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**SLY-CAT** · June 4th, 2009

HI,
You pros are going to like this one. The outside temp went up today and I spent 2 hours after work trying to get the dish to pick up something. I received nothing! Gave up, went in house and cooked a fish. I ate most and the black cat got the rest. Not being one to not figure out a problem, I looked again at the info about the small dish I purchased. Then it hit me! Several years ago, I removed my old big dish and put together the new one from a box. Nice 8 footer, mesh. Got it up and working without any problem. Thinking the same about this small dish is where I made the misteak. The big dish being an axi-symmetric design, the elevation points it right at the satellite. Nose cone and amps in the center of the dish. Not at all like the small offset design. Soooooo, I found the hidden indicator for setting the correct elevation and went outside and set it. Wow! Was I off. So, if it is not raining Friday after work, I will give it another try to find 119. It just might work this time with the elevation set correctly. When you work with small dishes, you can not think "big." Nothing like being brain dead.
Told you you pros would like this one. . . . .

R.T.

June 4th, 2009	#13 (permalink)
SLY-CAT VIP Access Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: 114, 21W X 34, 27N would be nice, Warm there! Posts: 161 Credits: 791.11 Thanks: 140 Thanked 84 Times in 47 Posts	Re: Not having much luck with install. . . . . HI, You pros are going to like this one. The outside temp went up today and I spent 2 hours after work trying to get the dish to pick up something. I received nothing! Gave up, went in house and cooked a fish. I ate most and the black cat got the rest. Not being one to not figure out a problem, I looked again at the info about the small dish I purchased. Then it hit me! Several years ago, I removed my old big dish and put together the new one from a box. Nice 8 footer, mesh. Got it up and working without any problem. Thinking the same about this small dish is where I made the misteak. The big dish being an axi-symmetric design, the elevation points it right at the satellite. Nose cone and amps in the center of the dish. Not at all like the small offset design. Soooooo, I found the hidden indicator for setting the correct elevation and went outside and set it. Wow! Was I off. So, if it is not raining Friday after work, I will give it another try to find 119. It just might work this time with the elevation set correctly. When you work with small dishes, you can not think "big." Nothing like being brain dead. Told you you pros would like this one. . . . . R.T.