G0....anything in the clear ?

[Greg Mueller]

At the end of this month I'm going to add Showtime so I can get Dexter.
Is there anything in the clear on G0 (Galaxy-10R) that I can tune in on?
No KU on the big dish, just C-band
Thanks

 

[Lak7]

4DTV DCII or DVB?

 

[Greg Mueller]

Motorola 922

 

[Mr Tony]

nothing on DCII that I know of
DVB (if you have a FTA receiver) has some
SatelliteGuys.US - 123.0°W Galaxy 18 C

also it doesnt have to be in the clear to lock on it

 

[Greg Mueller]

I have a 1.2 meter for KU there.

So you are saying that I can lock on even tho I don't subscribe to anything there?
Like a carrier etc?

I guess I would just get the message that says "You have to have a subscription to watch this" eh?

 

[Mr Tony]

correct
On the 922 once you get a green satellite lock on the Showtime channels press
options 6-0-5 then right arrow to Diagnostic C. There is a number that should be a + or - number. The higher the + number, the stronger the signal is. That number will allow you get the best signal strength

 

[JAS]

G0 has active DCII transponders and should be easy to find and tune in without an in the clear signal. I have found on my system the number of counts between satellites is 40. 20 per degree. If I want to find a sat that's not programmed in to the 922 I find the number of degrees from a satellite I have programmed in then multiply the number of degrees by 20 then add or subtract that number from the known sat location in the setup menu and that gives me the approximate sat location by count. I go into setup on the known sat and move the dish the number of counts + or - then I channel up or down until I find the strongest signal, move the dish left of right a few clicks until the signal meter rises or falls then move the dish to the highest signal level and do the same with the skew.



DC II signals are a type of mpg and the above works on sats that do not have a DC II signal but do have a mpg signal.

If your dish is not motorized--forget the above

 

[Greg Mueller]

Right now I have two birds that I know are good, W5 and G1 and a couple with analog shopping/religious stuff.

Thanks guys I'll give it a try

 

[JAS]

T7 @ 121 W which is next sat east of G0 has an in the clear DCII signal. Channel number 804
I'm showing Sig 100 Q 98.

 

[JAS]

And--------- if you have a VCII installed in your DSR922 G5 @ 125 W (next sat West of G0) TP 9 you should see the message "This Descrambler does not have -----"
I show a signal level of 82

 

[Greg Mueller]

Yippie

Got it
Now all I have to do is subscribe.
Thanks all for the help

 

[JAS]

Congrats :up :up

 

[Mr Tony]

congrats on picking up G10 errrr G18

 

[truckracer]

GO is a pretty boring bird now....missing the equity channels and the good c band channel that used to come and go.

 

[Mr Tony]

truck
The OP is wanting to subscribe to Showtime

 

[tvropro]

The OP is wanting to subscribe to Showtime

Needs C3 too for the east feeds.