Anik F3, Ecoxstar 6, 118.7, bye bye 121.....

[fixit69]

I've replaced my old LNB with the CB2008 on a T-90. All I had to do was replace the LNB. Since this is not a reverse lnb for my T-90 I had to reverse the polarity for each transponder associated with 119/118. I cleared out my channel list then rescanned. On 118 there were 127 new channels most all international channels. Replacing the LNB was a snap. Redoing the transponder list took some time. But that's the fun of it. I'm using a DM7020

[sandyr]

I have a 33' dish receiving 121 and an 18' dish receiving 110. Can anyone tell me what I can easily change with the new lnb for 118.7 to receive that sat?

thanks.

[carl066]

Originally Posted by solarpower

At another site I read how some folks somehow modified the 121 linear lnb by sticking in pieces of a cutup credit card or some other plastic at a 45 degree angle in the lnb after removing lnb cover, interesting

Better to go with an LNB designed to receive circular polarity. The above solution will work but not as well as picking up a CB2008A model. Signals on ANIK F3 are on the weak side, so you'll need a 33" dish and a low noise figure (0.3 dB) LNB. I have one, and it works great.

[jbourikos]

ok i talked to my supplier today and he told me something that might be of use to all of us!!!!

the lnb i got for 118.7 was defective and they have released a lot of defective ones to start that give signal issues......told me to come and get a new one that will work better (when i do i will give you all the brand name and info on it)

hope this helps

[carl066]

Originally Posted by jbourikos

ok i talked to my supplier today and he told me something that might be of use to all of us!!!!

the lnb i got for 118.7 was defective and they have released a lot of defective ones to start that give signal issues......told me to come and get a new one that will work better (when i do i will give you all the brand name and info on it)

hope this helps

Just Google CB2008A. There are lots of them available.

[MapleBoy]

Can I reuse anything from my current 121?

Is it junk?

[CD-RW74]

I was reading the comments on changes for the 119 to 118.8 sat and just for the heck i went into my box and started to scan the above 118.8 on Anik F3.
The results were: i do have channels that i get on sat 110 and much more ppv some of my ppv they are not working cause i still running the 152 bin, but i do believe when change to 154 everything will be great. Some spanish channels and ppv are repeat but i guess i hav to figure out how to get rid of them.

I have the 3 lnb's from dish and they are working fine, unless if they decide to damage them with some sort of signal in the near future.

Thanks to all of you for posting your comments, they are of great help

[chiriwi]

If you can get your hands on an LNB that was used by D....tv Mexico
then you can receive
both Satellites 119 and 118.75 at the same time with just one LNB
All you have to do is change
the local oscillator frequency to 10500 MHz.

[jbrydone]

Thank you very much for this info. Is the channels on this Sat different to 118 if so are there sports channels that are not of the other sat's

Originally Posted by homeofc

There is understandably a lot of confusion about this satellite. So I'm going to try to summarize my experiences so far with it.

1. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away Ecxostar commisioned a company to launch a satellite that would be located at 118W and would replace the leased satellite at 121W. This satellite was named "Ecxostar 6." But it broke, and is not usable.

2. Now, Dixnet has acquired access to a new satellite named "Anik F3." It works good. They have moved it into location at 118.75W where it is sharing virtually the same orbital space with good old 119W.

3. Since those two satellites share the same orbital space (they're within 2 degrees of each other) it is possible to receive both of them with one lnb, if you have the right lnb.

4. 119W uses a Circular transmitting lnb and operates in the frequency 11250. 118.75 uses a Circular transmitting lnb and operates in 10750 frequency that formerly was only used for Linear lnbs. That's why everybody thinks this is a linear satellite. It isn't. It's going round and round like it's roommate, 119W.

5. You can buy an lnb from eba or from a number of other on-line sources now that is capable of receiving both 119 and 118.75 at the same time. Here's a link to one such source so you can see what it looks like:
hxxp://transatelectronics.com/store/118%C2%B0-circular-10750-dual-lnb_P272?gclid=CPHA78eqrY8CFQpJYQodVX-sPQ

6. You can also use one of the strange myoptic looking things from disxnet to get both of the satellites. Here's a link showing a D1000+ lnb to show you what it looks like:
hxxp://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Dishnetwork/Dishes/Dish-1000-Plus-Dish1000Plus.htm


7. Disxnet is actively replacing all their customer 121 superdish equipment with an lnb that'll get both satellites. Once they're done, they'll shut down 121W for good. Lots of the International channels are already gone from that satellite, so my guess is they'll achieve their goal earlier than the March 1, 2008 deadline.

8. Most of our receivers do not have a sat info for the 118.75 yet. I have put one in the file sections that works for Viewsats, but for the most part you'll need to create your own sat file entry until the mfg's get caught up. In some cases (such as the Conaxsat) you will find an entry for Anik F3's older brother, Anik F1R, and you can use that entry to scan Anik F3.

This satellite is a work in process both for us and for disxnet. Currently there are about 132 channels available on it. You may or may not be able to get an epg for now (depending on your receiver brand) but I suspect the mfg's will upgrade the bins to work better for this satellite soon.

If you have specific questions as to what you can do to scan it in on your particular receiver, let me know & I'll try to help.

[jbrydone]

Is the Anik F3 much different to the 118. Since ther will not be an EPG are there any sports channels on it