WS International WS9036 90cm Ku band dish & DMX522 Dual Linear Ku Band LNBF

[z_zk_z]

I purchased a WS International WS9036 90cm Ku band dish and a DMX522 Dual Linear Ku Band LNBF in order to get TV signals coming from Satellite Galaxy 19 Located at 97 Degrees West. I am located in Springfield VA 22152 and I got the following settings for my location:

Location
Latitude: 38.7807°
Longitude: -77.2158°Dish
Elevation:40.6°
Azimuth: 209.9°
LNB skew: 22.8°


Tech support told me that my Azimuth should be ~220 (to compensate for magnetic effects). The marking for the LNB on this dish only goes to +/- 20 degrees and I turned the LNB counterclockwise (standing in front of the dish) and going a little past the 20 degree marking. I also set the elevation to ~40 degrees. The elevation markings on the dish go 1-5 on one side and it is impossible to read the markings on the other side because they weren't stamped deep enough into the metal. Well, I connected the dish to my receiver after setting the Azimuth to ~220 degrees and spent about two hours moving the dish back and forth without getting a single TV channel. Then I purchased a Satellite Finder and I was able to get three channels that would not even stay and after spending another three hours I gave up. Do you think that I have a bad DMX522 LNBF? I was able to get TV signal in my previous house using a 30” Winegard dish without even using a Satellite Finder and I am coming to the conclusion that purchasing the WS9036/DMX522 was a big mistake.

[Rainman]

don't always trust the elevation marks on the dish they have been known to be off. try adjusting your elevation up or down then move east and west again continue to you locate a signal. don't be afraid to change the elevation by as much as 5 degrees up or down my Fortec 90 cm was off by this much.good luck.

[z_zk_z]

Please help. I spent another three hours last night on the roof trying to get TV signals coming from Satellite Galaxy 19 Located at 97 Degrees West (my location data is shown below). I got 1 TV/1 Radio (with English audio, with TV showing color bars) after selecting Universal LNBF (LO frequency 9750/10600 MHZ) in my receiver. The signal quality was about 35% and after rotating my LNBF from 22.8 to zero, the signal quality went to 65%. The 1 TV / 1 radio are coming from 11991 MHZ, 13V vertical, Skew – not set, Symbol rate=20000.

Can you please tell me how I can get the other stations? The default Symbol rate for 11991 MHZ is 22000. I get nothing with symbol rate of 22000 and I only get the 1TV/1Radio stations with symbol rate set to 20000. What is the reasoning behind this? Is something wrong with my LNBF? Could I be getting the 11991MHX from a different satellite?

THANKS for any help…




I am located in Springfield VA 22152 and I got the following settings for my location:

Location
Latitude: 38.7807°
Longitude: -77.2158°Dish
Elevation:40.6°
Azimuth: 209.9°
LNB skew: 22.8°

Tech support told me that my Azimuth should be ~220 (to compensate for magnetic effects).

[RDosetareh]

Please help. I spent another three hours last night on the roof trying to get TV signals coming from Satellite Galaxy 19 Located at 97 Degrees West (my location data is shown below). I got 1 TV/1 Radio (with English audio, with TV showing color bars) after selecting Universal LNBF (LO frequency 9750/10600 MHZ) in my receiver. The signal quality was about 35% and after rotating my LNBF from 22.8 to zero, the signal quality went to 65%. The 1 TV / 1 radio are coming from 11991 MHZ, 13V vertical, Skew – not set, Symbol rate=20000.

The LNBF you are using, 522 is a dual Standard & not a Universal.

The LO frequency for the Standard LNBF is 10750MHz. Make sure you setup your receiver with the LO frequency of 10750MHz. Then you should see more signal on more transponders.

It seems like you are doing everything else right. Keep us updated on your progress.