good signal on meter but "your sky+HD isnt getting a satellite signal

kev stannard

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Good aternoon, hopefully someone will be able to assist me?

I have had to renstall my dish etc, i have alligned it as per the 140-150 degs bearing and 22 deg eleveation. With my meter turned down to less that +2db i get a reading of 7 out of 8 on the meter. However when i turn the sky system on, both TVs have the same message "not getting a signal".

Can anyone suggest what i have done wrong?

Many thanks

Kev
 

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Hi,

It's not uncommon to align the dish up on Astra1 at 19.2e or indeed 13e. The meter will peak at any carrier at the same frequency.
 

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Hi,

It's not uncommon to align the dish up on Astra1 at 19.2e or indeed 13e. The meter will peak at any carrier at the same frequency.

Hi thanks for the reply when you say 19.2e or 13e are these the azi bearings or elevations? hopefully i am nearly there then might be able to save in the call out fee for an engineer
 

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19.2E, and 13E, are other satellites, at thos positions, just as Astra 2 is located at 28.2E.
If you can scan in a few channels, and post their names, frequencies, polarities, and Symbol Rates, hopefully we can help you locate the carrect satellite.
 

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Hi thanks for the reply when you say 19.2e or 13e are these the azi bearings or elevations? hopefully i am nearly there then might be able to save in the call out fee for an engineer
No they are the longitude at the equator over which the satellites are in geo stationary orbit.

Your statement of 140 to 150 degrees bearing is way too broad and could cover any of around 10 different satellite orbital positions in that general direction. Alignment has to be less than 2 degress out to even obtain a lockable signal. Forget even attempting to align using a compass - try http://www.dishpointer.com/ - input your postcode, change satellite and zoom in, move icon to where your dish is loacted on your property and you should be able to find local landmarks (corners of buildings, sheds etc) to align your dish on.
 

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As the others say you are alpost certainly locked onto the wrong satellite. However this is good news - you have done the difficult bit which is finding ANYTHING in the first place :)
 

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Good aternoon, hopefully someone will be able to assist me?

I have had to renstall my dish etc, i have alligned it as per the 140-150 degs bearing and 22 deg eleveation. With my meter turned down to less that +2db i get a reading of 7 out of 8 on the meter. However when i turn the sky system on, both TVs have the same message "not getting a signal".

Can anyone suggest what i have done wrong?

Many thanks

Kev

Try this. it is so easy.
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