fortec star 30" dish setup help?

ajm · #1 (**permalink**) 11-22-2004, 02:53 PM

new member from san francisco bay area...just recently purchase a 30" fortec star dish with pansat motor diseqc 1.2.... i also have a pansat 2500a free to air receiver...i have mounted the dish with motor on tripod...unable to get sats...sats that i'm trying to program are nimiq2 to echo 1&2...what must i be doing wrong...i'm following instructions but they are very,very vage...here is my zip if it can help u(94080)...your help is very much appreciated...thank u! :?

vj9999 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-22-2004, 03:34 PM

Those are not FTA sats. They are subscription based and require equipment and subscription from the provider.

ajm · #3 (**permalink**) 11-22-2004, 03:47 PM

what sat must i point at?... so that could align sats other than the ones i had posted before...

DruzeTito · #4 (**permalink**) 11-22-2004, 06:12 PM

First point at your true south SAT. USALS to Galaxy10R and use tp 11719 V 27692 to peak your signal. Only adjust dish elevation and move dish left and right. LNB should be neutral and your latitude should be set permanently on the hh motor scale.

ajm · #5 (**permalink**) 11-23-2004, 02:47 PM

unable to get galaxy 10r /tp 11719 V 27692 on pansat 2500a fta receiver doesn't have this transponder on its list of tp...used the coordinates that came with pansat pm900 motor w/30" fortec dish...lnb type:fortec fsku-v univresal single lnbf...still a no go...your help and advice is much appreciated ..thank u!

DruzeTito · #6 (**permalink**) 11-23-2004, 03:37 PM

Alright.

If you don't have this transponder on the list then simply manually put it in. Navigate through the pansat interface until you find how to add the tp on G10R. If you can't find how to do it look in the manual.

Once you do this, goto to the main antenna setup, find g10r/ku, select positioner as USALS. Press OK when you select usals to input your latitude and longitude, the press move. The dish will move to g10R, in your case since G10R is very close to your true south, the motor will only move slightly. Hit store, then goto where you select the tps and navigate until you see 11719 V. So now you may or may not have a signal. Go out and adjust your dish/mount very slowly left or right and stop when you see maxium increase in signal or you may be right and and get good signal/quality if your dish elevation was set properly. If still no good signal and quality, the slowly adjust your dish elevation up or down until you get something. And make sure your lnb setting is universal 1. Remember, the closer you nail your dish heading to be 164 compass heading and the closer 24.5 elevation is set on your dish the easier it will be to get the signal.

ajm · #7 (**permalink**) 11-24-2004, 06:10 PM

got something...its g10r...level:75% quality:15%...in this case...what is the best thing that i should do first?...tweek motor or dish elevation?...

ajm · #8 (**permalink**) 11-24-2004, 09:16 PM

got g10r sat but at tp 11951...quality signal goes back and forth 10% to 99%...spoke to installer today by phone and he had told me that t5 should be the one sat to turn when it come to true some for san francisco ...is he correct or not...because i switch over to t5 and there is some signal on most transponders..by using t5 should lnbf type be universal 1?...

vj9999 · #9 (**permalink**) 11-24-2004, 09:23 PM

G10R should be close to your true south. If your quality is that jumpy, it could mean that you are just a little off. Try moving the whole dish (including the motor) a little left right (and by little I mean if you move 1/4" you are moving to much) and see if your quality changes. Then try to adjust the elevation a little bit up/down.

LNB selection should be Universal 1 and make sure you are using an active transponder. Select 11800 V / 26657 SR transponder. It is 24/7 and fairly strong.

ajm · #10 (**permalink**) 11-25-2004, 05:53 PM

no matter if i move dish east to west or move motor up or down ...still get lo signal on g10r ...the strongest signal i get is from tp7 & 12... level 75% quality 28-30%...i'm debating weather to put this darn thing on the roof or not...using a trpod outside in my back yard...could it be to that i have to much cable connections...

pmb1010 · #11 (**permalink**) 11-25-2004, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ajm

no matter if i move dish east to west or move motor up or down ...still get lo signal on g10r ...the strongest signal i get is from tp7 & 12... level 75% quality 28-30%...i'm debating weather to put this darn thing on the roof or not...using a trpod outside in my back yard...could it be to that i have to much cable connections...

Do you have absolute clear view to the satellite?
When the signal varies, it could be a tree branch moving back & forth blocking the signal. As much as a twig can interfere with reception.

putting the dish in a different location might help... higher doesn't mean better reception, but it might be better in the fact that it would be aiming over any trees or obstructions.

ajm · #12 (**permalink**) 11-25-2004, 09:38 PM

i can say this much there is a power line about 25 ft. to where i'm pointing dish at..there are trees about 200 yards to where the most west coast sats are at too...but i don't have this issue with dtv which i'm a sub too...

DruzeTito · #13 (**permalink**) 11-25-2004, 11:47 PM

DTV signal is MUCH stronger than ku linear satellites. Thats why you dont have that kind of problem.