Minibud success!

[Andyboy90]

So i tried my first ever mini bud setup tonight. I have a 1.2m Primestar dish. I just taped the Titanium C1-PLL lnb over the holder i know this is out of focus and not the perfect setup but perfection is for some other day. Withing 30 seconds i got a lock on 4000H (99.2W). I tweaked it a little bit and I am watching TV now!! No other TPs are coming in but I will try to tune it tomorrow and report back.

 

[FTA4PA]

So i tried my first ever mini bud setup tonight. I have a 1.2m Primestar dish. I just taped the Titanium C1-PLL lnb over the holder i know this is out of focus and not the perfect setup but perfection is for some other day. Withing 30 seconds i got a lock on 4000H (99.2W). I tweaked it a little bit and I am watching TV now!! No other TPs are coming in but I will try to tune it tomorrow and report back.

Congratulations! Enjoy!

 

[danristheman]

Welcome to the club.

 

[KE4EST]

Congrats! Yeah, you can just about get that one with a tea saucer. The challenge is see what others you can get.
I'm glad they have that one up there so strong like that though, it helps give one a starting point.

 

[danristheman]

Try 91w and 121w.

 

[Andyboy90]

Try 91w and 121w.

I can give it a try but the beam for 91 seems week where I live

 

[VictoriaFTA]

NHK World HD @ 58W should be a very stout signal. It is regular DVB-S with an FEC of 1/2. I remember it being one of the easiest to lock due to the insane FEC value and I was seriously considering putting up a stationary 1.2m just for that channel =)

This page has the coordinates:
How To Watch - TV - NHK WORLD - English

 

[Andyboy90]

I tried 91w today and i was successfully able to lock onto 3774, 3925, 3931 and 4076. I thought 91w would have been impossible due to a weaker beam at my location but i was wrong.I have ordered the correct c band mount for my 1.2 CM and i hopefully it will give me better results. I am really surprised that i can pull BYU HD on 3925 because of it being dvb-s2 8psk and funny thing is that it is coming in stonger than any other TPs

 

[danristheman]

Good Job son proud of you. Keep it up. Try moving the dish at 111w you should get City tv in SD. Nothing on 93w don't worry about that one. Also try for 113w.

 

[etlam34]

I tried 91w today and i was successfully able to lock onto 3774, 3925, 3931 and 4076. I thought 91w would have been impossible due to a weaker beam at my location but i was wrong.I have ordered the correct c band mount for my 1.2 CM and i hopefully it will give me better results. I am really surprised that i can pull BYU HD on 3925 because of it being dvb-s2 8psk and funny thing is that it is coming in stonger than any other TPs

Same thing over here! Do you get cw at night on 3716?

 

[Andyboy90]

Good Job son proud of you. Keep it up. Try moving the dish at 111w you should get City tv in SD. Nothing on 93w don't worry about that one. Also try for 113w.

Thanks i will try 111 and 113 tomorrow.

Edit: unfortunately i can’t try 113 because
my location is way out if its footprint

 

[Andyboy90]

Same thing over here! Do you get cw at night on 3716?

I havent tried for that and i moved the dish. Does it only come at night? I can try tonight

 

[etlam34]

I havent tried for that and i moved the dish. Does it only come at night? I can try tonight

Mostly at night, but i'm watching it right now 4:30 pm , i'm using the titanium wimax c band lnb on a 4 feet prime focus dish.

 

[danristheman]

Try 116w if you are in the footprint got that one 2 or 3 transponders on that satellite you can get with a 4 footer.

 

[Brct203]

based on the maps at satbeams.com, I would expect that you would have some good signal on 115W and on 105W, and maybe even on 139W.

105W has some radio transponders in DVB-S that might be easy to get
139W has the Alaska Mux in DVB-S, worth a try

 

[Andyboy90]

Try 116w if you are in the footprint got that one 2 or 3 transponders on that satellite you can get with a 4 footer.

I am within the footprint and will be giving it a try

 

[Andyboy90]

So as i type this I am doing a blindscan on 91W using EBSpro with TBS6902 tuner and what i cannot believe is that i locked onto a 16APSK signal
How is it possible to lock this signal in a 1.2 bud when the lnb is taped to the holder. i will scan and see if any channels come in

 

[danristheman]

Keep in mind you will get bleed over from other satellites.

 

[Andyboy90]

Keep in mind you will get bleed over from other satellites.

you are correct and i cannot lock to this signal anymore

 

[Brct203]

you are correct and i cannot lock to this signal anymore

i suspect that was from 89W - Satsignature shows a strong transponder on 4040V