How to aim portable Dish Network satellite
We have a new Dish service with the automatic Winegard on our roof. We have an extra dish and tripod for if we end up parked under a tree. When we had DTV we knew how to get to the screen that you en...
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Go to the menu button, press setup and then select point dish.
It will then give you the screen to enter the zip code.
I used to take the receiver outside with a small TV and set it on the ground so that I could see the meter and hear the tone change as I got closer. If I had a good line of site from a location close to the RV that did not interfere with outside activities I set the dish right outside the window and could look in at the screen and hear the tone.
We also kept several different lengths of co-ax just in case we had to go a long way for a clear shot.
Having the tripod mount as close to level as possible helps.
Practice a few times and it will get a lot easier as you do it.
Getting a good compass helps, I used one from the camping section of Wal-Mart.
It will then give you the screen to enter the zip code.
I used to take the receiver outside with a small TV and set it on the ground so that I could see the meter and hear the tone change as I got closer. If I had a good line of site from a location close to the RV that did not interfere with outside activities I set the dish right outside the window and could look in at the screen and hear the tone.
We also kept several different lengths of co-ax just in case we had to go a long way for a clear shot.
Having the tripod mount as close to level as possible helps.
Practice a few times and it will get a lot easier as you do it.
Getting a good compass helps, I used one from the camping section of Wal-Mart.
