Comments on: Satellite Dish Alignment / Setup Calculator 2.0 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/ UK satellite tv dish set up guides, software and news Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:44:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Reza Falahat http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3598 Reza Falahat Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:00 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3598 Hi I am living in Edinburgh, UK and I want to use Hotbird sattelite but I cant find exact Vertically and Horizontally angels. Would you please help me? Reza Hi
I am living in Edinburgh, UK and I want to use Hotbird sattelite but I cant find exact Vertically and Horizontally angels.
Would you please help me?
Reza

]]> By: Michael http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3373 Michael Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:28:22 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3373 Hi there... Excellent website, by the way. I shall be based in Bath UK for most of the summer. I will be living in a rented ground floor flat, which, if were mine I would be able to mount a dish for my beloved sky plus as there is a clear line of site by virtue of it being on a crescent and high up on a hill. The question is - is there a portable dish that I could buy for this? Also what portable sat dish tool finder would you recommend. Any help would be most appreciated. Hi there…

Excellent website, by the way.

I shall be based in Bath UK for most of the summer. I will be living in a rented ground floor flat, which, if were mine I would be able to mount a dish for my beloved sky plus as there is a clear line of site by virtue of it being on a crescent and high up on a hill.

The question is - is there a portable dish that I could buy for this?

Also what portable sat dish tool finder would you recommend.

Any help would be most appreciated.

]]> By: Tony http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3368 Tony Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:40:31 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3368 Following my question on April 28th and Alan's informative answer, I have still to see another satellite dish pointing downwards in the way that this one does. This dish is quite a larger than most domestic ones. All of the other dishes are pointing upwards or just sligtly upwards. Does this mean the the dish is pointing at a different satellite to all the other dishes. If so, which satellite is it likely to be pointing to. This is central UK location. Following my question on April 28th and Alan’s informative answer, I have still to see another satellite dish pointing downwards in the way that this one does. This dish is quite a larger than most domestic ones.

All of the other dishes are pointing upwards or just sligtly upwards. Does this mean the the dish is pointing at a different satellite to all the other dishes. If so, which satellite is it likely to be pointing to.

This is central UK location.

]]> By: Mike http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3364 Mike Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:43:31 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3364 Hello, I am thinking of getting a portable dish (40cm I think) like the ones they have in Aldi for 60 pounds, for when I go camping. Would I be able to get decent reception with this system around the north west? Thanks Mike Hello, I am thinking of getting a portable dish (40cm I think) like the ones they have in Aldi for 60 pounds, for when I go camping. Would I be able to get decent reception with this system around the north west?
Thanks
Mike

]]> By: Ian http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3100 Ian Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:18:20 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3100 Hi, i have just purchased a Goodmans GFSAT200HD receiver and connected it to a sky dish that was here on the property when we moved in. i can only get 50 of the 80 available stations, and no radio stations and a intermitent ITV1 signal. I would like to confirm the allignment of my dish and LMB for the Astra 2 sattelite. Your setup pages indicate looking for a ID 0002 to confirm correct sattelite lock however i am not using a sky receiver and the ID's are either Network ID or Transport ID and the signal strength is only displayed during the very first setup of the receiver, after the first channel scan i can only get signal strenght and quality for the channel i am watching and Network and transport ID. can i confirm from this information that i am looking at the corect sattelite?? Thanks Ian Hi, i have just purchased a Goodmans GFSAT200HD receiver and connected it to a sky dish that was here on the property when we moved in.
i can only get 50 of the 80 available stations, and no radio stations and a intermitent ITV1 signal.
I would like to confirm the allignment of my dish and LMB for the Astra 2 sattelite.
Your setup pages indicate looking for a ID 0002 to confirm correct sattelite lock however i am not using a sky receiver and the ID’s are either Network ID or Transport ID and the signal strength is only displayed during the very first setup of the receiver, after the first channel scan i can only get signal strenght and quality for the channel i am watching and Network and transport ID.
can i confirm from this information that i am looking at the corect sattelite??

Thanks Ian

]]> By: Ray http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3023 Ray Thu, 29 May 2008 08:01:27 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3023 Brian, the LNB screw is used to set the angle at which the LNB is facing the dish.. More help via Astra's Installation Assistance, for your location can be found here : http://www.ses-astra.com/consumer/en/how-to-receive-astra/installation-assistant/index.php Use the Longitude and Latitude values from this site. Hope this helps, Ray. Brian, the LNB screw is used to set the angle at which the LNB is facing the dish..

More help via Astra’s Installation Assistance, for your location can be found here :

http://www.ses-astra.com/consumer/en/how-to-receive-astra/installation-assistant/index.php

Use the Longitude and Latitude values from this site.

Hope this helps,
Ray.

]]> By: Brian http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3021 Brian Thu, 29 May 2008 07:36:27 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-3021 I want to install my dish myself and I think I got every information I need. I only don't understand what LNB skew value is for? What do I do with it? Can you please explain? Thank you I want to install my dish myself and I think I got every information I need.
I only don’t understand what LNB skew value is for? What do I do with it?
Can you please explain?

Thank you

]]> By: maher http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-2715 maher Mon, 19 May 2008 12:03:10 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-2715 Good day Can someone help me please?? I need to know how to align one dish to receive a signal from two satellites, all I know that you need to install a second LNB, but I am not sure about the alignment and other procedure, any help will be appreciated Good day
Can someone help me please??
I need to know how to align one dish to receive a signal from two satellites, all I know that you need to install a second LNB, but I am not sure about the alignment and other procedure, any help will be appreciated

]]> By: Alan http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-1774 Alan Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:32:03 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-1774 Tony: Most dishes are offset dishes where the LNB is not diretly at the center of the dish a bit closer to the bottom. That means that the dish itself can't point directly at the satellite (only when the LNB would be in the middle like with prime focus dishes). The offset angle is usually around 26 degrees. So, say, the elevation for a particular satellite is 26 degrees then the dish would be actually horizontal. If the elevation is 10 degrees then the dish would be pointing downwards by 16 degrees. Hope this clarifies it a bit. So, I guess your neighbour doesn't point his dish at the same satellite as all the others. Tony:
Most dishes are offset dishes where the LNB is not diretly at the center of the dish a bit closer to the bottom. That means that the dish itself can’t point directly at the satellite (only when the LNB would be in the middle like with prime focus dishes). The offset angle is usually around 26 degrees. So, say, the elevation for a particular satellite is 26 degrees then the dish would be actually horizontal. If the elevation is 10 degrees then the dish would be pointing downwards by 16 degrees.
Hope this clarifies it a bit. So, I guess your neighbour doesn’t point his dish at the same satellite as all the others.

]]> By: Tony Cooper http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-1770 Tony Cooper Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:56:22 +0000 http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/#comment-1770 Hello, Wondered if you are able to answer a question for me. On my way into work I pass quite a big satellite dish on the front of house which appears to be pointing downwards by quite a few degrees. The others in the same row of houses are all pointing fairly well upwards. Is there a logical explanation for this? Regards Tony Cooper Hello,
Wondered if you are able to answer a question for me. On my way into work I pass quite a big satellite dish on the front of house which appears to be pointing downwards by quite a few degrees. The others in the same row of houses are all pointing fairly well upwards.
Is there a logical explanation for this?
Regards
Tony Cooper

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