Satellite finder how do you use to align dish?

Answer 1

Answer: All commercial television broadcasting satellites are in orbit over the equator. If you live north of the equator, television broadcasting satellites will be located in the southern sky and conversely, if you live south of the equator, television broadcasting satellites will be located in the northern sky. If you happen to live within the boundaries of the equator itself, television broadcasting satellites will be located directly over you. This is the first starting point. In reality, there's an exact method to aim your dish at a specific satellite and there's an easy way to do it. The exact way can get quite complex; given that it involves determining where the satellite is exactly located, relative to your house where I presume that you will be installing your satellite TV receiving system. It involves factors such as latitude, longitude and azimuth (the angle of the satellite relative to your location). Let's go for the easy way. Bring your entire satellite system outside your house as well as a small TV set if you have one. If not, borrow one; otherwise, you'll need an assistant who will stay inside the house by the TV and be in a position to hear what you are saying and vice-versa. Let's assume that you have a small TV and that you live north of the equator. You must now hookup all the components correctly which basically involves (i) connecting the cable from the satellite dish antenna to the satellite receiver and then connecting the satellite receiver to the TV. This is where you have to really read the manual carefully, especially the part where you connect the satellite receiver to the TV. I say this, because, there are so many different types of TVs on the market, with each one having various options in terms of where you can connect the cable or cables from a satellite receiver to. At this point, we're not interested in other auxiliary components such as DVD players and the like. Our goal is to position the dish correctly; then maintain that position. Afterwards, once the dish has been properly aimed and installed, you can tackle the auxiliary components. Ensure that you are using an electrical power baroutside to plug in the receiver and TV and don't even attempt this if it's raining or about to rain. Once you have connected the components as per the user manual, you then turn the receiver and TV on and should be able to see the receiver's Signal Strength Meter on your TV. The signal strength meter's appearance and functionality may vary based upon your receiver model. This information can usually be found when you access INFO on your receiver's remote control, or SELECT/Installation. Note: In all cases, there cannot be any obstruction such as a building, tree, etc., between the satellite and your satellite dish. In some cases, a neighbor may have a satellite dish installed which should give you a pretty good idea where to start aiming your dish. With your dish antenna facing south, you can now start to slowly sweep the southern sky starting at about a 45 degree angle and keep adjusting the angle until the Signal Meter shows some movement. Now it's easy: first find the optimum vertical position and lock it in, then find the optimum horizontal position and lock it in. You've done it!

Answer 2

To correctly align a sky satellite dish you should obtain a Sat-Finder and also use you Signal Test which should be in the menu of the Sky Digital Decoder, but depending on the region you stay in I'd just point it in the same direction as my closest neighbor.