new dish 5LNB's

[dover99]

Hi folks, I just upgraded to a hd receiver, and used my old voom dish, and could not get the hd channels as I was advised by a local vender, so I purchased a new direct tv 5LNB dish, and I can only get the one satellite to tune. I am not using a signal meter, just using the next door neighbors dish as a guide, and the directions that came with the dish. do I need a signal meter to set the azimuth? and if so how do I connect it. any help would be appreciated.

 

[doctor J]

AT-9 Dish Installation

AT-9 dish installation is much more complicated than single or 3 LNB dishes of the past. See solid signal video via link below.

http://www.solidsignal.com/satellite/at9_install_videos.asp

AT-9 installation can be a DIY project but very difficult to get good signals on all 5 sats (esp the KA's 99 & 103 ) without a signal meter.

Good Luck
Doctor j

 

[REDANDBLACK]

Channel 578 has a how to install the new dish show during the day.Only on week days.

 

[dover99]

thanks!!Its pretty complicated, I will have to get a meter and start the process.

 

[rockaway1836]

It's not as hard as they make it look. Which recever are you using?

 

[arxaw]

Is anyone using an AT9 dish with non solid copper conductor RG6?
I was told that solid copper conductor RG6 is necessary.

 

[boba]

It isn't necessary but it works better.