Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:09:41 +0100, Jethro wrote:

If I wanted to get Freesat, is installing the dish a task for a fairly
competent DIYer. Any hints or tips ? Is alignment a problem ?

POP. Plenty of information on the web if you google.

A cheap (£10 or so, get one with a tone) meter makes alignment very easy.
But the boxes have signal meters built in but they tend to be slugged and
of course you'll need to be able to see the screen as you tweak...

Rough alignment can be done knowing your latitude and the position of the
sun at about 1120 BST.

If it is impossible to get a TV that you can see from the dish, try
this. Set up the dish on the south side of your building near a window,
a portable workbench is ideal for this. Now adjust the dish until you
get a picture, starting from South, or if a neighbour has a dish align
it roughly with that. Now get the best picture you can. Don't forget
that the adjustment is "up and down" as well as "North and South". Next
measure the direction with a compass. Then make a simple device with
card, string and a weight and mark its elevation. Move the dish to its
final resting place, set it up according to the measurements taken then
using a friend or (at a push) your wife adjust finely for best
reception. That is how I did it and it worked.