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lynnx78

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I want to set up a dish in cmaden town on hotbird the LNB shows +30/-30 what is that all about???? Shall I leave it in the center and adjust the dish to get hotbird???
 

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the skew is minimal for Hotbird, only a few degrees, download the calculator from www.smw.se and it will tell you the exact angle. :)
 

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FOR CAMDEN TOWN I have values of lat 51.544/ long -0,132
Location HOTBIRD 13E. I get polarization angle of -10,4 is that right.If I do so I still have to move the dish to the est direction to get hotbird or I leave the dish straight facing south and it will pick hotbird??

thks for your help.
 

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Is this a fixed dish, or motorised as shown in your profile?
 

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no it is fix dish it is my friends set up not mine.
 

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OK, then yes, move the dish to point at Hotbird and adjust the skew on the LNB when found. :)
 

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cheers M8

Very helpfull:D
 
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