newbie sat problem

[gg1a]

Originally Posted by Rick

If your longditude is 2.8w, you need to set your motor to 1.8e when on thor to compensate for your location. As I say, USALS will do this for you so long as you input the correct location coordinates into the reciever.

therefore co ordinates have been put in, motor at 1w at thor do i now do a blind search for sats

[Rick]

with the motor at 1w with USALS, monitor an active transponder like 11325H 24500 7/8 which carries BBC world news. If you don't already get a signal then you need to asjust the azimuth by moving the motor around the pole and the declination, by altering the angle of the dish bracket until you recieve the best signal. Make any adjustments carefully, and before you start mark where it all is now so atleast you can't make it any worse. Then do a scan.

DO NOT alter the Elevation of the motor, unless your sure it's wrong already.

[Robbo]

Originally Posted by gg1a

will try and get a photo but when looking from underneath thor is left of zero about 1 degree

You said it was west before. That is why a photo is needed.

[gg1a]

Originally Posted by Robbo

You said it was west before. That is why a photo is needed.

that is west ,,,,is it not ? when the dish moves in westerely direction it moves to the left

thor has been located at 1w ,or 0.8 to be precise which is to the left
the problem to me seems to be commands to the motor as the motor isnt driving in any direction . even if the satellites were not aligned , the motor should still move when directed at say hotbird [i should think].it wouldnt get hotbird but would still go to where the settings dictated to in reciever .
i have sent the dish to 13 e on reciever and scanned and received channels but they were the thor channels as the receiver thought is was on hotbird but it hadnt moved , so i think there is a fault with receiver or motor

[Rick]

Originally Posted by gg1a

that is west ,,,,is it not ? when the dish moves in westerely direction it moves to the left

No moving East is to the left, moving West is to the right When the dish moves in a westerly direction it moves to the right.

[Robbo]

Originally Posted by gg1a

that is west ,,,,is it not ? when the dish moves in westerely direction it moves to the left

thor has been located at 1w ,or 0.8 to be precise which is to the left
the problem to me seems to be commands to the motor as the motor isnt driving in any direction . even if the satellites were not aligned , the motor should still move when directed at say hotbird [i should think].it wouldnt get hotbird but would still go to where the settings dictated to in reciever .
i have sent the dish to 13 e on reciever and scanned and received channels but they were the thor channels as the receiver thought is was on hotbird but it hadnt moved , so i think there is a fault with receiver or motor

In your opening post you said that the motor WAS moving. Was it? Have you changed something in the receiver so that it doesn't any more.

[gg1a]

Originally Posted by Robbo

In your opening post you said that the motor WAS moving. Was it? Have you changed something in the receiver so that it doesn't any more.

according to reciever it was ,,,but it was stationary when i checked it
but ive reset the reciever reset the motor .

[Robbo]

Well, that changes things a little.

Did the installer have the dish moving?, have you seen it moving?

Does the motor move using the buttons underneath it?, is the green light on?

[gg1a]

yes green light on
yes orange light on for reset thn bk to green
yes moves manually
installer said it had moved but ive not seen any other channels added apart from thor
settings are the same

but previous post about east n west ..had me confused about which direction the motor should move when going to thor [see pic ],,the motor says east with arrow ,,,im going in the other direction for thor which i thought was west [see pic ]not very good but best i can do , also see pic for goto,,,,no goto 0

[gg1a]

Originally Posted by gg1a

yes green light on
yes orange light on for reset thn bk to green
yes moves manually
installer said it had moved but ive not seen any other channels added apart from thor
settings are the same

but previous post about east n west ..had me confused about which direction the motor should move when going to thor [see pic ],,the motor says east with arrow ,,,im going in the other direction for thor which i thought was west [see pic ]not very good but best i can do , also see pic

for goto,,,,no goto 0

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