148 - Fta

[jself1982]

Here in SC, Lat/Long 34/82 Do you think I could get 148 either on my FTA or with a Dish 300? Or is it too low for me?

 

[PSB]

Latitude 34° 0.000'N Longitude 82° 0.000'W

                       Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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                   EchoStar 1/2  148.0W 256.0 262.4 11.2  53.6

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Should be good! I have no problems with an elevation of 10º

 

[jself1982]

I tried it on the FTA USALS but the HH90 motor goes back to 83 degree location.? Why?

 

[PSB]

With satellite to the extreme East and West you usually have to enter a LIVE TP. and use DiSEqC 1.2 to store the position!

Remember to number the position also!

 

[jself1982]

Do you have a live TP for 148?

And how far West will it go before it will not go any further or damage my equipment?

 

[PSB]

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/STAB/HH90-Stab-HH-Diseqc-USALS-Motor.htm

The HH90 will motor +/-65º from your "0" So depends what your true south Longitude is!

At 82º Lat. you are one degree away from 148w (No damage as there should be mech. limits)

Good news is its a DBS satellite with strong signals!

See Lyngsat for Live TP's they are all scrambled but will give you signal!

 

[jself1982]

Ok thanks, so just make it go all the way west and then try it on a live TP, will do. Thanks.

Also if I upgraded to a 120cm dish, would I need to upgrade the HH90?

 

[PSB]

Yep! Sadoun says it will work only on dish up to 95cm

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Order/Motors.htm

 

[pmb1010]

yep, I can attest that you'll need to upgrade your motor.

I just got the 120cm dish, and put it on my Sm3D12 motor. It's working, but I can see it's straining the snot out of the neck. I just got a new HH120 today to replace.

 

[Reinhold]

I had the SM3D12 and had to upgrade as well.The SM3D12 did noy seem to hold location too good.(It Wiggled)

Reinhold.

 

[scottc98]

yep, I can attest that you'll need to upgrade your motor.

I just got the 120cm dish, and put it on my Sm3D12 motor. It's working, but I can see it's straining the snot out of the neck. I just got a new HH120 today to replace.

Damm!!

Does that mean I will need to replace mine when I install the 1.2m?

 

[PSB]

The SM3D12 motor is only advertised to work on dish up to 120mm!



http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Order/Motors.htm

 

[Sadoun]

PSB

The SM3D12 is not available from us anymore. The new motor available is the SM3D22

Main differences

SM3D22
Metal Gears inside
Built-in 2-Way DiSEqC switch

SM3D12
Plastic Gears inside
No built-in switch


Both have East/West buttons on the bottom of the casing.

Just to clarify the specs, it is rated to handle up to 27 lbs. (120 cm Aluminum or 95 cm Steel) dish.

 

[PSB]

PSB

The SM3D12 is not available from us anymore. The new motor available is the SM3D22

Main differences

SM3D22
Metal Gears inside
Built-in 2-Way DiSEqC switch

SM3D12
Plastic Gears inside
No built-in switch


Both have East/West buttons on the bottom of the casing.

Just to clarify the specs, it is rated to handle up to 27 lbs. (120 cm Aluminum or 95 cm Steel) dish.

THANKS! For the clarification!

 

[Sadoun]

you are welcome