dish info

[derby dave]

hi all i have been on dishpointer and it gives my elevation as 28.1 basically 28degrees it will be a motorised set up i have found south ok just wondered the 28 degrres should that be set on the dish preferably before i hoist the damn thing up (triax 1.1) i may be wrong on this but did i read somewhere that some dishes have preset elevation and you start of in the vertical hope someone can help

[dick b]

yeah sorry mate but you are going to have to hunt for your target sat.where are you?as 28 on the dish elevation seems a bit high.the easiest way is to use usals( after putting your latitude on your motor and in your stb and long as well in the stb) to send the motor to your target sat say 1West (though it doesnt have to be) put an active TP in your box then move the whole motor/dish assembly L/R and the dish only up/down to tune it in.

I"ve just realised you must live near derby and the 28 degrees you quote from dishpointer relate to a fixed dish.you want to start with say around 22.4 on the dish elevation with a motor but it will still need tuneing in.

[derby dave]

thanks for the info dick i will try 22deg and see how things pan out i was hopeing not to have to be up the ladder to long got the old dodgy knees

[dick b]

yeah know what you mean mate.I always stick my dishes up no higher than step ladder height,though I realise thats not possible for some,its just that you do have to make some fine adjustments before locking all the bolts up,and with the dish in easy reach I stick the stb and a portable tv where I can see the on screen signal meter as proper signal meters that show what sat you are on are not cheap.

[johntheleyther]

on mine it says dish elevation 28.8 for 0.8w, on the chart with the motor it says 29.6 elevation but to get 0.8w i need to be at 34.is this right?

[dick b]

on mine it says dish elevation 28.8 for 0.8w, on the chart with the motor it says 29.6 elevation but to get 0.8w i need to be at 34.is this right?

didnt quite understand what you meant but at your latitude of 53.3 you need to set 53 degrees or 37 elevation on the motor itself(this will not need moving again).and start off with a dish elevation of 22.4 BUT this will need adjusting to tune in your target sat

[johntheleyther]

my latitude is 53.5 so if i set my motor to 38,what do you mean set my dish elevation at 22.4?sorry to sound dumb but my dish has moved and i`m trying to reset it before mithering my pal

[dick b]

my latitude is 53.5 so if i set my motor to 38,what do you mean set my dish elevation at 22.4?sorry to sound dumb but my dish has moved and i`m trying to reset it before mithering my pal

IF your dish has moved in the wind the elevation may not have moved(its unlikely)but just spun round either on the motor spigot or the mounting mast.you will have to check the dish is still cental on the motor spigot and then try turning the whole lot left/right to try and tune it in again.the motor latitude would not have moved I think.If that does not work it may have to come down for a complete re-set.

[johntheleyther]

i`ve been toying with it and now have everything i had from 30w to 10e but nothing else east.if i set up on 0.8w and have 30w surely i could go 30e?? do i go back to 0.8w and tweak it slightly or could the lnb be skewed a bit?

[dick b]

i`ve been toying with it and now have everything i had from 30w to 10e but nothing else east.if i set up on 0.8w and have 30w surely i could go 30e?? do i go back to 0.8w and tweak it slightly or could the lnb be skewed a bit?

leave your lnb skew at zero.your just not tracking the arc by the sound of it.these are the MUSTS to track the arc,your main mounting pole must be 100% plumb and the dish must be 100% central on the motor spigot and the correct latitude for your location set on the motor bracket.if you get these right you will track the arc good enough,although you can fine tune by playing around with the motor latitude setting combined with the dish elevation setting but I would not recommend it unless you are expert at getting the last bit of signal.

[dick b]

my latitude is 53.5 so if i set my motor to 38,what do you mean set my dish elevation at 22.4?sorry to sound dumb but my dish has moved and i`m trying to reset it before mithering my pal

for information only.
in the pic I"ve sent A is the dish scale which should start at around 22.4 for your locale .B is the motor latitude scale and should be set to around 53 at your latitude.the other side should then read 37.

[Manic01]

That looks a like a lidl dish.
If it is the settings are the same on both sides.

[dick b]

no its a gibertini settings depend on which way up you put the bracket.I was refering to the motor bracket as most list lat on one side and an elevation angle on the other