hispasat 30W/help please

satbug · #1 (**permalink**) 11-08-2006, 02:25 AM

For a beginner, I have a 120cm offset dish with ivacom single LNB. Using birdog for finder. My location -97W with 44 L. Why I am not able to lock on to this bird. True heading is 106.6 with 7.7 elevation. What I am doing wrong that no stronger signal than 65%.

rainman · #2 (**permalink**) 11-08-2006, 06:32 AM

if your line of site to the sat is not blocked try skewing your lnbf.

vj9999 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-08-2006, 08:59 AM

What transponder are you using when trying to lock the signal? Could it be that you are using an inactive transponder or a transponder that is not beamed to US.

satbug · #4 (**permalink**) 11-08-2006, 03:50 PM

The skew did help thanks, for the help.

rainman · #5 (**permalink**) 11-09-2006, 06:50 AM

you are welcome satbug and welcome to the forums.

Iceberg · #6 (**permalink**) 11-09-2006, 01:28 PM

welcome satbug

Glad you got it working even with the low elevation (its a 10.8 here in MN for Hispasat)