Need answers for fta receiver

[benheard]

I am new to this satellite deal. I have a wineguard 8' dish with a Drake ESR 1624 receiver, (c-band only lnb). I let someone talk me into putting this thing up and receiving free channels. Needless to say there not very many out there. So again I let this same person talk me into buying a Fortec Classic fta receiver to put with this system. After I bought this unit I realized how am I gonna turn my dish with this new receiver? Can someone help me out here? Thank You.

 

[Shawn95GT]

For now the easy solution is to steer the dish with your Drake receiver as well as control the polarity if you're using a polarotor.

I have the same problem. Over in the C-Band forum some of us are playing with DMSi's VBOX with mixed results.

At least 1 guy has managed to wrangle a Motec VBOX II to see if it works any better. You can follow the thread here:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=106940

The VBOes) convert the DiSEqC 1.2 commands from the FTA receiver (Fortec in your case) to a position on your actuator.

 

[benheard]

How would I hook the fortec to the Drake? Would I go into the Drake first then the Fortec then to tv? Or would I go fortec drake then tv?

 

[Shawn95GT]

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

Shawn

 

[benheard]

Thank You for your help.

 

[drhydro]

the problem with using a dish positioner with the fortec is that the fortec does not control polarity. You can over come that by going with a voltage switched c band lnbf or a dual c-band feed horn and lnb's.

 

[WyrTwister]

the problem with using a dish positioner with the fortec is that the fortec does not control polarity. You can over come that by going with a voltage switched c band lnbf or a dual c-band feed horn and lnb's.

In the Fortec , create 2 entries for each sat , one with the H transponders , one with the V transponders . Scan each .

Like AMC 4 C V and AMC 4 C H .

When you pick the sat with the V channels , switch the analog receiver to vertical . Same for the H channels .

Bring the coax in & hit a splitter that passed DC power on one port ( connect to the analog receiver ) and blocks it to the other ( connects to the Fortec ) .

Wyr