Comments on: Motorized Dishes and True South/North http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/ Easy Satellite Dish Pointing Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:19:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Eddie http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-4233 Eddie Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:24:44 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-4233 Hi all, I am brand new to this forum and to sat. community in general so please do not mind if I ask wrong question or misunderstand something. I live in Newtown, Mid Wales (Latitude: 52.5242° Longitude: -3.2930°), and currently have installed 90cm dish with double lnb one pointing at 13E (Hotbird) and other to 28 (Astra, SKY), and this a fixed dish/system. I have decided to get a motorised system in order to watch 0.8 Thor (W) as there are many Bosnian/Croatian speaking channels and yesterday I received a Technomate TM-2300 DiSEqC H-H motor, and proceeded with installation, well tried to. Removed the dish from a bracket and placed the motor (did set the angle/elevation on the side of the motor bracket 52degree) and then the dish on the motor and roughly pointed in the direction where the previous dish was pointing (13e), and nothing, signal on the receiver was totally lost, I think that the dish was pointing somehow lower when attached to the motor handle/bracket than when it was sitting on the original bracket. Do I need to alter the angle on the dish it self as I didn’t do this I just removed the dish as it was and placed on the motors handle. Motor was pointing to 0 (zero) and the dish was installed in the right angle as advises in the manual. Do I need to point the system to true south first and go from there or 13degE (for Hotbird). Please, please help me as I could cry last night after all of this ladder dangling and nothing worked. I must say that I did not use a signal meter, it was just a hopeful attempt. I removed the motor and placed the dish back and signal was ok. I would appreciate help from you good people. What things am I doing wrong. Thank you in advance. Hi all, I am brand new to this forum and to sat. community in general so please do not mind if I ask wrong question or misunderstand something.

I live in Newtown, Mid Wales (Latitude: 52.5242° Longitude: -3.2930°), and currently have installed 90cm dish with double lnb one pointing at 13E (Hotbird) and other to 28 (Astra, SKY), and this a fixed dish/system.

I have decided to get a motorised system in order to watch 0.8 Thor (W) as there are many Bosnian/Croatian speaking channels and yesterday I received a Technomate TM-2300 DiSEqC H-H motor, and proceeded with installation, well tried to. Removed the dish from a bracket and placed the motor (did set the angle/elevation on the side of the motor bracket 52degree) and then the dish on the motor and roughly pointed in the direction where the previous dish was pointing (13e), and nothing, signal on the receiver was totally lost, I think that the dish was pointing somehow lower when attached to the motor handle/bracket than when it was sitting on the original bracket. Do I need to alter the angle on the dish it self as I didn’t do this I just removed the dish as it was and placed on the motors handle. Motor was pointing to 0 (zero) and the dish was installed in the right angle as advises in the manual. Do I need to point the system to true south first and go from there or 13degE (for Hotbird). Please, please help me as I could cry last night after all of this ladder dangling and nothing worked. I must say that I did not use a signal meter, it was just a hopeful attempt. I removed the motor and placed the dish back and signal was ok. I would appreciate help from you good people. What things am I doing wrong. Thank you in advance.

]]> By: jack z. http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-3153 jack z. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:37:58 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-3153 I have a digiwave motorized dish and I live in welland ont. can., could someone help me with the dish angles? thanks I have a digiwave motorized dish and I live in welland ont. can., could someone help me with the dish angles? thanks

]]> By: Alan http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Alan Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:34:37 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-666 Sunny: Thanks for your kind words, much appreciated. DrDishTV is a great resource - can highly recommend it. As for the motor, the different models only differ w.r.t to the dish elevation. Everything else is the same. Btw, a great dish you've got there. Alan Sunny:
Thanks for your kind words, much appreciated. DrDishTV is a great resource – can highly recommend it.
As for the motor, the different models only differ w.r.t to the dish elevation. Everything else is the same.
Btw, a great dish you’ve got there.
Alan

]]> By: Sunny http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Sunny Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:17:20 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-651 Allan, What a wonderful website! It is worth more visiting this site than to watch DrDish TV that dedicates 5 hours for programs in german language and only 2 hours in English, giving publicity to german companies. My first question is: when will you set up a 24-hour TV program in English on Satellites to challenge DrDish that we are not fools? I so much respect the people of Germany, although we must admit that English is more widely spoken than German language. I have a SuperJack Linear Actuator with a Reed Sensor. The model number is (HARL-3618+). When will you add its support for motorized dishes in your dropdown box? Is this model the same as SuperJack DG120 that you have already included? I have a polar mount dish of 180CM and an ASTON DS200 Positioner. Waiting to hearing from you as soon as possible. Well done, keep it up. Sunny. Allan,

What a wonderful website! It is worth more visiting this site than to watch DrDish TV that dedicates 5 hours for programs in german language and only 2 hours in English, giving publicity to german companies. My first question is: when will you set up a 24-hour TV program in English on Satellites to challenge DrDish that we are not fools? I so much respect the people of Germany, although we must admit that English is more widely spoken than German language.

