New to FTA need help???

[Famous123]

Hi, I just bought this new system that I am trying to set up. I am trying to focus on IA5- 97W using: T90 dish, transponder model = Z20L, freq = 11.7~12.2, 0.6db. my location is 38.739614 N, 90.337834 W. I already have the dish skew anticlockwise 8.2*. I have a Fortec Star Lifetime Classic receiver. I tried setting this system up the first night I received it and all I got was some Chinesse channel that I believe are not on IA5, these channels were CCTV-4, CCTV-9 etc. I had the dish initially set on the ground and the transponder is dead smack in the center of the focus rail. I don't have the transponder skewed since the dish is already skewed.
I am also not sure about the settings on the Fortec antenna set up menu. Should I leave the LNB as universal or should I change the frequency to 11700. also what symbol rate should I use if I modify these settings. I also have another transponder I would like to use as soon as I purchase a switch. this transponder is a Spitfire Standard KU LNBF RF:11.70/12.20, 0.5db. anyone know if this is gonna work or whether it is better than what I am currently trying to use. Anyway, all I would like right now is to be able to receive IA5. I already have my dish angled 44.6* and the supporting arm is perpendilar to the ground. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

[rainman]

if you were getting cctv 4 and 9 you need to move the dish west by 2 degrees cause those channels are on g3. ia5 is the next sat to the west. :mozilla_smile:

[elgemcdlf]

First line of thought is the lower the noise level the better the lnb so your .5 should in theory be a better lnb than the .6. Next is this a fixed dish? Really though like rainman states you sound pretty close to making it all come together. Check www.lyngsat.com for a listing of available channels and correct tp settings for IA5. It will be then that you know what you have hit or not hit.