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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 6029" data-attributes="member: 174998">Prince - you have misunderstood what I posted.You are still apparently expecting to find positioner-counts at those sites (1106, etc.) whereas in fact you will not - for the reasons I gave. The things you are entering (1106, etc from the Lyngsat site) are actually the dates (yymmdd) on which the channel was verified to be at that transponder/setting. 1106 means 6-November!Re-read what I posted, and you will see that the only info you can use is the &quot;degrees east&quot; or &quot;degrees west&quot; figures. They are what you should define in your receiver/positioner (if they are not already pre-defined) and then you need to actually locate those satellites along the Clarke-belt using whatever procedure is described in your the receiver/positioner manual. Only then will you know the &quot;counts&quot; you are referring to, and they will always be unique to your particular set-up.So the counts really are irrelevant. They are only a means for your receiver/positioner to keep track of how far left or right your particular dish is swinging... and the number counted between any two points is dependent on the firmware in your particular receiver/positioner and on the mechanical properties/gearing of your particular motor or actuator.2old</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 6029, member: 174998"] Prince - you have misunderstood what I posted. You are still apparently expecting to find positioner-counts at those sites (1106, etc.) whereas in fact you will not - for the reasons I gave. The things you are entering (1106, etc from the Lyngsat site) are actually the dates (yymmdd) on which the channel was verified to be at that transponder/setting. 1106 means 6-November! Re-read what I posted, and you will see that the only info you can use is the "degrees east" or "degrees west" figures. They are what you should define in your receiver/positioner (if they are not already pre-defined) and then you need to actually locate those satellites along the Clarke-belt using whatever procedure is described in your the receiver/positioner manual. Only then will you know the "counts" you are referring to, and they will always be unique to your particular set-up. So the counts really are irrelevant. They are only a means for your receiver/positioner to keep track of how far left or right your particular dish is swinging... and the number counted between any two points is dependent on the firmware in your particular receiver/positioner and on the mechanical properties/gearing of your particular motor or actuator. 2old [/QUOTE]

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