http://www.sadoun.net/forums/ forum discusses satellite TV equipment and free to air programming en Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:54:06 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.sadoun.net/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.sadoun.net/forums/ http://www.sadoun.net/forums/american-tv/19558-nasa-channel-switched-their-audio-ac-3-a.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:23:58 GMT The NASA channel switched their audio to AC-3 yesterday. You will need an AC3 processor to get the audio. Or you can replace the receiver with the SatHawk PVR800 which converts the AC3 into analog sound. You will continue to hear the sound out of the AUDIO (White/Red) RCA connection on the back of the receiver. The NASA channel switched their audio to AC-3 yesterday.
You will need an AC3 processor to get the audio.

Or you can replace the receiver with the SatHawk PVR800 which converts the AC3 into analog sound. You will continue to hear the sound out of the AUDIO (White/Red) RCA connection on the back of the receiver. ]]> American TV SatLuv http://www.sadoun.net/forums/american-tv/19558-nasa-channel-switched-their-audio-ac-3-a.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/stationary-free-air/19557-hispasat-30w.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:03:49 GMT I have a customer who wants me to point a dish at Hispasat 30w.
I'm planning on using a dual standard universal LNB.
He wants four fta receivers connected to the dish.
Do I connect a basic 3X4 Directv multi switch to this dish?
Or is there a different and better switch to use for this application for fta.

My second question.
Are there any HD channels on the Ku fta satellites?
Will there be any in the near future.
Since the customer is going to buy four new receivers, he wants to know
if he should buy HD receivers.

Thanks for any help in answering these questions.

Johnny ]]> Stationary Free To Air johnny331 http://www.sadoun.net/forums/stationary-free-air/19557-hispasat-30w.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/stationary-free-air/19556-intelsat-10-02-1-0%B0w.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:33:45 GMT Its C-band beam is supposed to reach the east coast between 32-33-36 dBW. Anyone has ever tried to get this sat? and if yes what dish size is needed to get good signal? regards :confused: Its C-band beam is supposed to reach the east coast between 32-33-36 dBW.

Anyone has ever tried to get this sat? and if yes what dish size is needed to get good signal?

regards :confused: ]]> Stationary Free To Air gking http://www.sadoun.net/forums/stationary-free-air/19556-intelsat-10-02-1-0%B0w.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/4dtv-c-band/19555-gbox-error-64-a.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:23:01 GMT Hi
I am trying to setup a GBOX V3000 with my AZBOX Premium + and I am getting an "error 64" message displayed on the GBOX. The manual gives no info about error codes. I'd like to know the meaning of that error and how I can correct it. In spite of that error, the receiver remembers the positions of the first three sats I stored. Unfortunately I will have to reprogram one of those sats as I did dot assign the right position: how can it be done?

Thanks ]]> aesope http://www.sadoun.net/forums/4dtv-c-band/19555-gbox-error-64-a.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/installation-help-requests/19554-dish-re-alignment.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:53:53 GMT I have a fortec lifetime ultra rec with a100 cm fortec dish and a hh120 motor, The lnb is an entry level fortec, all this came in a package from Sadoun. I live in salem Or and my lat is 45 and my long is 122.9. I got this system aligned 3 years ago and it tracked the arc perfect for 3 yrs. About 6 months ago It lost its reception This weekend I drove the motor to G10Ku (123.0) and moved the dish every where without one hit on the on screen meter. I was on transponder 12113 v 4580, also tried the default trans.My motor elevation was set on my lat{45} and dish el was 23. Ialso tried on {127} at11975 v 19125 and nothing. I even hooked my receiver to the lnb. Could my lnb be bad and if so, what is a good replacement. The receiver seemed to work ok menu wise. also I was looking at 163.7 magnetic for g10ku from my location. thank you treeman I have a fortec lifetime ultra rec with a100 cm fortec dish and a hh120 motor, The lnb is an entry level fortec, all this came in a package from Sadoun. I live in salem Or and my lat is 45 and my long is 122.9. I got this system aligned 3 years ago and it tracked the arc perfect for 3 yrs. About 6 months ago It lost its reception This weekend I drove the motor to G10Ku (123.0) and moved the dish every where without one hit on the on screen meter. I was on transponder 12113 v 4580, also tried the default trans.My motor elevation was set on my lat{45} and dish el was 23. Ialso tried on {127} at11975 v 19125 and nothing. I even hooked my receiver to the lnb. Could my lnb be bad and if so, what is a good replacement. The receiver seemed to work ok menu wise. also I was looking at 163.7 magnetic for
g10ku from my location. thank you

