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Originally Posted by manaman
Can any one help me finding SBS 6? I am not sure if SBS6 pointing straight to my true south or do i have to move the dish to get it. (really confused). The only reason im trying to find it is beacause some body suggested finding my true south bird first before any other bird, but i don't understand why.I am using a SG 2100 motor with a Mercury II reciver. My lat is 41.5 my longitude is 74. But bird that I am really interested in is Hispasat 30W. My true south should be 193 ,my dish elevation should be 23 degrees and motor latitude should be 42. Please correct me if i have anything wrong. Almost forgot, when the reciver asks me for the kind of positioner, should I use USAL or DiSEqC 1.2? I was told to use USALS, but I want to know what you guys say. |
Since your longitude is 74, the sat that is due south of you is the one which is located at that same longitude, and that is SBS6. When you install a
motorized system it is recommended to first find your true south sat even if that isn't what you are looking for, because finding that sat allows you to accurately adjust your dish elevation. Setting the motor elevation to a bit over 42 is fine, and a starting point for dish elevation would be a bit more than 24 deg (not 23), but dish elevation can be off considerably, and to accurately set the dish elevation, you need to peak on your due south satellite.
Re USALS or DiseqC1.2, either will work with your hardware, but USALS will certainly be much easier to get you started. You may eventually find that DiseqC might give you better results, but I wouldn't recommend using DiseqC1.2 until you have the system aligned.