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<blockquote data-quote="jncsk8r" data-source="post: 798303" data-attributes="member: 387717">Eureka! So, after speaking to AFU Europe they directed me to AFN Afghanistan who sent me an aiming document that had everything exactly the way I had it, to the T. However, some where during all the up down, left right confusion I missed matching proper LNB skew with proper Az and Elv. After receiving the document i immediately went to my dish, rotated the LNB to the 4 o’clock position and EUREKA! NASCAR comes on behind me. Signal lock, but no quality. Then it started raining so I had to pull down all my equipment and didn’t get to fine tune. Anyway, the hardest part is behind me I’m happy to report. Below is the documentation sent to me from AFN Afghanistan:Eurobird Sighting InstructionsThe Azimuth is 252 and the elevation is 43 if the dish is inverted (if not inverted it is 13).&nbsp; When you are standing in front of the dish looking directly at it, make sure the connecter where you plug into the lnb is at the 4 o'clock position.&nbsp; If you can bring the decoder and small tv out right next to the dish and connect it directly to the dish while you are aligning it, this will help.&nbsp; Go to the menu and then preset lnb and this will allow you to look at the signal levels and whether you get a lock while aligning the dish.&nbsp; Once you get to 252 and 43 put a small tick mark on the dish as a reference point, barely go to the left and then up and down slowly on the elevation arm, go to the left and up and down on the elevation arm, etc....until you get about an inch from the original spot.&nbsp; If you do not get a lock, go back to 252 and 43 and repeat to the right.&nbsp; This should help you to get a lock. If you have a spectrum analyzer the settings are: Freq 1741.0 MHz, LNB Voltage 13V+22kHz, Units dBmV, LNB OSC 10600.0 MHz.&nbsp; We use a 500MHz span and with these settings you should be able to see 6 camel humps in the middle of the screen.&nbsp; The center of the third hump is at 1741MHz and the center of the 6th hump is at 1818MHz.&nbsp; Hopefully this will help you sight in the dish.&nbsp; Decoder settings are:Scientific Atlantic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cisco Modulation Type is DVB-S&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Downlink Freq is 12.34125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Downlink Freq is 12.34125&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Symbol Rate is 27.5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Symbol Rate is 27.5FEC is Auto&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Net ID is 10Polar is Vert&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LO Select is AutoNet ID is 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; LO Freq 1 is 9.75LNB Power is 13&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LO Freq 2 is 10.6LO Freq 1 is 9.75&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Crossover is 11.7LO Freq 2 is 10.6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LNB Power is 13V (FOR 1 BOX ONLY)Crossover is 11.7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Diseqc is Disable LO Select is LO2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Diseqc Switch is OFF</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jncsk8r, post: 798303, member: 387717"] Eureka! So, after speaking to AFU Europe they directed me to AFN Afghanistan who sent me an aiming document that had everything exactly the way I had it, to the T. However, some where during all the up down, left right confusion I missed matching proper LNB skew with proper Az and Elv. After receiving the document i immediately went to my dish, rotated the LNB to the 4 o’clock position and EUREKA! NASCAR comes on behind me. Signal lock, but no quality. Then it started raining so I had to pull down all my equipment and didn’t get to fine tune. Anyway, the hardest part is behind me I’m happy to report. Below is the documentation sent to me from AFN Afghanistan: [B]Eurobird Sighting Instructions[/B] The Azimuth is 252 and the elevation is 43 if the dish is inverted (if not inverted it is 13). When you are standing in front of the dish looking directly at it, make sure the connecter where you plug into the lnb is at the 4 o'clock position. If you can bring the decoder and small tv out right next to the dish and connect it directly to the dish while you are aligning it, this will help. Go to the menu and then preset lnb and this will allow you to look at the signal levels and whether you get a lock while aligning the dish. Once you get to 252 and 43 put a small tick mark on the dish as a reference point, barely go to the left and then up and down slowly on the elevation arm, go to the left and up and down on the elevation arm, etc....until you get about an inch from the original spot. If you do not get a lock, go back to 252 and 43 and repeat to the right. This should help you to get a lock. If you have a spectrum analyzer the settings are: Freq 1741.0 MHz, LNB Voltage 13V+22kHz, Units dBmV, LNB OSC 10600.0 MHz. We use a 500MHz span and with these settings you should be able to see 6 camel humps in the middle of the screen. The center of the third hump is at 1741MHz and the center of the 6th hump is at 1818MHz. Hopefully this will help you sight in the dish. Decoder settings are: Scientific Atlantic Cisco Modulation Type is DVB-S Downlink Freq is 12.34125 Downlink Freq is 12.34125 Symbol Rate is 27.5 Symbol Rate is 27.5 FEC is Auto Net ID is 10 Polar is Vert LO Select is Auto Net ID is 10 LO Freq 1 is 9.75 LNB Power is 13 LO Freq 2 is 10.6 LO Freq 1 is 9.75 Crossover is 11.7 LO Freq 2 is 10.6 LNB Power is 13V (FOR 1 BOX ONLY) Crossover is 11.7 Diseqc is Disable LO Select is LO2 Diseqc Switch is OFF [/QUOTE]

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