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Not the best option for adjusting or maintaining it (think snow) but may be your only option if there's no other spot on the ground with line of site to satellite. You gotta do what you gotta do.
Yea I thought about the snow. I know the dish needs to be plumb what I did was take the old dish off and put the new one on top I didn't change out the mounts not sure if I was supposed toNot the best option for adjusting or maintaining it (think snow) but may be your only option if there's no other spot on the ground with line of site to satellite. You gotta do what you gotta do.
That I did not do it felt solid and was moving so I just assumed it was still adjusted correctly
It would be a good idea to verify it's still plumb but otherwise if it's solid and you don't mind maintaining it up there then, as KE4EST said, it should work fine.
Azimuth (true): 213.0°It would be a good idea to verify it's still plumb but otherwise if it's solid and you don't mind maintaining it up there then, as KE4EST said, it should work fine.
Azimuth (magn.): 225.9 those are the azimuth dishpointer gave me which one do I use or is it between the two
Identify a landmark on the horizon that is close to 226. This is the approximate location. Follow the instructions from post #64.
I thought you were looking for 97W Galaxy 19? If you're in or near Detroit then that azimuth is not even close to 97W. When I enter Detroit into Dishpointer that azimuth is somewhere between 105W and 107W? Really confused here...
Please note that Dishpointer defaults to Broadway, NY, NY as a location. For some reason it didn't accept your info and it showed you the satellite info for 97W at Broadway, NY, NY.
To get info for your location:
1. Select satellite (97W in your case) from the drop-down box
2. Enter your location (city, state or latitude, longitude)
3. Click Search
4. Scroll down and satellite info for your location will be shown in the dark grey box
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Address: detroit
Latitude: 42.3314°
Longitude: -83.0458°
Satellite: 97W GALAXY 19 (G-19)
Elevation: 39.1°
Azimuth (true): 200.2°
Azimuth (magn.): 208.0°
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Latitude: 42.3314°
Longitude: -83.0458°
Satellite: 97W GALAXY 19 (G-19)
Elevation: 39.1°
Azimuth (true): 200.2°
Azimuth (magn.): 208.0°
Catamount
So should I use these coordinates I usually just type in my whole address in dishpointer
Thx for all y'all help finally got a signal but it blinking in and out don't know what to do next 23% quality
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Yes, you are close now. Adjust the dish left and right ever so slightly for best signal. Then slightly move the elevation(up and down) ever so gently for best signal. Once you have done that make sure your LNBF skew is correct. Rotate the LNBF in the holder back and forth and peak it out. Also if possible move it forward and backward in the holder to see if you can improve things. If that don't get you a higher Quality signal after all of that...
- You have trees or something blocking part of your view to the satellite
- Your dish is warped
- LNBF is not worked correctly
- LNBF is not at the correct distance from the reflector or at the proper angle
Also it's a good idea to mark everything (azimuth on pole, elevation on dish and lnb skew) before tweaking the dish for better signal. It's very easy to untighen something and have it move further than you expected. If it's marked you can return to the spot you got a signal. Don't want to take the chance of losing it once you found it!
I do believe the problem is that I put the dish on the roof and where the dish is pointed there's a pipe about a foot away from the line of sight basically the dryer pipe is in the line of sightAlso it's a good idea to mark everything (azimuth on pole, elevation on dish and lnb skew) before tweaking the dish for better signal. It's very easy to untighen something and have it move further than you expected. If it's marked you can return to the spot you got a signal. Don't want to take the chance of losing it once you found it!
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