I WAS JUST ABOUT TO ASK THAT QUESTION! I BOUGHT MY MOTORIZED DISH BACK IN DEC 05 AND AM STILL TRYING TO GET IT GOING , I COULDNT EVEN FIND THE CORRECT SAT TO START WITH. IM IN ALBANY ,NY. AND THAT POST DID IT FOR ME.THANKS I THINK THAT THE
MAGNETIC DEVIATION WAS ALSO A PROBLEM FOR ME. I HAVE A COOLSAT 4000 PRO AND LOVE IT, I HAVE IT HOOKED TO A STATIONARY DISH RIGHT NOW SO I CAN GET ECHOSTAR 119 & 110 BUT WANT MORE. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP ME. AGAIN THANK YOU.
FLOBIE
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Originally Posted by Admin
We get this question quite often.
Basically your True South satellite is the one that has the same Longitude as your location or the closest one to your location.
For example, if you live in New York, NY, then your Longitude is 74 W. Taking a look at the satellites list here http://sadoun.com/Sat/Satellites/Satellite-List.htm you will find that SBS6 is the satellite located at 74 W. So that is your True South satellite.
Then based on that, you should consider the magnetic deviation for that location when looking at the compass to establish True South direction for your motorized dish. The Magnetic deviation for New York is +14. That means the True South direction should be equal to 180 +14 = 194 degrees on the compass. |