Great Info. I must add that sometimes an LNB will make thinks worse especially a faulty LNB. This morning I installed a 60 cm dish on a satellite that has very strong transponders. You can received it very well with a 40 cm camping dish. The LNB I was using was RT Inverto single Ku Band. I didn't use that LNB much. I knew the position and the elevation and no signal. I'm using AMIKO Multitracker 2 for satellite installation . Then I was thinking what if I replace the LNB with another one. So I replaced the RT Inverto LNB with an AMIKO LNB. Surprise Surprise the signal was 60%. I adjusted a little bit the azimuth for the satellite dish also the LNB and the signal got up to 80% on strong transponders and 65-67 from 30% on weak transponders. I tighten the screws and replaced back the AMIKO LNB with the RT Inverto the problem was with the RT Inverto had no signal on some tranponders and 60% on strong transponder (where I have 80% with the AMIKO LNB). Make sure you use RG6 Trishield or Quad shield and always have a spare LNB. Also make sure the satellite receiver works good sometimes the tuner or software will make things worse and you may think your dish is not aligned.
All good information, thank you. I hope to make a more detailed video on some of the subtleties when the weather improves. But I thought it was time to at least go over some fundamentals with aiming a dish. There are so many intricacies that must all merge together when you are aiming a dish. Pardon the pun, but for the successful aiming of a satellite dish, many things must be aligned. You have to have a feel for it, in order to troubleshoot problems. That being said, it’s easy for get lost in space, too!📡
@@NorthcoasterHobby The current video is excellent for beginners. Do a part two with troubleshooting and what can go wrong when you install a satellite dish.
Ah yes, the first time when you install a satellite dish you have that feeling that you have a pop quiz on Math. And the joy that you signal and receive channels on your satellite receiver. And you think that you are genius compared with your neighbors with cable subscription. It's like learning how to ride the bike. Good times!
@@NorthcoasterHobby Back in March 2018 when I installed for the first time the satellite dish I used a 40 cm dish installed on a tripod, LNB RT Inverto Single, a cheap Amiko analog sat finder, AMIKO MIRA HD receiver and the good old CRT TV. It took more than one hour to find a signal. I pointed to Astra 19.2 East. The beginners mistake that I should've used a 60 or 80 cm dish to make it easy. But I finally found signal on my receiver. I pulled 300 channels. The first channel that appeared on TV was Bible TV Germany. I entered the receivers menu and searched for MTV. Best part that I found MTV Germany and VIVA Germany (now replaced by Comedy Central Germany). The succes was that I used a 40 cm dish and still got channels. Later I learned that a larger dish will get all channels. For example after two weeks I replaced the portable satellite dish with a 60 cm and got 400 channels instead of 300 channels. Now I use an 80 cm and don't have problems during bad weather.
I’m new to the hobby. How many satellites can these dishes pick up? Also, the dish needs to be manually adjusted for each one, or does it pull in more than 1 at the same time?
Quite a few satellites. A single dish will need to be aimed at a specific satellite, while a motorized dish can be set up to receive several (or all) satellites on the geostaionary arc. Here is a list of North American satellites and the channels available on them: www.lyngsat.com/america.html ruclips.net/video/qBOVmYHAGWc/видео.html ruclips.net/video/52znCBi365o/видео.html
Great video!! I'm trying to catch Sat 78.8 sky mex but I'm having trouble getting quality with the original dish. Bought a 39" dish from eBay but I'm not sure what lnb to use as the original lnb it's oval shaped and the adapter is for a round lnb.. would a universal lnb work for sky Mexico?
