Thursday, February 12, 2009

Satellite TV set-up blues

Satellite TV installation is not easy for newbie. During the set-up of my satellite dish, the only thing that is easy, is doing the assembly of the dish itself (thanks for the drawings!for without it I would be lost with all the nuts and bolts) but getting the signal is another thing. I couldn't have done that myself, I have the assistance of my friend who also purchases the same package and have a successful installation.

What we did is adjust the angle inclination of the dish to the scale provided to 55 (like a protractor), mount it on a wall with a clear vision of the sky, it should be facing where the sun rises then slightly moves the dish to the right with you at the back of the dish and EUREKA!, we found it or should I say we just shot an arrow to the big bird - Agila 2. The only problem I recall on the dozens of trial is that we move the dish drastically which makes you frustrated at all, It should be gentle and slow. We were very hungry after then, I think I've lost weight during the set up, from the heat and multiple trials.

During our lunch it cross my mind the significance of the installation rules. Does it only work that way here in the philippines? how come others have an inclination of 30 degrees or you have no idea at all? can I still optimize it? I'm getting to that, but for now I just watch and enjoying the TV shows.

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