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    even if I go lower it won't clear, I have made a bracket out of metal to build it out from the wall for more clearance. going to try this weekend. fun stuff, it is horrible setup because every adjustment requires swinging the pole down and adjusting dish while standing on a very slope roof below. lol. I will get there.

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    guys I built out the unit from the wall to clear the eaves. Used a piece of square bar metal. So my pole is level, and I am hitting 82 and 91 with solid signal and quality, but still missing 110 and 119. I know the dish moves quit different on a motor, do you think maybe my elevation is either to high or to low if I am missing 110 and 119? to me it sounds like my elavation is slightly to high? any thoughts?

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    Did you do the Due South on the dish and motor as a zero, and find the Due South bird?

    IF not then you still could be missing the end satellites.

    Now on the dish and motor elevation, did you go by the motor's elevation guide in the manual?

    Some (if not all) motors need the elevations split between some part set on the dish and the rest set on the motor, if this is off then your going to mis-track on the arc.
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    yeah I have been messing with these motors for a few years. I was just wondering what someone might think in terms of elevation on the dish if I am hitting 82 and 91 but missing 110 & 119 is my dish elevation possibly to high or low? the motor is set correct at approx 44.0 see below.

    Dish Setup Data
    Latitude: 43.XXXXー
    Longitude: -79.XXXXー
    Name: Stab HH90
    Distance: 37819km
    Motor Latitude: 43.8ー
    Declination Angle: 6.7ー
    Dish Elevation: 38ー
    Azimuth (true): 180.0ー
    Azimuth (magn.): 190.4ー
    Last edited by Terryl; 12-06-2013 at 07:25 PM.

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    Well 44 degrees may be a bit too high and your missing the arc, you dont have any skew on that dish do you?

    You should have zero skew on both the dish and LNB, try dropping the elevation on the motor 1 degree to 43, and make sure the skew is zero and the LNB is zeroed to the dish.

    When pointing Due South the LNB should be absolutely vertical to the ground, and the dish should not be skewed in any direction, and double check the dishes elevation.

    The motor if set right will do all the skewing.

    And I edited your longitude and latitude to keep your house out of the picture.
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    Thanks Terryl for the edit, didn't consider that. I will try with the motor to 43 not 44. No skew on dish, it has no skew as it is a 18". If the motor change does not work I will fiddle with the dish elevation. I got to be close. I am using a old Fortec Ultra just for the setup, then put the Jynxbox Ultra back in place.

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    yeah I moved the dish a to my left, and now I found sat 72.7 i think, I got signal and quality in the 70's, but still no 110 and 119, does 110 and 119 sit higher on the belt or lower than 82 and 91?

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    It all depends on where you live.

    If your on the East coast side, then 110 and 119 would be lower in the sky, if your on the west coast side, then 82 and 91 would be lower in the sky, if your in the middle of the continent then they would be about equal.

    Also too far North East or North West and they may be below the horizon, look on dishpointer.com and see where they are in relation to your location.


    Now for other things.

    Did you adjust the motor and dish to your "Due South" then the "Due South" Satellite first??

    If not, then you will not track the arc of the Clark belt correctly, if pointing too far East you will miss the further West satellites, or if the elevation is too high or low you will not track right.

    The motor and Dish/LNB must point exactly "Due South" first, then the elevation must be set to your exact "Latitude" this puts you on the arc, your "Due South" satellite is 82W, but do NOT use it to find the arc, it is 3 degrees off of your Due South, this would put you out of alignment for the Western satellites.

    Also the motors mast must be as horizontally level as you can get it.
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    So how will i find true south, if I have no reference point (satellite)? I use a compass or something? I never did it this way, but perhaps at this location I must. also how do i calculate dish elevation?

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    Use a cell phone with a GPS app in it, or go to dishpointer.com, enter your address and select the due South option, this will give you a map with a line on it pointing to due South.

    That site also has an option for motors.

    Here is a link to a video that may help out.

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    i have the same set up, and i get all the sats that use circular lnbs, with one lnb and a motor on a 18inch dish, before i was missing some sats but it was because my dish/motor were not align properly, they were off by a few degrees, so it could be that, make sure your dish is aligned properly otherwise you wont be able to see all sat.

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    alex.1604 when you say aligned, do you mean elavation was off, or dish etc, was not level?

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