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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Polar Mount Setting Declination Angle
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<blockquote data-quote="SimonE" data-source="post: 1109897" data-attributes="member: 403566"><p>Hi Wium78,</p><p>I will have a go at explaining this for you.... Your dish has a polar mount intended to track distant objects at near infinity. Because the geostationary satellites are not at infinity a progressive correction is required as you track left and right. Here in the UK [52deg N] my dish requires a declination angle of 7 degrees. See attached chart to determine roughly the angle for your location and set it. Next find a satellite due North of you and optimise the dish for that satellite. If you have set the Declination Angle right the dish will track the arc perfectly. This is rarely the case and you will need fine adjustments of Azimuth and Declination Angle to achieve perfection. Lots of patience will be required!</p><p>Good Luck,</p><p>SimonE</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimonE, post: 1109897, member: 403566"] Hi Wium78, I will have a go at explaining this for you.... Your dish has a polar mount intended to track distant objects at near infinity. Because the geostationary satellites are not at infinity a progressive correction is required as you track left and right. Here in the UK [52deg N] my dish requires a declination angle of 7 degrees. See attached chart to determine roughly the angle for your location and set it. Next find a satellite due North of you and optimise the dish for that satellite. If you have set the Declination Angle right the dish will track the arc perfectly. This is rarely the case and you will need fine adjustments of Azimuth and Declination Angle to achieve perfection. Lots of patience will be required! Good Luck, SimonE [/QUOTE]
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