volcanic ash clouds is greatest within 3 miles (5 km) of the vents, lighter ash and Pele's Hair may stay suspended for large distances from the vents.
Kīlauea seems to be returning to the "normal" eruption script, impressive fountaining from the North Vent. For once, the V2 Cam has the best overall shot:
The lava flows have covered a good portion of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor.
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Simple, charming. Entire premise is quite silly but Cary Grant carries it across the line in good fashion.
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Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...No. Bring in someone new.
Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)
Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.
Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.
It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
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