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Should be able to motorize a 75cm dish no problem!
I use a SG2100 motor but there are plenty similar models out there......
http://www.dmsiusa.com/sg2100.htm
Give us your Zip code and we will give you all the angles to the satellites from your location!
Should be able to motorize a 75cm dish no problem!
I use a SG2100 motor but there are plenty similar models out there......
http://www.dmsiusa.com/sg2100.htm
Give us your Zip code and we will give you all the angles to the satellites from your location!
You can motorize any dish if you have a big enough motor. The specification of any motor that was designed to move a dish includes the maximum size, and in some cases they are kind enough to mention weight of the dish.We can not assume that every 90cm dish weighs the same. The motors are rated by maximum size dish, when they really are limited by weight and wind load more than size. I like to kick it up a notch. If a motor will handle my dish, I usually get the next size up so that the motor will handle my dish easily. Also, if you upgrade the dish to a bigger dish, you might not have to upgrade the motor as well. Get a motor with a long warranty on it, 2 or 3 years is nice.
The SG2100 will work on dish up to 1.2m!
http://www.dmsiusa.com/documents/Manual%20SG2100%20New1.pdf
If its a heavy dish have a look at the below modification done to reduce the weight of a Primestar dish.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=42450&highlight=Primestar+mount
I have had my SG2100 for well over 2 years and it has never missed a beat!
http://www.dmsiusa.com/documents/Manual%20SG2100%20New1.pdf
If its a heavy dish have a look at the below modification done to reduce the weight of a Primestar dish.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=42450&highlight=Primestar+mount
I have had my SG2100 for well over 2 years and it has never missed a beat!
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Magnolia, AR 71753
Latitude 33° 15.882'N Longitude 93° 14.352'W
Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m) El Skew
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Intelsat 901 18.0W 98.2 95.6 3.6 -55.8
Intelsat 603 20.0W 99.4 96.7 5.3 -55.6
NSS 7 22.0W 100.6 97.9 7.0 -55.3
Intelsat 905 24.5W 102.0 99.4 9.1 -54.9
Intelsat 907 27.5W 103.9 101.2 11.6 -54.3
Hispasat 1C/1D 30.0W 105.5 102.8 13.7 -53.7
Intelsat 801 31.5W 106.4 103.8 14.9 -53.3
Intelsat 903 34.5W 108.4 105.8 17.4 -52.5
AMC 12 & Telstar 11 37.5W 110.5 107.8 19.9 -51.6
NSS 806 40.5W 112.6 110.0 22.4 -50.5
PAS 6B/3R 43.0W 114.5 111.9 24.4 -49.5
PAS 1R 45.0W 116.1 113.4 26.0 -48.7
Intelsat 705 50.0W 120.3 117.6 30.0 -46.2
Intelsat 707 53.0W 123.0 120.3 32.3 -44.6
Intelsat 805 55.5W 125.3 122.7 34.2 -43.0
PAS 9 58.0W 127.8 125.2 36.0 -41.3
Amazonas 61.0W 131.0 128.3 38.2 -39.1
EchoStar 3 & Rainbow 1 61.5W 131.6 128.9 38.5 -38.7
Estrela do Sul 1 63.0W 133.3 130.6 39.6 -37.5
Brasilsat B2 65.0W 135.6 132.9 40.9 -35.8
Brasilsat B1 70.0W 141.9 139.3 43.9 -31.0
Nahuel 1 & AMC 6 72.0W 144.7 142.0 45.1 -28.9
AMC 6 72.0W 144.7 142.0 45.1 -28.9
DirecTV 5 72.5W 145.4 142.7 45.3 -28.4
SBS 6 74.0W 147.5 144.9 46.1 -26.7
AMC 5 79.0W 155.2 152.5 48.4 -20.6
Nimiq 2 82.0W 160.1 157.4 49.5 -16.5
AMC 9 83.0W 161.8 159.1 49.8 -15.2
Brasilsat B3 84.0W 163.5 160.8 50.0 -13.8
AMC 16 85.0W 165.2 162.5 50.3 -12.3
AMC 3 87.0W 168.7 166.1 50.7 -9.4
Intelsat Americas 8 89.0W 172.3 169.6 51.0 -6.4
Galaxy 11/Nimiq1 91.0W 175.9 173.3 51.2 -3.4
Brasilsat B4 92.0W 177.7 175.1 51.3 -1.9
Telstar 6 93.0W 179.6 176.9 51.3 -0.4
Galaxy 3C 95.0W 183.2 180.5 51.3 2.7
Intelsat Americas 5 97.0W 186.8 184.2 51.1 5.7
Galaxy 4R 99.0W 190.4 187.8 50.8 8.7
AMC 4 101.0W 194.0 191.3 50.4 11.6
AMC 1 103.0W 197.4 194.7 49.9 14.5
AMC 15 105.0W 200.8 198.1 49.3 17.3
Anik F1 107.3W 204.5 201.9 48.4 20.3
DirecTV 6 & EchoStar 6/8 110.0W 208.8 206.1 47.3 23.7
Anik F2 111.1W 210.4 207.8 46.8 25.1
Solidaridad 2 113.0W 213.2 210.6 45.8 27.3
SatMex 5 116.8W 218.5 215.8 43.8 31.4
EchoStar 7 & DirecTV 7S 119.0W 221.3 218.7 42.4 33.5
EchoStar 9/Intelsat Americas 13 121.0W 223.8 221.2 41.2 35.4
Galaxy 10R 123.0W 226.2 223.5 39.9 37.1
Galaxy 12 125.0W 228.5 225.8 38.5 38.7
Galaxy 13/Horizons 1 127.0W 230.6 228.0 37.1 40.3
Intelsat Americas 7 & EchoStar 5 129.0W 232.7 230.0 35.7 41.7
AMC 11 131.0W 234.7 232.0 34.2 43.0
Galaxy 1R 133.0W 236.6 233.9 32.7 44.3
AMC 10 135.0W 238.4 235.8 31.1 45.4
AMC 7 137.0W 240.2 237.5 29.6 46.5
AMC 8 139.0W 241.9 239.2 28.0 47.5
EchoStar 1/2 148.0W 248.8 246.2 20.7 51.2
Satellite Finder is (c) Copyright 2004, P. LutusTelstar 6 (IA-6) @ 93.0W would be your True South Satellite!
http://www.lyngsat.com/ia6.html
If you need help reading the above chart......
http://www.dmsiusa.com/charts.htm
Ku channels have a 5 digit Freq.
C-Band (BIG 6-10' Dish) use a 4 digit Freq.
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