Positioning a satellite dish?
 

Hi.

Overheard the man supervising our builders saying, "Don't you worry
about putting the satellite dish back, we'll get the SKY man in to do
that"!

What's happening is that the satellite dish is currently attached to the
chimney but after the building works have finished it needs to be
repositioned down the other end of the house - where it can still face
the same direction.

Now I would have thought that re-positioning it is a fairly simple
matter of attaching the appropriate fixing to the side of the house,
popping the dish onto it, and then (most importantly) getting the angle
right.

At worst, getting the angle right (in my thinking) can be accomplished
by having one person up the ladder and another person reporting on the
TV reception from the TV end of the cable. In other words: a fairly
straightforward DIY job

. . or am I wrong and a no-doubt expensive "SKY man" needs to visit?

Eddy.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

Eddy wrote:
Hi.

Overheard the man supervising our builders saying, "Don't you worry
about putting the satellite dish back, we'll get the SKY man in to do
that"!

What's happening is that the satellite dish is currently attached to the
chimney but after the building works have finished it needs to be
repositioned down the other end of the house - where it can still face
the same direction.

Now I would have thought that re-positioning it is a fairly simple
matter of attaching the appropriate fixing to the side of the house,
popping the dish onto it, and then (most importantly) getting the angle
right.

At worst, getting the angle right (in my thinking) can be accomplished
by having one person up the ladder and another person reporting on the
TV reception from the TV end of the cable. In other words: a fairly
straightforward DIY job

. . or am I wrong and a no-doubt expensive "SKY man" needs to visit?

Eddy.

Yes you can do it yourself, remember though there are two adjustments,
vertical and horizontal. Also be sure you are setting it up on the
correct satellite! If you can see the TV and set the Sky box to the
signal strength option you can fine tune it with this, but you have to
get a reasonable signal first. What I did was set up mine outside fixed
on a workmate where I could see the TV. When I got it at its optimum I
used a compass to find the direction it was pointing then made a simple
device from card a piece of string and a weight to get the tilt angle.
When I fixed it on the wall I used these to position the dish, then fine
tuned it with my wife's help.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

On Jan 31, 12:57*pm, Broadback wrote:
Eddy wrote:
Hi.

Overheard the man supervising our builders saying, "Don't you worry
about putting the satellite dish back, we'll get the SKY man in to do
that"!

What's happening is that the satellite dish is currently attached to the
chimney but after the building works have finished it needs to be
repositioned down the other end of the house - where it can still face
the same direction.

Now I would have thought that re-positioning it is a fairly simple
matter of attaching the appropriate fixing to the side of the house,
popping the dish onto it, and then (most importantly) getting the angle
right.

At worst, getting the angle right (in my thinking) can be accomplished
by having one person up the ladder and another person reporting on the
TV reception from the TV end of the cable. *In other words: a fairly
straightforward DIY job

*. . or am I wrong and a no-doubt expensive "SKY man" needs to visit?

Eddy.

Yes you can do it yourself, remember though there are two adjustments,
vertical and horizontal. Also be sure you are setting it up on the
correct satellite! If you can see the TV and set the Sky box to the
signal strength option you can fine tune it with this, but you have to
get a reasonable signal first. *What I did was set up mine outside fixed
on a workmate where I could see the TV. *When I got it at its optimum I
used a compass to find the direction it was pointing then made a simple
device from card a piece of string and a weight to get the tilt angle.
When I fixed it on the wall I used these to position the dish, then fine
tuned it with my wife's help.- Hide quoted text -

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The sky satellite is so strong you'll be laughing in no time
especially if you've still got some basic marks on the bracket.
Google it.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

Broadback wrote:
....
Yes you can do it yourself, remember though there are two adjustments,
vertical and horizontal. Also be sure you are setting it up on the
correct satellite! If you can see the TV and set the Sky box to the
signal strength option you can fine tune it with this, but you have to
get a reasonable signal first. What I did was set up mine outside fixed
on a workmate where I could see the TV. When I got it at its optimum I
used a compass to find the direction it was pointing then made a simple
device from card a piece of string and a weight to get the tilt angle.
When I fixed it on the wall I used these to position the dish, then fine
tuned it with my wife's help.

Better still, buy a cheap signal strength meter off ebay (or pay a bit
more from screwfix) to take up with you - you don't need the TV or
anyone to shout up. When I did a test rig (dish clamped onto a workmate
on the garage roof), it took literally 60 seconds to line it up. Took a
little longer on the house wall, because the attachments were more
fiddly to get at.


