[BC] Satellite finders

[Jerry Mathis]

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Tom Taggart <tpt at literock93r.com> wrote:

>We called in a spectrum analyzer from the local two-way
>shop.  A sweep with a "naked" LNB didn't see any strong
>local signals (cell tower 1/4 mile away). We then used the
>S/A to peak up the dish best we could tell.  Did see a
>suspicious carrier, but it was apparently outside the
>downlink passband.  Still no lock.

It sounds like there was a problem with the S/A. Maybe it wasn't supplying voltage to the LNB, or its input sensitivity level wasn't set properly. Or a technical problem

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Jerry Mathis