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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Calculating the correct elevation of a dish.
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<blockquote data-quote="sonnetpete" data-source="post: 793494" data-attributes="member: 310216"><p>If we could be confident that the dish settings matched the calculations there would be no need for a meter to finalise your adjustment. I did infer that your calculations would bring the dish into the correct area for reception but one cannot hope to get the alignment absolutely exact with out the aid of some signal quality readout from a meter for example.</p><p></p><p>I have to agree with Paul, it does become a lot easier after putting up a few dishes. Over time I've installed about eight dishes here (I'm a hobbyist, not an installer) and only used an analogue needle and tone meter, then since last year a more professional meter similar to that one you have. I've never thought about trying to use calculations to set up a dish beforehand but then I'm not mathematically minded and more of a 'hands on' sort of person. Each to his own I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sonnetpete, post: 793494, member: 310216"] If we could be confident that the dish settings matched the calculations there would be no need for a meter to finalise your adjustment. I did infer that your calculations would bring the dish into the correct area for reception but one cannot hope to get the alignment absolutely exact with out the aid of some signal quality readout from a meter for example. I have to agree with Paul, it does become a lot easier after putting up a few dishes. Over time I've installed about eight dishes here (I'm a hobbyist, not an installer) and only used an analogue needle and tone meter, then since last year a more professional meter similar to that one you have. I've never thought about trying to use calculations to set up a dish beforehand but then I'm not mathematically minded and more of a 'hands on' sort of person. Each to his own I guess. [/QUOTE]
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