SG2100 Elevation Setup

[mrjaybov]

Am I supposed to be using the little points on the sides of the washer to position my elevation of the motor or is it the front or rear points of the washer. Just making sure my elevation is correct.

[powderburn2]

Originally Posted by mrjaybov

Am I supposed to be using the little points on the sides of the washer to position my elevation of the motor or is it the front or rear points of the washer. Just making sure my elevation is correct.

I'd like to know also. The instructions suck. Ithink it is the points on the sides of the washer but who knows? I cant get a signal on the darn thing no matter which indicator I use. BUH!

[glen4cindy]

Originally Posted by powderburn2

I'd like to know also. The instructions suck. Ithink it is the points on the sides of the washer but who knows? I cant get a signal on the darn thing no matter which indicator I use. BUH!

Mine has a point near the top of the washer and the word DOWN at the bottom of the washer. The motor elevation needs to be equal to your latitude. Make sure you use the LATITUDE scale on the side of the motor mount.

This is only about half of your process of aiming your dish. You need to find your true south, then locate the nearest satellite to your true south, and move the motor using USALS on your receiver to this satellite. If there is no signal, you move the whole motor assembly on your mount to home in on your satellite. You also have to consider dish elevation, which for that motor is 30 degrees MINUS your declination angle. To add to the confusion, some dishes are off on the elevation by as much as 5 degrees.

My dish elevation is 30 - 6.05 which should be 24 but, I actually have my dish at 29 to get signal on the satellites.

So, pointing your dish is a matter of motor elevation, dish elevation, and proper azimuth. When USALS moves your dish, it assumes you are starting at 0 on the motor. When you are aimed perfectly at true south, your motor should move the proper number of degrees to point at any satellite on the arc.

Don't be afraid to post questions in the new users area too. This forum is fine, but, you will find alot more information about getting "pointed" in the right direction by using the New users forum.

Good luck with your setup. All your hard work will be greatly rewarded by all the nice cool free TV you will find once you are aimed correctly. To many of us, one of the coolest things to find is "wild feeds". I found a college football game one evening with 5 different views. The game was being broadcast on TBS but I got to see things from a different perspective by finding the wild feed. You can also find local news stories with reporters doing all sorts of funny things that you never see when the story airs on the local news station.

[mrjaybov]

Hey Glenn4Cindy,

My set up, dish elevation 30 - 6.6 which should be 23 but I actually have my dish at 30 to get signal on the satellites.

What was your most southern satellite? 87W?, is your dish elevation around 43?

[glen4cindy]

Originally Posted by mrjaybov

Hey Glenn4Cindy,

My set up, dish elevation 30 - 6.6 which should be 23 but I actually have my dish at 30 to get signal on the satellites.

What was your most southern satellite? 87W?, is your dish elevation around 43?

My dish elevation is 29. My true south is G11 at 91 W. I could also use G28 at 89. My longitude is 90.1, Latitude 38.8.

[mrjaybov]

Glenn4Cindy,
I meant is your motor elevation at 43....

[glen4cindy]

Originally Posted by mrjaybov

Glenn4Cindy,
I meant is your motor elevation at 43....

No, my motor is set to 38 on the LATITUDE scale. I don't know what the ELEVATION scale reads. (It's dark outside here!).