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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1087404" data-attributes="member: 176704">In that case, do a comparison between 5W and Astra 5 at 4.8E (or even Eutelsat 3B at 3E?) because they are roughly spaced the same angle either side of Thor (Eutelsat 3B would be better because that's 4 degrees E of Thor and Eutelsat 5 West B is 4 degrees West of Thor), and maybe do some adjustments.As for not getting 42E, it's probably better to work your way gradually Eastwards from a strong sat such as 13E, 19E or 23E and &quot;peak up&quot; the elevation &amp;/or&nbsp; declination as you progress as then you will become more familiar with how much adjustment is required when moving &quot;n&quot; degrees - and thus what the dish motor combo is doing as opposed to what it should be doing.That's what I did with some of the fixed dishes, i.e. I'd start with 28E because it's very &quot;Loud&quot; and thus easily found, and then 19E, 13E and so on by progressively moving the dish &quot;left and bit and down a bit&quot; as I moved it to the East (and I could always go straight back to 28E to start again if things went a bit haywire).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1087404, member: 176704"] In that case, do a comparison between 5W and Astra 5 at 4.8E (or even Eutelsat 3B at 3E?) because they are roughly spaced the same angle either side of Thor (Eutelsat 3B would be better because that's 4 degrees E of Thor and Eutelsat 5 West B is 4 degrees West of Thor), and maybe do some adjustments. As for not getting 42E, it's probably better to work your way [I]gradually[/I] Eastwards from a strong sat such as 13E, 19E or 23E and "peak up" the elevation &/or declination as you progress as then you will become more familiar with how much adjustment is required when moving "n" degrees - and thus what the dish motor combo [I]is [/I]doing as opposed to what it should be doing. That's what I did with some of the fixed dishes, i.e. I'd start with 28E because it's very "Loud" and thus easily found, and then 19E, 13E and so on by progressively moving the dish "left and bit and down a bit" as I moved it to the East (and I could always go straight back to 28E to start again if things went a bit haywire). [/QUOTE]

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