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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Cannot get signal from any satellite other than 28.2
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<blockquote data-quote="Terryl" data-source="post: 1041253" data-attributes="member: 369937"><p>Try Dishpointer.com, it will help you find the satellites a bit better then just swinging the dish around.</p><p></p><p>You enter your location then select the satellite your looking for, this will give you a map, zoom into your location and click on it where your dish is located, this will then give you a marker and a line pointing to the satellite from that location, you will also get dish skew or LNB skew and the correct dish elevation settings for that satellite.</p><p></p><p>The AZ and elevation settings will be different for all satellites as they lie in an arc across the sky, setting the dish for one satellite and just swinging it around may miss the next one. </p><p></p><p>Also Dishpointer has an app for your phone, that way you can be standing or sitting behind the dish (if possible) and look directly at the satellites location, this will help find the satellite a bit faster.</p><p></p><p>You must remember that there are three settings for the proper aliment of the dish, one is the direction to point it, (azimuth true or magnetic South/North (this depends on what side of the Equator you live on)) elevation, (how high to point it up in the air, 0 to 90 degrees) and LNB or dish skew. (how much the dish or LNB needs to be turned (clock wise or counter clock wise) to align to the proper polarization to receive the transponders.</p><p></p><p>If the two satellites are close to each other (10 degrees or less) then moving the dish a few degrees left or right (very slowly) may get you the next one if your lucky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terryl, post: 1041253, member: 369937"] Try Dishpointer.com, it will help you find the satellites a bit better then just swinging the dish around. You enter your location then select the satellite your looking for, this will give you a map, zoom into your location and click on it where your dish is located, this will then give you a marker and a line pointing to the satellite from that location, you will also get dish skew or LNB skew and the correct dish elevation settings for that satellite. The AZ and elevation settings will be different for all satellites as they lie in an arc across the sky, setting the dish for one satellite and just swinging it around may miss the next one. Also Dishpointer has an app for your phone, that way you can be standing or sitting behind the dish (if possible) and look directly at the satellites location, this will help find the satellite a bit faster. You must remember that there are three settings for the proper aliment of the dish, one is the direction to point it, (azimuth true or magnetic South/North (this depends on what side of the Equator you live on)) elevation, (how high to point it up in the air, 0 to 90 degrees) and LNB or dish skew. (how much the dish or LNB needs to be turned (clock wise or counter clock wise) to align to the proper polarization to receive the transponders. If the two satellites are close to each other (10 degrees or less) then moving the dish a few degrees left or right (very slowly) may get you the next one if your lucky. [/QUOTE]
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