Pointing dish trying to get 61.5 and 72 getting Nimiq 82

[Chris04626]

I have my elevation, and skew set to what dishpointer says, i am picking up nimiq 82 at 55 strength but cant seem to locate 61.5 and 72

Ami even close? Do i need to go right and up or right and down>?

 

[garys]

If you could provide more info, what dish are you using? Do you know what lnb is pickup up 82? If you do not know, covering all but one lnb eye should help you figure out which.

 

[Chris04626]

I am using a Dish 1000.4 standing behind the dish the left lnb is picking up the signal, I covered the right one and it didnt effect the signal at all

 

[Chris04626]

when setting elevation do you go by the top or bottom of the bolt

 

[sodly]

Go left 20º and down a bit when standing behind

 

[osumike]

when setting elevation do you go by the top or bottom of the bolt

The left side I guess it would be.. And if your lnb only has two "eyes" that would be a 1000.2EA ...Right?

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[osumike]

Can you post a picture of the lnb and dish you're using? And also a pic of the elevation setting you have it set at. .

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[lucky86]

Just keep swinging left. I Point with point dish as my reference and it surprised me the first time I had hit 61.5 but couldn't hit 72.7. I had to point way further to the right than I would have guessed.

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[Chris04626]

Ok i got it but low signal i think

61.5 i am getting 33-5 on transponder 16 72 i am getting 46 on transponder 16

What should i be at? And what adjustments should i make to strengthening them Ive tried elevation up and down and it goes lower i have tried moving dish side to side and it gets lower on either side of where its turned now.

Thoughts?

 

[Chris04626]

It could be the 1000.2 but it has the elevation rod, i thought those only came on the 1000.4

I got the dish off an old couple who had dish disconnected and went with cable

 

[Chris04626]

Ok on my local channel 2 i am getting 78 on 61.5

 

[Chris04626]

Also any suggestions on weighing down a tripod so it dont get moved around?

 

[lucky86]

Cinder blocks

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[osumike]

Also any suggestions on weighing down a tripod so it dont get moved around?

Hang a cinder block from the middle of it, from the tripod... Use wire, rope, chain...

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[NYDutch]

On the 1000.4, the elevation alignment point is the top edge of the bracket that's visible through the slot, not the bolt.

 

[dishcomm]

Ok i got it but low signal i think

61.5 i am getting 33-5 on transponder 16 72 i am getting 46 on transponder 16

What should i be at? And what adjustments should i make to strengthening them Ive tried elevation up and down and it goes lower i have tried moving dish side to side and it gets lower on either side of where its turned now.

Thoughts?

Ahh...A common issue with aligning the 1000.4
Always set the elevation a degree higher than the setting. Reason. The arm of the antenna sags a bit due to the weight of the LNB....Set the skew to the recommended point.
Now. If you are east of the Mississippi, you should turn the antenna to the left, past the azimuth where it will be set for optimum signals..
Now, begin sweeping to the right( west) when your meter jumps, slow your sweep. Once you've reached the peak signal go SLIGHTLY past that. Once the signal strength starts to fall STOP!....Now GENTLY sweep back to the right. Once the meter peaks. SNUG, not tighten the nuts on the mast clamp. Now grasp the antenna on top and bottom and gently pull down from the top, If the signal drops, use the jackbolt to lower the antenna until the signal peaks. Tighten the Elevation nuts..
Now gently grasp the antenna on the left and tight. Tug to the left, if the signal drops, you're good. Then gently tug to the left, if the signal drops, good there. Tighten the nuts on the mast clamp. Dish is peaked. Go watch TV.

 

[ChadT41]

If a 1000 series dish, it has 3 LNB. Dish 500 would have 2. And a dish 300 has 1. 1k.4 is 2 on one side, 1 on the other and a 1k.2 has 3 evenly spaced lnbs

 

[NYDutch]

A 1k.4 dish can also have the almost evenly spaced western arc LNBF installed instead of the offset eastern arc LNBF. I interchange them as needed for the best aiming locations in our travels.