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I can hit AMC 6 72W with Q in the 70s. However, I cannot get more than a few seconds of 10-15Q on 74W.

I've got a 90cm dish/Ku LNB temporarily mounted on a portable light stand. (Too much snow to drag the ladder to the deck at this point, but I wanted to start playing with it). I'm manually moving the dish/changing the elevation and from the spot it's at on my deck I can move from 72W to 103W and basically hit anything I decide to point at with acceptable or excellent Q with the exception of 74W.

Could be trees? I've got plenty, but they are just sticks at this point.

Any tricks to finding this bird? Is the Ohio Network up? I've checked and re-checked the setup/frequency multiple times. The frequency is different on lyngsat (by 1). Tried them both.

Thanks in advance for your help.
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I can hit AMC 6 72W with Q in the 70s. However, I cannot get more than a few seconds of 10-15Q on 74W.

I've got a 90cm dish/Ku LNB temporarily mounted on a portable light stand. (Too much snow to drag the ladder to the deck at this point, but I wanted to start playing with it). I'm manually moving the dish/changing the elevation and from the spot it's at on my deck I can move from 72W to 103W and basically hit anything I decide to point at with acceptable or excellent Q with the exception of 74W.

Could be trees? I've got plenty, but they are just sticks at this point.

Any tricks to finding this bird? Is the Ohio Network up? I've checked and re-checked the setup/frequency multiple times. The frequency is different on lyngsat (by 1). Tried them both.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Ohio News is up right now on 11733 H 6616
nice and strong here in MN

BigVideo,

The way you describe it, it sounds more like this satellite (74.0W) is not set up properly for its orbital position in your menu(s). If you get a glimpse of it and then it disappears, it almost sounds like your motor is driving the dish there, but is continuing to drive beyond the best alignment spot. That is just an assumption as a gut reaction and may not be at all what is happening.

I would say that this might be the problem as you seem to find 72.0W. However, you should get 72.0W in with a much better quality reading than 70%. No matter what receiver or LNBF or dish you have, 72.0W should pipe in with mid to high 80% quality levels if not more.

In the past, I have had some unusual troubles with 74.0°W, but no longer notice anything odd. It is still weaker than the signals from 72.0°W, but it always falls int place just fine.

If your site coordinates for USALS are precise, then this satellite should pipe in for you just fine and ONN should be pretty strong. I would have to say that your dish antenna, motor or the skew (polarization angle) is not absolutely perfect and that is causing the problem.

Since I can confirm that the signal from 74.0°W and the ONN channel is weaker than the signals I get from 72.0°W in the Omaha, NE area, and you are very low for quality readings on 72.0°W, I simply must assume that the problem is merely in the alignment.

Even though these two sats are very close together, it definitely does make a diiference how precise your alignments are. Since I cannot detect any unusual problems with my signal quality and Ice seems to have fine reception as well, then I am betting that you just need to do some more fine tuning with either your dish, LNBF or your motor. One or more of these outdoor devices must be off just a little (if your menu settings are correct). It does not require much of an error to cause a problem with these linear satellite signals.

You did not mention a motor, but I am tossing that variable into the discussion anyway. That is for your future endeavors and anyone else that might be following along who does have a motor.

RADAR
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I bought a motor, but I have not hooked it up yet. This setup on the light stand is just temporary until we get some better weather and the snow melts. I pretty sure I could probably push the Q up into the 80's (it's in the upper 70s) on 72W with some tweaking, but for now I'm settling for good enough.

And yes, I believe I've pulled in 79W. Didn't check it tonight, but I'm reasonably certain I hit that one before.

Frankly, with all of the trees in my back yard, I'm sometimes amazed I get anything at all. There's a better spot in the front yard with cleaner LOS, but it's under about 18 inches of snow currently.
AcWxRadar
BigVideo,

Certainly this is not a good winter to be able to get out and play with any satellite dish. I want to so much, but I just don't feel up to it. It isn't as simple this year as just trudging through a few snow drifts to get to my dish to play with it, I need to get a snow sled and a team of dogs! HA! Well, it isn't that bad, but close enough.

I guess I picked a good spot for my dish installation last year. The terrain of the land and the location of the trees and bushes and the house cause me great trouble with drifting snow. However, where I planted my dish in the yard is clear and I can even see a little bit of the grass around the dish tripod. I am thankful for that!

The dish might catch a lot of wind where it is, but the wind also keeps the snow blown clear of the area as well. It was the best location due to the openess to obtain a great LOS for every satellite, so now I find it had other advantages as well.

I am sure that you received a lot of snow this year, too. I think that for my speciifc location that I am near 51 inches or 53 inches of total snowfall this winter. That is really unheard of for my area. Worse than that, none of it has melted (much) so it is even worse!

I am waiting for April 15th! That is the date that I personally consider the first day of spring. I have always considered October 15th through April 15th to be the "off season" or winter when it comes to the possibility of snow or at least frost. I want to take my water well down prior to October 15th and no later than Halloween in the fall and I don't ever put it back in service until after April 1st or 15th.

