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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Having confusion between motor and non motor dish
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<blockquote data-quote="at221" data-source="post: 173742" data-attributes="member: 210093"><p>Hi there, I am trying to put up a non motorised dish on a post which is mounted on the ground. Been to see some of the tutorials here and found that they are for motor dishes. I am wondering if the angles referred to are the same for both systems.</p><p></p><p>I have been to <a href="http://www.heavens-above.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">www.heavens-above.com</span></span></span></a> and got my latitude/longitude/elevation as follows:</p><p></p><p>Latitude = 51.378</p><p>Longitude = -2.381</p><p>Elevation = 73 m</p><p></p><p>And then I went to <a href="http://www.satsig.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0000ff">www.satsig.net</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> and find my dish settings:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span><a href="http://www.satsig.net/azelhelp.htm" target="_blank">Dish azimuth (deg E relative to true north</a>) = 176.95</p><p><a href="http://www.satsig.net/azelhelp.htm" target="_blank">Dish azimuth (deg E relative to magnetic north</a>) = 181.56</p><p><a href="http://www.satsig.net/azelhelp.htm" target="_blank">Dish elevation (deg)</a> = 31.14</p><p><a href="http://www.satsig.net/polangle.htm" target="_blank">Polarisation tilt</a> (deg) = -1.9</p><p><a href="http://www.satsig.net/polmount.htm" target="_blank">Polar mount main axis angle (deg)</a> = 52.06</p><p><a href="http://www.satsig.net/polmount.htm" target="_blank">Polar mount dish offset tilt (deg)</a> = 6.75</p><p></p><p>Surely, I dont need all the information above. The things I know now is to point my dish to the South using a compass.</p><p></p><p>Do I use 31.14 as dish elevation when using a non-motorised dish? (I have only 1 bracket between the ground pole and the dish to adjust the angle of elevation).</p><p></p><p>Also, is the dish azimuth here pointing to anywhere specific? Like a specific satellite? I am quite confused with the other values as well. Would you be kind enough to give me a breif explaination. I want to point to the popular astra and test if my SS2 is working or not.</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="at221, post: 173742, member: 210093"] Hi there, I am trying to put up a non motorised dish on a post which is mounted on the ground. Been to see some of the tutorials here and found that they are for motor dishes. I am wondering if the angles referred to are the same for both systems. I have been to [URL="http://www.heavens-above.com/"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0000ff]www.heavens-above.com[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] and got my latitude/longitude/elevation as follows: Latitude = 51.378 Longitude = -2.381 Elevation = 73 m And then I went to [URL="http://www.satsig.net/"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0000ff]www.satsig.net[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Times New Roman] and find my dish settings: [/FONT][URL="http://www.satsig.net/azelhelp.htm"]Dish azimuth (deg E relative to true north[/URL]) = 176.95 [URL="http://www.satsig.net/azelhelp.htm"]Dish azimuth (deg E relative to magnetic north[/URL]) = 181.56 [URL="http://www.satsig.net/azelhelp.htm"]Dish elevation (deg)[/URL] = 31.14 [URL="http://www.satsig.net/polangle.htm"]Polarisation tilt[/URL] (deg) = -1.9 [URL="http://www.satsig.net/polmount.htm"]Polar mount main axis angle (deg)[/URL] = 52.06 [URL="http://www.satsig.net/polmount.htm"]Polar mount dish offset tilt (deg)[/URL] = 6.75 Surely, I dont need all the information above. The things I know now is to point my dish to the South using a compass. Do I use 31.14 as dish elevation when using a non-motorised dish? (I have only 1 bracket between the ground pole and the dish to adjust the angle of elevation). Also, is the dish azimuth here pointing to anywhere specific? Like a specific satellite? I am quite confused with the other values as well. Would you be kind enough to give me a breif explaination. I want to point to the popular astra and test if my SS2 is working or not. Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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