Daveb,
To me, playing arround with the declination is a way to go since these 2 birds are not far away to each other. I am sure you will find the "correct" declination which makes the mount track these 2 birds.
2 axis motor would be overkill in this case.
Let us know how things going. If possible, take some pictures, we want to see how the angles look like...:-)
Michael
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Originally Posted by daveb
dtsexpert,
Thanks for getting back to me. You are right that the mount is universal. The less the declination, the larger and flatter the arc. At the equator, the arc would pass directly overhead. In my case at 20 degrees N latitude, the motor runs into it's physical rotation limit before reaching the easternmost satellite. Since there are no birds of interest west of 119 position, the challenge is to set up an arc that will at least include the 119 and 110 positions. The arc needs to have more declination and be less flat than the standard.
Guess I'll just have to play with it until I get it right. Was hoping there would be an easier way.
I think the ideal would be a two axis motor with a position memory. That would sure make life easier setting up. Drive the azimuth to the proper position for your location, and then set the elevation. Do this for each satellite, and fine tune it before locking in the final setting.
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