Costa Del Sol dish advice

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OLIVERDAL

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My Satellite Setup
1.85 fortec segmented dish.quad lnb.fortec star digi box fs/4200 getting 45%+quality 5%whilst trying for freesat on hotbird
My Location
spain ,costa blanca
i have just installed a 1.85 6 seg dish on my solarium being new to satellite systems i thought i could just point it at astra 2 and be away,no such luck .i have used a maplin sat finder so i cant be that far away on one plane but what about inclination.i am in spain on the costa blanca and getting 45% signal strength +5% quality, where am i going wrong i am using a quad lnb the monitor is showing use port 1 is that from the left or from the right ?
thanks in anticipation of your help ....david
 
Your profile says 'trying for Freesat on Hotbird'
Wrong satellite.. you need 28 degrees east, Astra 2.
You have no lock I assume, with these readings. You can often get this kind of reading when the dish is not pointing at a satellite.
Sounds like you have bought a FortecStar dish. These are notorious for poor performance.
Doesn't matter which port you use on the LNB- but which LNB have you bought? Did you get the adjustable prime focus feedhorn to go with it? (This should bolt on the front of the LNB)
 
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