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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="Mickha" data-source="post: 107373" data-attributes="member: 187442"><p>Hi florinel76,</p><p>the most important thing when setting up a motorised system is to ensure your pole is perfectly vertical, otherwise you will not be able to follow the satellite arc.</p><p>This site should help you find your true south:</p><p>_http://www.heavens-above.com/countries.asp</p><p>If you provided your location a member should be able to help you out with that. </p><p></p><p>Where I live in England, my True South is near enough the Thor satellite, 1W, so I simply set up my dish to receive the strongest signal from this satellite, this got my elevation and declination nearly spot on, so that when using the motor I picked up most satellites without much tweaking, which is easy if your dish is ground mounted but a bit awkward when it's located up high.</p><p>Once you have this set up you follow the installation guide to move your dish, using the motor, and check if you're picking up all the satellites you should be. </p><p>Move your dish to a satellite at one end of the arc, that you should be able to get, remember you need clear line of site to receive the signal, for example if your True South has you lined up on Thor, move to Hispasat 30W. If you're not receiving a strong signal then adjust the elevation on the <strong>dish clamps</strong>, do not touch the mount, until you have a strong signal, then move the dish back to where you started, due south,Thor, and adjust the <strong>mount</strong> to get the best signal, then move back to the Hispasat, keep making these small adjustments until you are folling the arc. Once you have this set then move the opposite direction to check you have the full arc, doing small adjustments the way described above.</p><p>It sounds complicated and difficult, but providing you have your pole set vertically, the arc should fall into place very quickly and you can experience the joys of a motorised satellite system.</p><p>If you experience any problems please post back.</p><p>Best wishes</p><p>Mickha</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mickha, post: 107373, member: 187442"] Hi florinel76, the most important thing when setting up a motorised system is to ensure your pole is perfectly vertical, otherwise you will not be able to follow the satellite arc. This site should help you find your true south: _http://www.heavens-above.com/countries.asp If you provided your location a member should be able to help you out with that. Where I live in England, my True South is near enough the Thor satellite, 1W, so I simply set up my dish to receive the strongest signal from this satellite, this got my elevation and declination nearly spot on, so that when using the motor I picked up most satellites without much tweaking, which is easy if your dish is ground mounted but a bit awkward when it's located up high. Once you have this set up you follow the installation guide to move your dish, using the motor, and check if you're picking up all the satellites you should be. Move your dish to a satellite at one end of the arc, that you should be able to get, remember you need clear line of site to receive the signal, for example if your True South has you lined up on Thor, move to Hispasat 30W. If you're not receiving a strong signal then adjust the elevation on the [b]dish clamps[/b], do not touch the mount, until you have a strong signal, then move the dish back to where you started, due south,Thor, and adjust the [b]mount[/b] to get the best signal, then move back to the Hispasat, keep making these small adjustments until you are folling the arc. Once you have this set then move the opposite direction to check you have the full arc, doing small adjustments the way described above. It sounds complicated and difficult, but providing you have your pole set vertically, the arc should fall into place very quickly and you can experience the joys of a motorised satellite system. If you experience any problems please post back. Best wishes Mickha [/QUOTE]
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