vtv4 help on 97W

[ducsays]

hello can someone help me re-capture this bird?
setup:
36" dish<br/>
single lnb: freq 10.750 22,000H
<br/> straight connection from lnb to receiver</br>
coolsat5000 receiver<br/> i have marks to where dish was pointed previously where i caught the bird. i live in FL and the winds just been brutal on the dish moving it, causing me to lose the channel.
<br/> what i'm doing now is moving the dish slightly to the left and right around the area that i made marks but the signal strength does not change at all regardless of where I move the dish, even in the wrong direction. and the quality does not move. i'm guessing a broken Lnb? anyway to test that theory?

[fordman01]

did you skew the lnb

[ducsays]

i skew'd it a little CCW facing the satellite. i tried to skew it 25* since i live in tampa, FL but the lnb i bought from saduan and not really sure if i skewed it right.

[ducsays]

im curious why the signal does not shift at all or quality when i face the dish to the North which is the complete wrong direction.

[fordman01]

yeah i had the same problem all i did was put it all the way in and turned it until i got it to about what skew it should be like 45% would be about 10:30

[ducsays]

Originally Posted by fordman01

yeah i had the same problem all i did was put it all the way in and turned it until i got it to about what skew it should be like 45% would be about 10:30

oh i got it about 11:00 so that would be about 25* right?

[DishCharlie]

Random molecular noise will register S70-80 Q0 from a typical LNB aimed at anything other than space. A cursory check of the LNB can be done by turning the LNB power off in the installation menu to see if the S disappears.

Since your problem resulted from a storm, make sure the cables and connectors are not waterlogged.

[ducsays]

i'm having no luck gettin any kind of quality at all. stays around 2-6% and signal strength stays at 92%. i'm pretty sure the dish is pointed in the right direction because i've got the channel before and made marks on the dish. I'm using elevation of 56*.

[ducsays]

Originally Posted by DishCharlie

Random molecular noise will register S70-80 Q0 from a typical LNB aimed at anything other than space. A cursory check of the LNB can be done by turning the LNB power off in the installation menu to see if the S disappears.

Since your problem resulted from a storm, make sure the cables and connectors are not waterlogged.

all cables work because i used the same cable to run on my other dish which is pointed at a certain bird which i do not want to disclose but the quality strength is 92%, so i know the cable is not waterlogged and i'm running a direct connection from lnb to receiver. tried to turn off Lnb power and the signal drops to 0%.

[ducsays]

will attempt again tommorow, just trying to gather as much info as i can so i won't be spending a whole day adjusted a dish. this is the 6th time i've had to re-catch this bird. been workin on it for 2 weeks now.... any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks

[DishCharlie]

OK, the cable is good and there is no switch to mess with. Is the mast still plumb, or could the wind have tilted it? I would test reception integrity by aiming for the easy sat at 91W. Mark the mast and turn the dish 3-4 mm from the mark to find 95W which is easier to find than 97W. Of course the elevation will need to be adjusted. Mark the mast and turn the dish 1-2mm for 97W. A $10 sat meter really does help in finding weak sats like Galaxy25.