Instructions for setting up satellite TV?
I will be retiring soon and we are ready to spend extensive time on the road. We have the Direct TV satellite box from the house, the Direct TV HD dish, a stand to put it on, coaxial cable and the Sa...
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jconnally wrote:
I'm kinda lazy and cheap. I mounted my Slimline HD dish with a very short pole on a piece of 2x12 about 2 feet long. The only meter I use is the one on the TV in the setup menu. The trick is making sure the pole is plumb. Once the pole is plumb I get the proper coordinates by using the zipcode on the setup program. The skew always remains the same so then it's just the elevation which I set next, then slowly rotate the dish while watching the TV screen. Normal setup time is less than 5 minutes total. If it's out normal tailgating spot then the elevation hasn't changed I kinda know the direction so it's about a minute to fine tune. I am happy with around 90% on all 3 satellites. Sometimes I'm happy at 80%.
I'm sure a heavy rainstorm would cause me to lose reception but it really hasn't been a problem.
Like someone said earlier, try it at home and you'll get comfortable and realize it's not hard.
Joe
What Joe said^! I have a Directv SWM HD setup and it is quick to setup. Mount has elevation and skew scales built in. Plumb the mount and swing the azimuth with the setup meters on the TV screen. Chris
