homerhat
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- My Satellite Setup
- Comag SL55 receiver, Worldsat MM1000A motor, 80cm no name dish, Truman V-Box II(SuperJack EZ-6000 clone) positioner
- My Location
- West Sussex
Hi,
This is the first time I've installed a motorised setup. So please bear with me!
I have inherited a Worldsat motor with a French manual.
As it looks different from most other motors I've seen, I decided to use the instructions that came with it rather than the "standard" way .
What the instructions say to do is to:
- Set the dish 1cm away from the body of the motor(equiv. to 43°elevation)
- Drive the motor to the position relevant to the location and satellite . I used
_http://www.satsig.net/maps/satellite-dish-pointing and got 15.2° as Motor drive
sideways angle for Hotbird.
- Turn the whole lot to due south
- Use the motor elevation mechanism to scan up and down until you get a signal
I've done this and got a good signal from Hotbird.
However, when I drive the motor to Astra 2 (31.9°), no signal until I move the motor
elevation up by 3 degrees.
Will this work if I make some adjutments to the mount azimuth or the dish declination?
Or should I give it up and try the "standard" way?
Lat=50.81 Long=-0.78
This is the first time I've installed a motorised setup. So please bear with me!
I have inherited a Worldsat motor with a French manual.
As it looks different from most other motors I've seen, I decided to use the instructions that came with it rather than the "standard" way .
What the instructions say to do is to:
- Set the dish 1cm away from the body of the motor(equiv. to 43°elevation)
- Drive the motor to the position relevant to the location and satellite . I used
_http://www.satsig.net/maps/satellite-dish-pointing and got 15.2° as Motor drive
sideways angle for Hotbird.
- Turn the whole lot to due south
- Use the motor elevation mechanism to scan up and down until you get a signal
I've done this and got a good signal from Hotbird.
However, when I drive the motor to Astra 2 (31.9°), no signal until I move the motor
elevation up by 3 degrees.
Will this work if I make some adjutments to the mount azimuth or the dish declination?
Or should I give it up and try the "standard" way?
Lat=50.81 Long=-0.78