winegard dish verses direct tv dish

Bill.Satellite wrote:
19 degrees would not be right unless you are very close to AK! There are smartphone apps that can help you get pointed and the receiver allows you to enter a zip code and get the proper elevation and azimuth settings.

I found out how to get the degree setting, it is 47. The azimuth is 138. So I crank it up and point in the direction of 138 after i set the

pointer of the ring with the degree settings to true north. I used my phone compass. The tv screen shows 5 lines of signal strength.

0's start to appear, i s l o w l y turn the dial towards the 138 mark, i go past it and return. nothing but zero's .

IF the LNB was at a different angle than the original one would it make a difference? It bolted on quite nicely. And the tilt of the dish

is that a concern? It has a slight rocking motion if you push it, very small though.

Not knowing what was done to this satellite before I got my mitts on it causes me to be concerned. I have no problem installing a

new dish or getting equipment to help with this process except the automatic ones. You keep advising me and Ill keep trying.

there were many options concerning which dish i had, not knowing I selected 18".