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rogerduncan100
Last reply · posted in Free To Air (FTA) Discussion
Greetings all.

It's been a while since I have lurked around here.

Is there such a thing as roof interference from asphalt shingles? I think I have done everything possible to make my K-band motorized dish setup as perfect as it can be, save buying new equipment but I still can't lock in 30W Hispasat or anything east of 83W AMC9. The only exception is signals from 72W AMC6 (NBC mux, etc.) which are coming through the neighbour's tree!

I have a theory of roof interference because 30W Hispasat is almost straight across the roof from front to back of the house. I have attached two pictures. Also,
could the HD antenna be the culprit? It's in the line of sight but I turn it so it faces perpendicular to that line which makes it as skinny as it can be.

Thanks, everyone.
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rogerduncan100
The washers are spacers. The additions allow me to adjust to make sure the motor is level. The wood and screw allow fine adjustment of elevation angle.
rogerduncan100
I definitely have line of sight to 30W. 72W is behind the tree and 83W is just at the right edge of the tree.

I certainly hope I can still get the full arc instead of just half of it. With my added fine adjustments it should be easier.
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Did you double check the dish settings for 30W? Maybe there is something there causing the problem. Looks like either alignment or settings issue. BTW you might have an issue in the hot summer days with the horizontal polarity TP's on 30W since the asphalt shingles are going to release lots of heat right in the path to 30W. I face the same issue with a ground installed Dish to 30W , it only affects H side, and only a few days in some rather extreme hot summers.
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I definitely have line of sight to 30W.

if you want to make sure you should loosen your motor and just aim the dish/motor at 30w manually, temporarily....basically use 30w as your true south satellite....this will at least tell you the line of sight is clear from your mounting location....
Pixl
The washers are spacers. The additions allow me to adjust to make sure the motor is level. The wood and screw allow fine adjustment of elevation angle.

Roger,

Shimming the motor with washers is an interesting approach, but I wonder if you are still off. From looking at the photo I can see how you could correct for N-S if the pole is off. But what about E-W ?
The best policy is to start with a post that is absolutely perfectly level in all planes, then you wouldn't need washers.



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Perhaps you could correct this correct this with a combination of re-positioning and shimming the wall mount.


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Roger,

Shimming the motor with washers is an interesting approach, but I wonder if you are still off. From looking at the photo I can see how you could correct for N-S if the pole is off. But what about E-W ?
The best policy is to start with a post that is absolutely perfectly level in all planes, then you wouldn't need washers.



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Perhaps you could correct this correct this with a combination of re-positioning and shimming the wall mount.


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this is good advice but what i always stress is....it is the MOTOR that needs to be level, not the post....and just because the post is level that does not guarantee the motor will be....

so what i do is mount the post level and sturdy and strong....then install the dish/motor assembly and aim at southern most satellite using USALS first....once the motor is aimed and bolted tight, i put a level accross the motor bracket in 4-5 different ways....if the motor bracket is not 100% level then i adjust the mounting post until it is level....
rogerduncan100
Thanks for your input, guys!

There is a history to my madness which is: I mangled the motor mount so badly with countinual tightening and re-tightening that it no longer mounts the motor level even though the pole is plum. This setup allows me to level the motor anyway.

I have checked motor angle (90 degrees minus latitude) and it's perfect.

I'm out of time right now but I do have something I am going to try when I can and I will report back on this thread.

I am glad to hear that I can probably get 30W if I keep trying!

Cheers!
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osu1991
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
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No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
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"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
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.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2111074303185989663?s=20
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dishstaller
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


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Scott Greczkowski
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
dishstaller
Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson