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Old 11-10-2007, 11:21 AM
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Just bought and installed M-3 Motorized Mercury II Blind Search Choice Set

I need to get signal from this satellite:

Satellite coordinates:
Galaxy 26
09K Digital
93 Degrees West
Downlink frequency: 11890.000
SR: 6.148936
FEC 3/4


I have it set up and aligned with true south. How do I know how to move the dish just the right amount with the motor to get the right sat?

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Old 11-10-2007, 12:11 PM
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Configure and use USALS for each satellite you wish to watch.

Properly configured (lat & log) the system will calculate how far to move east-west and properly aligned (the entire dish assembly) this rotation will point at the correct location in the sky.
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Old 11-10-2007, 12:40 PM
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I thought the motor is diseq not usals?
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Old 11-10-2007, 12:45 PM
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sorry just figured out that go to x is usals. is galaxy 26 circular or linear?
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Old 11-10-2007, 01:00 PM
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Linear.

I'm not sure the feed you are looking for is up yet, so you may wish to check for other signals on that bird for alignment: Galaxy 26 at 93.0°W - LyngSat

What is your true south satellite?
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Old 11-10-2007, 02:21 PM
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I am in kirkland, wa zip code 98033. thanks for your help. sadoun did not send me the switch so I will go put the cable on the linear output.
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Old 11-10-2007, 02:42 PM
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Can someone help me with what settings in the FTA box I need to set these to:

Satellite coordinates:
Galaxy 26 : I got this one
09K Digital - ???
93 Degrees West - I know where the sat is
Downlink frequency: 11890.000 - I got this one programmed
SR: 6.148936 - ??? I think I know where this going but no way to put in decimal that I can tell.
FEC 3/4 - Have no idea what this is.


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Old 11-10-2007, 03:21 PM
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Don't worry about FEC and use 6148 for the signal rate.
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