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    What direction should I point my dish to expressvu satellite from Portland Oregon?

    i can't find Portland, OR from the weblink that you guys provided. Can you guys give me more suggestions on how I can point my dish (circular) with 2 LNBs in order to receive the Canadian signal? Thanks.
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    What direction should I point my dish to expressvu satellite from Portland Oregon?

    Hi, I brought my bell expressvu receiver with me to Portland, Oregon and I got a Direct TV dish as well as the two dish signal receivers (don't know how to call them, they attach to the dish). I just want to know can someone tell me the steps on how to setup the dish pointing to the right...
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Thank you all for the info. I will try again this weekend with a friend of mine who has more knowledge about this stuff. If it still doesn't work, I'll give it up and switch to direct TV for cantonese channel.
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Hi Keenan, Thanks for your useful info. I did get into the webpage that you provided and got the following information: -elevation = 28.8 -Polar(skew) = -27.4 -Azimuth=118.7 I adjusted the dish based on the above information but I still got 0 signal. Do you think I did something wrong...
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Hi, I still can't get the dish to the right direction (it seems). My zip is 97124, hillsboro oregon and I wonder what is the elevation, skew and LNB direction I should adjust/point to?
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Hi all, Few days ago I tried to set the elavation at around 28 degree, point the dish at 128 degree and skew at 67 degree but still didn't get any signal from expressvu. again, I"m in Portland oregon and I wonder if what transponder number I should try to detect for the 91 and 82 satellite...
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Hi Derwin0, thanks for useful advice! I'll try it out tonight if the weather is not as hot as yesterday :) And let's hope I can point to the satellite and get some signal strength from the expressvu receiver :) Can't wait to get it working as Portland is the not far away from Vancouver...
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Hi, Thanks for your opinion. I will try it out...
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    I check with my compass. I can point my dish at SE direction. I am hoping I can point it to the right elevation at SE. One question though, do I really need to adjust the skew of the dish? According to the website, I need to adjust the skew to -27.4 degree in my neighbourhood. Please advice...
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    hi, I tried to point the dishnetwork 500 dish with 119 and 110W LNBs to do the setup this morning but couldn't get a signal at all from my expressvu receiver. Any help?!
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Hi all, first of all, thanks for the reply. I get the dish network 500 dish with a LNB located at 119 degree. I wonder if I can use it to point to either 91 or 82 expressvu satellite? I intentionally bought 2 dishes so that I can get a better angle to point to both 91 and 82 respectively...
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Thanks for your advice stone. Again, I'm not too sure if my balcony faces the exact angle of the satellite. If not, I wonder if I can do that by pointing the dish behind the window in my apartment? Hope I can get some infos here!
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Also one more question. I'm living in an apartment which has a balcony at around the southwest direction. Do you think I can setup the dish at the balcony? If it doesn't work, can I put the dish inside the apartment? Please advice
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Can anyone tell me what is the angle that I need to setup (along with the direction)? I'm living in west of portland. I do pay the satellite service. Also, I will get the dishnetwork 500 dish with 2 LNBs so I hope I can receive both of the expressvu satellite. If you guys can give me...
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    Can Portland Oregon receive Bell Expressvu signal?

    Hi, I am from Canada and I plan to get the dish network dish and its 2 LNBs (with my bell receiver) to receive the bell expressvu signals (both 82 and 91). Does anyone know if Portland area can receive the signal and if so, what angle should I adject the dish? Please share you experience.
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