treeman ]]> Installation Help Requests treeman http://www.sadoun.net/forums/installation-help-requests/19554-dish-re-alignment.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/installation-help-requests/19553-first-thanks-let-me-join-forum.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:48:26 GMT I had my dish aimed to AMC4 101 west before, now I try to aim to Galaxy 19,97 West with the same lnbf and 34"x37" inches dish, the dishpointer web site that give me Latitude 43.6796° and longitude -79.4668° Azimuth Magnitude 215.1°.I got reasonable Beep on my analog satellite finder but the receiver only got 92% level and 20% Quality not enough to find channels.
P.S.I download transponders from mixesoft.com for this galaxy 19 and like from TP #1 to TP 36 shows only 4 numbers that the receiver doesn’t accept
Any help I appreciate,
Thanks in advance
]]> Installation Help Requests jocop http://www.sadoun.net/forums/installation-help-requests/19553-first-thanks-let-me-join-forum.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/installation-help-requests/19552-signal-problems-motorized-systems.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:46:58 GMT hey everyone im new to this site and i need help...i just set up my 1st ever motorized system i have been setting up stationary dishes in the pass and have had no problems,i have watched all the video's including the 1 from sadoun on how to set up the motorized dish i have all my angles correct my lat and long correct my declination angle correct my true south everything but im not getting no signal i tried usals it was working perfect i even tried gaaps and that was on target also but im still not getting any signal i also put my meter on and was gettin a strong signal on it but no signal on the tv,i change all cables to make sure it wasnt a cable problem samething happens no signal,but what i noticed is when i take the cable off the lnb im getting like a 33 percent signal on the tv when i put it back on nothin im thinking it might be the lnb but before i get a new lnb i jus want to know if anyone can help me out before i make that move...im using an invacom lnb..thank you ]]> Installation Help Requests bzdread http://www.sadoun.net/forums/installation-help-requests/19552-signal-problems-motorized-systems.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/sathawk-meters/19551-sathawk5000-how-calculate-ber-default-level-cal-default-viterbi-error-period.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:39:53 GMT Hi guys i have one of this metters, i am trying to add a south american satellite KU band that is not included in any of the lists i have or in the forum. i have transponder data frequency, symbol rate, lnb frequency etc... but still cannot lock signal in the metter. any help regarding BER etc..... would be welcomed, as i would like to learn how its calculated, or if its posted in any sites ... I am trying to setup the Intelsat 3R 43.0W TP Frenquency 10722 V Lnb frequency 09750 Symbol Rate 30000 Fec 3/4 i have video PID , audio ETC... thxs jamesboning Hi guys

i have one of this metters, i am trying to add a south american satellite KU band that is not included in any of the lists i have or in the forum.

i have transponder data frequency, symbol rate, lnb frequency etc... but still cannot lock signal in the metter.

any help regarding BER etc..... would be welcomed, as i would like to learn how its calculated, or if its posted in any sites ...

I am trying to setup the Intelsat 3R 43.0W

TP

Frenquency 10722 V
Lnb frequency 09750
Symbol Rate 30000
Fec 3/4

i have video PID , audio ETC...

thxs
jamesboning ]]> SatHawk Meters jamesboning http://www.sadoun.net/forums/sathawk-meters/19551-sathawk5000-how-calculate-ber-default-level-cal-default-viterbi-error-period.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/installation-help-requests/19550-help-finding-arabic-channels.html Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:32:47 GMT I purchased a M-1 bundle and have installed it and have not had any luck getting arabic channels. My system is the geosat pro DSR200c with the 36in dish and DG280B motor and KUL1 linear LNBF 0.4dB single head. My signal varies from time to time between 60 ~75 on stength and 15~85 on qulaity depending on which sat I am looking at. My sat should be set at 36 degrees on motor and 29 degree on dish arm but I do not get a signal at those settings. If I change my setting on arm to 19 degree I get a good strength and quality on G-19 and pick up fedex sat. I have tired for a month and have reset everythign and started from scratch and still no arabic channels. Any idea;s on what to i can do ?

What I have done Results

1. Set-up dish without motor No arabic channels
2. Set-up dish with motor No arabic channels
3. Did blind scan everything but arabic channels
4. Signal for TP 12146 at 75S/55Q No arabic channels
5. Restored factory settings no arabic channels

I have spent a lot of time and money with this system and haven't got anything out of it yet please help if you can.

