I'm very new to this so I apologize in advance if I'm asking dumb questions.
I just bought the Fortec Star 90cm dish,
Mercury II receiver,
SG2100 motor, ULN1 LNB as a package. I went through the Tips and Tricks and
Installation instructions following them to the best of my ability. I was actually pleasantly surprised that everything appeared good, level, etc when I finished. I hooked up the receiver and had it position to a satellite. The dish moved like it should but the signal strength and quality just bounced around 2-3%. I went through the troubleshooting, rotated the whole assembly by a few degrees at a time, then changed the dish elevation a few degrees at a time with no change in the meter. I decided to change out my cables in case there was a problem there and then ran through the troubleshooting again with no change. I then connected the LNB directly to the receiver (after it was positioned) just to eliminate the motor as a possibility, same result. Then I noticed when the LNB was completely disconnected I was still getting the same 2-3% readings. Maybe I'm wrong but I would expect to get some percent (15-20%?) by moving the dish around even if I didn't have the alignment just right. Am I wrong in that?
Is it possible there is a problem with the LNB right out of the box. That is the only thing I can think of. I've spent many frustrating hours working on this so I would welcome any suggestions.
Thanks,
Brian