The way this year is going, I might need to wait until June 15th! LOL... Well, I hope not!

RADAR
Larobpra
If you are getting 72 to 103 I would think that the trees wouldn't interfere with 74. I get it good here. And when I was manually moving the dish before I got the motor going, I really didn't have to change the elevation or skew, just move the dish a touch from 72 to get 74. I recall scanning stuff from both sats on a single scan when parked at about 73.
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Larobpra
The OP is in Wisconsin so there is a elevation difference between 72 & 74 since our true south is around 91-93 (93 in Minneapolis closer to 91 for the OP)

We can do the same thing here for 91/93/95/97..no elevation change :)
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Patrick Stewart died yesterday, October 28th at the age of 86. We lost yet another great actor. :(

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I don't think we'll get a follow-up movie from this. I expect Mattel will have other toy lines to exploit.
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It states the average amount they are under water is OVER $7,000. :eek

Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.

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Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.
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Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

Or better yet, innovate something "completely revolutionary!"
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The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
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Additional tabs provide:​
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
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Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8​

Understanding the TPN Map

Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Oct 28 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Oct 28 2026 vs Oct 21 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 15 TID 12 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D12@103ca, TPN 13

2 Previously unused Transponders with current APG records::
Net 0 TID 28 Beam NAT + PR is a National Transponder on D16@101, TPN 29
Net 10 TID 126 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D11@99cb, TPN 3

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
4​
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HD​
264​
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1449​
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SD mpeg4​
144​
-1​
194​
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SD mpeg2​
434​
1​
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RB​
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Audio​
89​
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Push​
26​
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Slate​
19​
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1​
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TEST Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
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HD​
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1​
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SD mpeg4​
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SD mpeg2​
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RB​
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Engr Work​
38​
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The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files
A few remaps
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
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Weekly Analysis for 10/28/2026:
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ElectionHQ mixes testing with BBC News, CNBC, CNN, FBN, FNC, MSNOW, NewsMax and NewsNation

Some more reshuffles

Updating the TMSIDs for KSBI and KQCW to use the cable feeds with Thunder games instead of the OTA feeds

An additional commercial PPV channel is now on 9530
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Monday 11/2 is a full slate for NBA League Pass as all 30 teams are playing and 14 out of 15 total games are on NBALP. Only one national TV game on Peacock/NBCSN (Thunder @ Cavs).

DirecTV is even having to use several MLB EI channels (from 745-748) and a NHL CI (770) channel to fit all of them in the guide close together. 5 games at 7:30 ET, 3 games at 8 ET, 2 games at 8:30 ET, 1 game at 9 ET, 3 games at 10 ET. Luckily NHL CI is light on Monday (3 games on CI).

DirecTV is providing both broadcast feeds for all League Pass games except Hornets, Magic, Bucks & Raptors that night. These are all teams that have local broadcasts via a OTA channel which is on spotbeams and have streaming deals (DTC) that are not exclusive DAZN teams which DirecTV just signed a deal with (à la Spurs, Grizzlies, Cavs, Pacers & T'Wolves). Its also very common that we don't get Raptors broadcast very often from TSN or Sportsnet Ontario on League Pass.

11/2/26 (MON) EASTERN7:00 PM7:30 PM8:00 PM8:30 PM9:00 PM10:00 PM
Peacock/NBCSNThunder @ Cavaliers
NBA League PassNonePistons (745) @ HornetsKings (755) @ Mavericks (756)Celtics (760) @ Rockets (761)Trail Blazers (764) @ Nuggets (765)Suns (769) @ Warriors (770)
Hawks (746) @ Pacers (747)Pelicans (757) @ Grizzlies (758)Jazz (762) @ Spurs (763)Raptors @ Clippers (766)
Nets (748) @ Knicks (751)Bucks @ T'Wolves (759)Heat (767) @ Lakers (768)
Wizards (752) @ Magic
Bulls (753) @ 76ers (754)
*No Hornets, Magic local broadcasts*No Bucks local broadcast*No Raptors local broadcast
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Only the Knicks, Nets, Wizards, Bulls, Celtics, Rockets, Lakers, Warriors, Avalanche, Sharks and Bruins feeds will be using remaps of 24/7 RSNs that night. The rest will be relying on the part time feeds, including the Nuggets, Blackhawks and Kings who will be on their alt/overflow channels, and MSG Western NY will be live on channel 635-1 to carry Buffalo area ads during the Knicks game.

The NHL Network alternate will be live on channel 215-1 with Red Wings @ Panthers for those blacked out of Golden Knights @ Bruins on the main feed.

The Thunder @ Cavaliers game will be on one of Peacock Game Pass channels that night for commercial customers, they'll also have the back to back U-Conn Women's and Men's Basketball. One of the part time feeds will also be in use for WWE Raw via Joe Hand promotions.
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

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


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Starting a thread klang !

After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.

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Not in a hurry to watch it this time.
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Finished season 3 last night. Still one of my favorite shows.

Anyone else wonder if there might be something else going on with Callum? Seems to me he has too much access to Russian intelligence.
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One episode into season 4 that dropped today...

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Renewed for season 5.
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!