Good Signal No Quality ...???

[dinyworld]

Question for a HH motor

Hi all, newbie question here...

I have a Stab HH120 with a 4' dish and a Pansat 2700 pending installation, but I am along the caribbean line (18 degress above equator) and most of the people say the HH motors cannot work here down this latitudes.

Can someone tell me if this is right?? or any suggestions? do I need a bigger dish (6') ???

thanks

Diny

 

[PSB]

Your problem will not be the size of dish but rather the elevation to the satellites. Since you are almost on the equaltor the satellites are almost right above you so the motor may not go to a high enough elevation.

Give us your Lat. and Long.

 

[Mr Tony]

Pete
If he's at 18 degrees above the equator, that would mean the motor needs to be at 72?

Do the motors go that high? I don't think they do

 

[PSB]

The SG2100 only goes up to 75º

http://www.dmsiusa.com/sg2100.htm

Looking at the HH120 it goes up to 70º

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/STAB/HH120-Stab-HH-Diseqc-USALS-Motor.htm

 

[hwh]

The specs for the HH120 on the stab website ( http://stab-italia.com/eng.pdf ) show that the HH120 is usable from 15 to 70 degrees latitude. You're very close to the limit but in theory it should work.

 

[dinyworld]

Hi all my coordinates are:

Lat 18.0 N
Long 67.0 W

I think the motor will not work, but anyways I will like to try it.

Thanks :up

 

[voomvoom]

If it doesn't work, maybe you should consider a dish with a polar mount and a prime focus feedhorn.

Al

 

[dinyworld]

Hello

Ive finally installed my 4' dish, Pansat 2700 and Stab HH motor and now I get almost all 70 to 80% of signal and no quality 0 % from all readings .

What do I need to check?? or set?

Most of the theards Ive read explained that a Direct TV LNB should work, but maybe it is the cause of the 0 % Quality reading?

 

[PSB]

What satellite and channels are you aiming for?

 

[dish_in_the_sky]

LNBF and skew

Try turning your LNBF 90 degrees S-L-O-W-L-Y while on a satellite with signal maxed out as best as possible and see if your quality comes up. Make sure you are on a strong transponder for that satellite.

I think DirecTV and DISH network both use circular LNBFs (though DISH has used linear ones on 121 deg. Superdish.)

A circular LNBF will not work for linear FTA, but a linear LNBF will SOMETIMES work on a circular signal (E* birds.)

 

[dinyworld]

Try turning your LNBF 90 degrees S-L-O-W-L-Y while on a satellite with signal maxed out as best as possible and see if your quality comes up. Make sure you are on a strong transponder for that satellite.

I think DirecTV and DISH network both use circular LNBFs (though DISH has used linear ones on 121 deg. Superdish.)

A circular LNBF will not work for linear FTA, but a linear LNBF will SOMETIMES work on a circular signal (E* birds.)

PSB, the birds I am trying to aim are Echo 3, AMC 6 and Galaxy 3.

 

[Mr Tony]

nothing really on Echo 3 that is FTA
AMC6 has one church channel and G3 has a few Chinese type channels

What kind of programming were you looking for? Anything in specific or whatver is on those satellites?

 

[dinyworld]

nothing really on Echo 3 that is FTA
AMC6 has one church channel and G3 has a few Chinese type channels

What kind of programming were you looking for? Anything in specific or whatver is on those satellites?

Hello Iceberg, I am looking for any type of programming nothing in particular since I was looking to this satellites to check the system installation.

 

[Mr Tony]

oh ok..

I would try to see if you can get AMazonas. Thats at the same spot as Echo 3

 

[dinyworld]

I tried to aim at Amazonas and no luck, just signal no quality.

Maybe it is a defect on the LNB.

 

[Mr Tony]

what kind of LNB do you have? are there any numbers on it?

 

[dinyworld]

The LBN is a Cal Amp Dual Output DBS Circular KU LNBF 150517 that came with the dish.

 

[Mr Tony]

Thats the issue
You won't be able to pick up any linear satellites with that LNB. You need a Linear LNB (KU Standard or Universal). All you can get with what you have is a few channels on Dish 119 (NASA, ANgel ONe) and some radio on ExpressVu 91

 

[dinyworld]

Thats the issue
You won't be able to pick up any linear satellites with that LNB. You need a Linear LNB (KU Standard or Universal). All you can get with what you have is a few channels on Dish 119 (NASA, ANgel ONe) and some radio on ExpressVu 91

So it will not work for FTA, just a few channels! thanks

Is the Invacom Quad a good choice since I am using a motorized dish?

 

[Mr Tony]

The Invacom is a GREAT LNB. I use one myself. It does both linear (KU) and DBS in one