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Old 09-19-2007, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by skylark View Post
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My satellites are all off.

My zip code is 15330
My Latitude is 40.2
My Longitude is 80.1

settings on dish I used
declination angle 23.75
elevation angle 40.2
true south about 189
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This isn't likely to be your problem, but I wanted to correct some of your numbers above.
If your latitude is 40.2, you should use:
declination angle= 5.6
elevation angle on dish= 24.4 (assuming an older SG2100 with 30 deg shaft angle).
elevation angle on motor=49.2
latitude angle on motor=40.8
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