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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1080401" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>[USER=414470]@Red alert[/USER]</p><p></p><p>The differences between those quoted gain figures are very "<em>maginal, at best"! <img src="http://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></em></p><p></p><p>In "real life", the major difference in how dishes of approximately the same size perform is <strong>how well,</strong> <em>or not,</em> <strong>they are aligned</strong> - because even a v<em>ery </em>slight error in the azimuth (East/West angle) or elevation (angle at which the dish points "upwards" from the horizon) makes a <u>huge</u> difference in the signal strength ("SS") and signal quality ("SQ") that you will get (if any at all!)<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>PS: and with the dish on a USALS (or any other type) motor, there is far more "scope" for "errors" - especially in the azimuth and declination (rather "complicated" to explain here) settings if you want to get good tracking over a decent part of the arc accessible in the UK (which is roughly 53E to 30W).</p><p></p><p>Therefore, and assuming that you have not previously set up a USALS motor/dish combo, it might be a <u><strong>very good idea </strong></u>to find someone locally who can do that - might save you a LOT of time and flustration (been there, done that!) in the short/medium term at the cost of a few hours of "his" time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1080401, member: 176704"] [USER=414470]@Red alert[/USER] The differences between those quoted gain figures are very "[I]maginal, at best"! :rolleyes:[/I] In "real life", the major difference in how dishes of approximately the same size perform is [B]how well,[/B] [I]or not,[/I] [B]they are aligned[/B] - because even a v[I]ery [/I]slight error in the azimuth (East/West angle) or elevation (angle at which the dish points "upwards" from the horizon) makes a [U]huge[/U] difference in the signal strength ("SS") and signal quality ("SQ") that you will get (if any at all!):( PS: and with the dish on a USALS (or any other type) motor, there is far more "scope" for "errors" - especially in the azimuth and declination (rather "complicated" to explain here) settings if you want to get good tracking over a decent part of the arc accessible in the UK (which is roughly 53E to 30W). Therefore, and assuming that you have not previously set up a USALS motor/dish combo, it might be a [U][B]very good idea [/B][/U]to find someone locally who can do that - might save you a LOT of time and flustration (been there, done that!) in the short/medium term at the cost of a few hours of "his" time. [/QUOTE]
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