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Re: angles - I'll record the angles next time I am up at the cabin. I believe the final latitude angle ended up at about 55 degrees when I had it originally at 51 degrees. Moving the dish down did the job. Re: marking the pole/mount - I did mark it with paint but I like the more permanent...

Thanks to all...finally locked on to the birds and all is well!! I was literally 5 minutes away from giving up entirely and ended up trying to lock onto 99W instead of my true south. I figured with all the help I had the dish was very close to perfectly set up. I slowly adjusted elevation as...

I will add that into my steps for trying to get some Q - I'll also take some pics next time I am up at the cabin and post them (although dial up is painful!). Sounds like turning the lnbf to 3 o'clock is a fairly common practice - does anyone know if this is true for a Openbox S9 with a DMX741...

I just went back through my posts to confirm - I did measure the "A" measurement and it was 59 degrees which means the "B" measurement is at 31 degrees already. I will walk through the steps that you proposed in your earlier post and start changing the elevation one degree at a time, etc and...

If it's not clear that I am desperately trying to find something wrong with my angles...here is another point of clarification. How do I exactly measure the 31 degrees - from the veritical axis I suspect (ie 90 degrees to the horizon?) - option B attached?

A question for SatelliteAV - where did you get compass reading 131 degrees for 121W? Dishpointer says to use 162 degrees on the compass which is what I had been using for my true south sat.

Last try on getting this one correct ... I think the I am measuring the wrong angle (it is essentially upside down). From the dish elevation perspective, given that when the protractor reads 0 the dish would be pointing straight up (ie the dish would be at 90 degrees to the horizon) I am...

I believe I may be measuring the wrong angle (I hope!) - I have attached FaT Air's image with where I attached the magnetic protractor. It measured 51 degrees where 0 degrees was pointing straight down on the protractor (so it is measuring 51 degrees from verticle) - I don't think this should...

I installed a brand new DMX741 so no wasp nests in the lnb. I am back at home (dish is at my cabin) but will return in 2 weeks to spend the week trying to get my "hobby" working ;). I'll continue the thread if I am still having struggles - I think I will start from scratch and re-check...

I adjusted the polar mount elevation to 39 degrees per FaT Air - no difference so I set it back to 51 degrees. I put a 2x6 board across the dish at true south and put the protractor against the flat side facing the middle of the dish (which is flush to the dish edges) - it reads 59 degrees...

Well I have tried all of your suggestions - still no luck. I get 45% signal intensity and 10% signal quality consistently. 1. Elevation/declination: I have a magetic protractor to verify elevation and declination - both are correct. I verified that the polar mount is at 51 degrees and the...

Lone Cloud - I am assuming the previous owner scanned the arc as he had all the satellites programmed and had a "key" written in his manual of the satellite 2 character name (ie. G1) and the corresponding 4 digit location in the GI350i. I will keep the existing elevation/declination angles for...

Yes I have a good line of site to the south over the lake. For google earth my coordinates (in degrees) are 51° 31' 31.02"N and 120°45'18.06"W. The previous owner was at 50°40'30.47"N and 120°17'7.95"W at 367m elevation. I am at 1138m in elevation. I suspect that I need to point the dish...

Thanks for the manual - it is helpful. So far I have completed: String test: dish is not warped f/d ratio: 37 - lnb was at 38 but adjusted it to 37 focal length: calculated to be 44.15" (120*120)/(16*20.25)= 44.4 - .25 = 44.15 I think this may be one of the issues as the distance from...

I recently acquired c band equipment from about 2 hours away from my location. I finally got the dish mounted but cannot get any signal. Here is what I have: StarTrak 10’ dish, StarTrak c band lnb, Superjack actuator, GI350I receiver (for moving the dish), Openbox S9 Here is what I have...

I have a GI350i for controlling my 10' dish and just bought an openbox s9 for digital channels. What is the best way to connect these together? Do I need a DiSEqC switch between the two boxes? I am only running C band (for now).

My dish has an old Startrak c band lnbf. I'd like to get a C/Ku lnbf so that I can receive Ku band - is it worth it? If so, what lnbf is recommended? I have been looking at getting the BSC621-2D as I want to run individual lines.

I am on the fence between these old SD boxes and something like the Openbox S10 - I can get the S10 for $139. Seems like the advantages of HD could make it worth difference in price. As I mentioned, I am using an analog box (GI 350i) to control the dish and then will use a DVB to scan the...

I have recently acquired a 10' c band dish with a GI 350i analog receiever. I am planning to slave the receiver with DVB and was looking at a Captiveworks 700s for only $20. Anyone have any experience with this receiver - it has blind scan which I really need for this setup but wonder if the...

Thanks for the tip - I will remove the cover when I get back up to my cabin (I left it there until I figure out how to install it). That should work perfectly. I was able to find a SAMI installation manual which may also help me put the parts together. I have attached a few more pics of some...

I just picked up a 10' C band system (StarTrak?) and I am looking for some assistance since everything was dismantled. The system is about 15-20 years old and came with a GI 350i analog receiver which I plan to use with a DVB (slave setup). It also has a SuperJack 2X HQ actuator - do these...