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Compass won't work near DISH
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<blockquote data-quote="hellohellopal" data-source="post: 166762" data-attributes="member: 205068"><p>Hi Me again</p><p></p><p>I tried all day today tried invain to install the dish but I am getting so annoyed. </p><p></p><p>I know my Lat-Long and also have got some figure to work with but I DO NOT GET IT in my thick head. If anybody please tell me in plain English what to do the figure below. Inshort which degree should i fix the Motor and which degree the Dish. I have got satellite finder but I do not get any beeps or no signal strenth varitions even I moved it around ALOT. </p><p></p><p></p><p>My Latitude and Longitude are as below from google Maps</p><p>******************************************</p><p><span style="color: purple">Latitude = 53.013, Longitude = -2.183 </span></p><p><span style="color: purple">Lat = 53 degrees, 0.8 minutes North</span></p><p><span style="color: purple">Long = 2 degrees, 11.0 minutes West </span></p><p><span style="color: purple">*******************************************</span></p><p><span style="color: purple">Satellite orbit (deg E)</span></p><p><span style="color: purple">13 (Hotbird- as It is the nearest on East I guess)</span></p><p><span style="color: purple">*************************************</span></p><p><strong>Based on above figures the calculations for me are as below</strong></p><p>**************************************</p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">Dish Azimuth (E degree relative to true North) </span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">161.24</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">*******************************************</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">Dish Azimuth (deg E relative to megnative Noth)</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">165.92</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">*******************************************</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">Dish elavation (deg)</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">27.84</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">******************************************</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">Salnt range (km)</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">38809.77</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">*****************************************</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">Polarisation tilt (deg)</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">-11.16</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">*****************************************</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">Polar mount main axis angle(deg)</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">53.68</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">****************************************</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">Polar mount dish offset tilt (deg)</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">6.9</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorchid">****************************************</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Also what equipments I need (reasonable priced If I have to buy one).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p><img src="http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/images/statusicon/user_online.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hellohellopal, post: 166762, member: 205068"] Hi Me again I tried all day today tried invain to install the dish but I am getting so annoyed. I know my Lat-Long and also have got some figure to work with but I DO NOT GET IT in my thick head. If anybody please tell me in plain English what to do the figure below. Inshort which degree should i fix the Motor and which degree the Dish. I have got satellite finder but I do not get any beeps or no signal strenth varitions even I moved it around ALOT. My Latitude and Longitude are as below from google Maps ****************************************** [COLOR=purple]Latitude = 53.013, Longitude = -2.183 Lat = 53 degrees, 0.8 minutes North Long = 2 degrees, 11.0 minutes West [/COLOR] [COLOR=purple]*******************************************[/COLOR] [COLOR=purple]Satellite orbit (deg E)[/COLOR] [COLOR=purple]13 (Hotbird- as It is the nearest on East I guess)[/COLOR] [COLOR=purple]*************************************[/COLOR] [B]Based on above figures the calculations for me are as below[/B] ************************************** [COLOR=darkorchid]Dish Azimuth (E degree relative to true North) [/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]161.24[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]*******************************************[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]Dish Azimuth (deg E relative to megnative Noth)[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]165.92[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]*******************************************[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]Dish elavation (deg)[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]27.84[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]******************************************[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]Salnt range (km)[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]38809.77[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]*****************************************[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]Polarisation tilt (deg)[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]-11.16[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]*****************************************[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]Polar mount main axis angle(deg)[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]53.68[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]****************************************[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]Polar mount dish offset tilt (deg)[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]6.9[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkorchid]****************************************[/COLOR] Also what equipments I need (reasonable priced If I have to buy one). Thanks [IMG]http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/images/statusicon/user_online.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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