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<blockquote data-quote="Mickha" data-source="post: 1033274" data-attributes="member: 187442">Finding your first satellite is always tough, and is still difficult, without the right tools.I personally prefer to use a meter, the cheap ones, £5-£10, work perfectly.[ATTACH]112346[/ATTACH]&nbsp;With these you instantly know if your connections are correct, as the back light comes on, and you can get a signal even if your dish is pointing at the ground, by increasing the sensitivity, turning the knob to the left.You then get the meter to read about 5, half way, and gently adjust your dish, until you get it to go to 10, when you decrease the sensitivity, until it reads 5, adjust the dish, until it reads 10, and keep doing it until you have the strongest signal.If using USALS, to drive your motor, you enter your Latitude, and Longitude, from your readings, 50.84N 0.26W, negative longitude readings are West.You then ensure everything is set everything to 0, Motor, Dish, LNB, and use your reciver to drive the dish to 0.8W, which is probably best to set up on.Once done you use your meter to help find a satellite signal, and your receiver to discover which satellite you're pointing at.Once at this point you fine tune your dish, to track the satellite arc, but we'll discuss that after you've found 0.8W.Please keep posting back, with your progress.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mickha, post: 1033274, member: 187442"] Finding your first satellite is always tough, and is still difficult, without the right tools. I personally prefer to use a meter, the cheap ones, £5-£10, work perfectly. [ATTACH]112346[/ATTACH] With these you instantly know if your connections are correct, as the back light comes on, and you can get a signal even if your dish is pointing at the ground, by increasing the sensitivity, turning the knob to the left. You then get the meter to read about 5, half way, and gently adjust your dish, until you get it to go to 10, when you decrease the sensitivity, until it reads 5, adjust the dish, until it reads 10, and keep doing it until you have the strongest signal. If using USALS, to drive your motor, you enter your Latitude, and Longitude, from your readings, 50.84N 0.26W, negative longitude readings are West. You then ensure everything is set everything to 0, Motor, Dish, LNB, and use your reciver to drive the dish to 0.8W, which is probably best to set up on. Once done you use your meter to help find a satellite signal, and your receiver to discover which satellite you're pointing at. Once at this point you fine tune your dish, to track the satellite arc, but we'll discuss that after you've found 0.8W. Please keep posting back, with your progress. [/QUOTE]

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