Superdish installation problem

[wrackless]

We recently purchase a superdish antenna with 3 lnb's & a dish 311 receiver from a closed business. When we installed the dish antenna & go to setup we have great signal for 110 & 119 but 105 shows NC.
We also have the dp 34 switch. Any suggestions?

 

[Desert Satellite]

There was a lot of problems with the 105 lnb... you might have a bad one... or you could have a bad DP34... do you have a signal meter that tells you if 105 is working?

 

[wrackless]

Can a regular ohm meter be used or is a signal meter a different animal?

 

[boba]

Are you sure there is anything on 105 to receive.

 

[wrackless]

Well that's what I'm trying to figure it out. I just checked setup details & I actually post wrong. int is 119 & 129 that is good but it says Port 1 NC. Port 2 is 119 - Port 2 is 129.

 

[Voyager6]

Well that's what I'm trying to figure it out. I just checked setup details & I actually post wrong. int is 119 & 129 that is good but it says Port 1 NC. Port 2 is 119 - Port 2 is 129.

You are obviously pointed at the wrong sats. You need to move your dish at least 10 degrees left. Make sure that you connect the 105 lnb to port 4 of the dp34 switch.

 

[dishcomm]

Are you sure there is anything on 105 to receive.

I don't think so...105 was used for LIL into some markets.Those have been moved to the core sats..Just checked echostar knowledge base..The following DMA's are off the 105..Sioux City ,IA; Columbus,OH; Dayton,OH; Clarksburg/Weston, WV; Charleston/Huntington,WV and Charlottesville,VA....

 

[wrackless]

So do you think with 119 & 129 that we are receiving everything that we should. We're just do-it-yourselfers & really don't want to mess up what's working unless it would be worth it. Thanks for the input!

 

[hokiecb]

no, you want 110 and 119. Those are the main two sats you need.

If you have the dish 10 degrees off you are going to wind up with 119 and 129. Notice 129-119 = 10 and 119-110 = 9 so 129 and 110 are about equally spaced in opposite directions from 119. You need 119 in the LNB that 129 is in and 110 to be in the lnb that 119 is in

 

[SmityWhity]

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Originally Posted by wrackless
Well that's what I'm trying to figure it out. I just checked setup details & I actually post wrong. int is 119 & 129 that is good but it says Port 1 NC. Port 2 is 119 - Port 2 is 129.

You are obviously pointed at the wrong sats. You need to move your dish at least 10 degrees left. Make sure that you connect the 105 lnb to port 4 of the dp34 switch.

Port 4, is that the 4th port on the bottom? He actually meant to say put it in the 3rd port.

Wrackless.

Since there are only 4 or 5 local markets on 105 and not for you, I would not waste time trying to peak the SuperDish 105 for all 3 birds; but peak it so that 119 and 110 are strong, and then you will have less rain fade for 119/110.

Hopefully your post also had a typo and the connections are:
- Port 1 = NC
- Port 2 = 119
- Port 3 = 129 (Instead of Port 2 also = 129)

Although it should work either way, it would be less headaches to go ahead and swap the 2 cables between Ports 1 and 3, so that it is:
- 1 = 129
- 2 = 119
- 3 = NC

Then you will need to slightly turn the dish so that the LNBF arm is pointing 9 degrees more to the east (left from behind dishpan). That means - turn the dish mounting bracket on the mast pole less than 1/8", i.e., try moving it about 1/32" to 1/16". Just before you start adjusting the azimuth, throw a heavy rag or aluminum foil over the dual LNBF (105/110). Then when the single LNBF picks up 119, it will be on the correct LNBF. Remove the rag or foil and run a check switch. You may have to run it a couple of times. And you may have to peak for both 119 & 110.

Then your 311 will show:
- 1 = 119
- 2 = 110
- 3 = NC or maybe 105.

With 129 & 119, you probably are not receiving anything on 129, and 119 is just giving you part of your subscription. With 119 & 110, you will get the majority, if not all, of your subscription.

 

[Voyager6]

Port 4, is that the 4th port on the bottom? He actually meant to say put it in the 3rd port.

Wrackless.

Since there are only 4 or 5 local markets on 105 and not for you, I would not waste time trying to peak the SuperDish 105 for all 3 birds; but peak it so that 119 and 110 are strong, and then you will have less rain fade for 119/110.

Hopefully your post also had a typo and the connections are:
- Port 1 = NC
- Port 2 = 119
- Port 3 = 129 (Instead of Port 2 also = 129)

Although it should work either way, it would be less headaches to go ahead and swap the 2 cables between Ports 1 and 3, so that it is:
- 1 = 129
- 2 = 119
- 3 = NC

Then you will need to slightly turn the dish so that the LNBF arm is pointing 9 degrees more to the east (left from behind dishpan). That means - turn the dish mounting bracket on the mast pole less than 1/8", i.e., try moving it about 1/32" to 1/16". Just before you start adjusting the azimuth, throw a heavy rag or aluminum foil over the dual LNBF (105/110). Then when the single LNBF picks up 119, it will be on the correct LNBF. Remove the rag or foil and run a check switch. You may have to run it a couple of times. And you may have to peak for both 119 & 110.

Then your 311 will show:
- 1 = 119
- 2 = 110
- 3 = NC or maybe 105.

With 129 & 119, you probably are not receiving anything on 129, and 119 is just giving you part of your subscription. With 119 & 110, you will get the majority, if not all, of your subscription.

I was thinking about the dpp44 where the 105 input is port 4. So you are correct. Hook the 105 input to port 3.