any hints how to realign satilite dish???? Bad weather/wind has moved it.

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

any hints how to realign satilite dish???? Bad weather/wind has moved it.

henrys57wagon · WOODLAWN, ONT

janies dirty 37 wrote:
First thing to do is to get the dish mounted to the fence, at least secure it so it does not move. Then set the azimuth and then the angle. I put a level on the face and use a protractor to get it close, then move it left to right. If you get the wrong satellite it will tell you what # it is, then move it left or right to get the correct(91 and 82 Bell), and up and down a degree at a time to get the best signal. I then use the protractor below the arm that has the LNB after I get set up and write that down for future use. I do this every where I go.
https://www.acklandsgrainger.com/AGIPortalWeb/WebSource/ProductDisplay/globalProductDetailDisplay.do?item_code=WSWAF4

-- Edited by henrys57wagon on Monday 18th of November 2013 08:08:28 PM

Cat in the Hat · BRANTFORD, ONT

Janice. You and Art are good sports

Lmfao at the picture

You must have to when you were taking it

I had satalite for years. Mount it solid get rid of the tripod

You wont have problems again. Unless it gets full of snow

Get a USA address buy the DISH

BETTER CHANNELS use anywhere in north america

That what fancy azz motor homes use

Been der. Dun dat

-- Edited by Grumpsbodyworks on Tuesday 19th of November 2013 08:48:31 AM

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

I would mount it on this and be gone south pretty fast biggrin My idea of a motorhome!

-- Edited by janies dirty 37 on Monday 18th of November 2013 11:33:59 PM

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

cry

Bad weather with high winds has moved my dish and I'm having a hard time realigning it to get satellite. Hours on the phone with bell and basically they say I need a service call

Any hints to help me out?? Me and Bell don't mix!!!

JPB · AYLMER, ONT

With another person helping you,one outside/one inside- move the dish around. When we had sat tv,under set up,there was an "audible tone"that helped you narrow in on your satalite. It doesn't take much movement to lose your signal.

Cat in the Hat · BRANTFORD, ONT

Get Art to hold 2 coat hangers and plug his whizzer into the Dish......should get Sudbury like that

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

JPB wrote:
With another person helping you,one outside/one inside- move the dish around. When we had sat tv,under set up,there was an "audible tone"that helped you narrow in on your satalite. It doesn't take much movement to lose your signal.

Did that and now it say's wrong satellite?? wont stay green. Its at 85% or better??

Thanks in advance for your help smile

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

Ah crap Grumps......All we can get now is the Red /Green network and some gardening show out of Brantford and Art's "whizzer" is cold!

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

Gazoo wrote:
You'll need a compass, most Iphones have one, a protractor would also come in handy for the angle.
Check Bell's pdf files pages 44, and 50. Page 44 is how to, and page 50 is where the satelites are in your area
http://support.bell.ca/_web/guides/TV/UserGuide/Receiver/9200/9200_ins%28en%29.pdf
Hope this helps.

-- Edited by Gazoo on Monday 18th of November 2013 04:08:21 PM

Thanks for the info Gazoo. smile

Its way more info then what I got from bell.

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Thank you, come again, lol.

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Art, your dish is too shiny, you're deflecting the signal. biggrin

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

All fixed

Thanks again Gazoo biggrin

I really like you until you said that in your best east Indian accent hmm lmao

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

Gazoo wrote:
Art, your dish is too shiny, you're deflecting the signal.

Ya... that's my fault! my OCD compels me to polish all chrome, stainless ect. to a brilliant shine. winter sucks!

Fordy Acres Car Farm · DORCHESTER, ONT

Make sure you use the compass on the iphone away from any metal, throws it way off! Ask me how I know. Lol! (memories of Bristol)
I find it much easier to bring the receiver out near the dish and a small TV. My dish is a Shaw and mounted on the eave of the garage at the house, so I lay the TV at the bottom of the ladder where I can see as I adjust. Look up the co-ordinates on the WWW and use the scale on the dish mount to get it close, then do your fine adjustments from there. I've got one dish on the house and two more on two different buildings out back(too far from house to use one dish) - all were set up from a ladder looking down on the receiver's diagnostic screen all by my self, with no helpers and solo to boot!

*If that's your set up pictured, it should be much easier to adjust than standing on a ladder or a sloping roof!

Fordy Acres Car Farm · DORCHESTER, ONT

Aww, man! All fixed while I was typing! I tried!!!

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Kewl!

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

Yep, if you can look past hubby......that's my setup! The genius from Bell decided that the tripod mount method was the best solution hmm .

Its great when the snow plow has gone by and plows it down the road. lmao

My interaction with them has to be kept to absolute minimum!! for everyone's safety. Sadly, they are the only game in town for us. Its bell tv or nothing.

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

All day on the phone/online with them and 5 min after asking here.......I got answers I was looking for smile

cant beet that!

