I am having problems getting a 1000.2 set up on a tripod at a camp site. I am not getting 72. Looking at the dish from behind, is 72 the left or right LNB?
Using your zip code....
EL is 47.2.....AZ is 169 SKEW is 76.5.....Dishpointer.com does not have a listing specifically for a 1000.2 antenna with a EA lnb. I assume the skew is the same.
With that in mind...
Follow these steps....
1. set the EL and SKEW...SNUG but do not tighten nuts..
2. Turn the antenna LEFT of the proper azimuth....Now, keep in mind that the LNB has some weight to it, so set the EL maybe a half a degree above the correct number.
SLOWLY sweep the antenna to the right. Wait for the signal on the meter to jump. When it does jump, keep sweeping to the right until the signal drops. STOP...Slowly sweep back to the right. Find the highest signal....STOP.. Tighten the AZ nuts on the clamp
3. Grasp the dish gently on top and bottom. Gently tip the dish back from the top and then forward..If the signal drops, in either direction, you have found the correct elevation.
4.Now, tighten the nuts on the Elevation. But just tight. Grasp the dish left and right. Gently tug it left and right.. If the signal drops in either direction, you are at the correct azimuth. IOf it rises, loosen the nuts ever so slightly to allow the dish to move in the direction of the higher signal. Once you are at the point where you are satisfied you jhave the best signal, lock down the nuts on all parts of the dish...
Now check your transponder signal strengths....You should be good to go...
5 Run check switch.