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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Motor rotates wrong.. driving me crazy!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Archive4" data-source="post: 983495"><p>Having read through the thread a few times and having setup my own motorised dish I can understand your frustration, so I think it best to start from scratch!</p><p>What are your co-ordinates? 51.825N 7E puts you in Germany! So 7E may not be your best sat for due south, depending on your location 4.8E may be a better south sat to start with.</p><p>Ensure your dish is correctly aligned to the centre of the motor stub. Some motors have a centre line to help, others do not. If the dish is not centred on the stub, moving the motor right / left ( or east / west ) will only set the correct position for the sat you are looking at ( you mentioned 19.2 E ) but will be wrong for others so will not track the arc.</p><p>Set co-ordinates in the receiver, go to due south sat ( having set the motor elevation calculated by your position) Then fine tune the elevation of the dish for max signal.</p><p>Edit: You may also have to rotate the motor at this point as well, if the original set up was not correct!</p><p>Due you have a meter to help you?</p><p>When you have the max signal, scan the txp to ensure you are actually looking at the correct sat!</p><p>Once achieved, move one or two sats east and west and scan them, gradually moving further east and west.</p><p>Post findings!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archive4, post: 983495"] Having read through the thread a few times and having setup my own motorised dish I can understand your frustration, so I think it best to start from scratch! What are your co-ordinates? 51.825N 7E puts you in Germany! So 7E may not be your best sat for due south, depending on your location 4.8E may be a better south sat to start with. Ensure your dish is correctly aligned to the centre of the motor stub. Some motors have a centre line to help, others do not. If the dish is not centred on the stub, moving the motor right / left ( or east / west ) will only set the correct position for the sat you are looking at ( you mentioned 19.2 E ) but will be wrong for others so will not track the arc. Set co-ordinates in the receiver, go to due south sat ( having set the motor elevation calculated by your position) Then fine tune the elevation of the dish for max signal. Edit: You may also have to rotate the motor at this point as well, if the original set up was not correct! Due you have a meter to help you? When you have the max signal, scan the txp to ensure you are actually looking at the correct sat! Once achieved, move one or two sats east and west and scan them, gradually moving further east and west. Post findings! [/QUOTE]
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