Hi Folks,
I already have a 90cm Fortec installed for Ku band. Now I am trying my luck at pointing a 10' BUD for
C-Band. I am using a Toshiba TRX-1520 to move the
actuator only, and have the C-Band coax hooked up to a Coolsat 6000 with a small TV at the dish for immediate audio and visual signal read while moving the dish around.
I found the Ku cable is disconnected, so I know I am hooked up to the C-Band cable...and the Coolsat shows 77% or so for all C-band sats and transponders...but no quality. My goal is to use it only for SatMex5 (116.8W) sat, so it will be stationary once I find the signal. I am just surprised that I am not picking up any signal on any C-band sat yet.
Questions:
- Do I have to skew the lnbf? I took off the cover, and there are no markings for skewing.
-Do I have to change the elevation of the lnbf (the distance between the dish center and lnbf)? It's currently set at 42. As the dish was working at another location in Northern CA, I thought I would not have to change this.
-Is it harder to find a signal on 10ft C-Band dish, compared to 90cm Ku Dish?? That 90cm dish was some work, but not impossible, like this seems to be. I am curious to the difficulty comparison between the two.
Per dishpointer.com I was told to point to 160 degrees (compass). I am doing that, and going back and forth 30 degrees (130-190), then hit the actuator one tick EAST, dropping the dish slightly, and moving the dish back and forth again. Nothing. There is no signal movement at all...stays at 77%...removing the cable drops it to 20%, so I know I'm on the lnbf.
So I will confirm right now that I am looking for an active transponder and will try some more. I am sure I move the actuator enough to a point where I am too low and too high in the sky, yet nothing inbetween. any help is greatly appreciated.