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littled
September 7th, 2001, 05:26 PM
i zip tied a dbs lnb to my 10' c-band dish. i get all the dishnet signals fine (except 148).
but i can't get any dtv signals. what gives?
aren't all the satellites in the same line?
thanks littled

azjoe
September 9th, 2001, 10:32 AM
If you're aimed right it should work... but the dish and dtv birds are NOT all in the same spot (I'm trusting my memory, but I think the dish sats are at something like 61.5, 110, 119 and the dtv are at 101, 110, and 119) and they don't all carry the same programming. Better double check the AZ/EL for your loc'n to the bird(s) you want. Another possibility... are you sure your DTV ird is good?

littled
September 9th, 2001, 02:13 PM
thanks azjoe,
my dish is tracking perfectly for c-band, i get all the c-band birds.
and i'm also getting 3 dishnet birds (61.5, 110, and 119). but when sweeping east to west and back, i can't get any dtv signals.
(the dtv receiver is working fine)
thanks littled

littled
September 10th, 2001, 07:42 AM
thanks cellular,
i can't change the setting (elevation) of my dish because i use it for c-band. (unless it's a small adjustment)
i was thinking the satellites were all in the same arc, but it seems like it will take some small adjustments up or down.

has anyone been able to get everything with one arc. (c-band, dishnet, and dtv)
littled