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Thread: Positioning Direct TV dish (Canada) |
    
New member Username: Nothing_man13
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 04:47 pm: |
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Is there a site that tells me how to position my Direct TV dish in Canada. IE input postal code and it tells me the proper direction and angle |
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Satellite mom Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 09:04 pm: |
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Aim for Texas! I am near lake Ontario, so I aim away from the lake(south) and slightly to the east. I open the window and crank the volume, while I stand on the ladder and very slowly swivel it around. For my area the angle is still pretty shallow, maybe 21degrees above horizon. I don't know of a site, but would it would be handy, cause I gotta get up and move the F'ing dish next week to side the house. |
Satellite mom Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 09:05 pm: |
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Aim for Texas! I am near lake Ontario, so I aim away from the lake(south) and slightly to the west. I open the window and crank the volume, while I stand on the ladder and very slowly swivel it around. For my area the angle is still pretty shallow, maybe 21degrees above horizon. I don't know of a site, but would it would be handy, cause I gotta get up and move the F'ing dish next week to side the house. |
Satellite mom Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2004 - 09:08 pm: |
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sorry, double post, meant to say west the first time. Actually look at the Bev dishes in your area, the angles are pretty close and give you a starting point. Only know that cause my parents motorhome dish finds the signal itself, and kept trying to lock into the canadian dish while up here. |
New member Username: Noobi_izzyowski
Post Number: 2
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 01:59 pm: |
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JOe
try:
http://www.dssftp.com/filedownload/generate_php/misc_utilities.php
file #22 |
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| Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 09:01 pm: |
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Here's a great satellite pointer website.
http://www.orbitsat.com/Support/Point.htm
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| Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 05:59 pm: |
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We have a vacation RV in Chapleau, Ontario, last year when we rented a cottage we took our directv dish and receiver with us and got everything just fine.... this year it does not work..... is it our equipment up there or can they block out the signal in Canada. The receiver works fine at home.... could something be the matter with the dish itself, or as above, are we being blocked? |
CJ-voice Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 06:58 pm: |
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If all works fine at home,then it should work at vacation site..problem could only be 2 things,either the dish is NOT aligned/positioned correctly or U have bad cable connections..there is a file called "dish alignment" that is good for any satellite or geographical area..I will try to post it here,but it is at www.dsscentral.net ...file share..either utilities or other files area.. |
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