help please dish set up

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https://play.google.com/store/….app.signalmeter&hl=en_GB

I dont bother to get the meter out any more, this app speaks to you

This app does more than any meter will ever do

Dont worry about 0.8, tune your dish elevation wise to 28.2 or 19 and get your 'rough' elevation then go looking for 0.8

This app has made me very lazy lol it practically does the job for you

19.2 east is a strong satellite to setup your motorised dish manually mate if you are stuck, 1w is weak buddy but yes thats what you should be aiming for particularly for usals !

However If its just for 13/19 and 28.2 forget 1 west bro.... stick your box on Das Erste/HD = make sure channel list is current and then align your dish to 19 east manually...peak/adjust lnb scew and save on your decoder...i dont know what reciever you use but even basic recievers should have signal meters.... if you are really stuck... stick an official sky 28.2 reciever inplace and get that peaked on 28.2 with the signal bars on that...note...reboot official recievers after all connections made tho..if you get that saved on your 3rd party reciever 19 and 13 can fall into place auto or manually via remote..

I use a spectrum analyzer but through experience i know you will manage this for your limited/close grouped sats you are after buddy

Good luck !

When i set my first dish up it took me weeks

Now it takes minutes using the app i posted

swing the dish slightly adjusting your elevation as you go

As soon as you lock your first signal such as Das Erste you are 99% there

A 1 metre dish should be locking sats no problem

Oh using dishpointer will help you get a rough reference where your due south is: http://www.dishpointer.com/

Also look at the sky satellites where you live to get a general idea where you need to be pointing

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thanks for your replies. Not managed to do it yet but I am changing the location as I think it may be a bit low down. Will try on 19.2 east. I have looked at some Android apps but without success. One thing I have noticed is the variety of settings offered by different sites and apps which is a bit confusing. Not to worry . I am sure I'll get there. Definitely a learning curve

regards gray

If your looking for apps and dont want the hassle, make sure the app has augmented reality, this will show if the satellites will clear from your dish location if you cannot do this by eye so to speak and depending on the app used it shoud advise what elevation/azimuth and polarisation to use.

Hi, did you set you motor to 0 and then put it on the pole. Then did you make sure that you motor is pointing exactly at mag south? Check this with a compass and then check again with a digital compass app on your phone. Once you have done this then turn you receiver on a choose a channel like ajazeer english on 0.8w this motor will turn slightly and then its a matter of trying to get a picture. This is where you would move the elevation up and down a little and maybe east of west.

I have a tm 2600 motor at have the same latitue as you and I set my motor up to lattitude of 53 on the scale on the left hand side and it 37 deg on the elevation side.

Hi hueser, really difficult to tell you dish elevation as its a an old iss dish I use for playing with, the numbers on the side show its at 80, but more or less the dish is vertikal to the ground just like all the other sky dish around. Photos below.

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Once you have done this then turn you receiver on a choose a channel like ajazeer english on 0.8w this motor will turn slightly and then its a

He has an 80cm on disecq so i would,nt recommend trying to set it up on 1w,i would recommend heading for the sats heuster requires like 19 or 28.2

@heuster, as said by kegnkiwi point the motor itself due south (0) or as near as poss and lock the bracket up..send your motor round to 19.2 east with your vu box and stick it onto channel das erste, then make your adjustments...leave lnb scew in the centre..your dish should look pretty much vertical so not pointing up or down if you get my drift..peak your dish manually and lock it up,then do any other adjustments via the box remote itself to peak 19 east and store it...then look for 13 east and 28.2,,,peak via remote only and store.

Also make sure your tuner/s are setup correctly for motorised on your vu reciever..DONT use usals unless you are certain your pole is plum centred,for the sats you need i would just manually store as i have described above..

Which area of the uk are you in heuster

Good luck

johndeer88, this latitude is 53 which i guess is northern england possibly along the m62 corridor. The dish in the photos above of mine is a 80cm dish and that was set up on 0.8w on aljazeer english and its a very good signal. I do use a meter though that makes it much easier. It was always said never to set up on 28 or 19e as this will causee issues on the west sats.

Are you getting the 99% signal on your meter and nothing on your receiver? I ask because it looks to me like there is something wrong at the receiver end. It`s not getting a signal and it`s not moving the motor. I think your first step should be to just get the receiver to move the motor. Does the motor have any buttons on it to move the dish east to west/west to east?

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