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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Calculating the correct elevation of a dish.
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<blockquote data-quote="PaulR" data-source="post: 793485" data-attributes="member: 176256"><p>To say that you will only find a satellite if you get lucky is overstating the case but calculations and setting up accordingly will only put you more-or-less in the right position.</p><p></p><p>With dishes up to about 80cm you may find that setting up according to calculations is as good as you can get due to the relatively wide acceptance angle of the dish and that further small adjustments using a satellite meter do not give any improvements but larger dishes will certainly need a meter for the final few per cent inprovements. In fact, the larger a dish the more difficult it is to set up roughly and the more vital it is to use a meter for final adjustment.</p><p></p><p>What it boils down to is that the calculations will put you roughly in the right position and then you use a meter for precise sdjustments. After a few dish installations you will develop a feeling where is roughly right and then use the meter at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PaulR, post: 793485, member: 176256"] To say that you will only find a satellite if you get lucky is overstating the case but calculations and setting up accordingly will only put you more-or-less in the right position. With dishes up to about 80cm you may find that setting up according to calculations is as good as you can get due to the relatively wide acceptance angle of the dish and that further small adjustments using a satellite meter do not give any improvements but larger dishes will certainly need a meter for the final few per cent inprovements. In fact, the larger a dish the more difficult it is to set up roughly and the more vital it is to use a meter for final adjustment. What it boils down to is that the calculations will put you roughly in the right position and then you use a meter for precise sdjustments. After a few dish installations you will develop a feeling where is roughly right and then use the meter at this point. [/QUOTE]
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