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Originally Posted by fishej
Magnetic declination applies only to your compass. If your magnetic declination is +15.0, then the bearing for south using a compass would be 165 degrees.
Use your longitude (and latitude) unmodified in the look angle calculators to figure our your correct dish and motor elevations. Then, using a compass, point the whole assembly generally towards south (= 165 on your compass). (For some motors, need your declination angle instead of look angles. Sadoun has a table of declination angles for your use if needed. By the way, that declination angle isn't the same as your magnetic declination.)
Set your longitude and latitude, again, unmodified, in your receiver configuration. Tell the receiver to move the dish to whatever satellite is good for you and nearest to your longitude (that would be your "nearest south satellite"). Then try to find the the signal by s-l-o-w-l-y rotating the motor to the left and right. (If that fails, triple check all the angle settings, and try again. Adjust the dish elevation a couple of degrees if necessary, and try again.) |
OK I think I got it now... So I do have it right. 121.0 is my southern most sat. Also, entering 121.6 and 36.7 is correct for the pansat menu. Sounds like I just need to do some minor tweeking.
I removed my dish recently and plumbed the mount post. I hooked every thing up. 2 cables from the
invacom to the diseqc (port 1 liner port 4 circular). Then from the diseqc to the motor. Another cable from the motor to the Pansat 2700. So far so good.
Now I went to the pansat menu and drove the dish to "refrence position" then "move" (all this while on the 121.0 sat). Now I went out and physically moved the entire assymbly until I got signal.
Now I set up a few mor sat ok. Close to my 121.0 point. Getting sats on the farther ends of the sky have been challenging. Asuming I did the above steps ok I just need to fine tune is that correct?