LNBF setup on 10ft Dish c-band

Doc Brown · #1 (**permalink**) 09-03-2007, 12:32 PM

Trying to get new LNBF setup on 10 ft c-band dish. Is there something in the receiver i need to do? Captive Works 600s. I can get Horz, but no Vert. I move LNBF I get Vert no Horz. Maybe I just haven't hit the sweet spot with the skew on the LNBF. Az is 215.2, EL is 43.1. Fixed on Old G4 @99 degrees.

rainman · #2 (**permalink**) 09-03-2007, 09:19 PM

what type of lnbf are you using in is this a stationary mount? it sounds like you haven't hit the sweet spot yet.

Doc Brown · #3 (**permalink**) 09-05-2007, 02:05 AM

Thanks for the reply...It's a polar mount with a old hand crank for now. The arm broke after 16 years of use, so put the hand crank back on. Most of the feeds I want, use horz. pol. anyway, so I might just peak it on horz, pol. and forget about the vert. channels. I only get satellites in the 93 degrees to 103 degrees, I'm using a button hook mount, with this new DSI 13 degree LNBF seems pretty hot....thanks...DB

pmb1010 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-05-2007, 08:04 AM

whats the model number on this DSI lnbf?
Not sure I've heard of that name.

Doc Brown · #5 (**permalink**) 09-05-2007, 08:53 PM

thanks,for that catch, was a DMF International ASC 421 13 Degree LNBF, when I first tried it, didn't use scalar ring, after doing some reading up, sounds like I might need it for unwanted signal rejection. It seemed to work fine without it. Just couldn't get both pols. from same position..

kobilka · #6 (**permalink**) 10-02-2007, 09:30 PM

you need a servomotor to get the two polaritis .conekted to :black[graund]white to[puls]and red to 5volt.in the back of the reciver.or you have to instol dual polarity feedhorn. good lack from KOBILKA

kobilka · #7 (**permalink**) 10-02-2007, 09:51 PM

SORY i misandrstoot .for FTA resiver you mite have to go to instalation menu ,select the satelite and go to TP. [1] 12345 V 20000 [this is an exsample } change TP and see if ther are any horizontal and vertical transponders.sam satelites are only of one polarity.verifi satelite polaritis at.LYNGSAT.COM look for "north america"...KOBILKA

rid0617 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 01:53 AM

Wow, right about the time I was thinking about C band I read how complicated it is. Guess I'm still in the 36 inch category.

lumpkin666 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rid0617

Wow, right about the time I was thinking about C band I read how complicated it is. Guess I'm still in the 36 inch category.

I'm not sure what you're finding complicated. I don't feel that it's any more complicated than the smaller dishes, just requires some different parts/techniques. With the right pieces of equipment, C-Band is pretty darn simple.

rainman · #10 (**permalink**) 10-03-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lumpkin666

I'm not sure what you're finding complicated. I don't feel that it's any more complicated than the smaller dishes, just requires some different parts/techniques. With the right pieces of equipment, C-Band is pretty darn simple.

agreed for me C Band dish was a lot easier to set up then the little dishes
it's a shame they don't have as many analog channels any more because that makes it a lot easier.