Recent content by heide247

Great. Thanks.

So in other words, when I ran the check switch I had it pointed in the wrong direction and it wasnt finding 72 and 77?

It is a HD tv and I dont think I can get a refund for the 1000.4 now. I was really hoping to get HD for the tailgate but if I would have known it was this hard I might have went with the 500. Should have done some more research before I purchased. Last minute decision before the game!!! I...

dishpointer.com Not eyeballing, using a level. I'm sure it was something I did but that is what I am trying to find out. What was I doing that wouldnt let me select satellites 72 and 77 on the point dish screen? Every once in a while a message would pop up and say scanning for satellites...

Any suggestions what to use?

I am also a newbie trying to get my 1000.4 setup for tailgating but I can try and help you out a little bit... There should be elevation and skew numbers on the dish. For the skew there is a line that points to the numbers but for the elevation you have to use the nut from the bolt to indicate...

Dish 1000.4 Update: After locking in all three satellites at home (61.5, 72, 77) I left the settings (64 skew/32 Elev) and loaded up my stuff to setup for my tailgate at another location (same city, 68516 to 68528) and at first could only pick up satellite 77 (would not display picture...

Picked up all three satellites last night. Once again found them around 32 elevation. I have the dish mounted on a board. The board and mast are level. May look at getting a tripod. Thanks to all for the help!

Okay, I have the 1000.4 because it matches the picture. Next question: Is it bad that I'm picking up signal at around 32 elevation instead of 37. I have the dish mounted on a board very close to the ground and I am having trouble getting all three satellites locked in.

I just purchased a Dish 1000.2 satellite (maybe 1000.4) to use for tailgating from a Dish Network retailer. He set the skew and told me to use the 61.5, 72 and 77 satellites to find signal because that is how he has the LNBs setup. He then gave me the elevation and azimuth to use (37 and 206 I...