Setup Question

[maplewood]

What is TXN No.?

Have an ADTH 8600IR Receiver with 30 inch dish. Has a Univ LNB and was told to det it at 10700. I have read in these forums to set the 22khz to on. Have spent several hours and have not yet got it to lock onto a satellite. Tried 10R and I am currently trying to get on T5. Strength is 50-60 but quality is zero. Couple of questions - When I do a manual search the first items on the screen are TXN # (01-05) and TXN Name (New XPDR). What is this and what should it be set at? I currently have the 30inch dish about 2 feet off the ground is that too low (I live in Canada)? Any other ideas on what I may be doing wrong.

 

[PSB]

Hello and welcome to the SatelliteGuys.US FTA forum!

Your dish should be OK at 2 feet high as long as there is nothing blocking the line of sight to the satellite/s.
For a universal LNB the L.O. should be set at....

09750-10600

The 22KHz should auto switch with the above setting.

I think TXN may mean Transponder, maybe try a TP. scan, dont know much about this receiver, hope the above helps.

 

[maplewood]

I have an ADTH 8600ir receiver (supposed to be able to receive FTA) and 30 inch dish. I have been trying to get this set up for a month off and on with no success. I believe I have located Telstar 5 and I get a strength of 60 but 0 quality. I live on an acreage in Western Canada with the dish mounted 7 feet off the ground pointed to an open field with the closest trees or buildings being over a half mile away so there should be nothing obstructing the signal (the elevation is 28.5 for my area). I have also set the universal KU LNB for the correct degree. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong. This may be a dumb question but does the dish need to be higher off the ground the farther north you get?

 

[PSB]

The Dish sounds good where it is, remember the L.O.should be set to .....

09750-10600 if its a Universal LNBF.

Its all about Signal Quality so thats the only way to really confirm you are on any particular satellite. If you feel you are indeed on a satellite try a TP. or Smart scan.

Good Luck!

I use the below to find IA-5

IRIB

11836 Freq.
Vertical
20765 S/R.

Move the dish watch for signal Quality.

http://www.adth.com/adth8600.htm

 

[maplewood]

Still can't get my system to work - Do I need some kind of a card in the receiver in order to pick up FTA? Could this be why I have signal but no quality?

 

[PSB]

No cards needed for legal FTA channels, remember you are looking for signal quality only. You need to be able to see the TV if you do not have a signal meter, good luck