To get a satellite dish aligned correctly you must maximise the signal on three plains.
Reaiming my satellite dish on my roof without a meter.
Find out how to.
You ll see one or two small phillips head screws.
A satellite dish can be aligned without using a meter by finding the peak angles from the receiver menu and adjusting the dish as necessary.
This is the left and right or east and west azimuth adjustment.
Azimuth relates to the left to right positioning of your dish.
To aim your dish you ll need to know your azimuth and elevation coordinates.
The pole gives the dish more height without it needing to be on the roof.
Best locations include the roof or one end of the wall where nothing will obstruct it.
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In order to remove the cables without causing damage you ll need a small to medium sized phillips head screwdriver and a 7 16 open ended wrench.
Look near the end of the satellite dish s lnb arm the lnb is the eye on the end of the dish.
The elevation angle which is up and down and the skew adjustment this is angle that the lnb itself is fixed into the lnb holder.
Loosen them then pull off the lnb.
Azimuth east west adjustment.
One of the best ways to set up a dish is by anchoring a metal pole in the ground with concrete then mounting the dish on top of it.
Determining azimuth and elevation.
How to fix satellite dish without a meter step 1 choose a position to install your dish antenna and do the physical antenna installation.
Elevation concerns the up and down positioning of your dish.
Mount dish on pole tune dish zip tie where needed.
Or you can do it the hard way as you ve said.