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Old 01-07-2008, 03:55 PM
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So if I point the dish elsewhere I "should" be able to get a signal? Just want to be sure because it's on the roof and I don't want to mess with it for no reason.

I'll probably mount the Primestar on ground level to make things easier.
Well, you can see if the Orsat thing will lock a signal by tuning to one of the CBC feeds on F1, assuming that is where the dish is aimed. I see about 5 transponders listed in Lyngsat, ie 11902, 11912, 11933, 11941, 11949, plus I've seen thing come up at 11910 and 11919. I just checked and there are signals there on at least 4 of those channels right now, however they may come and go, so try them all. All of them have an SR of 5859 .
These are al 4.2.2, so you won't be able to scan in a channel that will give you video, but you should at least get a lock on the transponder, ie signal AND quality. With some receivers, it will actually scan in a channel, but the video will be all gibberish. But if you can lock those channels, then the dish should work for FTA on G25.
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