Well, i guess i got 12 degrees of wiggle room if they didnt count the declination of +12 degrees for my location. Thats huge! My estimation will be my bird is 12 left of where im aiming....facing south or ~85 degrees.
my bad, looking at sat data, the 97W bird is actualy @133.5 magnetic, or using Google earth overlay with a heading line, its about a light year from where I was was looking! Meter shipped, will get it tomorrow or Thu.
This FTA receiver is not new its about 2006 model. IT has a USB port for firmware updates, but the blind scan should pick up everything open on the tuned in bird. The internet hookup is through a serial port that I have not hooked up yet. The ethernet models are the IKS server bootleg models. $70/yr donation to the Chi-Coms gets you the whole enchilada (or egg roll?) of DBS channels..movies, PPV, you name it. Just dont donate with YOUR credit card, use a prepaid card thats opened for international purchases, like the CHASE "Vanilla" pre-paid gift card. Dont buy from US resellers, they can be subpoened (sp?) by the Feds for your transaction and can track you down.