Directions on aligning your dish to the Astra2 satellite

Location and Direction

The Astra2 satellite provides signals for receiving Sky Digital, BBC and ITV.

The position of the Astra2 satellite is: 28° east of south.

When siting your dish, be careful of any signal obstructions like trees or tall buildings. Using a compass will help you choose the best place to site your dish. Remember to take account of the angle of elevation.

The angle of the signal hitting your dish will vary depending of how far North-South you are geographically. In the UK this varies between 20° in the North to 30° in the South.

This table may help you with the horizontal rotation (azimuth) and vertical rotation (elevation) of your dish: Astra Alignment Table

Polarity Offset (Skew)

One other consideration is the skew adjustment or Polarity offset. This is perfomed by twisting the LNB slightly clockwise. For Astra 28.2 in the UK, the Polarity Offset is between 12° and 15°.

Dish Alignment

When aligning your dish, it is recommended that you use a meter. This is far more convenient than using the receiver's signal level indicator, since using the receiver may mean a lot of to-ing and fro-ing. Using a meter will also allow you to align your dish more accurately.

Confirming That You Have Aligned Your Dish Correctly to Astra2

Once you have aligned your dish your Digibox should display the following details in the Signal Test screen. If it does not, you have aligned your dish on the wrong satellite.

Go to the "signal test" screen on your Sky digibox menus by pressing services on your Sky remote then finding your way through the menus to "System Setup" > "Signal Test"