Setting up T90 dish

cwmorrow · #1 (**permalink**) 03-26-2007, 12:42 PM

I have T5 at 80 on a Frontier T-90, but nothing on G10, or Echostar at 110 and 119. How did you test the Echostar satellites? There doesn't seem to be a lot of fine tuning possible with dish movement, it seems to be all or nothing on T5. Did you fine tune moving the dish or the LNBFs?
Thanks,
Wayne Morrow

Iceberg · #2 (**permalink**) 03-26-2007, 01:48 PM

Did you set up the skew properly? Also what LNB is your centre one? You can go 20 degrees on either side of the centre one (so if 93 is centre, then its from 73-113)

110 & 119 need the special LNBs and are easier to aim than a KU LNB because the DBS LNB has more leeway due to higher power

sosclub · #3 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 06:23 PM

Hi,
Do you have a software or ayny site can calculate the dish pointing for T-90.
Thanks,

Corey · #4 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 08:02 PM

The Sadoun site has several good web pages, and a aiming calculator. You can start looking here:

Installing your satellite dish and receiver - DIY INSTALLATION SUPPORT

If you are using a fixed dish, click on the stationary dish installation link on the above page.

cwmorrow · #5 (**permalink**) 03-29-2007, 10:54 AM

I set the skew and aimed the antenna with the calculator from Sadoun.
Echostar 7 at 119 is the center. I have switches set up for Dishnetwork, and the receiver appears to configure them in the switch test. I wonder if it would be easier to use the Fortec to adjust the dish, using the FTA music channels on Echostar 7.
Any changes in altitude or azimuth lose T5 (Galaxy 25), which causes me to wonder if aligning the other LNBFs should be done by moving them on the rail rather than moving the dish.
Thanks,
Wayne