Rather than using a wire to carry the video signal to your home (as would a cable TV provider), DIRECTV sends the signal through the air. Earth-orbiting satellites send the signals to a receiver dish that’s mounted to your home.

DirecTV supplies BBCs with all 5-LNB Ku/Ka-band dish systems. The satellite signal from T10 is downconverted at the dish to the frequency range of 250-750 MHz, called “Ka-lo”.

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The Dish satellites are aligned to the south and will calibrate more easily when pointed in that direction.

The horizontal alignment refers to the position of the satellite emitting the signal. Therefore, your dish needs to point either to the east or west, in the direction where you wish to receive the signal.

Grab your compass or your smartphone’s compass app and an adjustable wrench, and make your way to your dish. With the compass held still and level in your hand, wait for the needle stop moving and then rotate the body of the compass until the needle aligns with north.

Steps:

1. Step 1: Double-Check the Complete Address or the ZIP Code.
2. Step 2: Loosen the Nuts to Enable Movement.
3. Step 3: Rotate and Adjust the Satellite Dish.
4. Step 4: Try to Adjust Elevation Bolts.
5. Step 5: Tighten and Secure all Nuts.

Q. How much does a professional dish alignment cost ? A. From as little as £39.00 + vat for a standard Sky or Freesat type dish installed to a wall, we are special heights equipped and trained and can work safely on roofs.

1. To find your signal strength on a Hopper or Wally receiver, go to Menu > Settings > Diagnostics > Dish.
2. To find your signal strength on a ViP receiver, go to Menu > System Setup > Installation > Point Dish.

Satellite Director is a free application for Android devices that allows a user to locate a satellite. It requires phone compass or GPS and tracks satellites by pointing the device towards the sky.

A reasonable Satellite Signal strength is between 50 and 80. If it is lower than that range, you are either pointing into an object (e.g. trees, shrubs, or structures) or pointing above or below the satellite.

Simply bring your inactive DISH equipment to the customer service desk at a Best Buy location near you. It’s that easy! Best Buy has collected and responsibly disposed of more than 1 billion pounds of electronics and appliances, making them the largest retail collection program in the United States.

We Make Moving Free & Easy Taking your DISH service to your new home is free and easy. Give us a call and we’ll get your DISH service installed at no additional cost.

Just call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) and say where you’re moving and when you want DISH installed. Then take your DISH gear with you and have it unpacked and ready for the tech on installation day. There is no fee unless you move more than once in a rolling 12-month period. In that case, it costs $100.

If you own the dish, contact DirecTV or your provider about its recycling program. No dish does not charge if you move under normal circumstances, and do not extend the contract, 1 free dish mover per account per 24 month.