And are there any maps online that show where all the satellites are in relation to one another? Seems that would be something that should come with every dish.
All of the satellites are in a ring along the equator, at an altitude of about 22,240 miles. The number is the line of longitude that the satellite is on. It is actually West Longitude, and the numbers get larger as you go West.
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You'll find it about 22,000 miles above a point about 3,000 miles west of the Panama Canal
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If I understand your question correctly, my answer would be. Looking from the back of a dish that is aimed at 119, you would move the dish down about 1/2" and rotate it to the right (west) about 1/2".
az99 wrote: If I understand your question correctly, my answer would be. Looking from the back of a dish that is aimed at 119, you would move the dish down about 1/2" and rotate it to the right (west) about 1/2".
That might get you pretty close. I assume that you are trying to point a single LNB dish at 129. You do have an HD dish receiver, right? 129 will be 10 degrees west and slightly lower than 119 is. Move west first before adjusting the elevation, it'll be pretty close in elevation to 119. The peaked signal will be less than 119 or 110. Be sure to run a check switch when you get a signal.
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As some others have implied, it's not just East/West, there is an up down component based on the skew or head rotation which is also based on your location. Skew comes in to play in situations where you have several lnb's mounted in line on a single dish. If you only have a single lnb, then it is just elevation and azimuth and it would be further West.
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