jimmyireland35
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Thanks roilf..............
I am relying on usals/go to function................i will try manual movement
jimmy
I am relying on usals/go to function................i will try manual movement
jimmy
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It may only require a small nudge, but can make a big difference. 
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I have tried moving manually at 28.5 where I get a reading of 80 Signal and 45% quality...but even the slightest nudge gives me no quality.....
something tells me that my dish elevation is out, but I do not know how to solve this
jimmy
something tells me that my dish elevation is out, but I do not know how to solve this
jimmy
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Jimmy,
What is your problem ? On the one hand you say you have a signal but do not get any channels. If that is the case it is not setup problem of dish and motor. Then you write about poor signals if you move a dish. I'm confused.
Only that much. Usals works without a problem and a problem can only occur if the motor gets old and he does not position properly anymore so you might have to adjust. Or your setup is incorrect and that is why Usal does not find any birds. This is actually all, or the previous thing I brought up.
What do you mean by manually moved to 28,5 ? The whole lot (pole and dish) or by moving the dish with the receiver ? The evaluation of the dish can be a problem becuase of the low signal. But actually, can't talk for others here, but I do not know were your problem is ?
Try to help but getting rather confusing what your up to ;-)
What is your problem ? On the one hand you say you have a signal but do not get any channels. If that is the case it is not setup problem of dish and motor. Then you write about poor signals if you move a dish. I'm confused.
Only that much. Usals works without a problem and a problem can only occur if the motor gets old and he does not position properly anymore so you might have to adjust. Or your setup is incorrect and that is why Usal does not find any birds. This is actually all, or the previous thing I brought up.
What do you mean by manually moved to 28,5 ? The whole lot (pole and dish) or by moving the dish with the receiver ? The evaluation of the dish can be a problem becuase of the low signal. But actually, can't talk for others here, but I do not know were your problem is ?
Try to help but getting rather confusing what your up to ;-)
jimmyireland35
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Ok
I am getting confused myself so maybe no harm to take a snap shot of where I am ...
Motor set a zero and I have made sure that dish is square on pole I have turned the whole to to my southern most satellite which is 8 West. Getting a reading here of 79% Signal with 97% Quality
Move to 15 West Signal 73% Signal 60%
Cannot get anything outside of this.
On the eastern side
7 East Signal 78% Quality 98%
13 East Signal 76% Quality 97%
19.2 East Signal 81% Quality 97%
Cannot get 23 Esat or 26 East ( maybe using a weak transponder)
28.2 Signal 79% Quality 94%
28.5 Signal 75% Quality 45%
Cannot get any Sattelite outside of this
Hope this helps you to help me
jimmy
I am getting confused myself so maybe no harm to take a snap shot of where I am ...
Motor set a zero and I have made sure that dish is square on pole I have turned the whole to to my southern most satellite which is 8 West. Getting a reading here of 79% Signal with 97% Quality
Move to 15 West Signal 73% Signal 60%
Cannot get anything outside of this.
On the eastern side
7 East Signal 78% Quality 98%
13 East Signal 76% Quality 97%
19.2 East Signal 81% Quality 97%
Cannot get 23 Esat or 26 East ( maybe using a weak transponder)
28.2 Signal 79% Quality 94%
28.5 Signal 75% Quality 45%
Cannot get any Sattelite outside of this
Hope this helps you to help me
jimmy
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Does any of this make sense 
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jimmyireland35 said:Does any of this make sense
Sounds like you're close, this diagram may help to explain why you are getting East but only one West.
You may have to rotate the motor and dish slightly on the pole or the pole may not be 100% vertical.
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You should try moving the dish with the East/West buttons to try and find 30W, make sure that you choose a transponder with a good strong signal. For 28.5, try adding one of those transponders to 28.2, they are co-located, so the dish should hardly need moving.
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When I look at the last Sats you get E&W the signal is going down. Usually this is a indication that a motor is starting to run out of orbit. But the setup you describe sounds ok. Are you sure there is nothing in your way on both sides outside your range ? Tree, wall etc.
Perhaps there is some improvement on your dish evaluation. Go on 28,5 again and lift and drop the dish a bit and see if the signal improves. If not then the dish should fit. You could also test this with 30 west as suggested but only if you have usals because in case the dish evaluation is not perfect you will not get a signal by moving manually.
Tell me what does the scale on the motor show when you are on 28,5 degrees ? Does it show 41 degrees on the scale ?
Besides the position 28,5 was this a stored postion already in your receiver or did you store it there yourselve or looked for it manually?
Perhaps there is some improvement on your dish evaluation. Go on 28,5 again and lift and drop the dish a bit and see if the signal improves. If not then the dish should fit. You could also test this with 30 west as suggested but only if you have usals because in case the dish evaluation is not perfect you will not get a signal by moving manually.
Tell me what does the scale on the motor show when you are on 28,5 degrees ? Does it show 41 degrees on the scale ?
Besides the position 28,5 was this a stored postion already in your receiver or did you store it there yourselve or looked for it manually?
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I assume you did the following, which is the starting procedure I normally use.
With the dish centred and fixed to the motor, the motor should be set to 8 deg west, and the whole (motor+dish fixed together) should be moved (rotated and up and down) to get a signal from the 8w sat. Regards, pcd.