--
Mike Scott (unet at scottsonline.org.uk)
Harlow Essex England

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

Eddy wrote:
Hi.

Overheard the man supervising our builders saying, "Don't you worry
about putting the satellite dish back, we'll get the SKY man in to do
that"!

What's happening is that the satellite dish is currently attached to the
chimney but after the building works have finished it needs to be
repositioned down the other end of the house - where it can still face
the same direction.

Now I would have thought that re-positioning it is a fairly simple
matter of attaching the appropriate fixing to the side of the house,
popping the dish onto it, and then (most importantly) getting the angle
right.

At worst, getting the angle right (in my thinking) can be accomplished
by having one person up the ladder and another person reporting on the
TV reception from the TV end of the cable. In other words: a fairly
straightforward DIY job

. . or am I wrong and a no-doubt expensive "SKY man" needs to visit?

Eddy.


I have to say in my case that connecting the LNB to a pro signal meter
and aligning dish took about 5 minutes. Total on-site time including
getting ladders on and off van - 15 minutes. They were done and packing
up before I had time to get my shoes and coat on.

Trying to do the same job with a satellite receiver (Panasonic, in my
case) was a right PITA, as the signal strength/quality meters in the
setup page are very slow to respond. Fortunatley, the local aerial man
is a mate and he owed me a favour, so I don't know what he would have
charged.

Sister just moved house (to a bungalow in a dip) and paid a local
contractor over £300 for a 14-element aerial, 4-way masthead amp and
downleads to two locations. £175.00 for the aerial and a 10 foot mast
and chimney lashing kit was expensive I thought. Still, she moved on
Friday, started on the Yellow Pages on Saturday Morning, got a
commitment to attend between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm same day. Guy (nice
chap, very knowledgeable and competent) turned up about 12.30p.m. and
was all done and dusted well before dark. So a good result, if expensive.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

On Jan 31, 1:58*pm, Dave Osborne wrote:
Eddy wrote:
Hi.

Overheard the man supervising our builders saying, "Don't you worry
about putting the satellite dish back, we'll get the SKY man in to do
that"!

What's happening is that the satellite dish is currently attached to the
chimney but after the building works have finished it needs to be
repositioned down the other end of the house - where it can still face
the same direction.

Now I would have thought that re-positioning it is a fairly simple
matter of attaching the appropriate fixing to the side of the house,
popping the dish onto it, and then (most importantly) getting the angle
right.

At worst, getting the angle right (in my thinking) can be accomplished
by having one person up the ladder and another person reporting on the
TV reception from the TV end of the cable. *In other words: a fairly
straightforward DIY job

*. . or am I wrong and a no-doubt expensive "SKY man" needs to visit?

Eddy.

I have to say in my case that connecting the LNB to a pro signal meter
and aligning dish took about 5 minutes. Total on-site time including
getting ladders on and off van - 15 minutes. *They were done and packing
up before I had time to get my shoes and coat on.

Trying to do the same job with a satellite receiver (Panasonic, in my
case) was a right PITA, as the signal strength/quality meters in the
setup page are very slow to respond. Fortunatley, the local aerial man
is a mate and he owed me a favour, so I don't know what he would have
charged.

Sister just moved house (to a bungalow in a dip) and paid a local
contractor over £300 for a 14-element aerial, 4-way masthead amp and
downleads to two locations. £175.00 for the aerial and a 10 foot mast
and chimney lashing kit was expensive I thought. *Still, she moved on
Friday, started on the Yellow Pages on Saturday Morning, got a
commitment to attend between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm same day. *Guy (nice
chap, very knowledgeable and competent) turned up about 12.30p.m. and
was all done and dusted well before dark. So a good result, if expensive.- Hide quoted text -

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if you are going to bolt it onto a wall that is parallel to the wall
it was bolted to before you will not need to adjust anything, with
luck

I'd agree with other that adjusting it using the TV is difficult. Buy
a sig strength meter, preferably one with a 'bleep'. I think you'll
need some self-amalagamating tape to seal up the cable afterwards
also. You must not let rainwater get into that cable.

Robert

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

Thanks, everyone, for the help.

OK, a signal strength meter, the right tape, and an extra length of good
quality cable, compass etc . . . it should be a jolly afternoon's
entertainment! But if it saves us a couple of hundred quid, great!

Thanks a lot.

Eddy.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:18:12 +0000, Eddy wrote:

Thanks, everyone, for the help.

