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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
do you think i should get in the professionals?
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<blockquote data-quote="irart" data-source="post: 546493" data-attributes="member: 277270"><p>Hi father ted,</p><p>Don't give up, you will get a lot of satisfaction when you finally succeed, and look at the money you will save.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of very knowledgeable people on this site (I don't class myself as one of them I hasten to add), but I can tell you my crude method which has worked for me.</p><p></p><p>I don't know what you satellite you are looking to receive, but presuming you are aiming to point at say Hotbird/13.0 E, Astra 1/19.2 E, or Astra 2/28.2 E, you must find where due south is. I use a compass, then work out where a point 28.2 is (for Astra 2) east of south, and aim the dish to that point, keeping the dish in an almost vertical position (tilted back slightly). Then I use a cheap satellite finder attached in the cable close to the LNB to fine tune to the best reading. Alternatively, if you have a small portable TV set (and you can see it while adjusting the dish) use that. When you have as good a picture as you can, check the skew of the LNB, usually angled about seven o'clock looking at the rear of the LNB facing the dish. Tighten everything up and you are done.</p><p></p><p>If you are looking to receive several satellites, you will need a motor which is a much more difficult ball game, and there are others here that can help you.</p><p>Best of luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="irart, post: 546493, member: 277270"] Hi father ted, Don't give up, you will get a lot of satisfaction when you finally succeed, and look at the money you will save. There are a lot of very knowledgeable people on this site (I don't class myself as one of them I hasten to add), but I can tell you my crude method which has worked for me. I don't know what you satellite you are looking to receive, but presuming you are aiming to point at say Hotbird/13.0 E, Astra 1/19.2 E, or Astra 2/28.2 E, you must find where due south is. I use a compass, then work out where a point 28.2 is (for Astra 2) east of south, and aim the dish to that point, keeping the dish in an almost vertical position (tilted back slightly). Then I use a cheap satellite finder attached in the cable close to the LNB to fine tune to the best reading. Alternatively, if you have a small portable TV set (and you can see it while adjusting the dish) use that. When you have as good a picture as you can, check the skew of the LNB, usually angled about seven o'clock looking at the rear of the LNB facing the dish. Tighten everything up and you are done. If you are looking to receive several satellites, you will need a motor which is a much more difficult ball game, and there are others here that can help you. Best of luck! [/QUOTE]
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