Jimbo and others...thanks for the patience with this newbie!
Success has arrived! I was able to set up things in my yard today and pulled in the 99! I realize this is no big deal for some of you but for this Dish Pointing Virgin it was phenomenal! Thanks for all the advice and the best came from Jimbo...
Practice practice practice....and go slow!
I had my LCD TV on and set to the signal strength screen...when I hit 90% on the 101 I then switched the TV to ESPN HD and of course had the "searching for signal" ticker at the bottom...
I then used the fine tune on the azimuth and went very slowly ( 1 increment at a time) and waited until voila....ESPN HD came in...I now will practice on increasing that signal on the 99 because I was only able to get it to around 40% or so....
Thanks guys!
Congrats !!!!
Now, you'll also want to check the 103 as well.
btw, if you move the signal meter over from the 101 to the 99 or 103 you'll be able to see the progress on the screen without guessing when you see a picture.
Had you been looking at just a SD espn you would have had a picture when you got the 101 locked in.
Chances are if you got the 99 you also have the 103 in place.
Keep practicing :up
IF where your going with this set up is fairly close, I would keep the settings the way they are and when you get there, plumb up the tripod, put the dish on it and slowly adjust the azimuth. (left and right).
Make sure you take a compass with you.
Might help to note at what position your currently pointing at and start there when you get out there.