Originally Posted by aba

where you are makeing the biggest mistake is trying to aline your dish up on the roof from scratch no no no
just set a short pole in the ground about 3 ft hight place your dish and motor on the top and aline it on satellites on the ground
when you are happy with the arc set dish on say 30 west hispasat and tighten every thing up
then lift dish and motor together up on to your mount where it will be staying
move the hole lot around till you get 30 west hispasat and you are happy with signal now tighten motor mount to the mast very tight and conect up coax and wires job done

ive been fitting satellite dish since before sky was even heard off sod strugleing on a ladder stand on the ground and do it then when you fit it to the mast where it is going the hardest thing is lifting dish and mount on to mast and turning the hole lot around till it find hispasat ive been setting them up this way for years