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Originally Posted by brenkco
Yes, I'm using a 1000.2. I dumped the portable antenna for a few reasons. One, is the farther north you go the more atmosphere you go through so it is more affected by rain or dew. I kept loosing HD signal. The other was I was tired of only having one channel at a time, limitation of the portable antenna (tailgater) and the vip211.
The meter really makes point the dish easy after a little bit of practice. A few tips: You set the elevation and skew on a bench before mounting it on the tripod. I use http://www.dishpointer.com/. Select your location, select Multi LNB and you will get the exact elevation and skew. I don't bother much with the azimuth as the meter does the fine tuning.
Another tip for Dish setup that is critical. Spend time making sure the tripod is perfectly plumb. I use a torpedo level, checking 3 vertical points, then horizontal prior to attaching the dish. Doing so makes hitting the satellite a piece of cake.
I rented the Joey as part of my home account, but take it with me in the RV. You should be able to purchase it too if you wish.
Ken |
Ken,
I'm wondering, do you set up in places that have a really clear southern exsposer? I'm asking becuase as I said above, I set my pathway X2 in a place that was in the mist of lots of tall trees. I just wonder how easy it would be with your equipment to lock on to a satelite under less then perfect conditions?
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