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Message: [QUOTE="Balock, post: 3335221, member: 44810"] Cool! I haven't bought a usb adapter yet since I don't have a tablet to use with it. Been playing around with different SDR software (SDR#, HDSDR, SDR Console v2) as well as some digital decoding software (Dream and unitrunker primarily) listening everywhere from shortwave to 850MHz public service, and taking the odd peek at the satellite signals as well. Here's what one of the beacons on 97W looks like in SDR#: [ATTACH]93661.vB[/ATTACH] That's close to 11701MHz (vertical) on the sat itself. There should be another around 12199MHz horizontal (would be tuned at 1449MHz on a standard LNB) that looks similar. You can probably use either one as a good aiming target, but you can't use it to identify which sat. Be careful to make sure use a splitter that blocks DC going back to the dongle. 18V on the line may let the smoke out of some components. My VisionSat receiver apparently passed some 18V to the LNB loop output while changing sats and polarities...this blew the limiting diode on the input of my HamItUp upconverter :eek: : [ATTACH]93662.vB[/ATTACH] The HamItUp still works (C30 acts as a DC block) :) Also forced the STB into protection mode because it essentially shorted to ground...I had no sat signals until I recycled the power. Now I have a splitter on that output! Hook it all up and play around to learn what you will look for. If you have a motorized Ku dish, move it back and forth to see how the beacons fade in and out. Mine's fixed, so I can't easily do that right now. For the OTAs, it'll be a similar process. You'll only see roughly 2MHz of the 6MHz signal, but it'll be enough to watch the signal level go up and down as you aim. This is the lower end of UHF Channel 44 in my area: [ATTACH]93663.vB[/ATTACH] It's just shy of 40 miles to my SW according to tvfool.com. Have fun! [/QUOTE]

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