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DishPointer - Align your satellite dish
As for alignment, there are various sources but not every source agrees with each other. Here's one source to get you started: Polar Dish Mount
One thing for certain, you need to start with a satellite nearest to true south for your location. For you, that would be SES2 @87W
As for alignment, there are various sources but not every source agrees with each other. Here's one source to get you started: Polar Dish Mount
One thing for certain, you need to start with a satellite nearest to true south for your location. For you, that would be SES2 @87W
Dishpointer should give you the quickest results as it figures pretty much everything for you based on visual map location. The current magnetic declination is figured in if you're not into old school compass calibration.
You didn't offer what kind of dish and mount you're using and that may have some bearing on the process.
You didn't offer what kind of dish and mount you're using and that may have some bearing on the process.
Just this year there have been a couple of queries about C-band on pizza dishes so it really isn't safe to take much for granted.Since he mentioned C/Ku Band LNBF, it was "assumed" it is a Cband dish.
Assuming its a BUD - There's a great Bud Manual that will cover everything you need to know.
BUD manual
BUD manual
For 36.85N, -/-87.49E
Modified motor elevation angle = 52.52*
Modified declination offset angle = 5.25*
And total due south elevation angle = 47.26*
(all calculated for spherical earth, with 'mean' earth radius, so I could be a few hundredths of degrees off.)
All the steps are linked in the posts above.
greetz,
A33
Modified motor elevation angle = 52.52*
Modified declination offset angle = 5.25*
And total due south elevation angle = 47.26*
(all calculated for spherical earth, with 'mean' earth radius, so I could be a few hundredths of degrees off.)
All the steps are linked in the posts above.
greetz,
A33
Are you allowed to divulge the closely guarded secret of what dish you're trying to align?
Well, I hope kdjuan will describe more of his dish, and his specific questions/challenges.
He wrote a PM to me with basically the same question(s) as above.
My reply to him (last saturday) was this:
Unless a topic is somehow corrupted, I do believe that continuing a topic in PM is not congruent to the principles of a forum. And, by the way, I believe that the combined knowledge of all is far better than my knowledge. And that all, that followed the topic till now, may share in the procedings and results.
So I also hope that this topic is not continued by one or more PMconversations, leaving other members out.
And I hope, to complete the circle, that kdjuan will now describe more of his dish, and his specific questions/challenges.
Greetz,
A33
He wrote a PM to me with basically the same question(s) as above.
My reply to him (last saturday) was this:
a33 said:
Unless a topic is somehow corrupted, I do believe that continuing a topic in PM is not congruent to the principles of a forum. And, by the way, I believe that the combined knowledge of all is far better than my knowledge. And that all, that followed the topic till now, may share in the procedings and results.
So I also hope that this topic is not continued by one or more PMconversations, leaving other members out.
And I hope, to complete the circle, that kdjuan will now describe more of his dish, and his specific questions/challenges.
Greetz,
A33
Hello all. I have made some progress. but iam still having issues. iam able to receive programming on galaxy 15(133) galaxy14 (125) galaxy18 (121) and eullsat17 (117). but iam not able to receive of the other satellites. i had a buddy helping me and he did a factory reset on my receiver(wrong move), i lost all of my settings for my reciever. anyone know how to flash and what file i need to restore my ZGemma H7 UHD4k reciever back. Thanks.
Unless you made a backup to restore the settings the only thing you can do is just re-enter the lnd settings in tuner configuration menu.
Reflashing is not going to do it. Factory reset only deletes the settings. The image in flash is the same as what was already there.
You may need a satellite / transponder list. Unfortunately, that receiver is not capable of hardware blindscans and it must have preprogrammed transponders in order to scan.
Most E2 OS builds have an app to build a customized satellite / TP list and install. Not sure if the US/Canada units are shipped with this feature.
If your firmware does not have this feature, Call or email your reseller for support. They probably have a copy of the list that ships with the unit or find a E2 file online that you like and install.
Most E2 OS builds have an app to build a customized satellite / TP list and install. Not sure if the US/Canada units are shipped with this feature.
If your firmware does not have this feature, Call or email your reseller for support. They probably have a copy of the list that ships with the unit or find a E2 file online that you like and install.
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