lnb skewing - ABA DSS

thunder42 · July 16th, 2009

hi according to dishpointer I need to skew 36.5 degrees to pick up 123w.my question is if my lnb is set for zero(arrow at top)how many degrees do i have to actually rotate the lnb. and do i still have to skew the dish?thanks

basscat02 · July 16th, 2009

Do you have the position you need to put it on or just need to skew that many degrees? Knowing the exact position would be very helpful

thunder42 · July 16th, 2009

not quite sure I have a 30 inch dish pointed at 119w right now,also I have a linear lnb with degree marks on the holder(dish doesn't rotate) I am going to adjust dish for 123w(a little to the right and down abiut 2 degrees.the marking on the lnb is set at 0

basscat02 · July 16th, 2009

That was the hardest sat I ever had to locate. Then a hurricane took it. Got a new 39" Fortec Star dish with the Quad Invacom universal LNB. Have not been able to get it back. Your directions are correct, just take your time, move slow, confirm your antenna settings. Let us know how you do.

thunder42 · July 16th, 2009

thankyou so I skew the lnb 36.5 degrees and adjust the dish as stated before and I should be close

**tiger-55** · July 16th, 2009

go to satfinder.com select your sat there and type your zip. It show the skew arrow
rotation left or right. if it show -36 degree and rotation arrow shows counter clock then try 90-36= 54 that should be your skew hope this work. work for me every time......... good luck

**fossil112** · July 16th, 2009

why skew for a single bird?

thunder42 · July 16th, 2009

thankyou so much i will give it a try

SatJunkie97 · July 16th, 2009

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Originally Posted by fossil112

why skew for a single bird?

its linear....you need to skew the LNB.....

36 degrees will be 36 degrees clockwise when looking at the LNB from behind the dish.....

**fossil112** · July 17th, 2009

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Originally Posted by SatJunkie97

its linear....you need to skew the LNB.....

36 degrees will be 36 degrees clockwise when looking at the LNB from behind the dish.....

hmmm, did not know that. thanks!

thunder42 · July 17th, 2009

thankyou again have not got it yet(to much rain and cloud cover) but i will post my results when the weather is nicer

thunder42 · July 19th, 2009

just wanted to let you know i have 97signal and 88 quality for 123w thankyou

EHG · July 20th, 2009

I'm also trying to get 123w so far it has eluded me!According to dishpointer for my location my settings should beDish Elevation 52.8 degAzimuth (true) 192.9 degAzimuth (magn) 181 degLNB SKEW 10.9 degSince the 10.9 skew is apparently a positive number since there was no neg in front of it then I guess I can assume from above that I would turn the LNB CLOCKWISE to 10.9?The setup has 0 in the center and goes to 40 on each side.

**bill of oz** · July 20th, 2009

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Originally Posted by EHG

Since the 10.9 skew is apparently a positive number since there was no neg in front of it then I guess I can assume from above that I would turn the LNB CLOCKWISE to 10.9?The setup has 0 in the center and goes to 40 on each side.

yes that is correct, turn it 10 degrees clockwise when looking at the LNB from behind the dish, it will be a very small amount, maybe 1/8 inch

thunder42 · July 20th, 2009

when i set up my dish(30inch) i first picked up 119 with circular lnb then i connected a linear lnb lowered my elevation about 2-3 degrees.rotate your lnb like bill said and then move the dish a little to the right.i did this with a 13 inch tv a few feet away from the dish to monitor my progress.on my coolsat i went to pid and adjusted my transponder to 11800 to lock onto a good tp.once i got into the green with my signal i put alittle pressure on the dish left/right up/ down to see which way to continue.i hope this helps.