Satellite dish antenna setup

Using the azimuth and elevation angles, find a location for the satellite dish where it can be pointed towards the satellites located at these angles. Make sure nothing blocks the line of sight between the dish and the satellites. Mount the mast to a solid surface so that the dish antenna cannot move or be bumped out of alignment.

Never mount to a tree or a public utility pole. Align the top part of the mast so that it is absolutely vertical. If the top part of the mast is off vertical by only a few degrees, it will be difficult or maybe even impossible for you to find the satellites.

Take at least two readings with a level, on the upper mast, that are 90 degrees apart from one another. Loosen both skew bolts and set the skew by rotating the dish mounting bracket to align the mark with the required angle on the skew scale which you wrote above.

Tighten the skew bolts securely. See Table 1 for the required torque values. After the skew is set, do not try to finetune the skew angle when aiming the dish. Grounding, other devices, and in-home cabling must also meet these requirements. RG-6 coaxial cable rated for at least to MHz must be used in this installation. Do not use existing cables such as RG as it may cause signal loss.

Also, be sure that any outdoor connections are made using waterproof F-connectors rated for MHz or greater. The cable length between the DISH Damage caused by over-tightening is not covered by the limited warranty. Tighten all indoor coaxial cable connections to the receiver only by hand. If you use a wrench, you may over-tighten the connections and damage your equipment. Connect a temporary cable to a peaking meter. Thread the other end of the cable through the LNBF arm and bracket.

Attach the LNBFs to the bracket using the included screws. Do not adjust the skew. Reply 4 years ago. Please Khaleel , I wish to find out if you still have up to the channels on this satellite? I wish to connect to it. I reside in Nigeria. Is there anything you did other than the things stated here that made it possible for you to receive up-to that number of channels? Reply 5 years ago.

Some channels come and go, but around are always available for free. It is important to see if galaxy 19 is available in your area and if it is what size ku band dish is required. All this information is available online. It really is just a matter of pointing the dish and connecting it to your reciever. Thanks for your response. I checked with dishpointer. But I don't think that Ku-band dish will do the job.

From all indications, I will need a C-band dish of 1. Hope you don't mind asking questions were necessary. I don't mind answering any questions you have. I looked up Galaxy 19 97W on the dishpointer website location set to Nigeria. And found that it gave me an negative elevation. This means you have to point the dish at the ground in other words that satellite is unavailable there. I would try for another satellite.

There are many that are available from there, channel lists are on lyngsat. Also the line on the dishpointer site that shows direction from location changes from red to green if the selected satellite is receivable from the selected location. Thank you. I really appreciate your help. Never knew two things that you have thought me now before: red turning green to show that the satellite is receivable and negative elevation means none availability. Besides you still took your time to check out the satellite's availability from my location.

I truly appreciate. I tried looking up for the channel list. But it appears one would have to search Satellite by Satellite to see the channels in each satellite.

Is there a way of seeing all the channels on lyngsat. Perhaps there is something I am not seeing. Fix the anchor legs of the support to the back of the plate: normally it is placed with four through screws and four nuts. Do it with their corresponding screws and nuts. Tighten the screw with a flat wrench. Put the LNB, but do not tighten at all until regular. Before installing the satellite dish on the wall of any common element of a community of neighbors, you must inform yourself if it has specific rules for its placement.

Normally it only affects aesthetics, but in some cases in historical buildings, for example the regulations may be stricter. You should also inform yourself before placing it on the street, in case the city council imposed conditions. The final step when installing an Antenna is to put it in place. The process is as follows:.

Step 2. With a bubble level, place the bracket on the wall to mark the anchor points. It is important that the support is well fixed so that it resists strong winds. Place the plugs flush with the wall, then fix the support and put the screws, in this case hexagonal head. Approach the plate with the arm of the structure already mounted before the support tube or mast. Fasten with the jaw or screw. At the same time screw the two nuts to achieve a homogeneous adjustment in both parts.

You should place it approximately, both in height and in line with respect to the point of the satellite you wish to tune.

Follow the recommended parameters. Tighten the jaw or U-bolt with a flat wrench if not included in the kit, you will have to buy it until the antenna arm is secured. The circular support serves to regulate the azimuth of the antenna. After installing a satellite dish, there is still an essential step: connect it to the receiver or socket to access the satellite contents.

Learn how to do it right:. Step 3. Turn back the protective metal mesh and cut the plastic coating without cutting the central copper wire. Secure the cable with staples in as many points as necessary, as in a wall, terrace, fireplace, etc. You can put a PVC tube or corrugated tube and fill the remaining hole with silicone.

You should always check if the F connector has to be male or female. Follow the satellite capture instructions to know the right height and orientation: there are computer applications that will help you in the exact location. We need three data to achieve this: azimuth, elevation and polarization of the LNB.

You should also know that all this data depends on two factors: the geographical position of the antenna and the position of the satellite whose signal we want to capture. When the signal is good, finish squeezing the device to the support. It must withstand even the strongest winds. If the receiver or application of the card has any option that shows us the intensity with which the satellite signal arrives, we will activate it and verify that it is acceptable.

If it is not, we will try to adjust the three parameters of the parabolic orientation. Sometimes, after installing a satellite dish it is hard to tune it.