Viewsat ULtra.

[Conky]

just to verify: in installation>antenna setup your settings should be
lnb power : on
lnb type:standard
lnb freq:10750
22khz off
DiSEqC None
Motor None
Legacy SW None
Im assuming you're in Corunna Ontario and trying to get Galaxy19 97w(the "@15°")what are some of the channel names you're scanning in? you might be scanning a dish/expressvu sat
are you sure your lnb is linear? what does it say on the lnb's label? how big is the dish? linear
sats are harder to get than dish/expressvu sats and need more fine tuning(using tiny up/down left/right pressure)to peak signal quality

 

[corunnaflyer]

I am trying to get Galaxy 19 for Glorystar.

 

[corunnaflyer]

LNB
Standard single LBNF Geosat Pro. GSL1s- Bullet
Input 11.70-12.75Ghz
L.O.. 10.75 Ghz.
gain 60db.

I did get a strong signal from a dish satellite @ 119. This is perlexing because I wouldn't think it was that close.

I am going to relocate the dish. By the way it is a geosat pro 90cm.

 

[turbosat]

Thats a start! If you hit 119, then at least you have an idea of what direction you were pointing. move the dish east some more, and keep at it. (if weather permits , lol) You can find those echostar satellites very quickly because they are putting out so much power.

 

[Conky]

you're making progress. it helps to put little sharpie marks on your pole and elevation when you find a sat so you have a frame of reference.increase your elevation about 10 degrees and pan slowly east, about 27deg

 

[corunnaflyer]

Thanks for the tips. Got about 8" of snow last night, this will impair my roof climbing excursions for a while. I will post something when I CAN GET ON THE ROOF. Maybe April .

 

[corunnaflyer]

OK! The good news is I have a picture. It is the Pentagon channel. As far as I can see that is AMC 1. Is that correct? If so, I know where I am pointing now.

 

[eurosport]

OK! The good news is I have a picture. It is the Pentagon channel. As far as I can see that is AMC 1. Is that correct? If so, I know where I am pointing now.

Yes you are at 103w.

 

[turbosat]

Flyer if you found that one, you might try hopping by one satellite at a time, to the east. Mark it on the pole, then twist the pole/dish slightly to the east, like 1/8" and scan again for 101W . When you find it, mark that one and you'll have an idea of how apart the satellites are ( two degrees in space ). I do that when I'm having a hard time finding just one satellite with a fixed dish, getting a starting point makes it easier to do. Write the sat names on the pole with a pencil or something.

 

[corunnaflyer]

WOW. I have hit Galaxy 19! I have done a blind scan and get only 44 channels. Mostly oriental. What am I missing now?

 

[Jim S.]

If you have 44 channels, mostly oriental, I think you're on SES-1 (formerly AMC-4) at 101W. Galaxy 19 at 97W has over 200 video channels, of which about 2/3 are unscrambled.

 

[SatelliteAV]

Almost there! Raise the dish 2 degrees and pan to the East 6 degrees on a compass reading (1/4" if you are marking the mast). Transponder frequency 12152 is a great one to use as it makes Galaxy19 easy to find.

 

[corunnaflyer]

I was on the wrong satellite. I am sure I am now on G19. I am getting a lot of stations mostly foreign language. I am trying to get Glorystar programming. At the next opportunity I will elevate 2 degrees.

Once again thanks for everyones help. Sooner or later i will get this done. It was -10 here today. Not a good day for tweaking.

 

[turbosat]

In that kind of cold, it wouldn't take me long to finish tweaking, either! Maybe you'll get a warm breeze soon.

 

[corunnaflyer]

Tweak

Got a warm breeze for 12 hours. Tweaked a bit.

 

[corunnaflyer]

We got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you everyone for all your help. This my first experience with FTA.

 

[eurosport]

Awesome! Glad it's workin' for ya!

 

[Conky]

next stage of fta-itis:you'll want a motor to view stuff on the sats you went past.

 

[turbosat]

Congratulations, now you have more tv channels than most people on earth!

 

[corunnaflyer]

I done this for my wife. Believe it or not I don't even watch TV, but I do enjoy the challenge of messing with this stuff. So what motor do you reccommend? No hurry because the videos I have watched looks like I may need to do a Little tweaking. I have done enough sub zero tweaking for now. It is going down to -20 tonight definitely not up on the roof tweaking weather.