Tricks And Tips In Tracking A Satellite With Ease.

              

           

Most people find it difficult to track or install a satellite because, they lack the tips and tricks in it. Carefully read this article and you will know how to track any satellite with ease. 

One big mistake most installers does is installing a satellite with the dish dropping down to the top of the roof. You can see this from the image above.

Do you know that if the degree of a particular satellite is higher, the lower your dish will drop down? The same applies to lower degree satellite which will also be raised up. Example; 68.5° satellite will come down whilst 16° will be raised.

So in this case if you try to install 68.5° with a dish dropping on the top of the roof, you will not get the signal. You can see from the above image that, I used to drop the dish on top of the roof. This was possible because, the satellite has a lower degree (°) which is 16°E. 

Another big issue is the positioning or skewing of the lnb. If the lnb did not positioned or faced in the right direction, you will start from early in the morning to evening by receiving nothing.

So standing in front of the dish, you should turn the connector of the lnb to 3 o'clock direction and after hitting the signal, adjust it to increase the signal.

Another one is the device you are using for tracking the satellite. If you are tracking or installing with a decoder,  don't use HD (High Definition) decoders since they do not pick the signal quickly.  You can use mpeg 4 decoder or satellite finder (meter) and then scan with your HD decoder later.
An example of mpeg4 decoder is strong (srt 4669) x or xii.

Make sure you have a genuine Lnb .

Make sure you input the correct tp (transponder) for the satellite you are tracking. Make sure the particular frequency or tp is highlighted.

I hope you can now install your satellite with ease.