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2. Personally, I would fit the scalar to the LNB, it will reduce the background noise and enhance the signal.
I never gave u a pic of the inside of the dish. There is a scaler ring already attached.
No, due to the scalar on the inside of the LNBF clamp you do not need the scalar that came with the LNBF.
I am not sure what you mean by being "told to have the bottom piece of the LNB level with the ground"? The open aperture end of the LNBF needs to be pointing at the direct centre of the dish. As the dish is pointed skywards at an elevation angle of approximately 30 degrees, an imaginary elevation line through the centre of the dish skywards should pass though the central rotational axis of the LNBF. I cannot understand why any part of the LNBF should be level with the ground?
If you get within one degree of the satellite you should start to pick up signals. For example, if I were aligning a dish on 40.5 West I would expect to pick up signals over the range of approximately 39.5 West to 41.5 West. Obviously the signal levels would be strongest when directly on the satellite but they would be present and reducing in level when moving off the satellite. Depending on the satellite the range could be even wider.
Another option to try to locate the satellite would be to connect the receiver to the LNBF and run a blind scan for 68.5 East. Check to see what comes up on the scan. If you get anything locked then post the details and it will help to identify if you are on 68.5 East or a nearby satellite such as 66.0 East.
Lastly, do you know the focal length of the dish? If you know the focal length you could measure the distance from the LNBF opening to the centre of the dish to check if it is within a reasonable tolerance.
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