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Old 12-05-12, 02:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi all, I am 2 fit my dish as I have just moved 2 my new home and have set the latitude on motor and am now stuck on the sat dish elevation on the back of sat dish.

when I try 2 get it from here UKSatelliteHelp.co.uk - UK satellite tv dish set up guides, software and news it will not load as Im using a dongle, so if you can tell me what it is or how I can get it plz tell me.
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Old 12-05-12, 02:21 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Set it for best signal on Thor, after sending the dish there with usals.
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I use dishpointer.com as a rough guide for initial set up.
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Me too, sometimes, or have a look which way other dishes in the area are pointing, and guess accordingly. For elevation starting point, I usually have it on 20 something, so that the dish face is about vertical.
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how far have you moved
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Old 13-05-12, 04:32 PM   #7 (permalink)
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moved about 20 miles but have got it now it was 21 Thanks guys, It will not let me hit thanks so thanks all...
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