Install ku band satellite dish

Vote count: 4. No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post. Press ESC to close. How useful was this post? There was an error rating this post! Do not simply point your antenna at a satellite and call it south if the azimuth is not exactly If you actually have a useable satellite at south azimuth degrees, then no turn is necessary.

The turn angle is simply the skew angle that you find at Dishpointer. Turn the dish from level either East or West the amount of the skew angle. Standing behind the dish looking south toward the satellite these are northern hemisphere directions if your nearest south satellite has an azimuth angle above then turn clockwise or drop the west side of the dish.

If your nearest south satellite has an azimuth angle less than , turn the dish counter clockwise or drop the east side of the dish. You use the motor to move the dish for turning this angle. Use a Triangle Calculator to find the amount to drop the edge from level. Enter the width of your antenna as two sides of a triangle. Enter the skew angle you want to turn the antenna for the angle where the two sides touch. Enter length in inches if you want the calculated side in inches. Be sure to use at least 3 figures after the decimal point.

Measure your dish with a tape measure. For example, if you measure inches, enter for the two sides of the triangle. Enter the skew angle amount you need to turn, for example 0.

The calculated movement would be 1. Depending on which direction you need to turn, you would drop the east or west edge of the dish 1. Do not use these numbers, they are examples only. Use the water level and a ruler to check the movement. You will turn the antenna for initial tuning of your nearest south satellite by turning the entire dish and polar mount assembly on the mast.

The dish pivots in the middle, so the distance to turn is divided between the two sides. One side of the dish goes up while the other side goes down. If you use a level line and measure on one side only then you would measure the total turning distance as shown in drawing below. Do not use either of the scales on the motor bracket. They are notoriously inaccurate. The reading on the angle finder is simple.

Starting from horizontal, the movement is: The motor latitude angle plus the crank angle. If you use the angle finder under the motor opposite the antenna, you will still measure the same degrees from horizontal, but the angle finder must be turned degrees. For example, using an angle finder as shown in the drawing below, if the motor latitude is 40 degrees and the crank angle is 35, then the angle you want is After adjustment tighten the little screws using a nut driver.

Be careful not to over tighten. These screws might strip out if you over tighten. Check the angle again after you tighten the screws.

If not correct, do over. This must be right. Hopefully you will not have to reset this. For example if the crank angle is 35 and the declination is 5.

This angle is not as critical because it will be finalized by tuning in the nearest south satellite. You could use the angle finder to set the declination angle but you would have to know the offset angle of the dish. Use an angle finder on the rotational axis and set the motor latitude angle using the motor latitude adjuster sometimes referred to as elevation adjuster. Angle finder A is setting the motor latitude. Angle finder B is setting the declination angle. Use the declination adjuster to set the declination.

The difference in the angle finder readings between A and B is the declination angle. For example if you need a declination angle of 5 degrees and angle finder A measuring the motor latitude is showing 35 degrees above horizontal, then angle finder B measuring the declination angle should show 40 degrees above horizontal. You only need one angle finder.

After motor latitude and declination angle are set, connect wire from receiver to motor. Make sure the receiver is off and unplugged before making any connections. Using the receiver, cause the motor to go to "0" or reference position.

Enter your latitude and longitude location. The motor will turn the antenna. Initial Pointing to Nearest South Satellite You will need a starting point to begin looking for the nearest south satellite. You can use a magnetic compass for rough setting. Also Dishpointer. Move the little teardrop pointer to where you want to install the dish.

If there is something along the line shown that you can use for a reference point, use that for initial pointing. Stand at the dish and look toward your reference point. Put a marker on the ground about 15 feet from the dish lined up with the reference point.

If you can't find any reference point in your neighborhood from Dishpointer. If using a ground marker, stand behind the marker looking at the antenna. When the dish is pointing straight at you the LNB will appear centered vertically on the dish. You might want to hook the receiver straight to the LNB and bypass the motor to make absolutely certain the motor does not activate and turn the antenna while you tune to the nearest south satellite.

Turn on your receiver and tune to an active transponder that you know is on your nearest south satellite. To find an active transponder, use a list of satellite channels on the internet or ask at a forum like Legal Free to Air.

You may have to manually enter the Frequency, Polarization, and Symbol Rate of the active transponder. Begin to look for the nearest south satellite. If after turning left and right a little and you don't find the satellite, adjust the elevation of the antenna up or down in steps of about 1 degree and keep looking.

For large dish C band, use the declination adjustor for this small elevation adjustment. After you find the satellite, do a scan and verify that you are at the correct satellite. Log in. Search Everywhere Threads This forum This thread. Search only containers. Search titles only. Search Advanced search…. Everywhere Threads This forum This thread. Search Advanced…. Search forums. Install the app. Toggle sidebar. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.

You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. JosephHolloway Thread Starter. Jan 29, 14 Porter Ranch, CA. Last edited: Dec 12, Other than a "How to Install" Kit, the only thing I'm lacking at this moment is a ladder to get up there and install it a ladder stabilizer or something to tie it will be needed in order to prevent falling. MikeI SatelliteGuys Pro. Sep 25, 3, You are getting a ku dish?

For Angels and Kings games. You won't find many of those on Ku. Maybe spring training Angels games. So Dish doesn't have FSN right now?