Mine too HipKat, I went from knowing zero to finding a needle in the sky.
Orby Dish Conversion
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You are a genius!!! Thank you!Making progress! From the channels returned in your scan your dish is aimed between 97w and 99w as you are getting channels from both satellites. Still need to go a tiny bit east to lock only 97w. Be sure to mark everything (azimuth, elevation, skew) before adjusting anything so you can return to the spot you are at now if you get lost. Keep up the good work!
This is too much excitement for one day. it feels like I conquered the West (97W, that is). Thank you Michael for all of your help and guidance and the receiver that you sold me. You guys all of you are the best, without you I couldn't have done it.Far32 you never forget your first time.
I will recommend this site and the receiver I bought from you to anyone I know that wants to do the same. Thank you Mr. Graves.Far32 you never forget your first time.
Good deal! Now my next level of advice: Do not make the mistake many of us do, in thinking you can "maybe tweak just a tiny bit more, and get it in even BETTER". Then proceed to screw it all up, and not even get back to where you already have it great! lol
You're still talking about satellite dish installation, right? lolFar32 you never forget your first time.
but of course.You're still talking about satellite dish installation, right? lol
Glad you got the aim dialed in. Now comes the hard part -- learning all the languages spoken on those channels.
Also, you may eventually want to add a dish motor so you can get other satellites with a touch of a button.
Personally, I spend almost all my FTA viewing time on 99W watching news feeds. I like to watch live action in the field.
Now I wish I had saved one of the Orby Dishes I took down when people switched over. I might just have to keep a DTV Dish this week..... Summer's coming and I can always use something else to do to keep busy
I already speak 4 languages and that is a plus. So yes helps to learn more languages. CHeck out channel 71Glad you got the aim dialed in. Now comes the hard part -- learning all the languages spoken on those channels.
Also, you may eventually want to add a dish motor so you can get other satellites with a touch of a button.
Personally, I spend almost all my FTA viewing time on 99W watching news feeds. I like to watch live action in the field.
Here is the link:
Satellite Map | Explore Active Satellites Orbiting Earth
Satellite map of active satellites orbiting the Earth. View satellites along with information about the purpose, operator, orbital parameters, launch date & location of the satellite.
maps.esri.com
Speaking "galacticly" we must have the messiest front yard around.
And that doesn't include all the millions of pieces of "space junk" -- dead satellites, upper rocket stages, nuts, bolts, astronaut gloves, and other chunks of old space hardware -- orbiting the planet. It's starting to become a real hazard out there to the ISS and other functioning spacecraft/satellites. There are ongoing concerns about collision potential.
