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Tilt/Skew..... The mast was plumb, steel set in concrete with 3 magnetic levels attached while setting, I believe it was an elevation issue, I live in a very hilly area with a large zip code.

I found a tip on another site that stated 101 was about 15 degrees to the left of 119/110. Followed my compass to 212 azimuth and then started adjusting the tilt and FINALLY found 101 at almost 8 degrees more tilt than the receiver was suggesting. In other words, I got lucky. Everything is...

Additional Details The problem with that is the newer bird dogs do not have 101 programmed into them. If I got to the coordinates for 101 as specified by the receiver, I get the 110 satellite. Also the receiver has different transponder settings ranging from 1-32. Any idea what that should...

Details It is a new dual lnb dish. My old dish was also a dual lnb but did not say multi-satellite on the lnb. Also my old reciever states it used the 101 satellite but when I lock it in on the given coordinates it is locking in on 110 according to my bird dog. It downloads the time...

I just purchased a new directv dish (old one stolen). When I set up the dish and connected it to my original RCA receiver (5 years old) it will not download channels and program guide. :) The dish meter indicates 94 strength. Are newer dishes not compatible with old receivers? If...