OK, a signal strength meter, the right tape, and an extra length of good
quality cable, compass etc . . . it should be a jolly afternoon's
entertainment! But if it saves us a couple of hundred quid, great!

Thanks a lot.

Eddy.

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If you have a spirit level with an angle adjustment at one end you can use
it to find the correct angle of elevation. Tape your level to a short
straight length of wood (long enough to bridge the edges of the dish) and
set to the required angle.

Cic.

--
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Using Ubuntu Linux
Windows shown the door
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Positioning a satellite dish?
 

On 2008-01-31 12:30:45 +0000, Eddy
said:

Hi.

Overheard the man supervising our builders saying, "Don't you worry
about putting the satellite dish back, we'll get the SKY man in to do
that"!

What's happening is that the satellite dish is currently attached to the
chimney but after the building works have finished it needs to be
repositioned down the other end of the house - where it can still face
the same direction.

Now I would have thought that re-positioning it is a fairly simple
matter of attaching the appropriate fixing to the side of the house,
popping the dish onto it, and then (most importantly) getting the angle
right.

At worst, getting the angle right (in my thinking) can be accomplished
by having one person up the ladder and another person reporting on the
TV reception from the TV end of the cable. In other words: a fairly
straightforward DIY job

. . or am I wrong and a no-doubt expensive "SKY man" needs to visit?

Eddy.

There's a really simple solution.

Call up Sky and navigate through the voice menus until you get to the
one to cancel the subscription. Tell them that the dish has had to
be removed because of building work and that you are debating whether
to cancel the subscription because of the cost of having the dish
reinstalled.

There is a very high probability that they will send somebody to do it
for nothing, and even more of a probability if cable passes your house.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

On Jan 31, 5:18*pm, Eddy
wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for the help.

OK, a signal strength meter, the right tape, and an extra length of good
quality cable, compass etc . . . it should be a jolly afternoon's
entertainment! * But if it saves us a couple of hundred quid, great!

Thanks a lot.

Eddy.

It's a total piece of cake.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

On 2008-02-04 10:26:31 +0000, adder1969 said:

On Jan 31, 5:18*pm, Eddy
wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for the help.

OK, a signal strength meter, the right tape, and an extra length of good
quality cable, compass etc . . . it should be a jolly afternoon's
entertainment! * But if it saves us a couple of hundred quid, great!

Thanks a lot.

Eddy.

It's a total piece of cake.

Possibly.

However, there is no need to spend an afternoon or a couple of hundred
quid, when a five minute call to Sky will resolve the issue without
either of these.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

On Feb 4, 11:25*pm, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-02-04 10:26:31 said:

On Jan 31, 5:18*pm, Eddy
wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for the help.

OK, a signal strength meter, the right tape, and an extra length of good
quality cable, compass etc . . . it should be a jolly afternoon's
entertainment! * But if it saves us a couple of hundred quid, great!

Thanks a lot.

Eddy.

It's a total piece of cake.

Possibly.

However, there is no need to spend an afternoon or a couple of hundred
quid, when a five minute call to Sky will resolve the issue without
either of these.

Wouldn't you still have to spend an afternoon (or more) waiting for
them to turn up?

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

On 2008-02-05 13:42:47 +0000, adder1969 said:

On Feb 4, 11:25*pm, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-02-04 10:26:31 said:

On Jan 31, 5:18*pm, Eddy
wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for the help.

OK, a signal strength meter, the right tape, and an extra length of goo
d
quality cable, compass etc . . . it should be a jolly afternoon's
entertainment! * But if it saves us a couple of hundred quid, great!

Thanks a lot.

Eddy.

It's a total piece of cake.

Possibly.

However, there is no need to spend an afternoon or a couple of hundred
quid, when a five minute call to Sky will resolve the issue without
either of these.

Wouldn't you still have to spend an afternoon (or more) waiting for
them to turn up?

You might well, but I can think of plenty of profitable things to do
during an afternoon which doesn't involve climbing around on roofs.

Positioning a satellite dish?
 

adder1969 wrote:
However, there is no need to spend an afternoon or a couple of hundred
quid, when a five minute call to Sky will resolve the issue without
either of these.

Wouldn't you still have to spend an afternoon (or more) waiting for
them to turn up?

Hee, hee, hee. No doubt absolutely true, Adder! And out here in
isolated South West Shropshire all visitors get absolutely bloody lost .
. . . so he'd be doubly late!

Eddy.