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    Red face help please with intelsat 5

    i have fortec 80 cent dish and hh9 motor with a viewsat rec with a forte linar lnb, set to lnb high 11200 lnb lo to 10750 and TP #12177 for gaaxy 25 or ia 5 at 97 w.m elivation is 39.9 and lat is 30 and long 91.my zip is 70791 in louisiana.i havetriedeverything to et this signal and get nothing.my question is, is there anoter sat cloe to this one that has a stronger signal hat i can use t st up my new HH90 motor and 80 centimeter dish.i am not new to dish aiming,but iave ben trying fr 3 days straigt and no signal on intelsat 5, not even a little.also if you hav any nswers that may help me in insallaion i ould aprcite iti already knowabout the 5 degree deviation onforec dishes, cecked pole for plum, checkd onnections, checked lat and long inmy viewsat, and have mmotor set for 30 degrees, and elevation at 39.9, and tried plus and minus 5 degrees..m wife is pissed coz im obsessed and spend eery waking moment tring to get this righ to no avail.so someone save my marriage please and give me some pointers beforeher next day off.hahahaahaah

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    you should use your true south sat(closest to your longitude) to align motor see lyngsat.com for TP freq. also I beleive that the fortec lnb is a universal so set your LO at 9750 HI at 10600.
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    have tried everything to gt my true south sat which is ia5 i think but nothing.i will change the hi and o setings.thanx any other tips for catcing ia5, and is this m true south sat ?????? thanx for the help.my zipcode is 70791, and my lat is 30, and long 91.thanx

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    Your true south should be Galaxy 11 or Nimiq 1,because both are at 91 degrees longitude.Hope this helps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigzboss View Post
    have tried everything to gt my true south sat which is ia5 i think but nothing.i will change the hi and o setings.thanx any other tips for catcing ia5, and is this m true south sat ?????? thanx for the help.my zipcode is 70791, and my lat is 30, and long 91.thanx
    Your dish is too small for G25 try 91W or 93W or 95W.
    those are stronger signal.
    97W will just fustrate you
    Last edited by crankbooster; 09-29-2007 at 06:33 AM.

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    This is a bit off topic, and a bit of a nitpick , but the title of this thread is a bit erroneous. I know that in your text, you were correctly referring to G25 and IA-5, in the subject the sat is referred to as Intelsat-5 . This sat has never been called Intelsat-5. It used to be called Intelsat Americas 5, but that is different. There IS a sat called Intelsat-5, which I think is the sat formerly called Panamsat 5. I think it is currently over Europe, but I don't think it is currently being used, but I'm not positive.
    Anyway, to avoid confusion, IA5 means Intelsat Americas 5 not Intelsat 5.

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    Quote Originally Posted by crankbooster View Post
    Your dish is too small for G25
    I dunno about that. I do quite well with my 80cm dish on 97w.
    Maybe your comment is for signal searching (initial lineup) but once the gets things setup,
    80cm is OK size.

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