10' satellite Woes

[shankle]

Ok, I'll drag out the camera tomorrow and try to follow your instructions.

I'll also put the lnb back to 47.36".
I guess a good distance from the polar mount would be 5'.
Chuck's site won't let me send a pic with to many pixels in it.
I've been cutting them down on purpose.

Can't get to the lnb when it's pointing straight up.
When it was straight up I put a mark at the bottom of the scalar ring.
That orients the lnb at about 9:30 when pointing straight up.
Lined up the polarization that way. Might be off a tad.

[dedndave]

i will send you a PM with my e-mail address
you can e-mail me the pictures
some of the pics i post in here are on my imagehost
for that, i use:
http://www.imageshack.com
you can create an account there (for free) and host large pics that way, too

[dedndave]

i got your e-mail, Jack
you forgot to attach the pic   :P
don't feel bad - i do it, too

[dedndave]

Jack and I weren't having much luck with the photographic method, sooooo......

this is another method
you can mark Point C in the grass with a nail or something



let me know if further explanation is required, Jack
once you understand this method, it can also be used to measure the declination angle   :U
for your location, Angle P should be (90 - 29.1) = 60.9 degrees

[shankle]

I have junked my 10' c/ku dish.
It evidently was just worn out and causing alignment problems no end.
I have another 10' c-band hook feed dish in what looks like good shape.
The mesh on this c-band dish looks about the same as the 10' c/ku dish.
Hate go to the trouble of hanging it and then finding out the mesh is to
large for KU reception.

So, how about this idea.
Take the mesh from the old 10' c/ku dish and wire it somehow to the c-band dish.
Wiring ideas would be appreciated. Is this feasible? Not sure how taking the
c-band dish apart will effect the hook feedhorn.

[dedndave]

for Ku band, the holes should be under 1/4"
but, if you can't get C band working, that isn't the issue