Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 21:55:31 GMT From: Vidiot Organization: Vidiot's Other Hangout Subject: GE-1 Ku chart and tuning the Drake (Update #1) Here is an update to my GE-1 Ku chart: Table for GE-1 Ku transponders to generic IRD tuning value and the Drake channel number. Ku IRD Drake Drake Freq Tune Channel Freq Program ----- ---- -------- ----- -------- 1 H 11720 970 2 V 11740 990 3 H 11760 1010 5 (-16) 11777 NBC East/Central 4 V 11780 1030 5 H 11800 1050 6 V 11820 1070 7 H 11840 1090 9 (+ 2) 11837 NBC West/NBC NY Skypath 8 V 11860 1110 9 H 11880 1130 13 (-16) 11897 NBC Mountain 10 V 11900 1150 11 H 11920 1170 12 V 11940 1190 13 H 11960 1210 14 V 11980 1230 15 H 12000 1250 21 (-16) 12017 NBC News 16 V 12020 1270 17 H 12040 1290 23 (+ 2) 12037 NBC Newsot there or digital) 18 V 12060 1310 19 H 12080 1330 25 (- 2) 12077 NBC News Channel 20 V 12100 1350 26 (+ 2) 12098 Cycle Sat, Inc (commercial feeds) 21 H 12120 1370 29 (-16) 12137 NBC News SNG 22 V 12140 1390 30 (-16) 12158 NATV 23 H 12160 1410 31 (+ 1) 12157 NBC News 24 V 12180 1430 The LNB downlink frequency is Ku satellite value minus 10750. The number in the () indicates the fine tuning offset that was needed for the Drake. The farthest that one is allowed to tune off center is +/-16, which means that I was not able to obtain the best picture on those channels that have the max value. If you try fine tuning while in the program channel mode, and can only get +/-12, turn the Filter OFF. Adjust the fine tuning and then change the filter to W/ON. For those channels that are at the maximum fine tuning, you can change to an odd channel and manually flip the polarity. That will give you a channel on the Drake that is closer. I have not listed those here. BTW, the Drake is set for the same polarity as the bird, i.e., Odd=Horiz. The Drake frequency is the value BEFORE fine tuning. I used a satellite name of W1, which causes the Drake to use the default Ku frequency plan. Version 1.3 10/24/96 vidiot@vidiot.com -- System Administrator - Finnigan FT/MS - Madison WI. e-mail: brown@ftms.com phone: (608) 273-8262 ext: 612 fax: (608) 273-8719 Visit - (Your link to Star Trek and UPN)