What signals can you "see" at 61.5?

[digiblur]

Since a few people have posted sitings of various signals at 61.5, I figured it was time to consolidate them all to this thread here in the appropriate Uplink Center at SatelliteGuys.US. I'm also sure the engineers at DishNetwork would like to see what signal strengths we are seeing out and about in the real world.

What can you do to help? First of all you'll need to have a dish installed for 61.5 and an 8PSK capable receiver. All of the HD receivers including the 6000 model w/ the 8PSK add on are capable along with a couple of SD receivers such as the 311.

Please follow-up with this thread as things change we will be looking for new transponder readings.

Please post your readings in the following format (please make a note after the signal strength if it does not display as locked 61.5):


(Sample data below)

Area: 70802 (Zip or City, State)
61.5 Dish type: Dish 300 (Dish 500, 90cm, 24 inch, etc.)
Receiver: VIP 722 L4.49
1: 0%
2: 50%
3: 20% (Wrong satellite)
4: 0%
5: 30% (Wrong satellite)
..... etc.

 

[Dah-Henny]

3-5-2008 11:00 pm eastern
Area: 28692
61.5 Dish Type: 300
Receiver: VIP222

NL=not locked

1. NL
2. 45
3. NL
4. NL
5. 50
6. NL
7. NL
8. 63
9. 60
10. 70
11. 59
12. 75
13. 43
14. 80
15. NL
16. NL
17. 55
18. 65
19. 58
20. 48
21. 50
22. 50
23. 65
24. 64
25. 67
26. NL
27. 60
28. NL
29. 62
30. 43
31. 59
32. 55

3-7-2008 1:30 am eastern

1. NL
2. 60
3. NL
4. NL
5. 50
6. NL
7. NL
8. 68
9. 60
10. 71
11. 59
12. 83
13. 43
14. 83
15. NL
16. 67
17. 52
18. 71
19. 57
20. 49
21. 52
22. 55
23. 65
24. 62
25. 70
26. NL
27. 61
28. NL
29. 65
30. 43
31. 61
32. 57

 

[sigmtr]

3-7-2008 1:00 am central
Area: 61832
61.5 Dish Type: 300
Receiver: VIP722

NL=not locked

01 - NL
02 - 51
03 - 48 (Name not acquired)
04 - NL
05 - 50
06 - 61 (Name not acquired)
07 - 54 (Name not acquired)
08 - 61
09 - 56
10 - 58
11 - 54
12 - 75
13 - 39
14 - 71
15 - 50 (Name not acquired)
16 - 61
17 - 52
18 - 59
19 - 55
20 - 47
21 - 52
22 - 45
23 - 59 (Name not acquired)
24 - NL
25 - 59
26 - NL
27 - 61
28 - 37 (Name not acquired)
29 - 57
30 - 37
31 - 61
32 - 55

 

[charlesrshell]

Since a few people have posted sitings of various signals at 61.5, I figured it was time to consolidate them all to this thread here in the appropriate Up link Center at SatelliteGuys.US. I'm also sure the engineers at Dish Network would like to see what signal strengths we are seeing out and about in the real world.

What can you do to help? First of all you'll need to have a dish installed for 61.5 and an 8PSK capable receiver. All of the HD receivers including the 6000 model w/ the 8PSK add on are capable along with a couple of SD receivers such as the 311.

Please follow-up with this thread as things change we will be looking for new transponder readings.

Please post your readings in the following format (please make a note after the signal strength if it does not display as locked 61.5):


(Sample data below)

Area: 70802 (Zip or City, State)
61.5 Dish type: Dish 300 (Dish 500, 90cm, 24 inch, etc.)
Receiver: VIP 722 L4.49
1: 0%
2: 50%
3: 20% (Wrong satellite)
4: 0%
5: 30% (Wrong satellite)
..... etc.

digiblur, what are the steps to do for us folks that don't know what in the world you guys are talking about? I guess start out with menu and then what? Sorry, still a little new at all this satellite stuff and want to join in. Thanks for your help.

 

[RedSavina]

Menu 6-1-1 (System Setup, Installation, Point Dish), then cycle through the transponders. Make sure to select the correct satellite!

