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    Self install help please

    The suggestion to call DirecTV is proving VERY frustrating. I first talked to someone who said I had to telephone the National Rural Telecommunications System (or some such). I said all I wanted was aiming assistance and he refused, I asked for elevation, and got Myrah, a "Resolution...
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    Self install help please

    Hi Texasdiver & Neutron, Thanks for the ideas. I do have a plumb mast if the included bubble is correct. I'll verify with a machinists level. I doubt that tree limbs are blocking the view. The dish is ~ 20' high, and the closest tree ~ 60' is 200' distant, and on lower ground, so...
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    Self install help please

    Rob, Yes, I set it to the 3 LNB, Oval dish setting. My zip is 96094, and the settings recommended are: Azimuth - 146 degrees Elevation - 40 degrees Tilt - 104 degrees The bubble is centered in the circle on the plumb indicator. I did not tie the ground rod to the common (power...
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    When the dish was pointed the "right way" (by compass) I could not receive any satellites. I moved it to each side of the initial azimuth until a signal was received. I could not find a satellite with the initial (A) setting, so switched to (B). The azimuth I found it at was (I'm guessing)...
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    Self install help please

    More on Self Install - Problems Thanks to everyone for the advice. I followed it. I now have 4 RG-6 runs, a new ground rod, and the dish mounted on the mast. The problem is that the only signal I can receive is from Satellite (B) 119-degrees. The lowest signal strength reading for (B) is 84...
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    Self install help please

    Hi, I'm new here. I sure wish I had found this earlier. I live in a remote area of Northern California, and I have not located knowledgeable suppliers. I ordered, and have received a Hughes HR10-250 HD/Tivo Receiver and the associated Triple LNB, Four output LNB (California Amplifier...