5 west

**den123** · 27-08-2008

hi guys what satelite is 5 west trying set my dish up what a nightmare up and down the ladder like a bloody jo jo lol

**satelliteman** · 27-08-2008

5W is Atlantic Bird 3.

You should be aligning your dish to this satellite as your longitude is fairly close.

Have you followed the guides?

SM

**den123** · 27-08-2008

yes mate have checked the latetude on the motor its set at 51 i have manage to get astra2 and astra 28degree only by useing disqet this is what i did i made sure the motor is set in the middle then got a compass took it up to the dish waited for it to settle then turned the dish pointing inline with the compass south i then went to the reciver put the usals on and sent it to thor digi film info then i went back up to the dish with my meter and tryed to get a better signal it went a little better not much then i tryed again again again again lol thats where i am just going get 2 more paracetamol loll

**satelliteman** · 27-08-2008

I'm lost reading that.

> Check brackets/Pole is dead straight in all directions
> Make sure Latitude is correct on motor scale
> Clamp the dish to the centre of motor shaft whilst on the ground and at zero
> Goto USALS and enter YOUR latitude and longitude
> Then send the dish to 5W
> When dish stops, align the dish together with the motor around the pole and the dish elevation ONLY.
> When you have a signal on 5W, tighten everything up.
> Use 11.591 V, 20000, 2/3 for an active transponder if using the receiver to align and test (France 2,3 & 5)

**den123** · 27-08-2008

ok thanks mate will have another go

**den123** · 28-08-2008

hi satman have had another go have checked all what you said pole perfect latetude set 51 on motor ect still cant get it the only thing i can think of is where iam pointing the dish when i first set it up pointing south so tomorrow iam going to point the dish at the sun at 11oclock is that right around that time thanks den

**satelliteman** · 28-08-2008

It's correct to align to a satellite as close to your longitude as possible but.......
if you want to try sending the dish to 13e with USALS and then aligning to that first. You can then tell USALS to go to 5W and then correctly align as the software should take you to 5W or near enough there abouts.

It's another option, that's all

SM

**den123** · 28-08-2008

so is that right that i point the dish first at 11am where the sun is thanks for all your help den

**rolfw** · 28-08-2008

You're getting too wrapped up in this initial positioning, nowhere in the guides does it give such importance to the approximate position.

Your Due South position should be found by using the inline meter, or looking at a TV screen and manually moving the whole assembly on the mast and the dish elevation to find your due South satellite. If you think you may have an obstruction in the line of sight to 5W, then send the dish via the receiver to a different satellite and follow the same procedure.

**den123** · 28-08-2008

thanks mate what chanel should i lock on to for hotbird thanks

**rolfw** · 28-08-2008

Almost any will do, as it is a very strong satellite in the UK.

10949 V 27500-3/4 is as good as any.

**satelliteman** · 28-08-2008

If you have a line of sight problem for 5W, you could also try 1W after sending the dish to 1W first of course

Use the TV signal screen OR a compass (take a look at dishpointer.com)

**den123** · 29-08-2008

yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee i have done it at last i set the dish to hotbird and have got the all without fine tuneing the dish thanks sateliteman for all your help you star mate anyone in exeter wants help setting up there dish let me know lol

**satelliteman** · 29-08-2008

Glad your up and running

SM

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