AMC-16ku

[chadg2]

Could someone please verify for me. Today I did a scan on AMC-16ku and the Patient Ch and JCRQS shows up there 11717/H/4856SR just like SES-2? All other sats are fine. PBJ on AMC-9 is clear as a bell so I can't think my dish is not tracking. Could someone check for me. Thanks

 

[FaT Air]

Got some moisture in the atmosphere there?? I've noticed on my system, when the air is full of large droplet fog/mist and dead calm winds, will scan in transponders from the adjacent satellite and sometimes only from the second satellite (4°). (Thought I 'had found something' more than once) The size of the dish probably also plays into it. (Have a 30in. Channel Master sharing the BUD's polar mount here)
Oh, a blind scan here now only finds a couple of feeds, but not copies of the SES-2 transponder.
Check your motor setting to confirm it's moving into position correctly is about all I can think of to make sure your not only 'partially there'.

 

[SatelliteAV]

No Patient Channel scanning in on 85w KU AMC16 here in Northern California.

 

[chadg2]

Thanks guys. Must be tracking issue. I moved the dish last night in the sub-zero weather and it took for ever to get from 85W to 105W. Maybe I got off a bit. I'll check it when it warms up. Chad

 

[Anole]

how big is yours?

...The size of the dish probably also plays into it. (Have a 30in. Channel Master ...

Chadg2: what size is your Ku dish, and how is it equipped?

 

[chadg2]

75cm, SG-2100 dish mover, Avenger 321-PLL Lnbf.

 

[Mr Tony]

yup that will do it
I'm here in MN and sometimes when I scanned 85W I'd get Patient channel too. Its a very strong transponder
(had a 76cm dish)

 

[Anole]

guess there's the answer

I'm ok with recycling too-small dishes when they do the job.
I'm not okay when they lead to problems.
And I'm never ok buying too-small dishes, new.

 

[chadg2]

Thanks Iceberg. I forgot my dish is a 76cm, not a 75. Thanks for the reply. I since did another scan and patient don't come up now on 85W. Who knows. Thanks again.

 

[SatPhreak]

I don't think a 76cm dish is two degree compliant. My 90cm dish has no bleed over on to 85w from 87w.

 

[fafhrd2]

Chadg2, the Patient Channel and JQRS services are on AMC 3 Ku at 87 degrees west. AMC 16 normally has only one channel - Echo barker channel 12195 H 3978- that is always up on 85 W, except that when hi def sports feeds in the range of 12180-12200 are up, you will not find this channel. AMC 16 usually has several sports feeds in the evening; Time Warner Cable uses this sat frequently, and you may find ESPN3 and ESPNU basketball games; also ACC basketball (may be encrypted). If you are on 87 west you should also find about 10 Arabic channels (DVB-S), and LPB (DVB-S2).

 

[chadg2]

thanks fafhrd2, those channel went away off AMC-16 about an hour later. Dish must've not been tracking just perfectly after the extreme cold weather. Everything is fine now. All SES-2 channels are back where they belong, and AMC-16 is beaming strong for me. Thanks though.