No Joy here at all - very frustrating. I have upgraded from a 1.4M dish that could pick up a weak signal (6 - 7db) to a 1.8M. I have a pretty good idea where I should be pointing the new dish and I have been slowly working a 5-10 deg Azimuth and adjusting the inclination with no sign of a signal. Is it possible the new LNB is faulty or perhaps assembled / positioned incorrectly? should I try searching for a stronger signaling satelite in this area to test this or change the LNB to the one from the 1.4m dish that I still have?
If you have a clear line of sight to the satellite you should be able to pick up the Turksat promo feed on 11637H, SR2222 without any problem at all. I have partially blocked line of sight which means I get breakup as the satellite gets beyond 0.4 degrees North or South of the arc.
However, as the inclination increases to greater +/- North and South of the arc than todays maximum of 0.476 degrees inclined, the probability of signal loss will increase. Quite a few years ago SIS used 21.5E for their horse racing feeds, this satellite was around 2.5 degrees inclined at the time if I remember correctly. At this level of inclination, inclined orbit tracking gear becomes mandatory to keep a permanent lock on the satellite.
There's a few code men in this thread......