help catching 97w

[satguy666]

using a motor sg-2100 36" pan and a starchoice model #150284, input 11.7-12.2 GHz,output 950-1450MHz, gain53 to 65 dB, lo Freq. 10.75GHz, noise0.75dB max lnb i am using a sat find and according to my compass and the dishpointer sites in am looking at it i have 80% on one and 0 the signal??? lnb is rotated 90% thats the way it came off the old dish i have tried different transponders i get nothing i am confused now?? is there another sat i can try to catch? please help thx in advance

[Terryl]

On your receiver, set it to 97W and use TP 11836V this will show “PIT” as the sat ID when you have the bird lined up

[secheltpaul]

Signal strength is between the L N B F and the receiver. It’s what's coming down the line.
Quality is from the satellite to the L N B F on the end of the dish arm.
Have you tried this with out the motor for now see if you can find one? Just wondering if you have done this before?

Transponders I can pickup tonight in Sechelt BC on galaxy 19 /97 west using a 36’’ dish and a standard lineal L N B F

Freq pol sr fec
12090 H 20000 ¾ strongest
12115 V 22425 2/4 weaker
12121 H 20000 5/6 ‘’
12146 V 22000 ¾ weaker
12152 H 20000 ¾ “
12177 V 23000 2/3 stronger
11789 V 28125 ¾ “
11836 V 20765 2/3 ‘
11867 V 22000 ¾
11898 V 22000 ¾ strong
11966 H 22000 ¾ weaker
11991 V 22000 ¾ stronger
12022 V 22000 5/6 “
12053 V 22000 ¾ “
12059 H 22000 5/6 weaker

it’s a hobby!

[Jeanvaljean800]

using a motor sg-2100 36" pan and a starchoice model #150284, input 11.7-12.2 GHz,output 950-1450MHz, gain53 to 65 dB, lo Freq. 10.75GHz, noise0.75dB max lnb i am using a sat find and according to my compass and the dishpointer sites in am looking at it i have 80% on one and 0 the signal??? lnb is rotated 90% thats the way it came off the old dish i have tried different transponders i get nothing i am confused now?? is there another sat i can try to catch? please help thx in advance

When using a motor, make sure your LNB is at 0 degrees. The skew is automatic when using a motor...

Jeanvaljean800

[mydish]

Reset your dish to 0 (use goto), and turn your lnb until you receive the strongest signal you can from your southernmost satellite. This will be at a position of, or close to zero. After setting this, when your motor swings the dish, the skew will be applied by the turn of the motor head - one of the advantages of using a motor.

97W is quite sensitive... everything needs to be precise (elevation, azimuth, skew, plumb, etc.). Once you hit it, however, it's a great bird for FTA.