[rich t]

I have a 1 meter dish with a linear lnb that i am trying to pickup 123 galaxy 18 with no success so far. Are the settings the same on antennia
settings in the stb even thou it says 123 galaxy 10. I am located in N calif.

[boboisno1]

123'w galaxy 10r = linear LNB , either universal or standard =10750 MHz

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[Bobby67fb]

And 11720 for the TP

[rich t]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Rich

[tomcat01]

try and see if you can get 121 the it is down and to the right from there

[bill of oz]

you need to skew the lnb to the proper degree.....have you done this?

linears are harder to aim then circulars.....if you have alot of trouble try putting a circular lnb on the dish and then aim at 119 cause its easy to find.....

replace the lnb with your linear one and then you need to just go down a couple degrees and to the right a couple degrees (when looking from behind the dish)

[rich t]

The lnb I have is an IBT K852U, will this work?

[tomcat01]

is this it here there are a few with small differences

Dual Universal LNB F Ref # K852U

Specifications:
Input freq. range:

• • Low band: 10.70 to 11.80GHz
  • High band: 11.70 to 12.75GHz
• L.o. frequency:
  • Low band: 9.75GHz (1MHz @ 25 degree Celsius)
  • High band: 10.60GHz (1MHz @ 25 degree Celsius)
• L.o. stability:
  • Low band: 2MHz (-40 to +70 degree Celsius)
  • High band: 2MHz (-40 to +70 degree Celsius)
• Output freq. range:
  • Low band: 950 to 2050MHz
  • High band: 1100 to 2150MHz
• Control signals:
  • Low band: Ca or Cb (see below)
  • High band: Ca and Cc or Cb
• Noise figure: 0.6dB typ.
• Conversion gain: 55dB typ.
• Input VSWR: 2.5:1
• Output VSWR: 2.0:1 (max.)
• Output connector: F-female connector
• Output impedance: 75 ohms typ.
• Cross polar isolation: 20dB (min.)
• Image rejection: 45dB
• Phase noise:

-50dBc @ 1KHz
-75dBc @ 10KHz
-95dBc @ 100KHz

• Supply voltage:
  • Ca: 11.5 to 14.0V (vertical polarization)
  • 13 VDC typ.Cb: 16.0 to 19.0V (horizontal polarization)
  • 18 VDC typ.
  • Cc: continuous 22KHz
• Operating temperature: -40 to +70 degree Celsius
• Storage temperature: -40 to +80 degree Celsius
• Relative humidity: 0% to 95%
• Size: 136mm x 53mm x 53.6mm
• Weight: 212g

[rich t]

Thats it, will it work, and does it matter that my stb still shows 123 on galaxy 10?

[rich t]

Do I need the 22khz turned on?

[dabubba]

Try TP 12136, I think that is the strongest one that I pick up. As for 22 khz, it should be off if you have a cable directly from LNB to receiver, or if you have a 22khz switch hooked up and the 123W bird on the off side of the switch.

Bill of Oz knows what he is talking about, although try 119 with the linear LNB, I think there were about 100 channels or so that I picked up with mine by accident when I was on 119 and didn't know what satellite it was. My linear LNB picked them up and then I used the channel setup on my STB to tell me what satellite it was.

They may have dropped the linear broadcasting since Sept when I reaimed my dish, but it is worth a shot. If it does not work, changing the LNB is pretty easy to do.

[dabubba]

Your LNB should be good to go. It doesn't matter that it says G10R for the sat in your STB, if it bothers you you can always rename sat.

I think it's obvious in previous post, but once you find 119, you must move your dish a millimeter or so to get 123W. I think it was left and up. The skew I've found can be within a few degrees but if it is not exact you are asking for issues and less than all the channels

[rich t]

Thanks for the info, I will give it a try on friday, have to go fishing tomorrow.

[Lounoproblem]

Picking up another BIRD sound good to me, I am in southern Cali. I am going to see what I can see too, thanks for all the good information.

[rich t]

I finally got back up on the roof and tried to pick up 123 with no luck.
Iam able to get 121 echo 9, Q90 and S97. According to sat finder the elevation for 121 and 123 are almost identical in my area, 121 elev. 45.63
and 123 elev. 45.64. azmuth is only 3+ degrees more to the south for 123.
I get about 69 on signal strength and nothing on quality.
this is my settings;

sat. 13 KU Galaxy 10R (123)
transponder 11800
lnb freq. 1075
lnb type normal
22khz off
disq none

I have moved the elev and azmuth very slow and every combination
of both in about a 10 degree range.

[bill of oz]

Originally Posted by rich t

I finally got back up on the roof and tried to pick up 123 with no luck.
Iam able to get 121 echo 9, Q90 and S97. According to sat finder the elevation for 121 and 123 are almost identical in my area, 121 elev. 45.63
and 123 elev. 45.64. azmuth is only 3+ degrees more to the south for 123.
I get about 69 on signal strength and nothing on quality.
this is my settings;

sat. 13 KU Galaxy 10R (123)
transponder 11800
lnb freq. 1075
lnb type normal
22khz off
disq none

I have moved the elev and azmuth very slow and every combination
of both in about a 10 degree range.

are you sure its 121w that you are hitting?.....you should do a scan to see what channels come in then you will be able to tell for sure.....it could be 119w that your hitting.....i dont think you would be getting 90+Q from 121w

[rich t]

I did scan the channel and I picked up a chinese station on 9050
using a CW 800. A couple of other channels that were in the radio
column were BUSINESS TV HD, and HDBT 2. It also showed that the
signal was coming from 121. I did start out with 119 and a circular
LNB and then installed the linear LNB moved it about 3 degrees to the
south and picked up 121.

[rich t]

The chinese channel was KBS on 9850

[rich t]

Can I put a circular lnb in place of the linear and try to pick up 123,. just
wondering if it was easier to pick up the sat, lyngsat shows both lnbs on the
channel list. Then switch to the linear, will that work?

[bill of oz]

Originally Posted by rich t

Can I put a circular lnb in place of the linear and try to pick up 123,. just
wondering if it was easier to pick up the sat, lyngsat shows both lnbs on the
channel list. Then switch to the linear, will that work?

no....a circular lnb will not work with 123W