Alignment help needed D:

aaa801 · Dec 30, 2011

Hi, this is my first time aligning a dish,
Basicaly i have a freesat box and a portable dish that im using inside (through open window)
I only seem to be able to get a signal from hotbird, (have a sattelite compass) and when pointed at either astra it gets no signal attall,
i live in south east england and my dish elevation is set to 25 degrees
Any help would be appreciated

mdt · Dec 30, 2011

aaa801 said:
Hi, this is my first time aligning a dish,
Basicaly i have a freesat box and a portable dish that im using inside (through open window)
I only seem to be able to get a signal from hotbird, (have a sattelite compass) and when pointed at either astra it gets no signal attall,
i live in south east england and my dish elevation is set to 25 degrees
Any help would be appreciated

what you are trying to do isnt ideal but if you have line of sight then you should be ok. loosen the elevation bracket and make very small ajustments up/down as you move the dish left/right while on a freesat channel untill you find [email protected]/5 east and fine tune for the best quality reading. zone1(or zone2 for that matter) mini-dishes are cheap and not that difficult to install if you have access to a south facing wall and would be the best option in the long run for your freesat box. regards mdt

aaa801 · Dec 30, 2011

Hi, the problem being is that i by license cant install anything onto the walls of the house etc, the dish im using is 54cm, il give that a go, also my skystar just arrived