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Thanks, I'll have to look for that. The modem interface allows me to put in the latitude and longitude and gives me a polarization of -33 as far as I can remember, but the scale must not be the same on my dish, because I've got it at about 4 degrees and it's working, though with performance issues and periodic failed ACP tests. I know for sure the latitude and longitude are both correct. I know the adjustments on the satellite are touchy and it's difficult to get it zeroed into the right spot. Does anyone have any tips on adjusting it besides trial and error? I've been looking around and have found some useful info here. This is definitely one of the better forums for broadband information.

Hi, I'm an IT guy at a Bible College in Mexico. I don't have much experience with satellite internet systems though. We have a HN7000S modem and are pointed at SATMEX6. I recently had to re-align the dish when it was moved. I can get the signal strength up to 80 solid, which is fine. However, after messing with the polarization for a couple hours, I can still only get the ACP test up to 68 and it jumps around a lot, failing about 2 times out of 10. It works like this, but there is not a good margin of error and the performance isn't what it could be. Could someone explain the best method for getting the Satellite aligned correctly or point me to a good resource.. I think I'm just making it more difficult than it needs to be.