In article , TheScullster
URL:mailto[email protected]. wrote:

I have just come by a sky dish and notice that there appear to be different
positions for the cable inlet.
The connection is in like a notched groove, with numbers 1 to 5 above the
notches.

Four replies so far and not one of them anywhere near accurate. :-(

The setting you describe is the "skew" setting. It is intended to match the
X & Y polarisation angles of the satellite. The default setting is position
3, but it is more accurate to peak the signal QUALITY. Ignore the strength,
it is of less importance.

Incorrect skew will degrade the already marginal performance of
the minidish.

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