Clayman,
You've made great progress. Your compass and RS signal meter are some of your most valuable tools. Most valuable is the brain.
As FTA4PA said, you are on 95W. You have to go a little more West to find 97W and adjust you elevation slightly. BUT....make a mark on your pole and satellite bracket where 95W azimuth was, just in case you get "lost." Also mark your elevation scale somehow as a reference. Tiny magnets are one way to do it.
As for finding out which satellites carry which programs again, print out the list of satellites with their stations for Ku (see comments from the others above) on the websites available; this will help you figure out what satellite you are on. It sort of like using the TV Guide in reverse.
My Satlink had no way of automatically updating transponders, you had to do it manually via the editing option. It had no software updates either, but check their website just in case. Yes some of the satellite names have changed (and possibly some of the transponder info) since that meter was manufactured, that's a fact of life, but you can add/edit the names and other parameters. It is still a great little meter, especially in your case when you are working on the roof.
One sign that you have locked on to 97W is the number of transponders that starting scrolling on the screen. Keep up the good work, you are very close.
You've made great progress. Your compass and RS signal meter are some of your most valuable tools. Most valuable is the brain.
As FTA4PA said, you are on 95W. You have to go a little more West to find 97W and adjust you elevation slightly. BUT....make a mark on your pole and satellite bracket where 95W azimuth was, just in case you get "lost." Also mark your elevation scale somehow as a reference. Tiny magnets are one way to do it.
As for finding out which satellites carry which programs again, print out the list of satellites with their stations for Ku (see comments from the others above) on the websites available; this will help you figure out what satellite you are on. It sort of like using the TV Guide in reverse.
My Satlink had no way of automatically updating transponders, you had to do it manually via the editing option. It had no software updates either, but check their website just in case. Yes some of the satellite names have changed (and possibly some of the transponder info) since that meter was manufactured, that's a fact of life, but you can add/edit the names and other parameters. It is still a great little meter, especially in your case when you are working on the roof.
One sign that you have locked on to 97W is the number of transponders that starting scrolling on the screen. Keep up the good work, you are very close.
