newbie sat problem

[gg1a]

ok my longitude is 2,8 west,,,im sitting on zero \thor now where do i move it manually too? eutelsat 3.1?

[Robbo]

Thor is not at zero, or shouldn't be.


You are at 2.8W, Thor is at 0.8W. So when aligned to Thor, the pointer on the motor should be at 2 degrees, in the easterly direction.

I don't know, where is Eutelsat3.1, it is not a valid satellite name.

Eutelsat :: 26 geostationary satellites at 19 orbital positions

[gg1a]

without reading last post i set the dish manually to 3 east ,,, it did go back to zero,,,but thn prob is im on thor

eutelsat3,1 is a position on my reciever

[gg1a]

Originally Posted by gg1a

without reading last post i set the dish manually to 3 east ,,, it did go back to zero,,,but thn prob is im on thor



eutelsatw2m 3,1 is a position on my reciever

could it be im picking up thor at zero,,,but should set motor to 2 west then then try and locate channels

[Rick]

Depends on your longditude, I am at about 2w, so the motor would drive to 1e to point at Thor. The orbital positions are measured from 0deg, so you have to compensate for your position. USALS does this automatically. and BTW 1e does look like 0 on the motor scale.

[Robbo]

Originally Posted by gg1a

could it be im picking up thor at zero,,,but should set motor to 2 west then then try and locate channels

You are making no sense.

Why would you want to go to 2 west?

[gg1a]

Originally Posted by Robbo

You are making no sense.

Why would you want to go to 2 west?

sorry meant 2 east from yr post easterly direction

[Robbo]

Ok, then. When you are getting a signal on Thor, is the motor pointer, just a tinsy winsy bit east of zero?, i.e 2 degrees (ish) easterly. If so , then the motor is roughly the right place on the pole.

Confirm that? Then move onto next stage, is your long and lat set correctly in the receiver?

[gg1a]

Originally Posted by Robbo

Ok, then. When you are getting a signal on Thor, is the motor pointer, just a tinsy winsy bit east of zero?, i.e 2 degrees (ish) easterly. If so , then the motor is roughly the right place on the pole.

Confirm that? Then move onto next stage, is your long and lat set correctly in the receiver?

yes it could be, will look closer in morn , yes long and lat have been inputed from start of set up

[Robbo]

If the receiver is working correctly then, and you have enetered the long and lat correctly, if you send the dish to Thor using USALS it should go to a smidgeon past 0 in the easterly direction.

Then, for example, you repeat the process and send the dish to 5W, it should go the other way, a bit past zero in the westerly direction, and you should be able to pick up a signal from that.