Getting 72.7 Satellite

[PRPirate1]

I successfully pointed a dish 500 dish using a 1 lnb bracket at 72.7 W. I noticed that when I look at a vertical TP it checks network and it identifies it correctly as 72.7 however, when I use a horizontal TP it just stays "Checking network". I'm using a ILink 9600 HD. Also, I had to manually input TPs using info from Lyngsat. Is one supposed to use a special lnb for 72.7 like the dish 1000.4 lnb?

[arflaw]

72.7 uses the same lnb as all others except sat 118.

[Glatt]

118.8 is linear all others are circular!

[bettie]

I successfully pointed a dish 500 dish using a 1 lnb bracket at 72.7 W. I noticed that when I look at a vertical TP it checks network and it identifies it correctly as 72.7however, when I use a horizontal TP it just stays "Checking network". I'm using a ILink 9600 HD. Also, I had to manually input TPs using info from Lyngsat. Is one supposed to use a special lnb for 72.7 like the dish 1000.4 lnb?

No special lnb is required for 72.7....you can use a circular lnb with L.O. of 11250 or 10750...either one works


118.8 is linear all others are circular!

Nope.....118.8 is circular.

[Terryl]

118.8 is linear all others are circular!


No sorry, but 118.8 is a special satellite, it is circularly polarized like 110 and 119 but runs in the low "Ku" band like the linear birds.

Thus you need the special LNB for it.

[hondoharry]

I successfully pointed a dish 500 dish using a 1 lnb bracket at 72.7 W. I noticed that when I look at a vertical TP it checks network and it identifies it correctly as 72.7 however, when I use a horizontal TP it just stays "Checking network". I'm using a ILink 9600 HD. Also, I had to manually input TPs using info from Lyngsat. Is one supposed to use a special lnb for 72.7 like the dish 1000.4 lnb?

Sounds like a switch or cabling issue. Last resort, an LNB issue. Try changing ports or straight line to receiver w/o switches.