Running out of ideas

[dilrod]

My location:
LAT 43.5604
LON -94.6347

Equipment:
GEOSATpro DSR100c
36" Fortec dish
Sadoun Monoblock Duo LNBF Single Output

Hello,

I have attempted to install the above equipment resulting in Signal Level of 70 and a Signal Quality that bounces between 25 to 50. The dish is mounted on a wall overlooking a cornfield, the nearest obstacle is an electrical transformer station about a half mile away and a power line, nothing very tall. Everything is plumb. I'm trying to get Galaxy 19 so we can watch Ethiopian TV. I bought a good compass, bubble level, the whole kit.

I know that a Signal Quality bouncing between 25 and 50 isn't very good. A channel scan yields nothing, but the Signal Quality will be as high as 85 at times during the scan (it's red, should it show green?).
I ran a blind scan and came up with the following three channels: 0100 FTN 5.8594, 0101 FTN 5.8594, and 0102 ETN 5.8594. They don't produce a picture or sound, but I get a signal level and quality of 70 with green bars.

Could I be missing any steps with the equipment I have? It just seems that if I could get those 3 junk channels that strong, and I get signal quality that high during a scan I should be downloading channels from the satellite. Thank you in advance for your advice.

[cnagorka@gmail.com]

It would appear that you're looking at the Anik F1R satellite, and that's all there is- there's nothing wrong with your equipment. You need to move over to, say, 101 west (AMC4) to see something worth watching (History Channel/Biography on the Hotel Networks).

CN

[dilrod]

Ok, so it looks like I'm 10 degrees off. I rechecked Galaxy 19 on the map, and sure enough, it's location comes out about 10 degrees left of where my current direction is (to the left of the electrical transformer station). I'll try over there.