Looking at the transponder frequencies on Lyngsat, a standard KU Band LNB should work fine, and so would a universal LNB. Thanks for watching! www.lyngsat.com/Sky-Mexico-1.html
Thank you for this video. I still have a question about elevation. The back of my dish has a scale like you mentioned but if I point the dish straight ahead where the parabola is perpendicular to the ground, the scale doesn’t read 0 but 30 degrees. In fact there is no 0 in the scale. Is there something wrong with my scale or is my error my understanding on how to use the scale? Thank you.
ok i have the 39 inch dish. when using a incline meter where is the best location to place the meter when trying to get the correct incline when setting the dish. is it on the boom where you have the lnb? or another place?
I have old Fortec FTA receiver that is SD only... when watching SD channels in 97 W, the pictures look so fuzzy/blurry.. will getting a new HD FTA receiver viewing those same SD channels make the picture quality slightly better or will still be as blurry/fuzzy?
Possibly in some cases, but it depends on the type of dish. The receiver is definitely not useable for FTA. Re-using a Satellite Internet dish for Free to Air Satellite TV ruclips.net/video/wRftnND5vVA/видео.html
If you have a motorized dish you might have to make sure your declination and elevation are adjusted correctly. Otherwise you will be below or above the arc instead of aligned with it. Also double check your LNB frequency in your receiver. Make sure it matches the LNB type you are using.
It’s been 3 weeks trying to aim this satellite, got the right satellite locked on and I’m still showing 67% signal and 0% quality this same signal shows up for every satellite
Double check the LNB frequency in your receiver setup menu. It needs to match the L.O. Frequency on the label of the LNB. This depends on whether you are receiving C-Band or KU-Band channels. This is critical but is often overlooked. Satellite LNB Frequency Setup is a VERY Important step ruclips.net/video/1UmBTtBX6pU/видео.html Next, check to make sure the LNB power is ‘on’ in the receiver menu. Your LNB needs voltage to work. No Signal on your FTA Receiver? Turn Your LNB Power ON ruclips.net/video/qZ05LUUrMHw/видео.html Another possibility is that your dish needs to be re-aimed. Move the dish slowly, even a millimeter can make a big difference. Run a blindscan after every adjustment you make. If you’re getting signal but no quality the elevation of the dish possibly needs adjustment.
@@NorthcoasterHobby I’ve used a satellite pointer app to align my dish to galaxy 18, I put my phone on the satellite and used an external monitor to find said satellite. Looked up the polarity of the lnb and matched it using the same pointer app. I don’t know what the lnb frequency is, but the sticker on the box says the following Noise figure: 0.3 db Input frequency: 10.70Ghz - 11.70Ghz low 11.70Ghz - 12.75Ghz high Ref.747502 I have no idea what this means and don’t know what the correct settings should be. Right now I am using a GTmedia v8 finder 2 to find any signal. All of the setting options are giving me 66% signal and 0% quality. I am very new to this hobby and you can probably tell I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. Could it be a bad finder?
www.dishpointer.com Enter your location, select your satellite from the drop down menu. The site will generate a report with dish aiming information for your specific location.
Good education vedio...👍
Great Info. I must add that sometimes an LNB will make thinks worse especially a faulty LNB. This morning I installed a 60 cm dish on a satellite that has very strong transponders. You can received it very well with a 40 cm camping dish. The LNB I was using was RT Inverto single Ku Band. I didn't use that LNB much. I knew the position and the elevation and no signal. I'm using AMIKO Multitracker 2 for satellite installation . Then I was thinking what if I replace the LNB with another one. So I replaced the RT Inverto LNB with an AMIKO LNB. Surprise Surprise the signal was 60%. I adjusted a little bit the azimuth for the satellite dish also the LNB and the signal got up to 80% on strong transponders and 65-67 from 30% on weak transponders. I tighten the screws and replaced back the AMIKO LNB with the RT Inverto the problem was with the RT Inverto had no signal on some tranponders and 60% on strong transponder (where I have 80% with the AMIKO LNB).
Make sure you use RG6 Trishield or Quad shield and always have a spare LNB. Also make sure the satellite receiver works good sometimes the tuner or software will make things worse and you may think your dish is not aligned.
