fta with motor

[dave delorean]

with charlie down are the other birds up there using n3 or can we still get tv on some of the other sats all but the c-band stuff.I have 30 inch motor dish,and going get the other type lnb so I can get both signals.thanks

[bigevil69]

123w and i believe it is 97w that is true fta never goes down non-encrypted

[tomcat01]

30 is the min but get yourself a qp031 invacom lnb and you can hit alot of free to air right now i was just watching the history channel on am4 and then switched to 123w and now i am watching grey anotomy on abc on galaxy 18r lots there for free ..

not nearly as much as providers but still a good amount also on amc 21 HD pbs and a few others

[bill of oz]

Originally Posted by dave delorean

with charlie down are the other birds up there using n3 or can we still get tv on some of the other sats all but the c-band stuff.I have 30 inch motor dish,and going get the other type lnb so I can get both signals.thanks

Unless your motor and dish are aimed PERFECTLY, I mean 100% perfect, then you will probably have trouble picking up most linear FTA sats with a 30 inch dish, I always recommend a 36 incher, and that is an absolute minumum

[treelover]

I have a 36 eliptical dish, no tv yet but still trying. Yes, I need to try aligning things better, tomorrow I will give things another try. At present I have a sg2100 mounted but might scrap that thing or at least remove it until I can gain some confidence.

One thing at a time because things are too screwed up right now. I am attemping to get 123 as a starter using a Cooool 5000. The lnb is something I picked up a few years ago, forgot the pig's name. I do own the one that is better recommended but I am tired as I type and don't remember the name. Anyway, it has 4 outputs, 2 linear and 2 circular.

I need to make sure I am doing things right before I spend much more time trying to get ANYTHING. I dumped all tv stuff that was loaded into the 5000 I purchased because the it had 110 as a satellite. Every time I tried to get the motor to stay put on 123, the stb would reset back the 110 rather than stay on 123. Now there is nothing in the stb, no old bins, just factory. Am I correct that these settings should work?

I think tomorrow I am going to try getting 123 without using the motor until I can gain some confidence in what I am doing.

Tree-----(tonight I feel like a tree fell on me!)

[painterguy14]

Yes setting it back to factory will work for you.. Sometimes it helps to take a break, I am sure you will get it right away tomorrow.

[basscat02]

Originally Posted by tomcat01

30 is the min but get yourself a qp031 invacom lnb and you can hit alot of free to air right now i was just watching the history channel on am4 and then switched to 123w and now i am watching grey anotomy on abc on galaxy 18r lots there for free ..

not nearly as much as providers but still a good amount also on amc 21 HD pbs and a few others

TC, Galaxy 18r is a true FTA bird? Don't remember that one when my motor was working. Just got a new 39 inch Fortec dish and a new motor, hope to install it next week.

[treelover]

Originally Posted by painterguy14

Yes setting it back to factory will work for you.. Sometimes it helps to take a break, I am sure you will get it right away tomorrow.

Thanks Painter!

I went through soooo many circles tonight I thought I was polarized. Tomorrow is another day....

Tree

[tomcat01]

galxy 18r is the new name for 123w nothing different bud ..

[Sky_Pilot]

Whitesprings TV on the Linear side of 129w shows old movies and is True FTA as well.