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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Traditional vs Modified Elevation/Declination Angles
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<blockquote data-quote="dovercat" data-source="post: 653675" data-attributes="member: 274033"><p>If my figures are correct it is more than 0.5 degrees difference at my latitude not less. The mount has markings in degree steps and it is relataively easy to set it up halfway between two markings for 0.5 degrees of accuracy. Besides I have a inclinometer from the days when traditional polar-mounts were the only option for motorisation. Some setups can make the pole perfectly vertical, which is after all the aim, the instructions do not say get the pole sort of vertical within +/-0.5 degrees will work, sort of. </p><p></p><p>It just striked me as odd that the instructions seemed to use the wrong figures so I wondered if there was a reason besides simplicity that they did. Since these mounts track more of the arc go lower to the horizon than traditional polar-mounts with acturators, I would of thought it was more critcal. But then I suppose for KU band uses much smaller dishes and higher powered satellites than the C-band dishes and satellites the modified system was designed to eek out the last bit of signal from. </p><p>Still how much more would it cost them to print instructions using the better figures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dovercat, post: 653675, member: 274033"] If my figures are correct it is more than 0.5 degrees difference at my latitude not less. The mount has markings in degree steps and it is relataively easy to set it up halfway between two markings for 0.5 degrees of accuracy. Besides I have a inclinometer from the days when traditional polar-mounts were the only option for motorisation. Some setups can make the pole perfectly vertical, which is after all the aim, the instructions do not say get the pole sort of vertical within +/-0.5 degrees will work, sort of. It just striked me as odd that the instructions seemed to use the wrong figures so I wondered if there was a reason besides simplicity that they did. Since these mounts track more of the arc go lower to the horizon than traditional polar-mounts with acturators, I would of thought it was more critcal. But then I suppose for KU band uses much smaller dishes and higher powered satellites than the C-band dishes and satellites the modified system was designed to eek out the last bit of signal from. Still how much more would it cost them to print instructions using the better figures. [/QUOTE]
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