Advice Needed Motorised Dish Issue

[Markjose]

Hello,

So I have been trying to setup my motorised Dish without any luck I have a needle meter and a small meter which only really displays video ( cheap Chinese type)

Now when moving I can get the needle up to a high signal input but then going through the TPS nothing appears

Please see the below
Location
51.81 , -2.73
Dish
TD110
Motor
Icecrypt dm200

Happy to share more photos just bugging me.

Have tried the USALS however without success.

Any ideas.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Best take imagery of dish font/back/sides.

Is the pole vertical ?

What particular channels/satellites are unavailable ?

 

[a33]

Location
51.81 , -2.73

Your about 38 degrees setting seems to be at the LATITUDE scale of the motor.
What happens when you set that at about 52 degrees?

(I'd set it at 52.4 degrees (better, modified angle), and use modified declination offset angle of 6.8 degree, so dish elevation scale at 28.2.)

Greetz,
A33

 

[Markjose]

Not really sure when it was a fixed dish I would happily lock onto hotbird and 22w and 30 w
Should of taken these photos when the dish was zero'd

 

[Markjose]

Your about 38 degrees setting seems to be at the LATITUDE scale of the motor.
What happens when you set that at about 52 degrees?

(I'd set it at 52.4 degrees (better, modified angle), and use modified declination offset angle of 6.8 degree, so dish elevation scale at 28.2.)

Greetz,
A33

52 seems very far out from what is in the book. I'm up for giving it a try but how comes ?

 

[DonSE2]

'I can get the needle up to a high signal'

But did you turn down the sensitivity and then re-tune it after that? My handheld receiver is quite weak tuning signals so the dish alignment needs to be accurate which is a nightmare with the TD110. That fence also looks pretty close for 22/30w

 

[Lazarus]

52 seems very far out from what is in the book. I'm up for giving it a try but how comes ?

There are usually two scales, one either side of the motor. Find the one marked "Latitude" and set it to c.52. Ignore the other scale.

 

[Markjose]

There are usually two scales, one either side of the motor. Find the one marked "Latitude" and set it to c.52. Ignore the other scale.

Even what the book says ??

 

[a33]

There are usually two scales, one either side of the motor. Find the one marked "Latitude" and set it to c.52. Ignore the other scale.

In fact, the other scale would be for "Elevation".
Elevation = 90 minus Latitude.

(But the modified angles, about 0.7 degrees different at your location, are better.)

 

[Markjose]

'I can get the needle up to a high signal'

But did you turn down the sensitivity and then re-tune it after that? My handheld receiver is quite weak tuning signals so the dish alignment needs to be accurate which is a nightmare with the TD110. That fence also looks pretty close for 22/30w

Yup it clears the fences and the houses for 22 and 30

 

[Markjose]

In fact, the other scale would be for "Elevation".
Elevation = 90 minus Latitude.

(But the modified angles, about 0.7 degrees different at your location, are better.)

Understood so the dish should then be set to 35 - 6.8 rather then 7

 

[Beli1910]

Where you from-city?
It seems to me that you have to set the engine angle to 51.8. It would be good if you could write us your geographic position.

 

[Lazarus]

Even what the book says ??

The instruction booklet probably say set to around 28 ..... But that corresponds to he Motor's Elevation Scale as per @a33 Post.


Just set your Latitude (c52) on the Latitude scale and the Elevation scale will magically say 28!

 

[Markjose]

Where you from-city?
It seems to me that you have to set the engine angle to 51.8. It would be good if you could write us your geographic position.

Should be easy to work out from my longitude I would have thought

 

[Beli1910]

Should be easy to work out from my longitude I would have thought

you need a set of data. example of my location in the picture.

 

[Markjose]

you need a set of data. example of my location in the picture.

51.8159657 , -2.7382007

 

[Markjose]

The instruction booklet probably say set to around 28 ..... But that corresponds to he Motor's Elevation Scale as per @a33 Post.


Just set your Latitude (c52) on the Latitude scale and the Elevation scale will magically say 28!

Just looked and bot sides say Latitude, will try and give this a try midweek. Thanks for all your help will keep you posted

 

[Beli1910]

I apologize - I did not read carefully

 

[Terryl]

OK, from what I see in your photos, the dish mounting pole is not vertical, it musy be as true to vertical as possible North to South, East to West, that bubble in the level is touching to one side of the lines.

Now did you first align the dish and motor (motor at zero) to due South? If not then your going to be off the arc, this is important, I entered your location you posted in dishpointer, it came up with this info for alignment to DUE South. You can zoom in and look at the location close up, you can move the marker to where the dish is actually mounted, it will give you a line pointing to due South



Once this is done you can set the dish/motor elevation on the dish to 30.7 degree, then move the motor to the closest satellite to due South from your location, this would be .8 W Thor7, the transponders on that satellite are all scrambled, but you should get a signal indication on TP12149 V. Once this is done you should not have any problems finding the satellites you want.

 

[Markjose]

OK, from what I see in your photos, the dish mounting pole is not vertical, it musy be as true to vertical as possible North to South, East to West, that bubble in the level is touching to one side of the lines.

Now did you first align the dish and motor (motor at zero) to due South? If not then your going to be off the arc, this is important, I entered your location you posted in dishpointer, it came up with this info for alignment to DUE South. You can zoom in and look at the location close up, you can move the marker to where the dish is actually mounted, it will give you a line pointing to due South

View attachment 148042

Once this is done you can set the dish/motor elevation on the dish to 30.7 degree, then move the motor to the closest satellite to due South from your location, this would be .8 W Thor7, the transponders on that satellite are all scrambled, but you should get a signal indication on TP12149 V. Once this is done you should not have any problems finding the satellites you want.

This is great feedback thanks so much