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Kermit
09-10-2011, 05:19 AM
Okay I will try to explain this this best I can without confusing people. But there is something I don't understand and would like someone to correct me here.

Okay standing behind my dish from the left to right here is how my LNB's our positioned:

119-110-91

Now if I go to dishpointer it tells me to point to

119
Azimuth (true): 230.3°
Azimuth (magn.): 241.1°

110
Azimuth (true): 220.8°
Azimuth (magn.): 231.5°

91
Azimuth (true): 196.8°
Azimuth (magn.): 207.6°

Okay what I don't understand is if I get out my compass and look at the reading it looks like I got it backwards. According to the compass I should have it when stand behind the compass in this order

91-110-119


If I moved my compass over to where my 119 is it is giving me the: 91
Azimuth (true): 196.8°
Azimuth (magn.): 207.6° (About that anyway)

Am I reading the compass wrong or what??? Right now I have 110 and 119 setup up with a good signal but am going to be add 91 in about a month when I get my new house.

Kermit
09-10-2011, 05:24 AM
I just want to add that my LNB holder has the sat right on it. It is the same order. As if I were standing behind the dish from the left to the right 119-110-91. It just seem to me that it is backwards. Someone enlighten me here.... :)

beb022
09-10-2011, 05:44 AM
you can't get 119,110 & 91 on the same dish , 91 is about 8 inches to left of 119.

Kermit
09-10-2011, 05:49 AM
Well I bought this dish here

hxxp://worldwidesatellites.com/elliptical-multi-satellite-dish-p-44.html

I haven't tryed and hook bev up yet. But your telling me it won't work? It comes with a prespaced lnb holder which should line right up

beb022
09-10-2011, 05:51 AM
I don't think it's possible to get all three on same dish no matter what type . They look how far to the left 91 is from 119 . Use dishpointer.com it's a great tool. Put your address shows you general direction of sat.

jazzman
09-10-2011, 06:40 AM
11379I was getting those sats on an elyptical dish with an after market bracket and the signal bounces off the dish kinda in reverse...

Kermit
09-10-2011, 07:12 AM
That is the same bracket I have for the dish I bought so I don't think I will have a problem getting all 3 setup on one dish.

Terryl
09-10-2011, 07:49 AM
To get those 3 satellites on one dish you need to center on 110 and peak on it, then tweak and skew the dish to get 91 and 119 lined up.

Use TP 12224 to find 91 and 110, and TP12516 to find 119.

stman
09-10-2011, 08:56 AM
JFYI... When using dishpointer for multiple satellites on one dish, select the multi-satellite you have from the drop down menu to get the correct settings.

Pollypurabred
09-10-2011, 04:49 PM
From what I have read, believe it was Terryl (http://www.satfix.net/member.php?114-Terryl), and reaffirmed by the bluesman above, thatthe sats are indeed opposite of the LNBs as this allows for the best signal reflection (deflection?) based on dish size/physical form and the LNBs arm length (focal point).

(http://www.satfix.net/member.php?114-Terryl)