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<blockquote data-quote="Oscaron" data-source="post: 3022150" data-attributes="member: 43362"><p>What's the signal strength compared to the other sats? If it's any more than 15-20% off the others, it's just not pointed correctly. No telling how long it was up there without a tweak.</p><p></p><p>On a clear, sunny day, one of the things I try before ever getting out the wrench is to take my index finger and push the dish (near the frame so as not to warp the dish....useless info that way) lightly but firmly left, right, up and down, holding at each for 10 sec or so while watching the signal.</p><p></p><p>Then do the same by grasping the sides and lightly twist clockwise and counterclockwise.</p><p></p><p>The natural give of the materials or the place it mounted will give you a quick idea of where improvements need to me made. Especially if you grab the pole that the dish is mounted to and lift (weight of the dish has taken it's toll. Unlikely though with a Dish 500 tho...has support struts, no?).</p><p></p><p>If numbers go higher...there you go. If while twisting, the numbers diverge more....bad. If they converge. Spiff!</p><p></p><p><strong>NOTE: BEFORE GRABBING THAT WRENCH, MARK THE CURRENT EXACT POSITON NEAR ALL BOLTS WITH A SHARPY</strong></p><p></p><p>Reason, if you screw up, you have a way to 'reset'.</p><p></p><p>When adjusting, take care of your direction before your elevation.</p><p></p><p><em>If using a compass, remember to account for magnetic deviation </em></p><p><em><a href="http://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/magmapsp.html#anchor598933" target="_blank">http://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/magmapsp.html#anchor598933</a></em></p><p></p><p><strong>OR...go to <a href="http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/products/installation/azimuth/index.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/products/installation/azimuth/index.shtml</a> for an app that does all that for you <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> </strong></p><p></p><p>Last thing. Check the box in the setup area for the exact direction and elevation of the individual satellites. Depending on where you are, it should have a lower left to upper right slant in the line of satellites. Now spot where the satellites are <strong>from your dish</strong> and see if there is anything blocking in a 5 degree or so radius around the point where the sat should be. If so, get rid of the stuff blocking it if you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oscaron, post: 3022150, member: 43362"] What's the signal strength compared to the other sats? If it's any more than 15-20% off the others, it's just not pointed correctly. No telling how long it was up there without a tweak. On a clear, sunny day, one of the things I try before ever getting out the wrench is to take my index finger and push the dish (near the frame so as not to warp the dish....useless info that way) lightly but firmly left, right, up and down, holding at each for 10 sec or so while watching the signal. Then do the same by grasping the sides and lightly twist clockwise and counterclockwise. The natural give of the materials or the place it mounted will give you a quick idea of where improvements need to me made. Especially if you grab the pole that the dish is mounted to and lift (weight of the dish has taken it's toll. Unlikely though with a Dish 500 tho...has support struts, no?). If numbers go higher...there you go. If while twisting, the numbers diverge more....bad. If they converge. Spiff! [B]NOTE: BEFORE GRABBING THAT WRENCH, MARK THE CURRENT EXACT POSITON NEAR ALL BOLTS WITH A SHARPY[/B] Reason, if you screw up, you have a way to 'reset'. When adjusting, take care of your direction before your elevation. [I]If using a compass, remember to account for magnetic deviation [url]http://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/magmapsp.html#anchor598933[/url][/I] [B]OR...go to [url]http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/products/installation/azimuth/index.shtml[/url] for an app that does all that for you ;) [/B] Last thing. Check the box in the setup area for the exact direction and elevation of the individual satellites. Depending on where you are, it should have a lower left to upper right slant in the line of satellites. Now spot where the satellites are [b]from your dish[/b] and see if there is anything blocking in a 5 degree or so radius around the point where the sat should be. If so, get rid of the stuff blocking it if you can. [/QUOTE]
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