strongest transponder on 5 east.

[chavslav]

i'm currently re-setting dish, whats the strongest tp on sirius.

i've got 90cm dish in london, and am pulling in 69-70% signal quality, on sirius 11.766H, is my signal about right.

as i go down the arc, i have 13 east same quality, 19 east drops to 66% and 28 east 64%, i'm thinking i'm not on arc properly so wanted to fine tune on 5 east, i'm not getting anything on 23.5 or 26 east.

any thoughts, thanks..

ps, can't get 1 west as its facing house , hence using 5 east..

[Mickha]

Strangely, 2 of the strongest signals, on 5E, are on 12111 H 27500, but don't have the family watching as they are Hustler porn channels, and are open on cams and patches.

[chavslav]

cheers michka,

currently on that getting 69-70% quality, but as i go down arc, not getting anything on 28 east, am i slightly off arc, what direction should i move dish to, east or west. 5 east my most southern sat, is this good quality or could i go higher. cheers

[Mickha]

On a good 90cm, in London, you should be getting a strong signal on most of the satellites, but signal strength meters, on receivers, are misleading, there isn't a trade standard and some receivers tend to claim a lot more signal than others.
If setting up on 5E, you need to set your motor correctly, to compensate for the 6 degrees difference, between 1W and 5E, once this is done then you should get the arc close enough to get all satellites.
Try these satellites and channels:
7E TJK TV 11596 H 30000
10E Eurotic TV 11192 H 6185
16E M2 11304 V 30000
These should provide a little more information regarding your satellite arc.

[chavslav]

picking up what i call top part of eastern sats, no 10 east or 16 chimney failures, starts getting worse on 28 east even though 64% on tm 1500ci, nothing after 28 east, and no picture either, am i slightly off due south, from behind dish should i inch it to the right?

[Mickha]

It's very tricky when trying to fix the arc by gentle manipulation, it usually ends up being quicker to start from scratch.
Providing your pole is vertical, and you have set the motor position to compensate setting up on 5E, you shoud get the full arc, at least from 42E to 30W.
Are there any obstructions blocking the signal on 28.2E, and are you using your receiver to nudge the dish for the strongest signal?

[chavslav]

no obstructions, after 16 east, and i'm adjusting dish with spanner, how do i nudge dish with receiver cheers chav

[Mickha]

It depends on your receiver, and motor, but generally once you have your dish aligned correctly, on your true south satellite, in your case probably 1W, you use your receivers set up menu to locate all the satellites.
You should have an option here to move the dish slightly, in my case I have a position listing and I can move the dish slightly left, and right, using the arrow keys, on my remote control, to peak the signal, then store this position and scan for channels.
Have a look in your receivers instruction manual for motorised set up information.

[chavslav]

setting up on 5 east is the problem, poles level checked in 3 places.

can't get no more on sirius 72 percent quality. i have a twin lnb, could that cost me signal quality?

[Mickha]

It is unlikely to be your LNB that's the problem, and 72% doesn't sound too bad, but as I've said, there is no trade standard to these strength readings, and some receivers show more signal than others, but the true test is when it is raining.
Are you still having problems with the arc and satellites further East?
when setting up on 5E, when true south is 1W, you have to alter your motor, to compensate for the difference, which is 6 degrees, so instead of having your motor set to 0, when aligning to 5E, you have it set 6 degrees off 0, so that if you were then to move it to 0 you would be on 1W, then get the strongest signal from 5E, and this should be sufficient to get the arc.
If after this you still can't get 28E, 33E, and 42E, then something must be either blocking the signal or the set up is wrong, either with your motor or receiver settings.
Try manually aligning your dish, without using the motor, on 28E, 33E, 42E and any satellites your having problems with and see what's the strongest signal you can manually get from these satellites.
This will take some time, and patience, but once complete you'll know for certain if you can receive these satellites, and then concentrate on getting the arc.
I hope the weather stays nice for you as it looks like you have a bit of playing to do.
Good luck.