TV TRWAM ON AMC4 (location Colorado)

[SatelliteAV]

According to the www.GeoSatFinder.com printout:
http://geosatfinder.com/Reports/Sat...5,213,211,210,200,182,209,181,189,190,247,227

The dish elevation will be decreased by only 1/2 degree, panned East 7 degrees and the LNBF rotation (skew) is approx. -7 1/2 (clockwise) degrees. Mark the current elevation and azimuth with a Sharpe before moving anything. Reference the current compass direction with a landmark on the horizon then a new landmark for the correct position. Take the readin at least 3 - 5 feet behind or in front of the dish to avoid the metal from affecting the compass reading.

A small TV by the dish would be best, but of this isn't an option, only pan the dish East 3/8" rotation on the mast azimuth marking. This should align the dish with the LNBF support arm facing the new landmark and the corrected compass reading.

Perform a blind scan again. Compare any found channels to verify what satellite you are on before adjusting the LNBF skew or elevation setting. If no channels are found, pan East or was a few more degrees and blind scan again. Once BVN is found, optimize the Signal Quality by slightly adjusting the elevation and the LNBF rotation (skew) and moving the LNBF forward/aft.

Good Luck and Happy New Years!

Edit: Lak7 replied while I was composing... Great advice!

 

[polgyver]

What I would do......
Take a Pencil and make a reference mark on the Pole & Clamp and Dish Bracket, so you can return to where you started from.

Looking at your Reference mark, move the Dish 1/16" to the East - rescan, see what you get.

Keep in mind that a Compass or Phone will give a false reading if too close to Dish or Metal objects.

Tuning in to 105 is great step forward. To point exactly to 101, he needs to move a little more than 1/16 on the pole: 3/32 or 2.2 mm will direct the dish right on SES1. Plus drop down very slightly, just a half degree. Blind scan should do the rest. Cheers, polgyver

 

[polgyver]

A small TV by the dish would be best, but of this isn't an option, only pan the dish East 3/8" rotation on the mast azimuth marking. This should align the dish with the LNBF support arm facing the new landmark and the corrected compass reading. This is quoting from SatelliteAV


I think 3/8" on a circumference of standard pole, (1 5/8" or 42 mm) would take the dish way to much East, about 26 degrees, while he needs only 6 degrees to go from 176.5 to 170.3