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Azimuth (compass direction) and EL(Elevation):
the direction to point the dish to get the satellite from your location and
the angle to tilt the dish at.
There are various online calculators around the net for this.
"Ask" <ask8y@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What is az/el ?
> rose122550DONTSPAM@yahoo.com (rose) wrote in message
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> > Have you tried peaking your dish az/el with a satellite finder meter?
And
> > have you set the skew accurately?
> >
> > ask8y@yahoo.com (Ask) wrote in message
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> > > That's what I got:
> > > BEC DBS2000 Satellite Receiver
> > > SG2100 Satellite Motor
> > > WS7630 Satellite Dish Antenna
> > >
> > > From www.lyngsat.com, it seems that I should receive a lot of
> > > satellites. I am just wondering if it depends where I live.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rich Piehl <rpiehl5REMOVETHIS@FORNOSPAMcharter.net> wrote in message
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> > > > kilmister wrote:
> > > > > did you change the lnb? it should have a linear lnb on it. dish
uses
> > > > > circular. your success would be much better with the proper lnb.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ask" <ask8y@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:6a8918d.0408161044.7186ceed@posting.google.com...
> > > > >
> > > > >>Hi,
> > > > >>I got KU band LBN(and Dish), motor and FTA receiver. I live in
north
> > > > >>Texas. I currently can find two satellites, AMC4 and telstar 5.
> > > > >>I am wondering how mnay satellites I can reliablly point to with
my
> > > > >>system in the area I live.
> > > > >>Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > If he's getting AMC 4 and Telstar 5 more than likely he has a linear
LNB
> > > > on it.
> > > >
> > > > In answer to your questing check with
http
/www.lyngsat.com/america.html
> > > >
> > > > for all the KU satellites (they're colored yellow and green). You
can
> > > > eliminate the ones labeled Nimiq, DirectTV and Echostar. Depending
on
> > > > what kind of view you have to the eastern horizon you probably won't
get
> > > > the ones at 61.5 and 63 degrees. For the most part you should be
able
> > > > to get the rest.
> > > >
> > > > Take care,
> > > > Rich
> > > >
> > > > God bless the USA
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