All good information, thank you. I hope to make a more detailed video on some of the subtleties when the weather improves. But I thought it was time to at least go over some fundamentals with aiming a dish. There are so many intricacies that must all merge together when you are aiming a dish. Pardon the pun, but for the successful aiming of a satellite dish, many things must be aligned. You have to have a feel for it, in order to troubleshoot problems. That being said, it’s easy for get lost in space, too!📡
@@NorthcoasterHobby The current video is excellent for beginners. Do a part two with troubleshooting and what can go wrong when you install a satellite dish.
@@Nicholas_Chris Thank you, I plan on re-visiting this topic soon.👍📡
Yes it is a great hobby. My you have a great day...Leo
Thanks Leo, take care!
Gr8 video !what about c band?
Thanks, I’ll look into a C band video soon.
Ah yes, the first time when you install a satellite dish you have that feeling that you have a pop quiz on Math. And the joy that you signal and receive channels on your satellite receiver. And you think that you are genius compared with your neighbors with cable subscription. It's like learning how to ride the bike. Good times!
Yes it’s a great feeling. I remember the first time I pulled in channels from Galaxy 19. I thought to I myself- this is real!📡📡📡
@@NorthcoasterHobby Back in March 2018 when I installed for the first time the satellite dish I used a 40 cm dish installed on a tripod, LNB RT Inverto Single, a cheap Amiko analog sat finder, AMIKO MIRA HD receiver and the good old CRT TV. It took more than one hour to find a signal. I pointed to Astra 19.2 East. The beginners mistake that I should've used a 60 or 80 cm dish to make it easy. But I finally found signal on my receiver. I pulled 300 channels. The first channel that appeared on TV was Bible TV Germany. I entered the receivers menu and searched for MTV. Best part that I found MTV Germany and VIVA Germany (now replaced by Comedy Central Germany). The succes was that I used a 40 cm dish and still got channels. Later I learned that a larger dish will get all channels. For example after two weeks I replaced the portable satellite dish with a 60 cm and got 400 channels instead of 300 channels. Now I use an 80 cm and don't have problems during bad weather.
@@Nicholas_Chris My first dish was a Shaw 60 cm dish. It was a bit of hit and miss at first, but a great feeling of success!
I’m new to the hobby. How many satellites can these dishes pick up? Also, the dish needs to be manually adjusted for each one, or does it pull in more than 1 at the same time?
Quite a few satellites. A single dish will need to be aimed at a specific satellite, while a motorized dish can be set up to receive several (or all) satellites on the geostaionary arc. Here is a list of North American satellites and the channels available on them:
www.lyngsat.com/america.html
ruclips.net/video/qBOVmYHAGWc/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/52znCBi365o/видео.html
Great video!! I'm trying to catch Sat 78.8 sky mex but I'm having trouble getting quality with the original dish. Bought a 39" dish from eBay but I'm not sure what lnb to use as the original lnb it's oval shaped and the adapter is for a round lnb.. would a universal lnb work for sky Mexico?
Looking at the transponder frequencies on Lyngsat, a standard KU Band LNB should work fine, and so would a universal LNB. Thanks for watching!
www.lyngsat.com/Sky-Mexico-1.html
Universal KU Band Satellite LNB’s Explained - Free Satellite Television
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Standard KU Band Satellite LNB's Explained - Free Satellite TV
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Thank you for this video. I still have a question about elevation. The back of my dish has a scale like you mentioned but if I point the dish straight ahead where the parabola is perpendicular to the ground, the scale doesn’t read 0 but 30 degrees. In fact there is no 0 in the scale. Is there something wrong with my scale or is my error my understanding on how to use the scale? Thank you.
TY!
ok i have the 39 inch dish. when using a incline meter where is the best location to place the meter when trying to get the correct incline when setting the dish. is it on the boom where you have the lnb? or another place?
There should be a scale on the back bracket for elevation.
