Advice Needed my future plans

[John Pykett]

And don't forget to file it aligned to your due South.

i have visualized where due south is in my head

 

[Channel Hopper]

i have visualized where due south is in my head

There is a difference between true and magnetic south.

 

[John Pykett]

There is a difference between true and magnetic south.

so if i have a compass, should i use the magnetic south value on dishpointer.com?

 

[Archive-8]

so if i have a compass, should i use the magnetic south value on dishpointer.com?

Buy a compass ;)

 

[John Pykett]

Buy a compass ;)

well thats what im going to do eventually

 

[sonnetpete]

Buy a compass

....but don't hold it close to the dish/motor as the mass of the assembly will deflect your readings..

 

[John Pykett]

....but don't hold it close to the dish/motor as the mass of the assembly will deflect your readings..

how far does the compass need to be from the dish

 

[william-1]

You are aiming the dish at a satellite the size of a small caravan approximately 22,236 miles/35,786 km away 2 to 3 mm out with your adjustments will = no signals so you will need to double check all your setting as you go.




Good Luck.

 

[Lazarus]

A small caravan?

That looks to be about a twentieth of the size of Wales.

 

[John Pykett]

You are aiming the dish at a satellite the size of a small caravan approximately 22,236 miles/35,786 km away 2 to 3 mm out with your adjustments will = no signals so you will need to double check all your setting as you go.


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Good Luck.

i havent even got the diy kit yet, i got to wait 2 weeks because i dont have the money at the moment.

 

[Analoguesat]

Being serious for a minute:

you wont find much of interest past 30W and if you can get to the gaggle of satellites slotted around 52/53E you are doing well.

You also need to read up on coverage beams, sooner or later you are going to spend hours looking for a particular channel and not find it. So for instance at 26E you should get a few of the stronger frequencies from Badr 4 but forget Badr's 5 & 6 - they will be out of range for you on an 80cm dish.

And for 5E you will get the European beam stuff easily but the Nordic beams will be out of reach unless you are exceptionally lucky.

 

[John Pykett]

Being serious for a minute:

you wont find much of interest past 30W and if you can get to the gaggle of satellites slotted around 52/53E you are doing well.

You also need to read up on coverage beams, sooner or later you are going to spend hours looking for a particular channel and not find it. So for instance at 26E you should get a few of the stronger frequencies from Badr 4 but forget Badr's 5 & 6 - they will be out of range for you on an 80cm dish.

And for 5E you will get the European beam stuff easily but the Nordic beams will be out of reach unless you are exceptionally lucky.

but i should lots of sats right and besides i really dont care what i watch as long as their is something to watch. p.s i know about beams already

 

[Analoguesat]

Oh there is loads out there to watch. Not a huge amount in English apart from maybe some news channels and regular bulletins on a a few channels. You could spend hours just working your way through 13E & 19E

 

[John Pykett]

Oh there is loads out there to watch. Not a huge amount in English apart from maybe some news channels and regular bulletins on a a few channels. You could spend hours just working your way through 13E & 19E

 

[sonnetpete]

how far does the compass need to be from the dish

...a couple of metres, though don't try this if you are already up the ladder.

 

[Lazarus]

Ladder?

What ladder?

Nobody mentioned a ladder.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Ladder?

What ladder?

Nobody mentioned a ladder.

 

[Lazarus]

@Channel Hopper

I think you'd better get your cote!

 

[Captain Jack]

@Channel Hopper

I think you'd better get your cote!

...... oh, I see.

 

[Mickha]

This thread has gone way off topic.
Perhaps we should wait until John gets his satellite equipment before posting any more comments.