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Kymmy · 19-07-2011, 11:27

Don;t get me wrong you can do it without one but you have to go extremely slowly and remember that the signal meter spikes are delayed by a second or two. Best to start off in a position you know is definitely higher or lower and then move the dish very slowly from side to side (perhaps going a millimeter at a time) once you've done a sweep then drop/raise the dish a millimeter and do the horizontal sweep again.

It can take hours where with a sat finder it can take 10-20 minutes as you get an immediate visual and (depends on the meter) audible response to a signal.

19-07-2011, 11:27	#382
Kymmy Inactive Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,385	Re: B&Q Satellite - Ross freesat box and dish Don;t get me wrong you can do it without one but you have to go extremely slowly and remember that the signal meter spikes are delayed by a second or two. Best to start off in a position you know is definitely higher or lower and then move the dish very slowly from side to side (perhaps going a millimeter at a time) once you've done a sweep then drop/raise the dish a millimeter and do the horizontal sweep again. It can take hours where with a sat finder it can take 10-20 minutes as you get an immediate visual and (depends on the meter) audible response to a signal.