getting 110 sat signal

[reaven]

am having problems gettin signal from 110 sat

am using 2 dish one for 119 and the other for 110 the 119 its ok the one am having problem gettin gto work its the 110 i connect the rg6 direct to my dp510 set in 119 try and try until i get signal from 119 now how i get from there to 110 when i check 110 it said wrong sat locked on 119west and in red

the lnb am using its a sngle lnb with 2 input the same on both dishes

like this one
http://www.solidsignal.com/images/gainmaster_LNB_setup_01.gif

how i get 110 ?????

[smilingjack]

I think you are saying that you are getting 119 on both dishes.

If you are tune one of them in for 119 then move the other one just a little like 1 degree right and 1 degree down to get 110.

[reaven]

how you measure 1 degree by eye ???

funny question ahh ???

[smilingjack]

We always called that by it's exact name

A xunt hair

[smilingjack]

If you have it pointed at 119 and are getting signal 110 is real close.
You will not have to move it more than a half inch to get 110

[robdebt]

depends on your zip code where 110 is.
mid-america ie. michigan area =
110 is five degrees up and 9 degrees right

[reaven]

puerto rico 00987

[smilingjack]

puerto rico !!

I am surised you are getting anything unless you have big dishes.

Still within a half inch. You are closer to the sats, they are over the Equator, Michigan is up by the North Pole with the Canidians and Eskimos

[reaven]

it doesnt matter my 119 dish is on the left and the 110 its on the right !!

BTW one inch right and one inch down it doesnt make any difference

[reaven]

my 2 dishes are 5 feet tall each one !!

[robdebt]

119 = Azumith angle = 268 degrees & elevation = 27 degrees
110 = Azumith angle = 264 degrees & elevation = 36 degrees
good luck

[smilingjack]

Five foot dishes will need to be moved more than 18" dishes at the rim you are looking at 5 or 6 inches to move that 18" circle 1/2 inch

[reaven]

so i have to point the 110 higher

[smilingjack]

Looking at the dishes from the back

The 110 sat is to the right of the 119 sat

It is also higher

[robdebt]

north is 0 degrees, south is 180, west is 270,
110 is higher than 119 (36 degrees is higher up than 27)
that's my guess....

[reaven]

this is really driving me crazy how is that i could find signal on 119 super fast and when i go to the 110 i turn all the way to both side and up and down and nothing now i change i put my 119 on the right and 110 on the left !!

anyone have more tips ??

am out of luck

[smilingjack]

119 is always easy to find.

You are probly moving the dish too far,
get 119 on it and just move it a little and slowly
if you are using a IRD to find them the IRD is slow responding to a signal. so you can move it past the signal real easy.

[reaven]

dont matter if i a in puerto rico just aim it to 119 and move slowly to right or left

[reaven]

right or left or just try both ??

or if 110 is to the right of 119 maybe i turn it to the right, right ??

[solat75]

make sure your mounting is level......110 is left of 119.....if your mount is level you should be able to put the dish on EXACTLY the angles your zip code calls for and tune it right in unless you have interference from something such as trees. BTW a 10 dollar signal meter from RAT Shack would help you tremendously.

[solat75]

oh and snug the bolts that tighten the dish onto the mount.........make sure they are still loose enough to turn your dish........but this will help also.........good lluck

[reaven]

the sat finder i found on rat shack cost $39.99 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[smilingjack]

Unless something is wrong with your IRD it is a sat finder, it's just a little slower than a Rat Shack one.

You can get a good one from prosattellite supply.com or at their E-Bay store, they ship fast too.

[reaven]

make sure your mounting is level......110 is left of 119....

The 110 sat is to the right of the 119 sat


left or right ??? if i of course stand behind the dish to align where is the 110 sat to the left or to the right of the dish point to the 119 ???

[solat75]

ok.......i will say it like this.......110 is east of 119

[reaven]

ok i mead it !!!
it wasnt left neither right it was down

i set it to 119 then set the elevation down like 9 degree and voila am getting 70 in random transporter and like 125 in spotbeam 3 what the difference ??am having problems tunning ppv it says it lost the signal on 110 ???

[smilingjack]

Knew you would find it one of these days

[jett852]

Do a switch check and make sure you have both odds and evens. Than fine tune the dish. Now you no where the sat's are play around and move the dish alittle this way and a little that way. A little up and alittle down until you find the best signal. Some times it is just that simple. If that does not work recheck all your connections.

[reaven]

its weird first i have both odd and even now am always getting 119 odd and even and 110 odd only why is that ????

[jett852]

I'd say the LNB is bad. Switch them and than do a switch check.