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Old 10-11-2006, 10:58 PM
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Need installation Help, New FTA user

Hi,

I'm near Seattle, WA, zip 98037. I bought the Fortec Classic NA system here with LNBF and 80CM dish.

I installed the mount and think its plumb.

I cannot get any signal on IA-5. It show a signal of 0 to 6 %. I tried to aim at 126 deg west and 29.9 deg elevation.

The instructions for setting up the system is very poor, the docs dont tell you how to install the LNB. How close does the LNB and the ring that holds it need to be and how tight? I read somewhere that the ring must be very tight or the LNB doesnt work?

Also, I skewed the LNB to - 21 %, but there is no reading or meter line on the LNB itself, so I just guess it and turned it slight to counterclockwise.. Also there is no instruction to do this. It is the basic Universal KU LNB from Fortec, does it need to be turned skewed still?

In any case, I am just guess at this point to aim near the 126 deg west azimuth and have adjusted it slightly left and right but still cant get a signal....

Help?

Andrew
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