Which dish?

**nic55** · 26-09-08, 08:45 PM

Hi Guys,

My sat finder is saying i'm locked onto a dish, but I don't know which one it is. Anyway I can find out what i'm locked on to?

STB is a dm500s

Thanks

**nic55** · 26-09-08, 09:04 PM

Ok I think I just answered my own question,
Pick a satelltie and transponder, aim for that dish and when you hit it the sync and lock boxes become ticked, then move around to the other dishes from there.

Correct...?

**LeroyPatrol** · 26-09-08, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nic55

Ok I think I just answered my own question,
Pick a satelltie and transponder, aim for that dish and when you hit it the sync and lock boxes become ticked, then move around to the other dishes from there.

Correct...?

Dishes? You meant sats didn't you? Pick a freq on a TP (transponder) on the sat you're looking for and aim for the sat.
Good luck.
Leroy

**nic55** · 26-09-08, 10:38 PM

I sure did

If my understanding is correct (good chance it's not), to hit Intelsat-8 from Adelaide according to the select site. I would point my dish magnetic north (the north of my compass), turn the dish 34 degrees to the east, set elevation to 40.1 degrees and I should start seeing signal?

Or do they mean with your compass pointing magnetic north, point your dish east and go 34 degrees to the right from there?

Looking at dishpointer.com gives a completley different angle than the idea of pointing magnetic north and moving east x degrees, according to dishpointer.com i need to be facing almost south. When facing almost south my sat finder peaks in one certain spot every time, however i don't know what sat this is and i cant seem to find anything else in the general area.

Maybe I should have been awake for those math and geography classes after all

26-09-08, 08:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
nic55 Premium Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24	Which dish? Hi Guys, My sat finder is saying i'm locked onto a dish, but I don't know which one it is. Anyway I can find out what i'm locked on to? STB is a dm500s Thanks

26-09-08, 10:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
nic55 Premium Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24	I sure did If my understanding is correct (good chance it's not), to hit Intelsat-8 from Adelaide according to the select site. I would point my dish magnetic north (the north of my compass), turn the dish 34 degrees to the east, set elevation to 40.1 degrees and I should start seeing signal? Or do they mean with your compass pointing magnetic north, point your dish east and go 34 degrees to the right from there? Looking at dishpointer.com gives a completley different angle than the idea of pointing magnetic north and moving east x degrees, according to dishpointer.com i need to be facing almost south. When facing almost south my sat finder peaks in one certain spot every time, however i don't know what sat this is and i cant seem to find anything else in the general area. Maybe I should have been awake for those math and geography classes after all Last edited by nic55 : 26-09-08 at 11:36 PM.

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26-09-08, 09:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
nic55 Premium Member iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 24	Ok I think I just answered my own question, Pick a satelltie and transponder, aim for that dish and when you hit it the sync and lock boxes become ticked, then move around to the other dishes from there. Correct...?

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