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joebedford
Oct 23, 2017Nomad II
I got rid of Bell because it only works within a few hundred kms of the CAN/US border.
However, back when it worked, if I was trying to lock on 82 from 122 longitude where you are, I knew that the sat. is 30 degrees east of due south. I usually figured due south by looking at my watch and the sun (but you could use a compass and compensate for magnetic vs. actual). Point the dish then slew the elevation until the sat. receiver got a signal. Tweak pointing by selecting a known weak transponder. 2 minutes max - takes longer to level the tripod.
I had a sat. meter but threw it out - I could do it more easily without.
Hitting two sats. is a little more complicated. dishpointer.com is an excellent resource.
Don't even try to get Bell if you go much further south - you're just asking for frustration. It doesn't work.
For some reason, I find Shaw much harder to find the sats. but at least it works.
However, back when it worked, if I was trying to lock on 82 from 122 longitude where you are, I knew that the sat. is 30 degrees east of due south. I usually figured due south by looking at my watch and the sun (but you could use a compass and compensate for magnetic vs. actual). Point the dish then slew the elevation until the sat. receiver got a signal. Tweak pointing by selecting a known weak transponder. 2 minutes max - takes longer to level the tripod.
I had a sat. meter but threw it out - I could do it more easily without.
Hitting two sats. is a little more complicated. dishpointer.com is an excellent resource.
Don't even try to get Bell if you go much further south - you're just asking for frustration. It doesn't work.
For some reason, I find Shaw much harder to find the sats. but at least it works.
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