UglyMoMo
10-08-2007, 02:22 PM
If in Florida, what might be the best transponders for 110/119?
I’m a new member, I have read the site rules and been through the visitor’s welcome station. I’ve also read the Newbie, Common FAQs, and SonicView forums for answers. The information has been excellent and I’ve learned a lot.
The information presented on the LyngSat site is comprehensive and there are loads of transponders to choose from for EchoStar 7 (119) and EchoStar 6,8 (110).
The system particulars are:
SonicView 4000 with the 163p bin
EchoStar 7 (119) EchoStar 6,8 (110)
LNB Power On On
Lnb Type Legacy Twin A Legacy Twin A
Lnb Freq 11250 11250
TP Freq 12239 12224
Search Opt All All
Diseqc Port 1 Port 2
Motor Disable Disable
Legacy SW Off Off
As far as the dish and LNBs, they are from the Direct TV install. It’s EchoStar DishPlayer 500 with legacy LNBs and the old receiver is a 7200. They owner pays for this and everything works fine when that’s being used. A toggle switch could be installed to move back and forth between the two receivers (old 7200 and new SonicView 4000).
When the new receiver is hooked up, the problem for the owner has been finding the proper transponders to attain as many channels as possible. When the first sat is scanned, say EchoStar 7 as listed above, 88 channels might show in listings with most of them available on TP 12239. When the second sat is canned, EchoStar6/8, TP 12224, more channels might be added but some that were available on Echo 7 may no longer be and new ones will be available per Echo 6/8.
Other transponders for the two satellites have been tried but it’s always a toss up as to what will be gained and what will be lost. It’s quite a test of patience with many factory resets involved to purge the receiver memory and get a true determination of what transponders offer what and work together to deliver a well rounded bevy of viewing.
So back to the questions:
1) Is it correct to think that only one transponder per port is available whether on the same satellite or two different ones?
2) How might one find the best channel sources given the many available transponders?
3) Why do the transponders seem to work against each other adding/removing channels from what a transponder might have previously afforded on the other port & scan sat?
4) The existing LNBs may be outdated. Might this be the reason more channels are not coming through and so the difficulty with transponders? These could be upgraded but then the existing old receiver might not work on the system (with the 7200 receiver; of course this could be done away with depending on SonicView results). Initially, LNB OCS-DP was selected but quality was at zero for key transponders. LNB type legacy Twin A has been more successful. The existing LNB’s being used are digital LNBF BSNA5-506A.
Thank you for your consideration. I’ve read as many forums as I could to find answers before posting this. Sorry for the length.
I’m a new member, I have read the site rules and been through the visitor’s welcome station. I’ve also read the Newbie, Common FAQs, and SonicView forums for answers. The information has been excellent and I’ve learned a lot.
The information presented on the LyngSat site is comprehensive and there are loads of transponders to choose from for EchoStar 7 (119) and EchoStar 6,8 (110).
The system particulars are:
SonicView 4000 with the 163p bin
EchoStar 7 (119) EchoStar 6,8 (110)
LNB Power On On
Lnb Type Legacy Twin A Legacy Twin A
Lnb Freq 11250 11250
TP Freq 12239 12224
Search Opt All All
Diseqc Port 1 Port 2
Motor Disable Disable
Legacy SW Off Off
As far as the dish and LNBs, they are from the Direct TV install. It’s EchoStar DishPlayer 500 with legacy LNBs and the old receiver is a 7200. They owner pays for this and everything works fine when that’s being used. A toggle switch could be installed to move back and forth between the two receivers (old 7200 and new SonicView 4000).
When the new receiver is hooked up, the problem for the owner has been finding the proper transponders to attain as many channels as possible. When the first sat is scanned, say EchoStar 7 as listed above, 88 channels might show in listings with most of them available on TP 12239. When the second sat is canned, EchoStar6/8, TP 12224, more channels might be added but some that were available on Echo 7 may no longer be and new ones will be available per Echo 6/8.
Other transponders for the two satellites have been tried but it’s always a toss up as to what will be gained and what will be lost. It’s quite a test of patience with many factory resets involved to purge the receiver memory and get a true determination of what transponders offer what and work together to deliver a well rounded bevy of viewing.
So back to the questions:
1) Is it correct to think that only one transponder per port is available whether on the same satellite or two different ones?
2) How might one find the best channel sources given the many available transponders?
3) Why do the transponders seem to work against each other adding/removing channels from what a transponder might have previously afforded on the other port & scan sat?
4) The existing LNBs may be outdated. Might this be the reason more channels are not coming through and so the difficulty with transponders? These could be upgraded but then the existing old receiver might not work on the system (with the 7200 receiver; of course this could be done away with depending on SonicView results). Initially, LNB OCS-DP was selected but quality was at zero for key transponders. LNB type legacy Twin A has been more successful. The existing LNB’s being used are digital LNBF BSNA5-506A.
Thank you for your consideration. I’ve read as many forums as I could to find answers before posting this. Sorry for the length.