Sky Tv Satellite Dish Alignment

Ensure that your freeview sky decoder tv is switched on and the volume will be loud enough to hear.

Sky tv satellite dish alignment. Satellite dish installation on chimney on cradle lashing bracket 195 inc vat. Find a suitable place for your dish to sit. Should i buy a satfinder meter to align the dish. A properly aligned sky tv satellite dish is essential for high quality television reception.

A dish mis alignment of just 0 5 degree can result in a 40 loss of signal and reduced weather margin. To aim your dish you ll need to know your azimuth and elevation coordinates. Then spend half an hour peaking up. A short tutorial to show you how o align your satellite dish for the astra 2 eurobird group of satellites.

Satellite dish installation quotes estimate installations in east sussex. I can get most channels from sky digital astra 2 at 28 2 e but the signal quality is low. For astra sky satellite add 7 deg for eutelsat hotbird satellite add 3 5 deg polarisation angle. Azimuth relates to the left to right positioning of your dish.

You have already found the satellite and you already have the best meter available the sky digibox signal quality display in the onscreen menu. For octo lnb s sky q lnb s we charge an extra 20 vat. Elevation concerns the up and down positioning of your dish. Standard 70cm 80cm satellite dish installation 185 inc vat.

For the azimuth angle sideways use a magnetic compass and swing the dish boldly sideways to find the satellite on the first swing. Determining azimuth and elevation. Apart from offering our dishpointer service on this website and our award winning apps for ios apple devices and android smartphones and tablets to align your satellite dish we are providing business solutions to satellite professionals all around the world for over a decade now. The dish needs to point towards your landmark that you have already picked out in step 2 so make sure there are no tall trees close by or vehicles in.

Incorrect dish alignment can result in weak television signals and missing tv and radio channels. The sky minidish alignment video on youtube provides useful tips and guidance on correctly aligning a dish on the astra 28 2e satellite. If you are using a portable satellite dish.