new motorised Dish installation

[bluenose50]

Iam just about to setup a motorised system
Just a few things a need help with
If iam setting up on 1west do i set the motor to that before
Installation or leave it set to zero
And how do i find the calibration setting for the dish

[dOOds]

leave motor on zero and move motor on pole to 0.8W(thor) try 11325 H for BBC World.make sure motor has correct lattitude set and tighten.

Step 1. You will need to know your latitude and longitude before you start. A great place to fine this
information is Multimap (www.multimap.com) simply enter your post code, and the coordinates
and displayed below the map. For example if we enter NG12 3PB our coordinates will be:
Lat: 52:54:22N
Lon: 1:02:11W

You need to round up or down the coordinates to the nearest whole number. For example:
Lat 52.5N
Lon 1.0W

Step 2. Install the DisEqc motor and dish as instructed in the manual that came with your motor.
Make sure your mounting pole is perfectly vertical. Once you have done this and connected the motor to your satellite receiver, you need to enter the USALS menu. This will be explained in the receivers manual. Simply enter the the coordinates into the menu. Then select the THOR satellite at 1°West. The motor should move from it's default 0° to 1°West. Select a reliable channel such as BBC World.

Step 3. We presume that you are using a standard in-line meter in between your LNB and the DisEqc motor. Using the meter carefully align the dish to the Thor satellite. You should start to receive BBC World. Fine tune the dish to peak the signal as high as possible. Return to the receiver and select another satellite such as Hellasat at 39°East. Check the Alignment everything should be spot on. If not return to Thor and check the alignment again.


Hope this helps.

[ming]

I found the best way to make sure the pole was perfectly vertical after paying for various devices with limited success was to tie fishing line around a pencil (string would do) drop down the middle of the pole and tie a weight at the other end. When the line hangs in the middle all done. Obviously only works for a straight pole. Also for some reason when aligning the dish to thor got a really strong signal (about 3 times stronger than thor eventually was) which didnt register with the receiver and found thor to be about 5 degrees higher than this. Still dont know what it was