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Originally Posted by NOLO
Yes, that's right, the question is, does sadoun's calculator tells the numbers for a focused dish like my 180cm fortec? or, do I need to figure it out?
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Assuming that you are doing a fixed dish, not a motorized, then yes, the calculator at
http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installati...Calculator.htm
should work fine. However that's just to get you close, you still need to peak with a meter. Also most inclinometers will read two ways, one, the angle vs the horizontal, and the other the angle vs the vertical, depending upon which surface of the inclinometer you use. For the elevation you are measuring, make sure that the angle would be greater if the dish were aimed higher, otherwise you need 90 minus that angle. When I measure an elevation, after placing the inclinometer against the surface, I just move the inclinometer in the direction it would move if the dish were aimed higher, and I make sure that it indicates higher.
If you're doing a motorized dish, you need to take a couple measurements.