Looking for a sign of life.....

[Wildeye]

I'm going crazy trying to get my dish to work! Here's my info.
tampa fl zip 33615
Fortec star 80cm dish with stab hh90 rotor lat;28 elevation 35 with a Invacom quid lnb on diseqc. Pointing north. I've gone through all the satellites on (Pansat 2700a) the list trying to get more then a level reading. I would love to get some type of quality read. I don't even know if the rotor is work. Sorry, I've got roof rash and it affecting my brain.

 

[PSB]

WELCOME to the satelliteGuys.US FTA forum!

I am sure its just a typo, but you should be pointing south, not north

I advise removing the motor and all switches, find and store your true south satellite. ONLY then add the motor to the set up!

                      Tampa, FL 33615
          Latitude 28° 0.486'N Longitude 82° 34.830'W

                       Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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           Thor 2/3 Intelsat 10    1.0W  94.0  98.7 -1.3 -61.7
                               
                       Amos 1/2    4.0W  95.4 100.1  1.4 -61.5
                               
                Atlantic Bird 3    5.0W  95.9 100.6  2.3 -61.4
                               
                Nilesat 101/102    7.0W  96.9 101.6  4.0 -61.2
                               
     Telecom 2D/Atlantic Bird 2    8.0W  97.4 102.1  4.9 -61.1
                               
                     Express A3   11.0W  98.9 103.6  7.6 -60.7
                               
                     Telstar 12   15.0W 101.0 105.7 11.1 -60.1
                               
                   Intelsat 901   18.0W 102.6 107.3 13.8 -59.5
                               
                          NSS 7   22.0W 104.8 109.6 17.4 -58.6
                               
                   Intelsat 905   24.5W 106.3 111.0 19.6 -57.9
                               
                   Intelsat 907   27.5W 108.2 112.9 22.3 -57.0
                               
                  Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W 109.8 114.5 24.5 -56.2
                               
                   Intelsat 801   31.5W 110.8 115.5 25.9 -55.6
                               
                   Intelsat 903   34.5W 112.9 117.6 28.5 -54.4
                               
                    AMC 12/T 11   37.5W 115.1 119.8 31.1 -53.1
                               
                        NSS 806   40.5W 117.5 122.2 33.7 -51.6
                               
                      Pas 3R/6B   43.0W 119.6 124.3 35.8 -50.1
                               
                         Pas 1R   45.0W 121.4 126.1 37.5 -48.9
                               
                   Intelsat 705   50.0W 126.3 131.0 41.6 -45.4
                               
                   Intelsat 707   53.0W 129.6 134.3 43.9 -42.9
                               
                   Intelsat 805   55.5W 132.6 137.3 45.8 -40.6
                               
                          Pas 9   58.0W 135.8 140.5 47.5 -38.0
                               
                       Amazonas   61.0W 139.9 144.6 49.6 -34.7
                               
                     EchoStar 3   61.5W 140.6 145.3 49.9 -34.1
                               
                      Rainbow 1   61.5W 140.6 145.3 49.9 -34.1
                               
               Estrela do Sul 1   63.0W 142.9 147.6 50.8 -32.2
                               
                   Brasilsat B2   65.0W 146.0 150.7 52.0 -29.6
                               
                   Brasilsat B1   70.0W 154.6 159.3 54.5 -22.3
                               
                       Nahuel 1   71.8W 157.9 162.7 55.2 -19.4
                               
                      DirecTV 1   72.5W 159.3 164.0 55.5 -18.2
                               
                          AMC 6   72.0W 158.3 163.0 55.3 -19.0
                               
                          SBS 6   74.0W 162.2 166.9 56.0 -15.7
                               
                     Echostar 4   77.0W 168.2 173.0 56.7 -10.4
                               
                          AMC 5   79.0W 172.4 177.1 57.1  -6.7
                               
                        Nimiq 2   82.0W 178.8 183.5 57.3  -1.1
                               
                          AMC-9   83.0W 180.9 185.6 57.3   0.8
                               
                   Brasilsat B3   84.0W 183.0 187.7 57.3   2.7
                               
                          AMC 2   85.0W 185.1 189.9 57.2   4.5
                               
                          AMC 3   87.0W 189.3 194.1 56.9   8.2
                               
                           IA-8   89.0W 193.5 198.2 56.5  11.9
                               
                      Galaxy 11   91.0W 197.5 202.2 56.0  15.4
                               
                      Nimiq 1/3   91.0W 197.5 202.2 56.0  15.4
                               
                   Brasilsat B4   92.0W 199.5 204.2 55.7  17.1
                               
                      Telstar 6   93.0W 201.4 206.1 55.3  18.8
                               
                      Galaxy 3C   95.0W 205.1 209.8 54.5  22.0
                               
                      Telstar 5   97.0W 208.7 213.4 53.6  25.1
                               
                      Galaxy 4R   99.0W 212.1 216.8 52.6  28.0
                               
                     Spaceway 2   99.2W 212.4 217.2 52.5  28.3
                               
                DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 215.3 220.1 51.5  30.7
                               
