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    Simón Bolívar at 78.0°W
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    I got my first DX satellite with the 1.8 meter dish in the form of Simón Bolívar at 78W. I was making notes where the satellites are in relation to the actuator numbers and ran into the 78W satellite by accident. Several transponders were scanned on this satellite, and i actually watched TVO for a few minutes. This satellite has no signal this afternoon, but I expect it to be back when conditions are at the best such as early in the AM. Below is a screenshot that I took of some scanned transponders when I first found 78W.
    I was able to get 78W with a reduced signal on the 1.2 meter dish but I also got several transponders from 77W when I did a blindscan. This did not happen on the 1.8 meter dish which is to be expected because the signal beam narrows as the dish increases in size. A narrow beam usually means a stronger signal, but it also means the dish has to be aimed more precisely.

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    Listed below are a few notes containing positioner counts, satellite degrees, and transponder information. The 1.8m dish has a slight improvement over the 1.2 meter dish until I get to the outer ends of the satellite arc. I will attempt to make some improvements to the satellite arc ends as time permits.

    600 125W
    615 123W 8.4db 11769V 3361
    634 121W 13.9db 11989H 2939 <---> EchoStar Slate Channel
    678 116.8W 6.0db 12060V 3062
    698 115W 10.0db 12042V 1562
    718 113W 10.0db 11992H 10799
    735 111W 11.1db 11864V 5000
    796 105W 10.0db 12122V 999 <---> EchoStar Slate Channel
    815 103W 11.7db 11834H 30000
    832 101W 14.9db 12120V 30000
    849 99W 14.1db 11800H 30000
    868 97W 14.9db 11928V 21999
    885 95W 14.9db 11780H 20760
    900 93W 14.9db 12002V 2219
    936 89W 14.9db 11798V 26659
    956 87W 17.4db LPBHD
    970 85W 13.9db
    987 83W 13.2db RTV
    068 72W
    107 67W 14.9db
    133 ??? 11668H 4999
    147 61W
    159 58W 9.5 db
    173 55.5W 9.0 db
    187 53W
    203 50W
    227 45W
    257 ???
    267 34.5W
    281 30W
    312 15W
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    I get the db signals using an E2 firmware. I prefer the SNR db signal over the more popular Q signal for a couple of reasons.
    The receiver's Q signal is not referenced to any known value. Some receivers will display 100 percent Q signal which makes peaking the dish difficult.
    The E2 SNR db signal does not have an upper limit that I know of, so you do not have to worry about hitting a limit when peaking the dish.
    E2 also has a couple of free apps for Android phones. These apps make it easy to adjust the dish without having to connect or disconnect anything.


    The strength of receiver's Level or S signal does not mean much. The S signal may fluctuate some when you get close to a transponder. Different lnbs may also produce a higher or lower S signal. A damaged lnb may produce a low S signal or no S signal at all. About the only thing the S signal reading does for me is it tells me the lnb is connected to the receiver. EB

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    I have finally finished the dish alignment and declination adjustments. The 1.8 meter dish tracks well from 15W to 125W. Listed below are the completed set of notes for the Fortec 1.8M dish.



    585 125W 13.4db 12154H 6250
    608 123W 10.4db 11769V 3361
    628 121W 14.7db 11989H 2939 <---> EchoStar Slate Channel
    670 116.8W 7.7db 12060V 3062
    687 115W 14.1db 12042V 1562
    706 113W 11.1db 11992H 10799
    725 111.1W 12.7db 11864V 5000
    785 105W 14.1db 12122V 999 <---> EchoStar Slate Channel
    805 103W 12.0db 11834H 30000
    816 101W 14.9db 12120V 30000
    840 99W 14.4db 11800H 30000
    858 97W 14.9db 11928V 21999
    877 95W 14.9db 11780H 20760
    893 93.1W 10.0db 11901H 5800 DVB-S2
    915 91W 14.9db 12010V 11574
    936 89W 14.9db 11798V 26659
    947 87W 17.4db LPBHD
    965 85W 13.2db 12195H 3978
    980 83W 13.8db 11734H 4439
    16 78W DX 11513V 3099 (TVO)
    54 72W 13.2db 12053V 6890
    88 67W 14.9db 11923V 28887
    118 ??? DX 11668H 4999
    132 61W
    148 58W 9.5 db 12061V 30000
    162 55.5W 9.0 db 11154H 23298 8-Sep
    176 53W 14.9db 12138H 3111 8-Sep
    192 50W 17.5db 11170V 27901 8-Sep
    216 45W 14.3db 11608H 1852 RASDTV
    252 ??? DX 11533H 1400
    260 34.5W 7.7db 11594H 30000 DVB-S2
    277 30W 14.9db 11879V 27499
    295 22W 6.0db 12076H 5631 DVB-S2 9/8/2013
    309 15W 11.7db 11857H 45000
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    Looks like you have great coverage there EB!
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    Very nice bro !!!

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    EB I am interested to see what the performance of this setup is on the news feed transponders on 103w or 91w. Many are in the 4000 sr range. I have always had trouble receiving them with my 39" Ku dishes.
    Portable Comtech 13', Winegard 10', SAMI 7.5', 3 39" Ku dishes one motorized. Scanning 30w-131w
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    Almost everything I watch on the ku band is received using a Geosat 1.2 meter dish. I do not find much difference in signal strength between the 1.2 meter dish and the 1.8 meter dish on the ku band. These are cheap dishes, so they will not perform as well as commercial dishes.

    The transponders you are wanting are much weaker than the strong transponders on these satellites. Try to get a 1.8 meter dish if possible, but a decent 1.2 meter dish with a good lnb and feed horn will probably work for you.

    If you have one of those cheap pll lnbs on your current dish, then you may want to try a dro lnb. Those cheap pll lnbs do not work as well as most sellers claim they do.
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    I have to totally agree with EB on 2 points. First, my commercial Channel Master 1.2m dish puts my 1.2m Fortec to shame and also I'm using my go to dro Invacom lnbs on both my 1.2m ku setups.
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    Are the dishes that you both are talking about offset? I have been looking for a better offset one but haven't found any.
    Portable Comtech 13', Winegard 10', SAMI 7.5', 3 39" Ku dishes one motorized. Scanning 30w-131w
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