connot find Telstar 5,

[tayeb2k]

Hi,
I got the fortec 786v3 from sadoun.com
I was trying to install it for the past few days.
I'm in Rolla, MO zip65401
latitude 37.95, longitude 91.76
using the calculater on sadoun.com I got the following for telstar 5
Elevation 45.7, Azimuth 188.5, skew 6.7
magnetic deviation -4
the transporder is set to tp25 12152
How ever I could not get a quality signal,
the signal strength is at 70% but i'm sure that just plain noise.
the LNB is universal.
I was thinking that the LNB does not work,
any Ideas please???

[dtsexpert]

Check the LO setting to make sure you set"
Low: 9750
High: 10600
Have you tried other active transponder on T5?
http://www.lyngsat.com/t5.shtml
Michael

Originally Posted by .

Hi,
I got the fortec 786v3 from sadoun.com
I was trying to install it for the past few days.
I'm in Rolla, MO zip65401
latitude 37.95, longitude 91.76
using the calculater on sadoun.com I got the following for telstar 5
Elevation 45.7, Azimuth 188.5, skew 6.7
magnetic deviation -4
the transporder is set to tp25 12152
How ever I could not get a quality signal,
the signal strength is at 70% but i'm sure that just plain noise.
the LNB is universal.
I was thinking that the LNB does not work,
any Ideas please???

[tayeb2k]

thanks,

the LO is correct
I will try other TP's later

[ctg101]

also remember the wavelenght for kU band is very small, about 1 inch, so you need to be very exact when aligning your dish. it took me several days before i could get mine to work until i tried this method. this is what i did, i took my reciever and tv outside so i didnt have to keep running inside to see if it worked, anyway i set my dish elevation to the number i figured, i turned the tv on and moved the dish very little (wait a few seconds to see if anything happend), i keep on doing that till i got it

[tayeb2k]

thanks,

One more question...How accurate in the angle marking on the dish for elevation.
I cannot take the TV outside, its too big, but i managed to see the screen trhough the window using a mirror. I will try again. any more suggestion??

[bobkat]

Originally Posted by .

How accurate in the angle marking on the dish for elevation.

It depends on the brand of dish -- I've seen some that are bang on and others that are way off; your best bet is to preset the elevation for your area and sweep the azimuth slowly as ctg101 advises - this is the key; very tiny moves and wait a second or two for the receiver to attempt to lock the signal. Another important thing is to make sure the mast is perfectly level in all four directions - if not it will throw off the elevation making it next to impossible to find signal. Another thing that will affect signal is the LNB focal length from the dish - try moving the LNB forwards and then backwards in the holder - I think for Fortec dishes the LNB must be as far back as possible, unlike Winegard dishes where the LNB is about midpoint.

Keep trying and you will eventually succeed.

kat

:wink:

[tayeb2k]

some one please help me!!!
I've been trying for a week.
I checked three or four transporders but I could not get a signal higher than 70%. quality is zero.

How sensitive is polarization tilt. it is 6.7 positive (clockwise) for me but the markings are every 5 degrees. same with elevation, the markings are every five degrees and I have to set it at 45.7
I tried the signal meter I have but it was leading me to the west and I guess thats the bird at 101west.
there is an overhead power line going north to south behind my apartment which is about 100-150 feets away to the east of the dish. could it affect the signal?? I was trying to move it very slowly and waiting in between for few seconds.

Please Help

[bobkat]

Originally Posted by .

some one please help me!!!
I've been trying for a week.
I checked three or four transporders but I could not get a signal higher than 70%. quality is zero.

How sensitive is polarization tilt. it is 6.7 positive (clockwise) for me but the markings are every 5 degrees. same with elevation, the markings are every five degrees and I have to set it at 45.7
I tried the signal meter I have but it was leading me to the west and I guess thats the bird at 101west.
there is an overhead power line going north to south behind my apartment which is about 100-150 feets away to the east of the dish. could it affect the signal?? I was trying to move it very slowly and waiting in between for few seconds.

Please Help

Power lines will not affect signal; at least not enough to worry about. polarization tilt is not very crucial -- 5 degrees won't show any difference -- 45 degrees - yes. Elevation is much more important and sensitive - so is azimuth.

Its challenging - keep trying... :wink:

kat

BTW- those el cheapo signal meters won't lock onto Telstar 5 - take a little TV and the receiver outside to the dish while aligning it.