What am I doing wrong??

[ilimano]

Concerning the problem as described at;

http://users.lava.net/~smokey/sat/

the elevation is correct. I raised and lowered the dish very slowly
to get the best signal. 20% signal and 73 quality is the
best I can get.

I tried the inline amp six inches from the LNB and got
16 level and 63 quality.

Thanks

I know this sounds stupid but line of sight ??

Not sure but is there not something blocking the beam looking at the shadows there might be a building / trees close by ??

Dish Pointing Tips

I have seen something similar somewhere will have to get back to you.

Maybe install it onto your roof ??

Ps> my Fortec Univ. single lnb on a 2' cable to receiver gets 50% to 62% level on nss806 and 50% on others ? , Dish / other parts has to still arive. Maybe the lnb is not getting enough power from the receiver or loosing it somewhere ??

[rainman]

the lnb arm looks a little high but could be the angle of the picture could you get a side shot of the dish and lnb arm. have heard of the arm being bent in the past.

[wejones]

Originally Posted by ilimano

Concerning the problem as described at;

http://users.lava.net/~smokey/sat/

the elevation is correct. I raised and lowered the dish very slowly
to get the best signal. 20% signal and 73 quality is the
best I can get.
....

When you say transponder 5, are you saying according to the receiver's transponder list, or are you insuring that the freq and SR are correct using Lyngsat? Some of the transponders on IA5 have changed SR values over the past year, so make sure that the freq/sr you are locking are correct. Some receivers can lock a signal with the SR way off, but the reception can be poor. IE, what FREQ/SR did your receiver say you were tuned to on IA5? What freq/sr were you tuned to on AMC4?

What time of day were the pictures taken? One would think that if you could receive DTV that you could receive IA5, however the shadows on the house there look like there are all sorts of tree limbs potentially in the way, unless the picture was taken late in the afternoon and the view to the south is clear.

Did you verify by finding actual channels, that you are in fact on IA5 and AMC4, or did you just assume you were from the meter reading?
What LO freqs and LNB type is specified in your receiver, and what model LNBF did you get from Sadoun? Ie I think your BSC321 is a universal, 9750/10600, but your Sadoun lnbf might be either a universal, or a standard lnbf, which requires different LO settings, ie 10750. Your picture looks like my KUL1 standard.

OH, and I'm not sure about this, but I'm not sure whether an inline amp can be take the current drain if placed between motor and receiver, and it isn't going to help much out between motor and dish, since that signal is already amplified. Unless you have over 200' coax, an amp will only make things worse.

[Bibbler]

I think you're onto something there Bill.... When we set up my friend's system (which I thought was identical to mine) we couldn't get all the channels... Indeed, whereas I have a Universal LNB he had a standard. All that was required was the change this setting in the receiver....

And we know about the problems a bent arm can cause thanks to you!!!! I can't tell if it's high or jsut the angle from the pics he shows. ilimano, can you verify the receiver is set to standard lnb (if that's what you have) and maybe get a pic from the side so we can see where the lnb is aimed at on the dish?