Time for HELP

[docj2005]

ok i went and joined the ranks of the rest of the world..
i now have the following

a visionplus sat tuner
80 cm FortecStar dish
and a sm3d12 motor..

zip is 55426

trying to get anything see a little hard //
oh ya forgot the lnb
fortec star fsku-v lnb

i got as high as 70 on the but no quality ..

i should know what i am doing but i seem to be stuck... thanks DOCJ2005

 

[PSB]

Doc.
I would take the motor out of the scenario and try to bag a few satellites before having to deal with the motor (maybe you done this).

Make sure you have the L.O. set to

09750-10600 for the Universal LNBF

Enter a live channel/TP and watch for quality, you are looking for I-A6 as thats our true south satellite in this area.

Good luck.


http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/HH-mount-installation.htm

 

[docj2005]

ok now what

i got i6 and a few others.. now my big question is how many steps in a degree

 

[fataf]

according to these Google searches:
minutes in a degree
1 degree = 60 arcminutes

arcseconds in a minute
1 arcminute = 60 arcseconds

from this calculated there could be 60*60 or 360 smaller steps in a degree

online conversion from this minute second format to a decimal value
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html

 

[docj2005]

how the heck does that fit into useing my motor.... the software i use asks for steps to move east or west..
i am trying to figure out how many steps it take per 1 degree....

ex moveing the motor from i6 to amc 3

 

[PSB]

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You want to go from IA-6 to AMC-3 (total of 6 deg.)

Start at IA-6...enter the coordinates of a LIVE TP/Channel on AMC-3 and start nudging/clicking east count how many clicks it takes until you get to AMC-3 then divide it by six and you have the number of clicks for one degree!

I do not think the clicks are very accurate but it will give you an idea, use signal quality strength for your exact position, good luck Doc.

 

[neil_kc1]

Doc, I had the same question when i started, but with practice you will be able to read the quality meter and locate each sat as you pass by. (provided you are on the arc) I stopped worrying about it and focused on looking for a marker transponder, one i know is live and then just moving the dish until i get a hit and thw quality meter begins to jump. I am using a Satwork 3688, and discovered i can watch the signal level go up and down and get a pretty accurate indicator of when i am moving on and off a sat, even when i do not know an active transponder.