DesertMax wrote:
Ah ok thanks for clearing that up. I never watch without my DTV DVR so if I grab a tripod, my current receiver and the dish and some coax I should be good to go then.. Cool! I once saw a TC with a dish mounted on the rear ladder with U-Bolts. I guess that would work as long as you park it correctly within reason...
Aiming a dish isn't quite that simple. If it's a single LNB dish, there's three settings to consider, once you determine the dish has a clear view of the desired satellite(s). 1. The mounting post, whether a tripod or ladder mount, must be very level. 2. The elevation must be accurately set for the location. 3. The azimuth (direction) must also be accurately set, usually by using a signal meter, either an independent one or one found in the receiver settings. For a multi-satellite, multi-LNB dish, there's an added step of setting the correct skew to align each LNB with its corresponding satellite. Once a signal is found, then the elevation can usually be "tweaked" a bit until the strongest signal level is found. With practice, it's not that difficult to do, but there is a learning curve.
