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Just Acquired A 1.2M Channel Master
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<blockquote data-quote="Huevos" data-source="post: 836491" data-attributes="member: 301161"><p>You can't just forget your settings. The polar angle and declination need to be in the ball park otherwise you will just get 1ºW and nothing else (getting worse as you move away from centre).</p><p></p><p></p><p>For 53.3N your polar angle is 54º. Set the mount to that. Move the motor until the dish is dead square with the mount and then move 5 or so counts to the east (to the left if you are standing behind the dish). That should get you in the right place for 1ºW in relation to your location. Now choose a strong transponder on 1W and move the dish around the pole and the declination adjuster up and down until you zero that transponder. Once you've done that all the other sats should just fall into place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Huevos, post: 836491, member: 301161"] You can't just forget your settings. The polar angle and declination need to be in the ball park otherwise you will just get 1ºW and nothing else (getting worse as you move away from centre). For 53.3N your polar angle is 54º. Set the mount to that. Move the motor until the dish is dead square with the mount and then move 5 or so counts to the east (to the left if you are standing behind the dish). That should get you in the right place for 1ºW in relation to your location. Now choose a strong transponder on 1W and move the dish around the pole and the declination adjuster up and down until you zero that transponder. Once you've done that all the other sats should just fall into place. [/QUOTE]
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