I am trying to set up a dish in rural Northern Michigan (without Internet access it has been tough).
The Lat is: 43.637
The Long. is: 85.245
I pointed the dish to 186 (.2) on the compass using the old trick where you walk away from the dish and make sure the LNB is pointing at you. I have the Lat. set to 44 degrees on the scale on the side of the mount closest to the pole (motor elevation I think) and the dish elevation set at 28 degrees.
Now, I don't know what satelite to look for. I can't figure out from Lyngsat which satelite will have an active transponder. Can someone help me out? I am trying to figure out what I should be pointing at first.
Also, many of the satellites on Lyngsat aren't in the
Mercury II menus that I see (is my positioning method wrong?). How do I tell the motor to point to a new satellite?
After two attempts at trying to get any signal at all, I brought the whole kit home to try to get it to work here where I can access the net.
Finally, what type of LNB should I have selected? What positioning type can should I use and how do I know what transponder to look for?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Thanks.
Digipower
SG2100 motor
Mercury II receiver
Fortec 90cm dish
Sadoun LNB