Why can't I point a Dish 500?

[ProWire]

Most of my dealers are selling more Dish than DirecTV right now (probably due to the economy), so I've started installing Dish. When I last installed them about 4 years ago, we had the superdish. Now the locals have moved from 105 to 110, so it's all Dish 500's. I had never installed one until the other day.

I line it up on the 119, peak the db, then switch to 110, peak it, then re-peak 119 just to make sure. I always get 99-100% @ 15-17db on the meter, but the receivers only show between 70-80 on average. What the hell am I doing wrong? I'm a little rusty.

 

[Mr Tony]

Dish receivers had an upgrade a while back that "neutered" the meter. You wont see 100 or 125 signal on spotbeams

now 50 is considered good....I think 30 is minimum

 

[chainblu]

Add about 35 points to the receiver meter. That what it would have been back in the SuperDish days.
Sounds like you're doing fine.

 

[garys]

You will still have signal at 20, but just barely. Very good range would be in mid to high 50's. You cannot get much better than 70. You are great where you are currently at.

 

[ProWire]

You're kidding... so if I hit 80, I'm killin it? Man, that's a load off my shoulders. I thought I was gonna have to go back and re-peak all those dishes.

 

[Mr Tony]

yep 80 is burying the needle