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the hardest poart I have found is that the sky sat is a very narrow band, and relativly weak compared with another sat cluster right next to it with a wide band and strong signal.

getting there, only second attempt this time, if I remember rightly, when you have a signal/quality of around 50% the box should show locked and a number/l;etter combo 7d with somthing else after it, cant remember of find it atm.

I did a dry run yesterday with our Sky box ( no card ) just to make sure it was ok before we go to York next monday, I only use a compass and as has been explained I look for about 140 degrees and start to turn slowly South, waiting about 10 seconds between increments. I got a signal almost straight away and just had to do some small adjustments to get a better quality of signal.

Also make sure your tripod is level before you start making any adjustment, as this can cause  loss of signal, a lesson I learned last year when my box almost got a hammer taken to it after 2 hours.

There are Youtube videos of setting up a satellite dish for caravan.

David Sullivan's site has the best info.

Most important is to be patient when you first do it.

As JimC says make sure the tripod/dish is level to start and not skewed

Terry

Hi,

The key is to get a clear line of sight to the SSE, the dish should be virtually vertical.

If there are bushes, trees, or even a clump of daffs in the way, the signal will be lost.

I can usually set mine up in a couple of minutes, once I just pointed to the bit of sky I thought was approximately right and hit the spot first time!

Mr UM

Quote: Originally posted by happyharwoods on 20/4/2011

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Can I ask about this clear line of site. If there are trees about 1000 yards away as there was at the weekend is this going to cause an issue?

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