 

[blwncrewchief]

3-7-2008 8:00 am eastern
Area: 46615
61.5 Dish Type: 300
Receiver: 411
Software: L437
NL=not locked

1: NL
2: 52
3: 46 (Name Not Aquired)
4: NL
5: 46
6: 60 (Name Not Aquired)
7: 52 (Name Not Aquired)
8: 60
9: 53
10: 58
11: 52
12: 74
13: 34
14: 71
15: 48 (Name Not Aquired)
16: 59
17: 48
18: 57
19: 50
20: 43
21: 47
22: 41
23: 60
24: 50
25: 62
26: NL
27: 64
28: 36 (Name Not Aquired)
29: 61
30: 37
31: 63
32: 53

 

[charlesrshell]

Menu 6-1-1 (System Setup, Installation, Point Dish), then cycle through the transponders. Make sure to select the correct satellite!

OK, Thanks RedSavina. Do yall want readings from all the transponders on 61.5? How often to yall want them? This may be a silly question, but should the signal strength be the same at all receivers? I would think not, but not sure. Thanks again.

 

[RedSavina]

07MAR2008 07:00 am central
Area: 78578
61.5 Dish Type: 500
Receiver: ViP622 L4.49

NL=not locked

1. NL
2. 55
3. 49 (Name not acquired)
4. NL
5. 50
6. 63 (Name not acquired)
7. 57 (Name not acquired)
8. 64
9. 58
10. 64
11. 56
12. 77
13. 41
14. 76
15. 52 (Name not acquired)
16. 61
17. 53
18. 64
19. 57
20. 48
21. 52
22. 48
23. 66
24. 60
25. 59
26. NL
27. 62
28. 39 (Name not acquired)
29. 56
30. 41
31. 61
32. 57

On many of the Not Acquired TPs, I had to wait as long as 20 seconds to get the signal lock.

 

[ptech]

3/7/2008 08:00 During heavy rain
Area: 29625
61.5 Dish Type: 300
Receiver: VIP222

All Transponders show LOCKED

1. 50
2. 55
3. 40
4. 54
5. 43
6. 55
7. 47
8. 60
9. 45
10. 62
11. 44
12. 70
13. 22
14. 73
15. 37
16. 52
17. 38
18. 56
19. 40
20. 41
21. 41
22. 43
23. 51
24. 45
25. 61
26. 43
27. 56
28. 36
29. 61
30. 39
31. 56
32. 50

 

[ptech]

digiblur, what are the steps to do for us folks that don't know what in the world you guys are talking about? I guess start out with menu and then what? Sorry, still a little new at all this satellite stuff and want to join in. Thanks for your help.

On your remote.

Press in this order
Menu, select "Setup" Then "Installation" Then "Point Dish"

You should be able to figure it out from there.

 

[charlesrshell]

On your remote.

Press in this order
Menu, select "Setup" Then "Installation" Then "Point Dish"

You should be able to figure it out from there.

OK, got it, thanks

 

[gdarwin]

Area: 40228
61.5 Dish Type: 300
Receiver: VIP622

1 - NL
2 - 56
3 - 53 Name not accquired (NNA)
4 - NL
5 - 54
6 - 70 NNA
7 - 62 NNA
8 - 70
9 - 62
10 - 66
11 - 60
12 - 82
13 - 47
14 - 78
15 - NL
16 - 69
17 - 57
18 - 64
19 - 62
20 - 53
21 - 56
22 - 50
23 - 71
24 - 62
25 - 73
26 - NL
27 - 73
28 - NL
29 - 71
30 - 44
31 -73
32 - 63

 

[RedSavina]

07MAR2008 07:20 am central
Area: 78578
61.5 Dish Type: 500
Receiver: ViP211 L4.35

NL=not locked

1. NL
2. 57
3. NL
4. NL
5. 50
6. NL
7. NL
8. 66
9. 57
10. 67
11. 55
12. 79
13. 41
14. 78
15. NL
16. 64
17. 52
18. 65
19. 55
20. 50
21. 52
22. 50
23. 64
24. 62
25. 59
26. NL
27. 62
28. NL
29. 56
30. 41
31. 61
32. 57

I'm guessing that the lack of "Not Acquired" TPs has to do with the S/W version...

