No signal from certain transponders at 16e?

Mickha said:
Is your dish fixed, or on a motor? I can't understand why you're getting both 16E, and 19.2E, on a fixed, offset, dish, with a single LNB.
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a33 said:
Unless the dish is warped, maybe? But then maybe you would have problems at other satellites too.
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Problem solved! I confirmed that my LNB is not a monoblock, which suggested that the dish must have been pointed a bit too far east. Perhaps it was at something like 17.5E, what is the typical beamwidth of a 1 meter dish?

Anyhow, I took the dish off USALS and turned the motor a touch further west. The missing transponders appeared, and the 19E transponders were gone. Thanks to all for the help!
 
If you find the same thing happening with other sats then you probably need to adjust the longitude setting for your location by the same amount - after which, hopefully, the motor/dish will track correctly (or at least better) across the arc.
 
I would like to ask if you can receive the transponders with the low symbol rates in 16 east ...
I have no signal and need to find what is going on.
For example i receive in 16 east frequency with 13.5 - 14.0 db the strongest.
 
The original poster hasn’t been onsite for over 5 years so you would be better starting a new thread with your issue
 
Does the presence of a mountain within 700 meters of the point where the dish is installed reduce signal reception? Wouldn't signal reception be better if there was sea instead of mountains?
 
italy2006 said:
Wouldn't signal reception be better if there was sea instead of mountains?
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Thermal (background) noise might be a bit different, I guess, especially when the needed elevation angle is low.

But what can you do? Dig a sea, where the mountain is? :rolleyes:

Greetz,
A33
 
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