I have a SuperJack Linear Actuator with a Reed Sensor. The model number is (HARL-3618+). When will you add its support for motorized dishes in your dropdown box? Is this model the same as SuperJack DG120 that you have already included? I have a polar mount dish of 180CM and an ASTON DS200 Positioner.

Waiting to hearing from you as soon as possible. Well done, keep it up.

Sunny.

]]> By: Alan http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Alan Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:19:58 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-480 @Rui Never heard of Motsat 3 Illusion, sorry. @Rui
Never heard of Motsat 3 Illusion, sorry.

]]> By: Rui Silva http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Rui Silva Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:14:45 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-476 Hello I have instal recently a motor the make is - MOTSAT-3 Ilusion - wath is the correct elevation ? can you help me please. I live in Tenerife - Spain Hello I have instal recently a motor the make is – MOTSAT-3 Ilusion – wath is the correct elevation ?
can you help me please. I live in Tenerife – Spain

]]> By: StanW http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-455 StanW Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:15:23 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-455 This is great! I think there is a small bug: It does not give the closest satellite name under Sat Data but the motor name(in my case mottec sg2100. It does give the correct distance. Thanks This is great!
I think there is a small bug: It does not give the closest satellite name under Sat Data but the motor name(in my case mottec sg2100. It does give the correct distance.
Thanks

]]> By: Mike http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Mike Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:38:35 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-378 Thanks for clarifying that for me. As it turns out, my dish has a 5 degree elevation error. Found others having the same problem as me. Checked motor elevation and added 5 deg. to give a dish elevation of 46 degrees and bang! Signal is perfect, and tracking the Clark belt perfectly. Thanks for this awesome site, and your quick reply! Thanks for clarifying that for me.
As it turns out, my dish has a 5 degree elevation error. Found others having the same problem as me. Checked motor elevation and added 5 deg. to give a dish elevation of 46 degrees and bang! Signal is perfect, and tracking the Clark belt perfectly.
Thanks for this awesome site, and your quick reply!

]]> By: Alan http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Alan Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:21:38 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-376 Mike, The first elevation @49.5 is the elevation to the (existing or non-existing) satellite exactly at True South. So, this is the angle the signal is coming at and this is what you would set your dish if it's without a motor. You do set the motor angle as per the scale to the latitude of your location, as you said - that's correct. Then, you set the dish elevation on its scale to 41 (note that you must use the dish scale and not an inclinometer as your dish is probably an offset dish). And that should be it. Overall, the dish would be pointing exactly at the same spot whether it's fixed to a motor or just to a pole. Hope this helps a bit. Mike,
The first elevation @49.5 is the elevation to the (existing or non-existing) satellite exactly at True South. So, this is the angle the signal is coming at and this is what you would set your dish if it’s without a motor.
You do set the motor angle as per the scale to the latitude of your location, as you said – that’s correct. Then, you set the dish elevation on its scale to 41 (note that you must use the dish scale and not an inclinometer as your dish is probably an offset dish). And that should be it. Overall, the dish would be pointing exactly at the same spot whether it’s fixed to a motor or just to a pole.

Hope this helps a bit.

]]> By: Mike http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Mike Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:27:49 +0000 http://www.dishpointer.com/2007/motorized-dishes-and-true-southnorth/#comment-375 I'm using a Satcontrol SM3D22. I notice at the bottom under Dish setup, it lists "elevation" @ 49.5 and "dish elevation" @ 41. Is "elevation" the motor's elevation? I was told that motor elevation always equals latitude, which is 34.8 for me. I've had much trouble with this setup. If 49.5 is the correct motor elevation, that would explain why I'm having problems. Could you clarify? I’m using a Satcontrol SM3D22. I notice at the bottom under Dish setup, it lists “elevation” @ 49.5 and “dish elevation” @ 41. Is “elevation” the motor’s elevation?
I was told that motor elevation always equals latitude, which is 34.8 for me. I’ve had much trouble with this setup. If 49.5 is the correct motor elevation, that would explain why I’m having problems.

Could you clarify?

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