Buying a satellite finder, spend more to get the DVB-S2 version

[gizmofreak]

Sounds like an android phone in your pocket while up a ladder would still do a much better job.

This would be perfect, and I have a spare android phone that I've now installed the Krkadoni app onto. However the main issue with this is that you first need an E2 box connected to the network via ethernet, which may not be possible in some places. However today I'm going back to one of the places that I was struggling to perform alignment to 28.2; now being a lot more confident with using the simple buzzer/needle meter. If I manage to do it then I'll reconsider buying the more expensive sat finder, and that'll all be thanks to you guys!!!!!!!!!

[twol]

This would be perfect, and I have a spare android phone that I've now installed the Krkadoni app onto. However the main issue with this is that you first need an E2 box connected to the network via ethernet, which may not be possible in some places. However today I'm going back to one of the places that I was struggling to perform alignment to 28.2; now being a lot more confident with using the simple buzzer/needle meter. If I manage to do it then I'll reconsider buying the more expensive sat finder, and that'll all be thanks to you guys!!!!!!!!!

Thats the problem.... Confidence... Once you have done it a few times, you think whats the problem?... But it does take that amount of attempts to gt it right.

[gizmofreak]

Ok folks. Last night I went back to one of the dishes I was struggling to align with the needle/buzzer meter and had pretty much instant success. I had obviously practised on my own dish before hand going between 19.2 and 28.8 and I used the information from this thread along with a good tutorial I found written in an amazon review, on how to find the 28.2 using a needle / buzzer unit. I've placed the info from the tutorial below, having made some useful edits:

0. Attach satellite finder to both LNB and receiver / battery
1. point dish due east (horizontal adjustment) and elevation angle should be set to that given by http://www.dishpointer.com/
2. Reduce the meter's sensitivity to just above zero, at the point where it JUST stops buzzing
3. Turn dish slowly southwards (horizontal adjustment) until satellite finder beeps. Using this method the first dish it finds will be 28.2E
4. Turn down the gain until the satellite finder needle is on/around the 5db mark.
5. Turn dish slowly backwards and forwards in the horizontal plane until you find the strongest signal.
6. Tighten the horizontal adjustment.
7. Repeat step 5 but adjust the dish in the vertical plane.

I'll post this up somewhere in the appropriate part of the forum.

[Joe_90]

That's pretty much the standard process for adjusting a dish. It's almost impossible to use the markings on the dish to set the elevation angle correctly first time. They are only a rough guide to start with. After that you need to use a meter to get the azimuth and elevation exactly right. Either a meter directly connected to the dish or via the signal quality bar on the receiver. I normally use the second option with the assistance of the youngest son calling out the numbers. Good to know you've cracked the technique! Your next challenge will be with an 80cm dish or bigger!

[abu baniaz]

In my opinion, it is better to load a chanenl list onto receiver first. You can then select a channel and adjust the dish to tune to it.