Setting up a motorised dish

[seanmckeown]

when setting up a motorised dish, i want to start from 'thor 1 west'.

looking at thor, it says dish elevation is 27.5 degrees and scew is -3.7 degrees, and my lattitude is 54.57 degrees.

so just before i start, want to know if i've got this right....

- i put up wall bracket dead straight
- adjust latitude on the motor
- place the dish on the motor, dead central, tighten at sides, leave loose for elevation
- skew the lnb -3.7 (am i meant to apply skew on a motorised dish?)
- place motor/dish onto bracket, then from there its all about finding strongest signal

[digicon]

No Skew on the LNB skew is done when the motor and dish turns. after you put the motor and dish on the pole thses should be facing as close to true south as you can get them, Then down the ladders and through the receiver move the dish to 1 west back up the ladders and adjust left and right and dish elevation until you hit a good strong signal. Tighten up and try other sats be prepared to adjust again to fine tune your signal levels.

[shankill2012]

If you are in belfast the reference satellite will be 5 west.

[mdt]

If you are in belfast the reference satellite will be 5 west.

when using usals you can use any sat you want, regards mdt

[seanmckeown]

the point about the skew i know what your sayin but i dont really understand.

whatever sat i use as my reference point, to get the best signal you need to skew the lnb, so if i set my dish up at thor 1 west with no skew applied how does it then get the best signal? As the motor wont need to turn as its on that sat already?

i know i'm missing something here, probably being stupid and just need it spelt out to me

[blueflash234]

everything should be pointing dead south and no skew on lnb tighten up so dish and motor dont move to easy then down the ladder into the house and input your longitude & latitude into your box move the dish with the receiver/motor to 1 west your skew on the lnb should be the correct skew and you now adjust your dish till you get the strongest signal repeat for other sats to make sure you are following the arc of the sats then fully tighten everything up

[shankill2012]

If you set your motor up facing 5 west Which you need to do to get the full arc your lnb will be skewed when it moves to 0.8 west , then you can tweak the lnb to its best skew for 0.8 west.

[ramjet]

if he is in ireland then due south will be 5 west and no skew

so 5w would be ideal for him to set up to , using usals on the motor, having put his location in on the box first

the only reason uk owners mention thor is that its closest to due south for us in the main part of the uk, seeing as greenwich has the meridian of 0 degrees

it is true that he can use any satellite for setting up with usals, but for diseqc setup or exact setup he would be better using 5w as its more of a "due south" satellite for him IF he is in ireland

[blueflash234]

dont set it up directly on 5 west set your dish to due south then move your dish with your sat receiver to 5 west and adjust till strongest signal then you will have the correct skew on the lnb

[seanmckeown]

no problem i got it now, so when setting up i dont put it to any satellite, just due south, then let the receiver drive it to my starting satellite whether thats 1w or 5w

[ramjet]

no problem i got it now, so when setting up i dont put it to any satellite, just due south, then let the receiver drive it to my starting satellite whether thats 1w or 5w

if you are pointing it due south , you need to know your longitude , as you are pointing the dish towards true south, not magnetic south

if that was 5 west for your location, like west ireland , then that is where your dish would be pointed towards

if you were at 0.8w west near london , you would point at at 0.8w thor instead

if you are using usals , then set your correct location in the receiver menu , connect to the motor and select 1w or 5w and the motor will go to the correct place for your location

then connect the coax direct to the lnb (no motor) and find that chosen satellite and lock up the dish and motor for now

then reconnect through the motor to the lnb and check and adjust for other satellites

[Rodbouy]

You do not need to set dish for thor etc.

As long as your bracket is setup etc then you can pick any sat you want That you can get a strong enough signal on.

When installing motor setups for my mates I have always used 28 as my point of ref along side dishpointer and a sat beeper.

Then either us usals or manually tune and store the rest of them.

[thevilla1]

im gonna be doing the same thing in the next few days..when the rest of my stuff comes...
i planned on pointing dish at 28.2e (skyuk) making sure i have best signal possible..both with sat meter & dreambox... lock it down...setup usuals on dreambox...and away we go ?? correct?

[Manic01]

Enter usals first, then send to 28.2e
then manually move the dish to 28 e
once all ok and tuned in
lock of motor and dish.

[thevilla1]

Enter usals first, then send to 28.2e
then manually move the dish to 28 e
once all ok and tuned in
lock of motor and dish.

Ta !

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