Thanks ]]> Installation Help Requests hamada http://www.sadoun.net/forums/installation-help-requests/19550-help-finding-arabic-channels.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/dish-network/19549-programming.html Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:32:35 GMT I set up my dishnetwork box and locked onto 110 sat, however when i turn the sat box on it brings up a box saying the programming guide is being downloaded but nothing happens. The bar going acorss the box does not start either, any help would be greatly appreciated. Jay I set up my dishnetwork box and locked onto 110 sat, however when i turn the sat box on it brings up a box saying the programming guide is being downloaded but nothing happens. The bar going acorss the box does not start either, any help would be greatly appreciated. Jay ]]> Dish Network jayp38372 http://www.sadoun.net/forums/dish-network/19549-programming.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/birdog-meter/19548-birdog-usb-direct-tv-swm3.html Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:46:50 GMT I have a birdog usb ver.3 that I am trying to locate direct tv 101 on a slimline swm3 and I can not get it to find a signal or quality. I hooked meter directly to lnb also tried a known good cable. I did connect receiver to lnb and I did find satellite and everything works good. I then disconnected receiver and connected birdog again still no signal on meter.Am I doing somthing wrong, can anyone help. I also tried satellites 99 and 103 no luck. thanks I have a birdog usb ver.3 that I am trying to locate direct tv 101 on a slimline swm3 and I can not get it to find a signal or quality. I hooked meter directly to lnb also tried a known good cable. I did connect receiver to lnb and I did find satellite and everything works good. I then disconnected receiver and connected birdog again still no signal on meter.Am I doing somthing wrong, can anyone help. I also tried satellites 99 and 103 no luck.
thanks ]]> BIRDOG Meter gordy13 http://www.sadoun.net/forums/birdog-meter/19548-birdog-usb-direct-tv-swm3.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/stationary-free-air/19545-intelsat-9-58-0%B0w-tp-4120-v-tp-21-a.html Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:31:07 GMT Hi guys, is any of you pointing to intelsat 58W ? I want to know what clear video channel are coming on TP 21, *4120 V Thanks for your answers :) * Hi guys, is any of you pointing to intelsat 58W ?

I want to know what clear video channel are coming on TP 21, 4120 V

Thanks for your answers :)
]]> Stationary Free To Air gking http://www.sadoun.net/forums/stationary-free-air/19545-intelsat-9-58-0%B0w-tp-4120-v-tp-21-a.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/free-air-satellite/19544-dvb-s2-pcie-ca-2006-a.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:22:11 GMT Guys

I just want to share my experience with this item. I bought it from Sadoun and I installed it in my PC but I was NOT getting a signal at all even though I knew I had the correct settings. The instruction manual is very poor and it doesn't help at all. So in short:
1) Of course you'll have to turn off the PC and unplug the power cord (make sure that your body is discharged from any statics, use a strap if you have one).
2) Install the PCIe card in the PCIe slot
3) Connect the molex (a white socket on the PCIe card must be connected to the PC power. Hopefully, you have one available).
4) Connect the coax cable (I'm assuming at this point that your coax cable is already connected to the LNBF which in turn is mounted on the dish and that the dish is pointed to the correct direction).
5) Close the PC Cover and power on the PC .
6) Run the installation wizard and when completed you'll have to restart your PC.
7) After the restart, start up the DVB program and click on the ranch sign then enter your satellite settings, (make sure you save your settings). and keep your fingers crossed! ;o)
8) When done, lock or scan the TP. Then scan the satellite for any channels update.
9) If you don't see a green bar on the signal indicator then your molex is probably not connected right. That's what really got me, I've wasted alot of time fooling around with the setup not knowing that I only needed to connect the molex.
8) You should be good to go! but few observations though. The Update Satellite button returns an error msg that the information downloaded is incorrect. I also had trouble upgrading the software + drivers because I wanted to have the new feature "blind search" which isn't available on the CD that comes with the package so you'll have to download it. You can get the latest and greatest version from the dvbworld.com website and it's a free download.
I'm posting this because I hate to see others going thru the pain I went thru trying to figure it out without a clear instructions. ]]> Free To Air Satellite help http://www.sadoun.net/forums/free-air-satellite/19544-dvb-s2-pcie-ca-2006-a.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/4dtv-c-band/19543-initial-setup-bud-diseq-1-2-a.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:13:50 GMT Hello All:

I'm eating my words...okay Frisky, Rainman, Electrolaw, et al, a guy down the street said the magic words, "Just get it out of here", so now I'm the proud owner of a 7.5 foot SAMI dish. I've already sacrificed part of my back yard I don't use so the polar mount is already on the pole and the dish itself goes up tomorrow.

What I'm not understanding is the intial setup. The dish belonged to a guy who lived several hundred feet away, so the elevation and declination should be right already. I've replaced the actuator with a 24" 36V unit (and a G Box to control it), the old actuator had its cables cut years ago. So: do I extend the actuator out about half way, and then try to find my (sort of) true south sat by rotating the whole assembly on the pole? Since there's no USALS, there's no absolute position the dish thinks it's going to, so to speak. I'm at 81.8W, I think, so the closest C band sat would be AMC3 at 87. Do I peak the signal there, then just pick a TP on the next sat over, east or west, and move the dish with the actuator until I find it, then have the G Box "memorize" that position, and keep going like that? There don't seem to be many instructions given with regard to the starting position of the actuator.

TIA,
CN ]]> cnagorka@gmail.com http://www.sadoun.net/forums/4dtv-c-band/19543-initial-setup-bud-diseq-1-2-a.html http://www.sadoun.net/forums/consumer-electronics/19542-new-gadget.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:18:45 GMT Image: http://ludwigent.com/files/8112/7386/4406/logo.png http://ludwigent.com/ I wonder if and when this will get off the ground. (freedbs) http://ludwigent.com/
I wonder if and when this will get off the ground. (freedbs) ]]> Consumer Electronics Jim-S http://www.sadoun.net/forums/consumer-electronics/19542-new-gadget.html