"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...

How difficult are these to align, and how critical is a signal
meter? I have a problem installation, and it might be easier to
do it myself. It will be a flat roof job (i.e. concrete slabs
weighing it down) if I do.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.



Easy to align, so long as your receiver has some kind of integral signal
strength meter.

1. Go to http://www.ses-astra.com/consumer/az...p?locale=en_GB
and input your lat/long

2. Using a compass and common sense work out approximately the heading
you need.

3. On a Sky box dish adjust elevation/azimuth to maximise "signal
strength".

4. Rotate LNB to maximise "signal quality". Job jobbed.

(Of course the above assumes you can set up and see a TV connected to your
receiver). It's even easier with a signal strength meter. Occasionally you
see these in Lidl/Aldo for a fiver.

David