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<blockquote data-quote="Old Satellite" data-source="post: 5353" data-attributes="member: 175277">[updated:LAST EDITED ON 27-Jun-02 AT 07:42 AM (GMT)]Hi Jack,First set the elevation, then the Declination and then the feedhorn.According to the DH manual your Elevation should be 41.7 degrees and your decliantion should be approx 5.67 degrees.(The declination is set on the bolts that hold the dish to the mount. the elevation is on the mount by the turnbuckle at the lower of the mount.)Only set them when they are on G3 87 South at your location. If you use a good high quality angle level you should be able to set it intially within 0.2-0.5 degrees - if I remember my own cam from Sears and cost about $25 when I lived in the USA.once you have set them then try the process belowWhen the dish is at 87.0 GE3 does the dish appear to point exactly at the same point as the polar mount, or is the dish facing towards the west or east if so by how many degrees can you estimate it is pointing from GE3 ?Are the signals that are the weakest generally the KU or C band ?Adjust the elevation for the best signal, with the declination angle -generally intially set the declination and dont move it again hen without adjusting either the elevation or declinationsee if you can recieve GE1 and Ge5 or sbs 6 if so what are the signal strengths for them on c and ku?As long as the feed horn is either approx 11:00 or set the corotor at 45 degree from vertical when it is at its highest point (south facing)We can work on the feedhorn later.I suggest we work on the mount first.let me know what happens when you have finished the aboveOld Satellite</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Old Satellite, post: 5353, member: 175277"] [updated:LAST EDITED ON 27-Jun-02 AT 07:42 AM (GMT)]Hi Jack, First set the elevation, then the Declination and then the feedhorn. According to the DH manual your Elevation should be 41.7 degrees and your decliantion should be approx 5.67 degrees. (The declination is set on the bolts that hold the dish to the mount. the elevation is on the mount by the turnbuckle at the lower of the mount.) Only set them when they are on G3 87 South at your location. If you use a good high quality angle level you should be able to set it intially within 0.2-0.5 degrees - if I remember my own cam from Sears and cost about $25 when I lived in the USA. once you have set them then try the process below When the dish is at 87.0 GE3 does the dish appear to point exactly at the same point as the polar mount, or is the dish facing towards the west or east if so by how many degrees can you estimate it is pointing from GE3 ? Are the signals that are the weakest generally the KU or C band ? Adjust the elevation for the best signal, with the declination angle -generally intially set the declination and dont move it again hen without adjusting either the elevation or declination see if you can recieve GE1 and Ge5 or sbs 6 if so what are the signal strengths for them on c and ku? As long as the feed horn is either approx 11:00 or set the corotor at 45 degree from vertical when it is at its highest point (south facing) We can work on the feedhorn later. I suggest we work on the mount first. let me know what happens when you have finished the above Old Satellite [/QUOTE]

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