Thanks again guy's .......and a Glenn......I guess, kinda sorta confuse

Janice

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Now that it working build a fence around it out of 2x4's then fill will concrete about 2 yards should do then the snow plow will bounce off it

Fordy Acres Car Farm · DORCHESTER, ONT

You should have seen our set up at Bristol! It involved a large block of wood, some 3" wood screws and the heavy hitch and sway bar attachment from the camper trailer to hold it all down.....which gets me thinking.... If we can take our dish off the house in Onterrible, and take it down to Tennesee, and watch TV for a week, then why can't you get it up there? It's satellite - no wires to run. Billing can be done automatically or through the WWW. I don't see why Bell (urrgh) is the only game in town. I like Shaw(Starchoice), no hassles in the last 14 years, and I run 5 receivers off three dishes.

I would seriously think about elevating that sucker on a permanent 8x8 post!

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

Probably true Fordy.... never really thought of that. Others say they don't provide service to my area....but I hear you taking dish with me on holidays and it works there as well.. hmmmmm

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

I know the plow operator 427, Ivan knows where the dish is now so he's pretty good about it. when it happened the last time, I called bell to come find it and reinstall again. They said that was the only place they could put it so whatever! It doesn't cost me anything when they have to come service it for that reason. And it is pretty funny to watch then dig it out.

Of course, with no TV.....its all we have to watch

Janice

Fordy Acres Car Farm · DORCHESTER, ONT

They likely just don't have the range on the service trucks to go that far, but you've just proven that you can set up a dish with no stinking service guy. And you've already got RG6 cable right there, pre-routed into the house! If they still won't allow you to open an account, you may have to buddy up with someone in their support area and split the account costs. PM me for further explanation.

My Dad has had it with Rogers too and wants to go back to Shaw/Starchoice.

henrys57wagon · WOODLAWN, ONT

Also want to add that Bell does not work south of about 100 miles(still works at Syracuse) and Shaw is getting a new sat on line that will have the same constrictions.

58Chev · ETOBICOKE, ONT

Janice,

You need to get yourself a J-Mount and put that dish on a 6x6.

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

amen to that! Art has got it attached to flag post/pole now.

I will keep the tripod that bell provided for a seat for one of them there tech/support workers biggrin .

Fordy Acres Car Farm · DORCHESTER, ONT

What are those fuel tanks? 160 gallons each? ...X4 = 640 gallons....hmmm....you'll still have to stop a lot for gas, by the looks of that monster! It looks so thirsty there should be a tongue hangin' out the front grill!!!

Cat in the Hat · BRANTFORD, ONT

Last Time I saw that many BLOWERS in one spot .....was downtown Hamilton on a Saturday night!

Right Slim? ....Hemi Kev????....Scottsman?????????

slim · DUNDAS, ONT

Grumpsbodyworks wrote:
Last Time I saw that many BLOWERS in one spot .....was downtown Hamilton on a Saturday night!

Right Slim? ....Hemi Kev????....Scottsman?????????

They have all moved back to Barton street . Bus lane put'em out of business. Realy hard to believe they had any buisiness to start with. Seen a few cute cops though but Im waiting for vice to start using female undercover cops.

hemikev · HAMILTON, ONT

janies dirty 37 wrote:
Ah crap Grumps......All we can get now is the Red /Green network and some gardening show out of Brantford and Art's "whizzer" is cold!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------So i havnt been on in a while ,,1st thing i see is Roger with a pot on his head ,,,dont think ive missed much by the looks of it

Cat in the Hat · BRANTFORD, ONT

ART FOR MAYOR !

The POT HEAD of SOUTH RIVER!

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

Its a colander Grumps! No pot

I'm to busy to "help" Art run the River! .......Don't want "the River" to end up in the river wink

slim · DUNDAS, ONT

How did you get Arts colon so shiny ? He seems quite pleased with it.

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

lmao

Well played sir.....well played wink

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

It is still referred to as chemical bridge..... something to do with treatment plant I think.

I'll ask Art about bait and tackle shop. Unless it was close to the old arcade......or The dairy bar.... I cant remember it confuse

janies dirty 37 · SOUTH RIVER, ONT

So it would have been across the street from the Happy landing truck stop?? Or beside the stop 11 store.????

I remember it, but I moved away from here right around that time. smile

Cat in the Hat · BRANTFORD, ONT

not as drunk as you thinkle peep I am wrote:

im sure his first name was Denny i think his last name was Cox. he was missing a leg (this is starting to sound like a joke ..... sorry) so he would use either his fake leg or a wheelchair. i think the tackle shop was nearer the south end of town on the west side of the road. i remember hearing stories of someone in town owning a stock and perfect late 20s/early 30s plymouth roadster too. keep in mind this was 30ish years ago.

ahhh memories .... too bad i cant remember them

I remember him. He was also blind in one eye and couldnt gear a dam thing!

His nickname was LUCKY!!!!