help getting hispasat bird

[kwik]

hi everyone, i have 76 cm dish pointing South East, but i can't get a signal for hispasat, do i need to point the dish stright forward facing stright south east or point to the sky??
thanks
Ed

 

[PSB]

Depends on the dish type, give us your zip code and we can give you the exact angles to the satellite!

An offset dish seems to be looking lower than where it actually is. (See below)

 

[kwik]

the zip code is 60446 , i think the dish is winguard 76cm
thanks

 

[PSB]

                    Romeoville, IL 60446
          Latitude 41° 36.810'N Longitude 88° 1.536'W

                       Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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                       Amos 1/2    4.0W  94.0  97.1 -4.2 -48.2
                               
                Atlantic Bird 3    5.0W  94.6  97.7 -3.5 -48.2
                               
                Nilesat 101/102    7.0W  96.0  99.1 -2.0 -48.0
                               
     Telecom 2D/Atlantic Bird 2    8.0W  96.7  99.8 -1.3 -48.0
                               
                     Express A3   11.0W  98.7 101.8  1.0 -47.6
                               
                     Telstar 12   15.0W 101.5 104.6  3.9 -47.1
                               
                   Intelsat 901   18.0W 103.6 106.7  6.1 -46.6
                               
                          NSS 7   22.0W 106.5 109.5  9.1 -45.8
                               
                   Intelsat 905   24.5W 108.3 111.4 10.9 -45.2
                               
                   Intelsat 907   27.5W 110.6 113.7 13.1 -44.4
                               
                  Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W 112.5 115.6 14.9 -43.7
                               
                   Intelsat 801   31.5W 113.7 116.8 16.0 -43.2
                               
                   Intelsat 903   34.5W 116.1 119.2 18.1 -42.2
                               
                    AMC 12/T 11   37.5W 118.7 121.8 20.2 -41.0
                               
                        NSS 806   40.5W 121.3 124.4 22.3 -39.7
                               
                      Pas 3R/6B   43.0W 123.6 126.7 24.0 -38.5
                               
                         Pas 1R   45.0W 125.4 128.5 25.3 -37.5
                               
                   Intelsat 705   50.0W 130.3 133.4 28.4 -34.7
                               
                   Intelsat 707   53.0W 133.5 136.6 30.2 -32.9
                               
                   Intelsat 805   55.5W 136.2 139.3 31.7 -31.2
                               
                          Pas 9   58.0W 139.0 142.1 33.1 -29.4
                               
                       Amazonas   61.0W 142.5 145.6 34.6 -27.1
                               
                     EchoStar 3   61.5W 143.1 146.2 34.9 -26.7
                               
                      Rainbow 1   61.5W 143.1 146.2 34.9 -26.7
                               
               Estrela do Sul 1   63.0W 144.9 148.0 35.6 -25.5
                               
                   Brasilsat B2   65.0W 147.4 150.5 36.5 -23.8
                               
                   Brasilsat B1   70.0W 153.9 157.0 38.5 -19.2
                               
                       Nahuel 1   71.8W 156.3 159.4 39.1 -17.5
                               
                      DirecTV 1   72.5W 157.3 160.4 39.4 -16.8
                               
                          AMC 6   72.0W 156.6 159.7 39.2 -17.3
                               
                          SBS 6   74.0W 159.4 162.5 39.8 -15.3
                               
                     Echostar 4   77.0W 163.6 166.7 40.6 -12.2
                               
                          AMC 5   79.0W 166.5 169.6 41.0 -10.0
                               
                      Nimiq 2/3   82.0W 171.0 174.1 41.5  -6.7
                               
                          AMC-9   83.0W 172.5 175.6 41.6  -5.6
                               
                   Brasilsat B3   84.0W 174.0 177.0 41.7  -4.5
                               
                          AMC 2   85.0W 175.4 178.5 41.8  -3.4
                               
                          AMC 3   87.0W 178.5 181.6 41.9  -1.2
                               
                           IA-8   89.0W 181.5 184.6 41.9   1.1
                               
                      Galaxy 11   91.0W 184.5 187.6 41.8   3.3
                               
                     Nimiq 1/4i   91.0W 184.5 187.6 41.8   3.3
                               
                   Brasilsat B4   92.0W 186.0 189.1 41.8   4.5
                               
                      Telstar 6   93.0W 187.5 190.6 41.7   5.6
                               
                      Galaxy 3C   95.0W 190.4 193.5 41.4   7.8
                               
                      Telstar 5   97.0W 193.4 196.5 41.1  10.0
                               
                      Galaxy 4R   99.0W 196.3 199.4 40.6  12.1
                               
                     Spaceway 2   99.2W 196.6 199.7 40.6  12.3
                               
                DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 199.1 202.2 40.1  14.2
                               
                          AMC 4  101.0W 199.1 202.2 40.1  14.2
                               
                     Spaceway 1  103.0W 201.9 205.0 39.5  16.2
                               
                          AMC 1  103.0W 201.9 205.0 39.5  16.2
                               
                         AMC 15  105.0W 204.7 207.8 38.9  18.2
                               
                      Anik F1/R  107.3W 207.8 210.9 38.0  20.4
                               
                      DirecTV 5  109.5W 210.6 213.7 37.2  22.4
                               
                EchoStar 6/8/10  110.0W 211.3 214.4 37.0  22.8
                               
                        Anik F2  111.1W 212.7 215.8 36.5  23.8
                               
                  Solidaridad 2  113.0W 215.0 218.1 35.6  25.4
                               
                       SatMex 5  116.8W 219.6 222.7 33.7  28.5
                               
                     DirecTV 7s  119.0W 222.1 225.2 32.5  30.1
                               
                     EchoStar 7  119.0W 222.1 225.2 32.5  30.1
                               
          EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 224.3 227.4 31.4  31.5
                               
                     Galaxy 10R  123.0W 226.5 229.6 30.3  32.8
                               
                      Galaxy 14  125.0W 228.6 231.7 29.1  34.1
                               
                  Galaxy 13/H 1  127.0W 230.6 233.7 27.9  35.3
                               
 Intelsat Americas 7/Echostar 5  129.0W 232.6 235.7 26.6  36.4
                               
                         AMC 11  131.0W 234.5 237.6 25.3  37.5
                               
                   Galaxy 1R/15  133.0W 236.4 239.5 24.0  38.5
                               
                         AMC 10  135.0W 238.2 241.3 22.6  39.5
                               
                          AMC 7  137.0W 240.0 243.1 21.3  40.3
                               
                          AMC 8  139.0W 241.7 244.8 19.9  41.2
                               
                   EchoStar 1/2  148.0W 249.0 252.1 13.5  44.3

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[Pepper]

What would be helpful would be the info for a strong transponder on that satellite. I also am having trouble finding it.

 

[kwik]

im not too good with these numbers , i never get them. how to do I adjust the dish? to 112.5 115.6 14.9 -43.7 , i looked at the back of the dish and the numbers seem different??

thanks

 

[jayelem]

The numbers you are refering to can be found on a compass, you can buy a compass fairly cheap at Kmart, I bought a Coleman Lensatic Compass for under $10.

By the way Lensatic Compass is very accurate, try to use a string if you can and stay away from the dish when doing so because the metal from the dish will throw your compass off.

Now as to the numbers 30.0W 112.5 115.6 14.9 -43.7

115.6 is what your aiming for as to direction you should be pointed to using compass.
14.9 is the elevation setting.
-43.7 is the skew which can be adjusted by turning the LNB clockwise for negative - 43.7

 

[kwik]

great thanks everyone, i hope it will work