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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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Setting up a Motorised system to pull in weak signals for Feed Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="a33" data-source="post: 1077556" data-attributes="member: 332642"><p>So, do you mean that your 'reference sat' is not (exactly) at due south?</p><p></p><p>I know that in many manuals they write to aim the dish setup at the 'reference sat', while mount and dish are perfectly aligned (so while the setup aims at the highest point). </p><p>But the highest point should be at exactly due south, regardless of the 'reference sat'.</p><p></p><p>I think there are two 'best' ways of setting due south; see my post here: <a href="https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/posts/4410173/" target="_blank">Aiming at true south</a></p><p>One method is setting south using the sun; and then don't touch the south setting again.</p><p>The other method is calculating your dish (forward/backward) movement from due south, to a (any!) reference satellite. Then move the dish with your motor from zero-position to that position. Then find the aimed satellite, by rotating whole setup around the pole; and the due-south position will be set in an 'indirect' way.</p><p></p><p>Does this answer your question?</p><p></p><p>Greetz,</p><p>A33</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="a33, post: 1077556, member: 332642"] So, do you mean that your 'reference sat' is not (exactly) at due south? I know that in many manuals they write to aim the dish setup at the 'reference sat', while mount and dish are perfectly aligned (so while the setup aims at the highest point). But the highest point should be at exactly due south, regardless of the 'reference sat'. I think there are two 'best' ways of setting due south; see my post here: [URL='https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/posts/4410173/']Aiming at true south[/URL] One method is setting south using the sun; and then don't touch the south setting again. The other method is calculating your dish (forward/backward) movement from due south, to a (any!) reference satellite. Then move the dish with your motor from zero-position to that position. Then find the aimed satellite, by rotating whole setup around the pole; and the due-south position will be set in an 'indirect' way. Does this answer your question? Greetz, A33 [/QUOTE]
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