148 and 129 on 1000.2

[vegassatellite]

I managed to pull off a great experiment. I used a 1000.2 to pick up the 148 and the 129 concurrently. The significance of this is currently being discussed in the Pub Members' Forum. I had to calculate the settings for the 1000.2 to these satellites with very little outside data. I used some pointing software to determine the direct angles to 129 and 148 from my location of 85374. I estimated the skew to be 124 and the elevation to be 42. The azimuth is around 233. When pointing to 110/119/129, the skew is usually 103 and the elevation is 51. I had all these settings written down, only to lose the paper they were on. I recalled what they were from memory but I was a bit off. I still managed to find the signals right where I originally estimated they would be. That was to be confirmed when I finally found that paper with the settings.

The check switch came out different than I first thought it would but that was due to my own error. I originally figured it would show 129 X 148 X. However, since the LNB originally intended for Port 1 is the 119 (center eye), that puts the 129 on Port 2 (right eye as viewed from behind), which is the original 110 eye. So, my checkswitch was X 129 148 X. You can see from the equipment identified on screen that it is in fact a DPP1k2 picking up the signals and not some external switch sleight-of-hand.

I got a great signal on 129 T31 of 83 (old meter) and an acceptable signal of 78 on 148 T31. I don't know what the typical signal level of that transponder is when obtained through a Dish 300 so I have nothing to compare it with. It is possible that with some skew adjustments and other angle adjustments that a better signal could be had. However, after tweaking the settings, I managed to find a skew and elevation I was content with. I imagine better software would probably come up with slightly better numbers.

Here are some pics for you all to check out.

 

[Dah-Henny]

That's pretty cool. :up

 

[SatinKzo]

Very cool. I did a setup a while back with a modified LNB holder (involved a small piece of wood and a couple zip ties) for when I was going to sub to Bell expressvu and dish. I managed to grab 61.5/82/91 with almost 90 signal (old meter). Granted my 301 didn't know what I was pointed at, but it does work for pointing at Bell sats. Of course, I never took pics cause stuff came up at home and we never followed through the bell broker service.

 

[rocatman]

Very cool. I did a setup a while back with a modified LNB holder (involved a small piece of wood and a couple zip ties) for when I was going to sub to Bell expressvu and dish. I managed to grab 61.5/82/91 with almost 90 signal (old meter). Granted my 301 didn't know what I was pointed at, but it does work for pointing at Bell sats. Of course, I never took pics cause stuff came up at home and we never followed through the bell broker service.

What size/type of dish did you use to get signal from DBS satellites almost 30 degrees apart?

 

[rocatman]

I managed to pull off a great experiment. I used a 1000.2 to pick up the 148 and the 129 concurrently. The significance of this is currently being discussed in the Pub Members' Forum. I had to calculate the settings for the 1000.2 to these satellites with very little outside data. I used some pointing software to determine the direct angles to 129 and 148 from my location of 85374. I estimated the skew to be 124 and the elevation to be 42. The azimuth is around 233. When pointing to 110/119/129, the skew is usually 103 and the elevation is 51. I had all these settings written down, only to lose the paper they were on. I recalled what they were from memory but I was a bit off. I still managed to find the signals right where I originally estimated they would be. That was to be confirmed when I finally found that paper with the settings.

The check switch came out different than I first thought it would but that was due to my own error. I originally figured it would show 129 X 148 X. However, since the LNB originally intended for Port 1 is the 119 (center eye), that puts the 129 on Port 2 (right eye as viewed from behind), which is the original 110 eye. So, my checkswitch was X 129 148 X. You can see from the equipment identified on screen that it is in fact a DPP1k2 picking up the signals and not some external switch sleight-of-hand.

I got a great signal on 129 T31 of 83 (old meter) and an acceptable signal of 78 on 148 T31. I don't know what the typical signal level of that transponder is when obtained through a Dish 300 so I have nothing to compare it with. It is possible that with some skew adjustments and other angle adjustments that a better signal could be had. However, after tweaking the settings, I managed to find a skew and elevation I was content with. I imagine better software would probably come up with slightly better numbers.

Here are some pics for you all to check out.

Very interesting findings. I know it took some work to figure out the elevation, azimuth and skew. I am curious, was it a rumor obtained from Pub Member sources that initiated the concept of using a D1000 dish for 129 W and 148 W or was it from another source perhaps a post on this forum?

 

[osu1991]

I am thinking it would be of use on the eastern sats starting at 61.5

 

[Smith P.]

Very interesting findings. I know it took some work to figure out the elevation, azimuth and skew. I am curious, was it a rumor obtained from Pub Member sources that initiated the concept of using a D1000 dish for 129 W and 148 W or was it from another source perhaps a post on this forum?

You quoted "The significance of this is currently being discussed in the Pub Members' Forum."

 

[vegassatellite]

Well, prior to the thread in the Pub talking about why this would be such a big deal, I had talked previously about a D1000 being theoretically possible to hit 129 and 148 concurrently. Of course, there wasn't any real reason in being able to do so. That's why I hadn't tried it sooner. Once the Pub thread came out, I decided to try this out as it appears there will be great reason for doing a 129/148 point in the future. Any previous discussion had no relevance to this other than to say that a 1000 should be able to hit those two. I hadn't made any discoveries of my own before the Pub thread.