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<blockquote data-quote="a33" data-source="post: 1074029" data-attributes="member: 332642"><p>From what I saw on Youtube, the antenna rotates and changes elevation, to find a satellite. </p><p>(<em>Edit: and the LNB also rotates, I saw.)</em></p><p>I would guess most of the 'searching electronics' for that would be at the dish part, not in the IDU.</p><p>The IDU has 3 transponders stored per satellite, it seems.</p><p></p><p>So I'm not sure, what 'communication' (apart from the DC for moving the dish) would de done through the F-connector cable between IDU and dish-part.</p><p>Would there be some kind of signal, when there is a 'lock' on one or more transponders? And more detailed feedback for fine-tuning?</p><p></p><p>But this is also just guessing/hypothesizing from my part.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Other than finding a way to simulate the IDU, you could also look for ways to switch of or disconnect the automatic-satellite-finder technology at the antenna, and 'manually' operate the dish motors to do the satellite-finding.</p><p>But then a dish on a tripod stander could be easier than such a megasat campingman...?</p><p>Such automatic technology has its prize (and not for nothing).</p><p></p><p>Greetz,</p><p>A33</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="a33, post: 1074029, member: 332642"] From what I saw on Youtube, the antenna rotates and changes elevation, to find a satellite. ([I]Edit: and the LNB also rotates, I saw.)[/I] I would guess most of the 'searching electronics' for that would be at the dish part, not in the IDU. The IDU has 3 transponders stored per satellite, it seems. So I'm not sure, what 'communication' (apart from the DC for moving the dish) would de done through the F-connector cable between IDU and dish-part. Would there be some kind of signal, when there is a 'lock' on one or more transponders? And more detailed feedback for fine-tuning? But this is also just guessing/hypothesizing from my part. Other than finding a way to simulate the IDU, you could also look for ways to switch of or disconnect the automatic-satellite-finder technology at the antenna, and 'manually' operate the dish motors to do the satellite-finding. But then a dish on a tripod stander could be easier than such a megasat campingman...? Such automatic technology has its prize (and not for nothing). Greetz, A33 [/QUOTE]
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