Hi can I ask is metv and antenna TV type of good channels still in the clear on c band or ku band looking to getting back in free satellite in 2024
I’m pretty sure MeTV is still on satellite 101 W. C-Band.
Can you do c band dish next I can’t get mine working
I’ll look into that!
I have old Fortec FTA receiver that is SD only... when watching SD channels in 97 W, the pictures look so fuzzy/blurry.. will getting a new HD FTA receiver viewing those same SD channels make the picture quality slightly better or will still be as blurry/fuzzy?
Some of the channels on Galaxy 19 are low bit rate, blurry. Even with my Amiko HD265, same issue.
@@NorthcoasterHobby That's too bad... wish all these SD stations would just upgrade to HD already. Alas.
@@be236 The channels come from all over the world.
@@NorthcoasterHobby yeah, I know.. I just wish those various station broadcasters would switch to HD already.. SD is like so early 2000s...
Do you think DirecTV Satellite can be reusable for Fta
Possibly in some cases, but it depends on the type of dish. The receiver is definitely not useable for FTA.
Re-using a Satellite Internet dish for Free to Air Satellite TV
ruclips.net/video/wRftnND5vVA/видео.html
Can you use a DirecTV, Dish Network or Bell subscription receiver for FTA satellite TV?
ruclips.net/video/im6ZO3Irr_A/видео.html
@@NorthcoasterHobby I understand that I would just reuse the dish and put the a lmb on it and use a fta receiver
@@stevenrobertson7069 👍
I know metv is on c-band what size dish you think will get it ....
I have hh 90 dish mover and I still can't get any satellites I have a sat finder still can't get anything
If you have a motorized dish you might have to make sure your declination and elevation are adjusted correctly. Otherwise you will be below or above the arc instead of aligned with it. Also double check your LNB frequency in your receiver. Make sure it matches the LNB type you are using.
I'm using a digital satellite finder..gt media v8 finder 2
getting quality about 68% but no signal...can you help
What satellite are you aiming at?
It’s been 3 weeks trying to aim this satellite, got the right satellite locked on and I’m still showing 67% signal and 0% quality this same signal shows up for every satellite
Double check the LNB frequency in your receiver setup menu. It needs to match the L.O. Frequency on the label of the LNB. This depends on whether you are receiving C-Band or KU-Band channels. This is critical but is often overlooked.
Satellite LNB Frequency Setup is a VERY Important step
ruclips.net/video/1UmBTtBX6pU/видео.html
Next, check to make sure the LNB power is ‘on’ in the receiver menu. Your LNB needs voltage to work.
No Signal on your FTA Receiver? Turn Your LNB Power ON
ruclips.net/video/qZ05LUUrMHw/видео.html
Another possibility is that your dish needs to be re-aimed. Move the dish slowly, even a millimeter can make a big difference. Run a blindscan after every adjustment you make. If you’re getting signal but no quality the elevation of the dish possibly needs adjustment.
@@NorthcoasterHobby I’ve used a satellite pointer app to align my dish to galaxy 18, I put my phone on the satellite and used an external monitor to find said satellite. Looked up the polarity of the lnb and matched it using the same pointer app. I don’t know what the lnb frequency is, but the sticker on the box says the following
Noise figure: 0.3 db
Input frequency: 10.70Ghz - 11.70Ghz low
11.70Ghz - 12.75Ghz high
Ref.747502
I have no idea what this means and don’t know what the correct settings should be. Right now I am using a GTmedia v8 finder 2 to find any signal. All of the setting options are giving me 66% signal and 0% quality.
I am very new to this hobby and you can probably tell I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. Could it be a bad finder?
Galaxy 19
You need to adjust the elevation and azimuth. Make adjustments slowly, in very small increments. Run a blindscan after every adjustment.
www.dishpointer.com
Enter your location, select your satellite from the drop down menu. The site will generate a report with dish aiming information for your specific location.
Galaxy 19