 

[cosmo_kramer]

3-7-2008 8:35 am Eastern
Area: 06489
61.5 Dish Type: 300
Receiver: Vip622 L4.49

NL=not locked

01 - NL
02 - 53
03 - 50 (Name not acquired)
04 - NL
05 - 51
06 - 62 (Name not acquired)
07 - 58 (Name not acquired)
08 - 61
09 - 57
10 - 62
11 - 57
12 - 75
13 - 43
14 - 75
15 - 53 (Name not acquired)
16 - 61
17 - 53
18 - 62
19 - 59
20 - 45
21 - 53
22 - 47
23 - 68
24 - 58
25 - 68
26 - NL
27 - 65
28 - 41 (Name not acquired)
29 - 66
30 - 42
31 - 64
32 - 54

 

[digiblur]

Very interesting! Looks like the beams are kicking in quite a few places. When I get back I will definitelt be cross referencing this with some of the maps we have.

Those that are missing odd transponders from 1-23 keep an eye on those and report back any changes.

ptech, I would check again as it is impossible to have a lock on all 32 TP's at 61.5 at this time.

Keep the area reports rolling in!

 

[bamaron]

3-7-2008 9:25 am CST
Area: 35757
61.5 Dish Type: 76cm winegard
Cloudy
Receiver: Vip622 L4.49

1 - --
2 - 64
3 - 58
4 - 57
5 - 61
6 - --
7 - 67
8 - 87
9 - 70
10 - 82
11 - 65
12 - 97
13 - 52
14 - 90
15 - 58
16 - 84
17 - 60
18 - 80
19 - 65
20 - 64
21 - 59
22 - 62
23 - 72
24 - 70
25 - 79
26 - --
27 - 84
28 - --
29 - 51
30 - 52
31 - 84
32 - 74

 

[Hemi 6.1]

3/7/2008
Newfoundland Pa 18445
61.5 Dish 500
Vip 211 L435 and Vip 622 L449 showing the same:
1. 0
2. 57
3. 0
4. 0
5. 53
6. 0
7. 0
8. 70
9. 61
10. 66
11. 57
12. 81
13. 44
14. 78
15. 0
16. 66
17. 55
18. 62
19. 60
20. 50
21. 55
22. 48
23. 68
24. 60
25. 69
26. 0
27. 68
28. 0
29. 68
30. 42
31. 65
32. 61
None appear to be spotbeamed,unless the ones that read 0 are the spotbeams.
Weather is Partly Cloudy

 

[TheKrell]

3-7-2008 9:30AM EST
Area: 22003 (Washington DC DMA)
61.5 Dish Type: 500
Receiver: 625 (new signal strength)

NL=not locked

01 - 62 (wrong sat 110)
02 - 55
03 - 69 (wrong sat 119)
04 - NL
05 - 50
06 - NL
07 - NL
08 - 66
09 - 57
10 - 65
11 - 54
12 - 80
13 - 41
14 - 78
15 - NL
16 - 66
17 - 52
18 - 65
19 - 53
20 - 50
21 - 52
22 - 51
23 - 65
24 - 59
25 - 66
26 - NL
27 - 66
28 - NL
29 - 64
30 - 41
31 - 65
32 - 55

Do you suppose my two "wrong satellite" messages are really crosstalk through my switches? The 625 is viewing the LNBs through a "DPP32" switch I built from a DPP twin, with inputs from the passthrough on a DP34.

 

[digiblur]

Check TheList 61.5 section and sort by TP. You will be able to determine by looking at the national channels. Don't let the new test channels confuse you.

 

[aaron12]

07MAR2008 10:00 am central
Area: 54701, Wisconsin
61.5 Dish Type: 300
Receiver: ViP622 L4.48

01 - NL
02 - 47
03 - NL
04 - NL
05 - 52
06 - NL
07 - NL
08 - 62
09 - 59
10 - 57
11 - 56
12 - 77
13 - 41
14 - 70
15 - NL
16 - 62
17 - 53
18 - 57
19 - 57
20 - 46
21 - 52
22 - 41
23 - 66
24 - 59
25 - 59
26 - NL
27 - 61
28 - NL
29 - 57
30 - 34
31 - 59
32 - 56