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    Using Dish to get Skyangel

    Thanks Iceberg...still no luck I followed your suggestions and I set the elevation using the elevation gauge on the mast head and I checked the mast to see if it was plumb and I then set the elevation to 33 degrees. I set the dish to approximately 126 azimuth and swiveled the dish back and...
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    Using Dish to get Skyangel

    Thanks to all, but... I still get no signal. I tried setting the dish to Dish 300 and though I could now see the angles that were recommended for our zip code (which were the same as those recommended by Skyangel - 126 degrees azimuth and 33 degrees elevation) I still get no signal. I am...
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    Using Dish to get Skyangel

    Thanks Pepper I tried your suggestions and I still get 0 signal strength. I set the dish to the approximate angles using a level and protractor and then I moved the dish side to side and up and down about 5 degrees on each of transponders 12, 14, 25 and 32 and still no signal. I am wondering...
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    Using Dish to get Skyangel

    Thanks DishMIKE I will try those transponders but I seem to be "missing by a mile" I mean, I get 0 signal on the other transponders. Do you mean that I aim the dish at 61.5 and set the transponder and then go outside and move the dish until I start getting a signal? Is the signal status bar...
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    Using Dish to get Skyangel

    Hi, I am new to this forum and to satellite dishes in general. We were subscribers to Dish Network for 3 years and just discontinued service. They have told us the equipment is ours to do as we like with it. My wife suggested trying Skyangel and we looked up all of the aiming angles, and I...