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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 741760" data-attributes="member: 325666">Good morning peeps ..Been busy logging optimum postions of maximum signal for various birds to assess how well I'm tracking the arc ..Huevos ..perhaps you could give your opinion ..Please discount skew changes etc ..and take into account that Express Am1 @40 East  is inclined but is the only comparable bird I can pick up to balance NSS806 at 40.5 West ..I've paired comparable birds at a few locations ...and of course taken a set of values for 1 westThe readings have been take at mid elevation (maximum signal) on the Echostar I'm using to drive the 'elevation' jack then I went outside to read as accurately as possible the actual reading off the dish scale on the side of the polar mount ..This is the list ..Sadly I can't get anything East of 40 degrees ..so cannot make a comparison for 55W and 58 W------------------------Intelsat 10-02 -0.8 WestPentagon ChannelMid scale echostar reading 1172 dish scale reads approx 53.5------------------------Intelsat 907 - 27.5 WestRTPI AfricaMid scale echostar reading 1167 dish scale reads approx 53.0& Arabsat 5A 30.5 EastEthiopia TVMid scale echostar reading 1159 dish scale reads approx 52.5---------------------------------NSS 806 - 40.5°W MGM VenezuelaMid scale echostar reading 1181 dish scale reads approx 53.6& Express AM1 40.0°E (incl. 0.8°) Kultura 1Mid scale echostar reading 1157 dish scale reads approx 52.4---------------------Looks to me to be tracking reasonably well ..but the arc may be slightly compromised ..possibly requiring a slight tweak on th polar offset ..Not easy to get right this adjustment as its 1 single big hex bolt with no 'fine' adjustment..It moves a little as its tightened up ..Comments welcomed ..as usual.rgds allVS</blockquote>

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