This is my first post and I'm looking for a little help. I've tried to read through all the good info here haven't found an answer yet. I'm trying to point a new 1000.4 Western arc Dish Network dish but continue to have problems. I've received the strongest signal I can by covering the LNBs with foil on the left and right leaving only the center 119 open. Got best signal tweaking azimuth and then elevation. Set skew to 129.4 per dish pointer and elevation is about 35-36. I am using the input on the far left which I believe is 119.
After removing foil and using "check switch" I get signal strength of 85 on 119, 74 strength on 110, but 129 picks up the wrong satellite "119" with a strength of 84. I have tried adjusting the azimuth about 5 and 10 degrees further east and then west but loose my signals doing that.
I'll add that I have previously picked up 129 but it was a very weak signal that went in and out and prompted me starting over with the pointing process. Since I am picking up 119 on 129 I assumed I direct the dish further West but like I said I get much worse or no signal. BTW, the dish pointer display on tv shows 119 in first column, then 110, then "conn" in the 3rd column with an "X" below. I'm in Blairsville, GA.
Thanks for any help/suggestions.
After removing foil and using "check switch" I get signal strength of 85 on 119, 74 strength on 110, but 129 picks up the wrong satellite "119" with a strength of 84. I have tried adjusting the azimuth about 5 and 10 degrees further east and then west but loose my signals doing that.
I'll add that I have previously picked up 129 but it was a very weak signal that went in and out and prompted me starting over with the pointing process. Since I am picking up 119 on 129 I assumed I direct the dish further West but like I said I get much worse or no signal. BTW, the dish pointer display on tv shows 119 in first column, then 110, then "conn" in the 3rd column with an "X" below. I'm in Blairsville, GA.
Thanks for any help/suggestions.