Recent content by Delirium

Thanks again, Iceberg. I was curious if I used 110 as my true south, how far off the arc would I be when I move the dish to ~60 deg? Would it make that much of a difference?

Unfortunately, I don't have a DBS LNB. I noticed lyngsat shows a satellite at 113 deg (AMC 15) that doesn't have any data. Could I possibly try to hit that and get a quality reading?

Thanks for the quick response, Iceberg. Yes, around 95 deg I start having problems. To be honest, I didn't really use a satellite as my true south. I just pointed the dish in the direction I thought was true south. I thought if I set my motor at 0 position using Satmex 5 as my true south, I...

I have had my equipment set up for a few weeks and had some questions. My longitude is 112 deg and I get excellent quality on satellites withing 15 degrees of that position (up to 90 quality, 77 signal) on my satwork 3688 and winegard 1 meter dish. However, when I try to move much farther from...

I got my 1 meter from a local Winegard distributor (located in Idaho Falls, ID). That probably doesn't help most of you, but if you are within an hour of Idaho Falls, its probably worth the drive. I absolutely love my setup. You can find the distributor information on Winegard's site..."Find...

Glad I could be of at least a little help. You guys have done so much for me, its nice to feel like i've contributed a bit.

PSB, I did find out what was wrong on my setup. After calling Winegard and talking to tech support, I learned that the 1 meter dish uses a different method to set elevation. The tech informed me that on all the dishes they sell EXCEPT the 1 meter, you read the elevation using the red line on...

I just found out why my dish is pointed incorrectly. I finally called Winegard and talked to a tech who said that the red line is only on their 30" dish. For the 1 meter, he said to read the elevation at the center of the bolt. Just thought you might want to know. It's time for Round 4 with my...

Thanks for the picture, Pilot. I went out to look at the dish in the spot you have indicated in the picture and there is not any red mark. I wonder if the 1 meter dish just doesn't have it. Oh well, I think I have set the elevation properly anyway.

Just to make sure I have everything set right, I'll tell you what I've done so far... First, I made sure the pole was plumb; second, I have the motor in the 0 position pointing at 165 deg; motor elevation is at 47 (latitude at 43); third, set the scale on the dish to 23.5 deg. Does it...

Thanks PSB, I actually started to set it up without the motor first, however, the way I have it mounted wouldn't allow it. Without the motor, the bottom of the dish hits one of the legs of my mount. I need that extra distance the motor provides in order for the dish to sit right.

Well, I corrected my elevation setting on the motor but I still don't have any quality. I'm wondering if I have my dish pointed in the right direction. I have it pointed at 165 degrees for area code 83201. Does that sound right? If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears. Thanks

Don't I feel like a fool...I didn't realize that there was a different scale on both sides. I was using latitude for my elevation. You've done it again, PSB :bow I'll have to adjust the dish in the morning; I've had enough for a day. Thanks, once more, for your help :)

I'm hoping there are a few of you out there that are familiar with the Winegard 1 meter dish and the SG2100 motor. After setting everything up according to the SG2100 manual, my dish appears to be looking slightly downward. Is this right for my latitude (43 degrees)? Am I setting my elevations...

Thanks PSB, That's where I thought I was supposed to set the elevation. For some reason, my dish doesn't have a red line.