Super buddy first use

The dish and LNB plus a satellite TV set top box will work, but with limitations:

.  You will only be able to receive satellite TV carriers in the range 10.95 - 11.7 GHz.
.  You will be able to receive either polarisation but you will need to visit the antenna to turn the feed system through 90 deg to chnage the polarisation.

Have a look in Lyngsat.com and maybe talk with others locally about what satellites have what TV programs of interest. Check that the beam covers Iraq.  Free-to-Air (FTA) programs don't need a paid-for conditional access card.

Once you have an objective: satellite name, satellite location, feasible carrier frequency and polarisation, then set up your dish.

Set the polarisation initially to nominal. Vertical means the broad faces of the LNB input waveguide will be on top and underneath. Get the polarisation adjustment amount, the azimuth and elevation from https://www.satsig.net/maps/satellite-dish-pointing-iraq.htm   While facing forwards towards the satellite turn the feed clockwise if the polariation adjustment is positive. See the picture on the web page as a guide, viewed with you behind the dish facing forwards towards the satellite.

Set the elevation angle.  If your dish has a scale use it accurately. Make sure the pole is vertical and that the head unit is not sagging down. Swing the dish sideways around the approx magnetic azimuth bearing (compare the blue line relative to your building wall or roof) and you will find the satellite.  Your meter will show signal power on the left and, if you have the freq and symbol rate correct will show LOCK and signal quality on the right when you lock to the wanted carrier.

Setting the meter:
Try the "Manual Tuning" option.  Set the LNB local oscillator frequency to 10.0 GHz.  If you set a carrier frequency such as 11.452 GHz the meter will tune to 1452 MHz.

Setting your satellite TV set top box.
Tune this by either entering the L band cable frequency directly (e.g.1452 MHz) or by inputting the satellite frequency (e.g. 11.452) and the LNB local oscillator frequency (10 GHz). Enter the symbol rate.

Note that the Super Buddy and set top box have polarisation options, which generate 13 or 19V DC. This will have no effiect. Your polarisation is what you set manually.  The 22kHz tone will be ineffective and should be left OFF.

If you want satellite broadband service then consider an iDirect modem. Service providers are listed here https://www.satsig.net/ivsat2.htm
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Best regards, Eric.

Well I've tried my 'bestest', that satlook mark IV just isn't doing it for me, I tried hooking it up to another 'normal' dish with a universal lnb but still no go. The inbuilt spectrum analyzer does let me know it is finding satellites but when I switch to tv there isn't signal. When I hooked it up to a working (pointed) dish from a co-worker i still didn't get signal, yet the spectrum analyzer showed a nice signature. Maybe a malfunction of sorts. Good news is my buddy got shipped so in a couple of weeks I should have something solid to work with.

p.s. I was wondering about the elevation calculation, when you enter your lat/long shouldn't you also enter the earth stations elevation above sea level for an accurate angle?

lol, ok ya that's pretty minimal, thanks Eric