your true south is 118W, here are my experiences, hope it helps
1: it is difficult to locate true south. The trick is that you simply assume
you know where your true south is
2: find out evlevation of your true south, you can use
sadoun's calculator.
rotate you dish to ref, and set the true south elevation.
3: determine a satellite that is close to your true south, SatMex 5 at 116W
should be good
4: since SateMex5 is 2 degree east of your true south, you need to
compensate first. Now first, rotate your dish to ref or zero degree, then
use your
remote control to rotate your dish 2 degrees to east
5: assuming you already mounted your dish and motor, rotate the whole
unit until you find Satemex5. ( Do not use your disecq motor to rotate
the dish, I mean you physically move left or right the whole unit to
locate SateMex5)
6: OK, since you have found SatMex 5, if you rotate your dish to ref now,
it should point to true south
Note: you may also use other satellite as your reference, you just need to
replace two degree with what ever the difference is between you true south and satellite position.