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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Where to put my new dish
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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 947490"><p>Well, then, most welcome in your current login then <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But to the matter at hand:</p><p></p><p>The more you can see of the arc, the better the range of satellites you can receive.</p><p>So get the dish up higher, and you can see more over the roof of the house/neighbours house etc.</p><p>(As you probably know, there is no effect on signal strength just from pure height.)</p><p></p><p>[Aside]</p><p>Really instructional is to get the dispointer app for iPhone or similar (i use th iPhone one, never managed to get anything else working).</p><p>This will literally let you hold the phone towards the sky where your dish is, and you can see what sats you might receive.</p><p>Note that this is not entirely accurate, due to compass misalignment and the likes.</p><p>But it's a good indication.</p><p>Note: It costs money, but not a lot. I've enjoyed every $ of it's price.</p><p>[End of aside]</p><p></p><p>When you do get your cement-mixer out, also get your spirit-levels, and preferably some mechanical device that let's you adjust the "plumbness" of the pole in the first 30 minutes or so when the concrete sets. Some people use ground-spits and steel wires with adjusters on them, others (like me) use tool-mate style workbenches and similar stuff.</p><p>For motorised operations, it is essential to have a really, really vertical pole. So check, re-check, pour concrete, re-check, adjust, re-check, adjust, wait 10 minutes, re-check, adjust etc.</p><p></p><p>Also, follow [USER=187442]@Mickha[/USER]'s excellent in-a-jiffy guide to setting up a motorised dish that he has posted on many other threads.</p><p>And do look at the "how-to" part of this forum.</p><p></p><p>Key advice is to persevere - adjust, check, adjust, re-check, re-adjust ad nauseam. It gives the best result in the end!</p><p>(And remember to skew the LNB to vertical on the south-direction sat. Most sats are NOT skewed as 28.2E is. If you also plan to watch 28.2E sats for normal everyday TV, get a separate dish for that).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="archive10, post: 947490"] Well, then, most welcome in your current login then :) But to the matter at hand: The more you can see of the arc, the better the range of satellites you can receive. So get the dish up higher, and you can see more over the roof of the house/neighbours house etc. (As you probably know, there is no effect on signal strength just from pure height.) [Aside] Really instructional is to get the dispointer app for iPhone or similar (i use th iPhone one, never managed to get anything else working). This will literally let you hold the phone towards the sky where your dish is, and you can see what sats you might receive. Note that this is not entirely accurate, due to compass misalignment and the likes. But it's a good indication. Note: It costs money, but not a lot. I've enjoyed every $ of it's price. [End of aside] When you do get your cement-mixer out, also get your spirit-levels, and preferably some mechanical device that let's you adjust the "plumbness" of the pole in the first 30 minutes or so when the concrete sets. Some people use ground-spits and steel wires with adjusters on them, others (like me) use tool-mate style workbenches and similar stuff. For motorised operations, it is essential to have a really, really vertical pole. So check, re-check, pour concrete, re-check, adjust, re-check, adjust, wait 10 minutes, re-check, adjust etc. Also, follow [USER=187442]@Mickha[/USER]'s excellent in-a-jiffy guide to setting up a motorised dish that he has posted on many other threads. And do look at the "how-to" part of this forum. Key advice is to persevere - adjust, check, adjust, re-check, re-adjust ad nauseam. It gives the best result in the end! (And remember to skew the LNB to vertical on the south-direction sat. Most sats are NOT skewed as 28.2E is. If you also plan to watch 28.2E sats for normal everyday TV, get a separate dish for that). [/QUOTE]
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