Satellite 61.5 saying wrong satelite and cant get channels

[jchastain]

Is there anyway to know what satelite I am getting, that's showing up on the signal strength screen, so I know how close to 61.5 I am?

 

[TheKrell]

Is there anyway to know what satelite I am getting, that's showing up on the signal strength screen, so I know how close to 61.5 I am?

I don't think you can get a Dish receiver to tell you that, if it's not one of Dish's satellites. (A professional meter would do so, I imagine.) Just go by the peaking recommendations you saw above. If you get normal SS on 72 and 77, then I think the only adjustment needed for your dish is the skew.

 

[NYDutch]

Use the azimuth, elevation, and skew numbers for your location from the link below. Scroll down the satellite list to the "Multi-LNB" section and use the 1000.4/61.5, 72.7, 77 settings. If you're using a compass for the azimuth, use the magnetic listing and the dish mount side plates for aiming. Do not use the LNB arm...

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[Bobby]

and let it be a lesson to you, when you make any adjustments to your dish settings, mark where you started from. It will save you a ton of future headaches,