Help with Fortec Star 90cm dish.

[jc519]

Hi I need help with finding the elevation angle a Fortec Star 90cm dish with a FC90U mounting bracket do I need to account for the offset angle on the dish to add or subtract from the elevation angle I need. My location is 40.748167 N, 74.049752 W and I'm try to get Galaxy 10R at 123.0. The other part to my question is on the mounting bracket I have what do I use to come close to the degree I need because there's no line on the plate to let me know where I need to be.

 

[Mr Tony]

no you do not need to deal with the offset. The dish has that part built in

The way I understood it as you use the centre of the elevation bolts to line it up. If there is no red line or an edge for elevation, use centre of bolt (I have a dish that does it that way)

 

[jc519]

Thanx I try it tomorrow.

 

[icstephen]

There should be a gauge pressed into the metal on the other side of the bracket in your photo (the curved slot where the 2 bols go through), it is tought to see and I use a sharpie to highlight the tic mark.