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elgemcdlf · #1 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 06:30 AM

Is anyone getting the channels listed as Latin America in the US? When checking the footprint and info from the site it states this beam is for the Carribean and the southern US. Shows that southern IN should be receivable. I am getting nothing from them.

pmb1010 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 10:22 AM

I got nothing from it last night.

elgemcdlf · #3 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 11:23 AM

Hey did you ever get your WB on C Band going?

pmb1010 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 01:36 PM

Yes, it was in the other thread. I goofed up and had wrong voice with the channel, but it was only a preliminary test to confirm the LNB worked so that was OK.

Yesterday, I installed the 120cm dish on my install pole and rotor.
Found the push up pole is a bit weak for the big dish, so I took the time to change that to a long piece of galvanized tubing I was using for ham beam mast a while back. Got the motor installed, but I had the wrong setting for USALS (1 degree off on my longitude, I think I was compensating for the other dish that got moved out of alignment..)
I had to compromise on my highest sat (AMC5) and getting a signal from IA6 (I use the church channel on that one as a line up guide)
So I'm not tracking perfectly. I lost WB because there is a tree.
I'm only getting 1 C band sat at this point (AMC1), because there is a very clear dip in tree level at that location.

I either need to move my dish up on the pole, or move it a bit so it sees over the tree level. I have a nice dip at AMC5 (center of attached pic, that that troublesome tree, then about 95 on is ok till a HUGE tree at neigbors yard that blocks G10R)

Iceberg · #5 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by elgemcdlf

Is anyone getting the channels listed as Latin America in the US? When checking the footprint and info from the site it states this beam is for the Carribean and the southern US. Shows that southern IN should be receivable. I am getting nothing from them.

the Latin American beam channels can be picked up in the southern US (states on the border) but not much farther north

Reinhold · #6 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 07:20 PM

If it wasn't for the trees.
I often look around the marshes here wishing I could set up there.360d clear vision.
Reinhold

pmb1010 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 08:31 PM

That trouble tree is right at the corner of the property line, on my neighbors lot. The lot stake actually sticks into the tree trunk.

I'm going to ask the guy next door (he's 87 years old, I dont think he will care) if I can lop off the upper top part of that tree.

It's too high for me, but I can hire tree guys they climb up and cut off limbs, relatively cheap.

rainman · #8 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 09:05 PM

and who knows the neighbor may want it topped as much as you.and it never hurts to ask. good luck.