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Old 01-07-2009   #8 (permalink)
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Re: help with sonicview 8000

Sorry for not checking for responses here. That is a circular LNB, that is correct. The S meter or Signal meter only shows you a connection to the LNB. The Q meter or Quality meter shows that you are actually aimed to a satellite. Since you have no Quality, your dish is not aligned to a satellite. In your first post you said it had 100 Quality and 0 Strength, so maybe you had them backwards.

The best thing to do with just the one dish is find 119W.

You can use the below link for help
Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com

Put in your area, and click on 119W in the drop down box.

This will give you Elevation, Azimuth. A 180 Azimuth is due South, just so you know. Anything off of that is just an angle on a compass. Most compasses have Azimuth on them. Azimuth is 0 at due North. 360 degrees around like a circle. Due West is 270 Azimuth. Due Southwest is 225 degrees. That is the general angle most point towards.

In the 119W setup put in...

LNB Type: Standard or Normal
LNB Freq: 11250
TP: 12239

When you find a satellite,, the satellite name found will appear in the top area somewhere.

Good Luck !!
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