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Originally Posted by Bibbler
Unsure why I can't get AMC 6, looks clear and SBS 6 is 75%+.... Unfortunately, I'm afraid G10R is not going to happen unless I trim out a hillside  ..... |
Yeah, if you get SBS6, no way you can't get AMC6, even if through tree limbs, as the one transponder on that sat is strong enough to go through rock I think. I'm guessing that you aren't set on a 24/7 transponder. That religious channel, 12144,V,2573 Also, try the 12053,V,6890 transponder, which should be a mirror of a transponder on SBS6 . The other transponders on that sat may not be there.
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Originally Posted by Bibbler
I would like to get IA8 but it is not in my receiver..... If anyone knows how to do it (The book for the NA doesn't help), I would like some advice. I added the Sat, put in the 89W location, but need the TP Freq, Polarization, and that last number... Is there a good way to get these setting for new sats?????
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A bit confused, because you said that you added the sat? If it's only the transponder info you're missing, go to
http://www.lyngsat.com/america.html , and click on IA8. Lyngsat is not allways correct, but it's a good starting place for finding an active transponder, before doing a blind scan yourself.
I haven't been to IA8 for a couple months, but last time I was there, I think the 11780 transponder was active, plus the ABC channels, plus, you can usually get a lock but not scan in any channels, on any of the Hughesnet transponders. Relative to the other numbers, using the 11780 frequency, you see it listed as horizontal, and over to the right of where it says DVB, you'll see a 29000, which is the symbol rate. That should be all you need to enter that transponder into a new satellite. Once you find one transponder, and peak the sat (if necessary), then you should be able to do a blind scan (power scan), and the receiver will enter this data for all transponders it finds.
I'm guessing that on the satellite that you got a poor signal, it was because you had your receiver on a transponder that was not active, or had changed parameters. Make sure that the transponder you are looking at is listed as a 24/7 in Lyngsat, and/or try other transponders. The default transponders in these receivers are often obsolete, and sometimes none of them give any signal.