                          AMC 4  101.0W 215.3 220.1 51.5  30.7
                               
                     Spaceway 1  102.0W 216.9 221.6 50.9  32.0
                               
                          AMC 1  103.0W 218.4 223.1 50.3  33.3
                               
                         AMC 15  105.0W 221.3 226.0 49.0  35.6
                               
                      Anik F1/R  107.3W 224.4 229.2 47.4  38.2
                               
                      DirecTV 5  109.5W 227.2 232.0 45.9  40.4
                               
                     EchoStar 6  110.0W 227.8 232.6 45.5  40.9
                               
                     EchoStar 8  110.0W 227.8 232.6 45.5  40.9
                               
                        Anik F2  111.1W 229.2 233.9 44.7  41.9
                               
                  Solidaridad 2  113.0W 231.3 236.1 43.3  43.6
                               
                       SatMex 5  116.8W 235.4 240.1 40.3  46.6
                               
                     DirecTV 7s  119.0W 237.5 242.2 38.5  48.1
                               
                     EchoStar 7  119.0W 237.5 242.2 38.5  48.1
                               
          EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 239.4 244.1 36.8  49.4
                               
                     Galaxy 10R  123.0W 241.1 245.9 35.1  50.6
                               
                      Galaxy 14  125.0W 242.8 247.5 33.4  51.7
                               
                  Galaxy 13/H 1  127.0W 244.4 249.1 31.7  52.8
                               
 Intelsat Americas 7/Echostar 5  129.0W 245.9 250.6 30.0  53.7
                               
                         AMC 11  131.0W 247.4 252.1 28.2  54.6
                               
                   Galaxy 1R/15  133.0W 248.8 253.5 26.4  55.4
                               
                         AMC 10  135.0W 250.1 254.9 24.7  56.1
                               
                          AMC 7  137.0W 251.4 256.2 22.9  56.8
                               
                          AMC 8  139.0W 252.7 257.4 21.1  57.4
                               
                     EchoStar 1  148.0W 257.9 262.6 13.1  59.7
                               
                     EchoStar 2  148.0W 257.9 262.6 13.1  59.7

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AMC-9 is your true south satellite, enter a LIVE channel then point the dish watching the TV/Signal meter for signal QUALITY only!

 

[Wildeye]

I tried to use the satellite finder program to get Telstar 5. I still just get signal reading no quality levels.

 

[PSB]

I tried to use the satellite finder program to get Telstar 5. I still just get signal reading no quality levels.

Was that with the motor or without? Advice remains the same, remove the motor. That the way most of here started, walk before you run!

Also have a look at Sadouns Motor installation page when it comes time to add the motor.......

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/HH-mount-installation.htm

 

[Wildeye]

O.K. I've got the dish pointed 180 S where amc9 should be. My levels is a 69% and quality is 0% what am I doing wrong? I cant take the dish off the motor or the roof cause its in a realy bad angle(need a rope to stay up there).

 

[PSB]

If you have blind scan try that!

If not you have to enter a LIVE TP. or channel before you will ever get signal quality!

 

[Wildeye]

If you have blind scan try that!

If not you have to enter a LIVE TP. or channel before you will ever get signal quality!

Ok, I get a transponder found 0.

 

[voomvoom]

Don't know about the Pansat 2700a, but the (at least mine did) Pansat 3500s had AMC9 at 85.0w (where it used to be) instead of it's real location of 83.0w where it is now. If you scanned at 85.0w you should have gotten something, there are some live feeds going as I write. Both birds at 85.0w and 83.0w are empty most of the time. So, you may be on AMC9 after all and nothings up there at the moment. Try to go to AMC2 (85.0w) and do a scan.

Al

 

[Wildeye]

Don't know about the Pansat 2700a, but the (at least mine did) Pansat 3500s had AMC9 at 85.0w (where it used to be) instead of it's real location of 83.0w where it is now. If you scanned at 85.0w you should have gotten something, there are some live feeds going as I write. Both birds at 85.0w and 83.0w are empty most of the time. So, you may be on AMC9 after all and nothings up there at the moment. Try to go to AMC2 (85.0w) and do a scan.

Al

My god! I see something! THanx!!!

 

[Diamond Jim]

Pete,

I haven't seen anything on AMC 9 in a long time, especially at this time of day. Even the analog test card is gone.

 

[Wildeye]

Well, I'm 10% quality now. What should I try to adjust first elvation?

 

[PSB]

Elevation on the dish, the elevation on the motor should never be touched! (If you are confident the installation is good)

 

[scottc98]

Pete,

I haven't seen anything on AMC 9 in a long time, especially at this time of day. Even the analog test card is gone.

Jim,

There is one channel that comes in on AMC 9. Its a NBC news feed.
Nothing but colorbars all the time but a good source for those of us around the 83W lat

At work, so I'll post the channel info if needed when I get home (or PM me if not suppose to post it here)

 

[Diamond Jim]

I'll post the channel info if needed when I get home (or PM me if not suppose to post it here)

I'd like that, I never know if I'm on it or not.