BYU TV on Satmex 5

[David J]

I am fairly inexperienced with satellites and this is my first post.

I am unable to get any signal for BYU TV (12163H) on Satmex 5. I am able to get many channels on other satellites, and also can get other channels on Satmex 5 (the 12080H series of MAC TV, Da-Ai Tv, etc.).

Any ideas on why I can't get the signal for BYU TV.

David J

Current Setup
-30" Dish (I inherited the dish and am not sure of the type, it only has Chinese characters written on it that I cannot read)
-Fanchiou Satellite TV, Ku band digital FLNB
-Traxis DBS 2500 receiver
-SG2100 motor

 

[PSB]

To the SatelliteGuys.US FTA forum!




You may have to do an advanced TP. (Transponder) or PIDS scan, I just entered the transponder details and did a transponder scan on my Traxis DBS 3500 and the BYU channel popped right in!

Football game on right now!

 

[Gary Z]

Also it does not scan in as BYU... it scans some other name, just rename it to BYU

 

[PSB]

Right! It scans in as CCTV

 

[Gary Z]

Strange, It scans in a Latin America here

 

[PSB]

I just scanned it in, if you had scanned it in previously it may have changed name since.

 

[Gary Z]

I scanned it in about 2 PM this after noon... must have changed since then

 

[Tron]

Its difficult to get BYU in some parts of the country. I recall a thread about that 2 or 3 months ago.

 

[Mr Tony]

yep. I have a 30" dish in MN and its tough to pick up. Most of the time its right above the threshold

 

[kurtsat]

Here in Sacramento area with 36" dish / Invacom QPH-031, no problem!! I'm getting 69% on CoolSat 5k.

 

[linuxman]

I just scanned it in just NW of St. Louis with 60% SQ and the Pansat named it Transport D, and I had to choose the English audio channel which was about the 5th one down.

 

[Mr Tony]

I know on the BYU site if you're more than 2 states away from Utah they don't even list KU band (only C-Band)

Might see if I can get it on the T90

 

[David J]

Thanks for the replies!

It appears that everyone can get the signal (and only Iceberg in MN has a marginal signal) so it must be something with my set up. I am near Salt Lake City, UT and would expect a signal similar to kurtsat's signal in Sacramento (my other Satmex 5 channels are above 60%), but I get no signal at all for BYU TV.

What is an advanced TP (Transponder) or PIDS scan that PSB refers to? I didn't see anything in my Traxis DBS 2500 manual about that.

 

[PSB]

There should be a way to add and scan a frequency including the pids (Video/Audio/PCR)

Don't have a Traxis 2500 manual in front of me.

 

[Mr Tony]

If you're in SLC you should be able to get it with a strong signal

 

[voomvoom]

I am fairly inexperienced with satellites and this is my first post.
I am unable to get any signal for BYU TV (12163H) on Satmex 5. I am able to get many channels on other satellites, and also can get other channels on Satmex 5 (the 12080H series of MAC TV, Da-Ai Tv, etc.).
Any ideas on why I can't get the signal for BYU TV.
David J

Are you saying you can't get the signal, or are you saying you don't get a picture. I know with my Pansat, I don't get any signal for a second or two, give it a chance to capture. Then, I don't get a picture for a few seconds, sometimes it says "scrambled or bad signal", then it will pop-up, and there it is. Maybe you're not giving it a chance? Be patient. Just a guess, that may work?

Al

 

[David J]

Are you saying you can't get the signal, or are you saying you don't get a picture. I know with my Pansat, I don't get any signal for a second or two, give it a chance to capture. Then, I don't get a picture for a few seconds, sometimes it says "scrambled or bad signal", then it will pop-up, and there it is. Maybe you're not giving it a chance? Be patient. Just a guess, that may work?

Al

I don't get a signal at all. The quality bar reads 0% (which I think means there is no signal). For the other channels on Satmex 5, the quality bar reads above 60%.

Current Setup
-30" Dish (I inherited the dish and am not sure of the type, it only has Chinese characters written on it that I cannot read)
-Fanchiou Satellite TV, Ku band digital FLNB
-Traxis DBS 2500 receiver
-SG2100 motor

 

[David J]

Am I entering the correct numbers for BYU TV on Satmex 5? From Lyngsat I get the following:

Frequency: 12163
Symbol Rate: 3935
Polarization: H

Those are the only numbers I can enter into my Traxis DBS 2500. If I were able to get a signal and scan in the channel, then I would be able to modify the PCR PID, Video PID and Audio PID. But since I don't get a signal, I can't scan in the channel and I can't modify the PIDs.

Current Setup
-30" Dish (I inherited the dish and am not sure of the type, it only has Chinese characters written on it that I cannot read)
-Fanchiou Satellite TV, Ku band digital FLNB
-Traxis DBS 2500 receiver
-SG2100 motor

 

[PSB]

Frequency: 12163
Symbol Rate: 3935
Polarization: H

Is correct, that's all you need to get the signal.!

VERY low signals tonight only around 58% signal quality here in MN.

 

[satcustomer]

I'm in the S.F. Bay Area and mine also came up as "Transport D". I've got signal quality fluctuating in the high 30% on my Fortec Mercury II, but the picture doesn't really come up. My receiver scanned the channel on 12164/H/3937. Oh well, I guess.