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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1038510" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>TJ</p><p>I had got the dish installation reasonably correct - and I'm pretty sure I could get that arc, because I could see activity from known transponders on 45W as I blind-scanned it even though my receivers could not lock them because they were either data or the SRs were too low.</p><p></p><p>When CH came over here a few days ago, it turned out that I had got the declination right but the elevation was a little too low, even though I had set it to "my longitude" of 51.4 (ish!) degrees on the scale on the motor bracket! Not sure of the exact elevation setting ATM but I think it is now nearer 53 degrees or so.</p><p></p><p>Also, he slightly adjusted the USALS receiver position from 0.1W (where I am!) to 0.2E - OTOH, does mean that I have to adjust some sat position longitudes to 0.2 to 0.3 deg W of the nominal (e.g. 10E is now set to nearer 9.7E).</p><p></p><p>So, setting the elevation and USALS position "by the book" seems to not always be quite the correct approach, but then he has a pro sat meter and a lot of experience - and I don't<img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad :(" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>BTW: very glad that dish is on a ground mount - most adjustments can be done from the ground or a small stool/kitchen steps!</p><p></p><p>Edited: just done another test and I'm not getting anything beyond 36.2W ATM where there is a solid lock on the HISPASAT 36 test card - this is with the TM5402 - but I suspect the weather is having something to do with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1038510, member: 176704"] TJ I had got the dish installation reasonably correct - and I'm pretty sure I could get that arc, because I could see activity from known transponders on 45W as I blind-scanned it even though my receivers could not lock them because they were either data or the SRs were too low. When CH came over here a few days ago, it turned out that I had got the declination right but the elevation was a little too low, even though I had set it to "my longitude" of 51.4 (ish!) degrees on the scale on the motor bracket! Not sure of the exact elevation setting ATM but I think it is now nearer 53 degrees or so. Also, he slightly adjusted the USALS receiver position from 0.1W (where I am!) to 0.2E - OTOH, does mean that I have to adjust some sat position longitudes to 0.2 to 0.3 deg W of the nominal (e.g. 10E is now set to nearer 9.7E). So, setting the elevation and USALS position "by the book" seems to not always be quite the correct approach, but then he has a pro sat meter and a lot of experience - and I don't:( BTW: very glad that dish is on a ground mount - most adjustments can be done from the ground or a small stool/kitchen steps! Edited: just done another test and I'm not getting anything beyond 36.2W ATM where there is a solid lock on the HISPASAT 36 test card - this is with the TM5402 - but I suspect the weather is having something to do with that. [/QUOTE]
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