Can you please check my work and questions

[Jim-S]

Some fyi on the switch...I went thru two of the S-SM21H switches, I was having trouble with them. I went with a DiSEqC switch and have not had a problem since. I was having trouble moving the dish especially in the winter.
Just my two cents.

[JDS]

Went through my collection of materials that came in the box with my kit and found the instruction for assembling the dish. In the instructions the arm has a bend which is why I guess I never questioned it when I assembled it. Also in seeing the manual saying Winegard DS-2076 and doing a quick web search it looks like about half the results I see have the same bend that mine does.

I called Sadoun today and they said the person I would need to talk with was out of the office today. I'll probably send him an e-mail and reference this thread, though now with this new info to consider I'm not sure if things are clearer or not. Plot thickens...

JD

[Jim-S]

We thought this was a Fortech dish, it must be a Winegard by the paper you show us, so the bent arm is probably correct.
M-2 bundle from Sadoun shows a Fortech dish.............?

[JDS]

We thought this was a Fortech dish, it must be a Winegard by the paper you show us, so the bent arm is probably correct.
M-2 bundle from Sadoun shows a Fortech dish.............?

My apologies, in my original info I provided what was in the receipt e-mail. Back at the time when I ordered the M-2 kit I believe there was a statement that said something like "if this dish isn't available, a comparable one will be sent."

Should I still be trying to adjust for being 5 degrees off or with it being a Winegard dish, is that no longer a consideration?

I might try taking it all apart again and putting it back together and see if anything jumps out to me as being off. May also try it from another location.

Sorry again for the confusion,

JD

[pmb1010]

looks like AMC3 at 87 is your "most south" sat.

Did you

- zero the motor and aim to magnetic south (what was that number you used?)

- put in your location coordinates and have the motor drive to 87W?
(motor will not move much)

- tune to active transponder (ie: 11720H) to look for a signal?
(move dish elevation up/down in a hair amounts, and motor side to side slightly looking for quality blip?)

[spongella]

First off, you are missing a bolt on your dish bracket. I can see a hole where that bolt should be, this is what the whole dish pivots on, and also keeps the bracket aligned properly. Stick the bolt in and tighten it up, this is very important.

[rainman]

[quote=JDS;66492]If I might ask for a slight clarification, are you meaning a difference of 4 on the dish angle? If so, try as low as 25 and as high as 34?

Thank you,

JD[/quote

yes that is right my 90 cm had to be 5 degrees lower than called for.

[JDS]

Some fyi on the switch...I went thru two of the S-SM21H switches, I was having trouble with them. I went with a DiSEqC switch and have not had a problem since. I was having trouble moving the dish especially in the winter.
Just my two cents.

Thank you for the tip, I'll have to keep this in mind if I end up getting this working though I have every hope I won't have to spend more money if possible

Thank you,

JD

[JDS]

looks like AMC3 at 87 is your "most south" sat.

Did you

- zero the motor and aim to magnetic south (what was that number you used?)

- put in your location coordinates and have the motor drive to 87W?
(motor will not move much)

- tune to active transponder (ie: 11720H) to look for a signal?
(move dish elevation up/down in a hair amounts, and motor side to side slightly looking for quality blip?)

I put in my location as:
Latitude: 39.1333°
Longitude: -86.5294°

I did zero the motor before anything else. I was aiming for the 183 magnetic correction that dishpointer gave me.

AMC3 at 87 has been what I have been trying to align. Yes it barely moved when I sent it there. I've tried a few different transponder values, but have most often been trying for 4043H since it looked like there was a lot going on there according to Lyngsat.

Once it drove to 87 I then tried moving left and right tiny amount. Each time I went one way or the other I would then move it up and down in small increments allowing time for the receiver to potentially get a signal.

I've never seen a gain of more than 1 on either strength or quality.

It's been a week or so since my last attempt, so I'll be trying again in another day or two.

Thank you for your thoughts on this, I will go through the paces again. I will also review all of the install materials again to make sure I'm keeping the right settings (e.g. USALS, universal lnb, etc.).

JD

[JDS]

First off, you are missing a bolt on your dish bracket. I can see a hole where that bolt should be, this is what the whole dish pivots on, and also keeps the bracket aligned properly. Stick the bolt in and tighten it up, this is very important.

I will try this again. It's been awhile, but I seem to recall there being an issue as to why I didn't put the bolt back. I'll post on this again once I've either replaced the bolt of discovered why I didn't put it back in the first place.

Thank you,

JD