need help on declination etc.

[John W]

setting up a HH motor at zip 60617

What are the settings I should have for the motor and dish?

the motor is a pansat pm900s

 

[Tron]

setting up a HH motor at zip 60617
What are the settings I should have for the motor and dish?
the motor is a pansat pm900s

Motor elevation given your zip (60617), Chicago, IL, is 41.7 (your latitude). Your dish elevation is 46.5 minus your declination angle, which given your latitude is roughly 6.4 degrees. So your dish elevation would be just a hair over 40.

Our sponsor Sadoun has a very helpful motor installation help page at http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/HH-mount-installation.htm if you need to double-check things.