Setting up a Big Dish

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This is what I use when I work on my dish..... I also added a chart to the "summery" post at the top of this page. Have a great day!

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Here is a pic of a polar mount. This will hopefully give enough info on where to take angle readings when you align your dish. Have a great day!

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Here is a diagram that shows the focal distance calculations for the feed in relation to the dish. You can use this formula to figure the focal point if you do not know what it is or it wasn't listed in that list I posted earlier. Have a great day!

Note: a better diagram uploaded... one that can be read! Sorry for any confusion the previous diagrams caused...

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Here is another chart I found buried from the past. It explains finding true north. To track the arc correctly, you need to locate true north. For example..... where I live I need to add 3 degrees to my compass reading to locate true north. The map is not the greatest quality however should do the job. Each line on the map is 1 degree. Weather you add to or subtract from your compass reading, depends on if you live east or west of the Mississippi river. Have a great day!

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I had to use a pic from the net for a polar mount and where to take readings when setting it up. Now here is a photo of my h t h mount, (Horizon to horizon), and where to take angle readings from for those of us that have h to h mounts. Have a great day!