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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
RE: Motorised dish alignment
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<blockquote data-quote="michael-elise" data-source="post: 694896" data-attributes="member: 351625"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>A newbie here so please be gentle!!!</p><p></p><p>I have brought a 90mm dish and an icecript motor I am using a diseqc 1.2 mp01 mini positioner to move the dish. I have set it up as follows:</p><p></p><p>Put the the motor on 0 degrees and aligned the dish straight with that and mounted on a pole with T&K type brackets (the pole is perfect for plumb) I have got a good position on 1 west.</p><p></p><p>One of my questions is does the lnb have to be dead upright on 1 west and then when the motor moves it will pick other satellites up or do you need to skew it a bit?</p><p></p><p>I live in Hertford so I think I have set up the latitude correctly at 51 degrees. I am not sure if I have the dish declination set correct.</p><p></p><p>Does the dish have to be set on a certain part of the motor arm or can it go anywhere ie distance from the bottom or the top of the motor arm?</p><p></p><p>I am getting up from 1 west to 28.2 on the arc but can not find any more satellites on the eastern swing. I have no obstrutions in the way. But only with the lnb at about 45 degrees anti clockwise from behind the dish is this right???</p><p></p><p>If I put the lnb perfectly vertical I loose channels on 1 west and do not get a great reception.</p><p></p><p>I can not seem to find any satellites on the west swing is this because of the lnb skew??</p><p></p><p>I have read some of the articles and it seems my arc is not right but I can not work out what to do!!!</p><p></p><p>I have been up and down the ladder so many times my neighbours think I am nuts..</p><p></p><p>Any help would be greatful</p><p></p><p>Kind regards </p><p></p><p>Michael</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="michael-elise, post: 694896, member: 351625"] Hi all, A newbie here so please be gentle!!! I have brought a 90mm dish and an icecript motor I am using a diseqc 1.2 mp01 mini positioner to move the dish. I have set it up as follows: Put the the motor on 0 degrees and aligned the dish straight with that and mounted on a pole with T&K type brackets (the pole is perfect for plumb) I have got a good position on 1 west. One of my questions is does the lnb have to be dead upright on 1 west and then when the motor moves it will pick other satellites up or do you need to skew it a bit? I live in Hertford so I think I have set up the latitude correctly at 51 degrees. I am not sure if I have the dish declination set correct. Does the dish have to be set on a certain part of the motor arm or can it go anywhere ie distance from the bottom or the top of the motor arm? I am getting up from 1 west to 28.2 on the arc but can not find any more satellites on the eastern swing. I have no obstrutions in the way. But only with the lnb at about 45 degrees anti clockwise from behind the dish is this right??? If I put the lnb perfectly vertical I loose channels on 1 west and do not get a great reception. I can not seem to find any satellites on the west swing is this because of the lnb skew?? I have read some of the articles and it seems my arc is not right but I can not work out what to do!!! I have been up and down the ladder so many times my neighbours think I am nuts.. Any help would be greatful Kind regards Michael [/QUOTE]
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