Hey Guys... GREAT Forum!
I have a question that I can't seem to find the answer to and hope some of you will guide me in the right direction.
I am prep'ing for D* to do a AU9-S install at my shop that is basically in the middle of a woods. It will be possible with the removal of a few trees.
My question is:
With a location of 37.0205 Lat / -88.8988 Lon the 101W sat is at 45.2/201.9. Can I just use a sighting compass and go east of 201.9 two or three degrees to get LOS on 99W and west 18 degrees to get LOS on 103, 110 and 119 then cut the trees that prevent LOS in that 20 degree sweep? I realize that the elevation will vary from 45.7 down to 36.7.
Why I am confused:
When I use my lat/lon to locate all five sats individually on dishpointer, I come up with a 27.1 degree sweep.
Dishpointer data:
99W - 45.7/198.3
101W - 45.2/201.2
103W - 44.6/204.2
110W - 41.7/214.2
119W - 36.7/225.4
Do I cut the trees that prevent LOS using the individual sat coords from dishpointer (27 degrees) or like I mentioned above, the ones that fall in the 20 degree sweep.
I just want to be prepared and not have the installer waste a trip due to LOS issues. It probably will not be that much difference in labor between the two in labor. I just want to know which is correct.
Thanks in advance,
-mhowle
I have a question that I can't seem to find the answer to and hope some of you will guide me in the right direction.
I am prep'ing for D* to do a AU9-S install at my shop that is basically in the middle of a woods. It will be possible with the removal of a few trees.
My question is:
With a location of 37.0205 Lat / -88.8988 Lon the 101W sat is at 45.2/201.9. Can I just use a sighting compass and go east of 201.9 two or three degrees to get LOS on 99W and west 18 degrees to get LOS on 103, 110 and 119 then cut the trees that prevent LOS in that 20 degree sweep? I realize that the elevation will vary from 45.7 down to 36.7.
Why I am confused:
When I use my lat/lon to locate all five sats individually on dishpointer, I come up with a 27.1 degree sweep.
Dishpointer data:
99W - 45.7/198.3
101W - 45.2/201.2
103W - 44.6/204.2
110W - 41.7/214.2
119W - 36.7/225.4
Do I cut the trees that prevent LOS using the individual sat coords from dishpointer (27 degrees) or like I mentioned above, the ones that fall in the 20 degree sweep.
I just want to be prepared and not have the installer waste a trip due to LOS issues. It probably will not be that much difference in labor between the two in labor. I just want to know which is correct.
Thanks in advance,
-mhowle
