A Newbie

[ultravox]

Hi guys!! I just set up my FTA. I have a Pansat 3500 and a motor with a 31 inch dish. I can get some sats but the one i want i cant get Galexy 10. I get I-5 no prob. I think the side of my house is blocking it. Heres my question, since it took me forever to get this working. can I unscrew my mount and move it 8 ft or so forward on my roof without having to readjust all the elevation and stuff? all the help will be great. Thanks!!

 

[Tron]

Yes and no... your elevation should be set okay, but you would have to re-acquire the satellite by adjusting your azimuth (east-west). Make sure your new location is perfectly level. Shouldn't be too difficult, just pan the dish SLOWLY east to west in the general area of G-10R until you get quality. Remember to use a strong, live transponder (12114 V , SR 4444 should work well)...

 

[ultravox]

Thanks tron.. That worked. Now i can get all the Birds!!!

 

[Tron]

Glad you got a good LOS! Its good to practice aiming the dish, it gets easier each time

 

[dashaund]

Absolutely. It took me forever to get G10R, until I realized the elevation markings had me confused. Set it the correct way and BAM, it came in. Of course, up until that point, I had a lot of practice. I bet I could setup a FTA system in a couple hours now with all of the practice I had.

 

[Mr Tony]

I've had a couple dishes where the elevation was off by 5 degrees. Makes aiming for G10 a bugger

 

[ultravox]

G10 is the best in my opinion. T5 has lots of stuff also but its in other languages I don't know.. not much in english.

 

[Tron]

I've had a couple dishes where the elevation was off by 5 degrees. Makes aiming for G10 a bugger

True... I've gotten to the point where I don't trust the stamped elevation scales too much. The cheap ($10) angle finders at Lowe's work well if you have a good place on the dish to put them.