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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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Motorized dish setup question
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<blockquote data-quote="Mickha" data-source="post: 901197" data-attributes="member: 187442"><p>Hi hariskar,</p><p>welcome to the forum.</p><p>No you don't move your entire system, to track the arc, but adjust the brackets, to get the most from your dish/motor.</p><p> </p><p>What size dish are you using?</p><p> </p><p>The most important things, when setting up a motorized system, is first to ensure the pole is absolutely plumb.</p><p>When your motor is set to zero attach your dish then use your receiver, once you've input your latitude, and longitude, to send your dish to the satellite you wish to use to align it, preferably the one nearest your True South position, which in your case is 24.4E, your longitude reading.</p><p>This gives you the options of using 23.5E, 25.5E, or even 26E.</p><p>Once you have the strongest signal, from your chosen satellite, you send your dish to the furthese East satellite, you can receive, then the furthest West satellite, and make a note of the signal quality readings.</p><p>You then return the dish to the satellite you set it up on, make minor adjustments, to the bracket, and send it to the furthest East/West satellites again, to check if you have the strongest possible signal. from these satellites.</p><p>You keep doing this until you are satisfied that your dish is tracking the arc and you can get all the satellites possible, for your location, and the size of your dish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mickha, post: 901197, member: 187442"] Hi hariskar, welcome to the forum. No you don't move your entire system, to track the arc, but adjust the brackets, to get the most from your dish/motor. What size dish are you using? The most important things, when setting up a motorized system, is first to ensure the pole is absolutely plumb. When your motor is set to zero attach your dish then use your receiver, once you've input your latitude, and longitude, to send your dish to the satellite you wish to use to align it, preferably the one nearest your True South position, which in your case is 24.4E, your longitude reading. This gives you the options of using 23.5E, 25.5E, or even 26E. Once you have the strongest signal, from your chosen satellite, you send your dish to the furthese East satellite, you can receive, then the furthest West satellite, and make a note of the signal quality readings. You then return the dish to the satellite you set it up on, make minor adjustments, to the bracket, and send it to the furthest East/West satellites again, to check if you have the strongest possible signal. from these satellites. You keep doing this until you are satisfied that your dish is tracking the arc and you can get all the satellites possible, for your location, and the size of your dish. [/QUOTE]
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