WyoTraveler
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Thanks for clearing up the terms between the 2 companies.
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Tom N
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schneid wrote:
The interesting thing I found in the manual is a chart indicating Tilt is not required for an SL3. Ceck out page 38.
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This is very interesting.
I had DTV install a SL3 at my home and I had them install one here in FL on my RV lot. When I go home in April I'm taking the SL3 with me, but leaving the in the ground pipe. I'm going to set the SL3 up on a lot I'm going to rent for the summer. I'll use the receiver to set the elevation and azimuth.
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2oldman
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I think DTV uses the terms interchangably. In an instuction manual it's tilt. I think the setup screen and the dishpointer dot com site are skew.
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wa8yxm
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WyoTraveler wrote:Did I misunderstand? Dish has tilt and skew. Tilt is up and down. Skew is rotation of the oval dish. Does Direct call it something different?
Yes. you misunderstood.
Azimuth. Right and left, what compass heading you are looking at.
ELEVATION: up and down, Just like an elevator goes up and down.
SKEW, how much is the dish "Skewed" (TILTED) off vertical. (DISH)
Tilt: Same thing as SKEW, (Rotational "Tilt" of dish) for Direct.
So Tilt and Skew both refer to the exact same things,
What you are calling tilt, is ELEVATION on both systems.
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mikestock
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Schneid wrote:The interesting thing I found in the manual is a chart indicating Tilt is not required for an SL3. Ceck out page 38.
I have a feeling that tilt may be a little more of an issue with the smaller (experimental) dishes than with the standard SL3. The three satellites are in such a tight grouping that with the 32" oval it doesn't matter so much. I still think the story could change if you were in San Diego or the Florida Keys.
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2oldman
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wa8yxm wrote:What you are calling tilt, is ELEVATION on both systems. huh?
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My directv calls it skew.
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The least critical setting for the Slimline dish is skew or tilt or whatever you want to call it. It's most critical for receiving the 119.
It stands to reason that it probably doesn't make a lot of difference for receiving only the 99, 101, and 103 since the lnb's are contained in the same housing on the dish, and the sats are pretty close together in the sky.
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mikestock
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haddy1 wrote:The least critical setting for the Slimline dish is skew or tilt or whatever you want to call it. It's most critical for receiving the 119.
It stands to reason that it probably doesn't make a lot of difference for receiving only the 99, 101, and 103 since the lnb's are contained in the same housing on the dish, and the sats are pretty close together in the sky.
Well said.
Also, for this reason the emphasis on being perfectly level is oversold.
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In OCS, it was drilled into our pea brains to "pay attention to detail". As establishing a plumb mast is Step 1, I am going to get as close as I can. One should always start a task from a good foundation. I sure wish the bums that built some of my houses owned a level, square, and rule.
Setting up a dish requires:
1. The right equipment
2. The right numbers
3. A plumb mast
4. A dead on shot at the 101
Do that and one will have signal. Those having problems have missed the mark on one of these basics. There are lots of ways and a lots of arguments on how to get there, but one way or another, these basics are a must.
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