FAQs

Guides

• No satellite signal: finding the cause in order – TV not finding the satellite? Test the signal and narrow down the fault: reading the meter correctly, checking the chain backwards, F-connectors, alignment, rain and individual missing channels.
• Why a phone compass misses the dish by degrees – Magnetic declination, steel at the mast and sensor drift: why the compass points wrong when aligning, how big the error is, and how to sidestep it using the sun.
• Setting the LNB skew: getting the rotation angle right – Understand and set the LNB skew angle: why the LNB is rotated, which way, and what value applies at your location – with a table for Astra 28.2° East.
• Aligning a dish without a meter: using your phone – Align a satellite dish with a smartphone instead of a satfinder: calculate the angles, check the line of sight with the AR camera, set elevation with the tilt sensor, azimuth with the compass.
• How to align a satellite dish: a 10-step guide – Step-by-step guide to aligning a satellite dish: site survey, plumb mast, azimuth, elevation, LNB skew and fine-tuning – with reference angles for Astra 28.2°E.
• Aligning to Astra 28.2° East: the values for your city – Azimuth, elevation and LNB skew for Astra 28.2° East across British and Irish cities – as a table, with guidance on interpolating and mounting.