[SBE] sat finder

[Bob Reite]

I just put in a C band dish for a client and by using an inclinometer 
and this site, 
http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/Satellite-Heading-Calculator.htm 
  I was on Galaxy 11 (the bird I wanted) the first try.  Just needed 
fine adjustment for maximum signal.  But then again, maybe I was just 
lucky.

The cool thing about the above mentioned site is that it brings up 
Google maps, which lets you see landmarks near your proposed 
installation site that you can use to set the azimuth.  The site also 
tells you what "skew angle" to set the feed at as a starting point to 
set the polarization.  It turned out to be right on.

Tom Bosscher wrote:

> A9xw at cs.com wrote:

>  >So no more trying to find Galaxy

>  >25, 26, 27, etc only to find that they are not new satellites

>  >but renamed old satellites.

> 

>    Henry, the news and price on the meter is good news, and good timing 

> for me, but...

> 

>    In the world of "This makes too much sense", why don't the sat owners 

> simply name the birds for the oribital slot, plus what ever version they 

> want to hang onthe end?

>      Like AMC-87K, is simply Bird K (version), owned by AMC, parked at 

> 87 degrees. Life would be so much simpler.

> 

>    tom, where is the sun now, bosscher

> 

> 

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