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<blockquote data-quote="johnrw" data-source="post: 187476" data-attributes="member: 51716"><p>If you go to mcraenz google page as above you can ask him questions (in the section at the bottom of the page) which may point you in the right direction (no pun intended!).&nbsp; He is very helpful.&nbsp; You are on the right track but there may be an easier way to the elliminate dish pointing as a possible problem.&nbsp; Are you able to re-mount your dish on the side of the house near the TV window?&nbsp; There is no magic rule which says it has to be on the roof.&nbsp; All you need is a clear vision to the satellite position which will be 40+ degrees above the horizon.&nbsp; The signal hits the dish and is reflected downwards to the LNB.&nbsp; This means the actual angle of the dish face is about half the angle from horizon to where the satellite is located.&nbsp; These are called &quot;offset&quot; dishes as distinct from &quot;direct focus&quot; like the very large dishes you see about.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="johnrw, post: 187476, member: 51716"] If you go to mcraenz google page as above you can ask him questions (in the section at the bottom of the page) which may point you in the right direction (no pun intended!). He is very helpful. You are on the right track but there may be an easier way to the elliminate dish pointing as a possible problem. Are you able to re-mount your dish on the side of the house near the TV window? There is no magic rule which says it has to be on the roof. All you need is a clear vision to the satellite position which will be 40+ degrees above the horizon. The signal hits the dish and is reflected downwards to the LNB. This means the actual angle of the dish face is about half the angle from horizon to where the satellite is located. These are called "offset" dishes as distinct from "direct focus" like the very large dishes you see about. [/QUOTE]

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