sg2100 installation help

[jackpeas]

Hot do you find it/amc5 k5 279 deg

OK guys I finally had a chance to get on the roof (roof was dry enough to climb on) then I loosened the bolts to the sg2100 to my true south bird (AMC-5) and presto! I have the arc!!! I rotated the dish and motor until I had a strong signal on AMC-5. I can now get birds from PAS-9 to about Anik F2 (tree is in the way for the others) :-( . Wow I can't believe I finally did it.

Now the next question would be what should I use for the position setting? 1.2 or USALS? I saw another discussion thread about this topic. With USALS seems to miss a bit. I find that I have to nudge the dish abit to get much better quality. I am using the Pansat 2500a. It looks like you can set them both up. Different birds for different settings.

I have the sg 2100 hh drive/I have had it for about 6 month/I can't get it going.Help. Ok I got it set to zero/the motor.AMC3 is my southsat@87 deg.I am in Chicago,IL 60643 help. thank

 

[Mr Tony]

I split this off from the other thread...

 

[PSB]

Calumet Park, IL 60643
Latitude 41° 41.592'N Longitude 87° 39.564'W

Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m) El Skew
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*** Of Particular Interest ***

EchoStar 3 61.5W 143.6 146.8 35.0 -26.3
EchoStar 6 110.0W 211.7 215.0 36.7 23.1
EchoStar 8 110.0W 211.7 215.0 36.7 23.1
EchoStar 7 119.0W 222.5 225.7 32.3 30.3
EchoStar 5 119.0W 222.5 225.7 32.3 30.3
EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 121.0W 224.7 227.9 31.2 31.7
EchoStar 1 148.0W 249.3 252.5 13.2 44.3
EchoStar 2 148.0W 249.3 252.5 13.2 44.3
EchoStar 4 157.0W 255.9 259.2 6.6 46.4

DirecTV 3 81.8W 171.2 174.5 41.5 -6.5
DirecTV 2 100.8W 199.3 202.6 40.0 14.3
DirecTV 1R 100.8W 199.3 202.6 40.0 14.3
DirecTV 1 101.0W 199.6 202.9 39.9 14.5
DirecTV 4S 101.2W 199.9 203.2 39.9 14.7
DirecTV 6 109.8W 211.5 214.7 36.8 22.9
DirecTV 5 119.0W 222.5 225.7 32.3 30.3

*** All Satellites 61W - 160W ***

EchoStar 3 61.5W 143.6 146.8 35.0 -26.3
Rainbow 1 61.5W 143.6 146.8 35.0 -26.3
Brasilsat A2 (incl. 5.8 deg) 63.0W 145.4 148.6 35.7 -25.1
Brasilsat B2 65.0W 147.9 151.1 36.6 -23.4
Brasilsat B1 70.0W 154.4 157.7 38.6 -18.8
Nahuel 1 71.8W 156.9 160.1 39.2 -17.1
AMC 6 72.0W 157.1 160.4 39.2 -16.9
Galaxy 12 74.0W 159.9 163.2 39.8 -14.8
SBS 6 74.0W 159.9 163.2 39.8 -14.8
GOES 12 75.0W 161.3 164.6 40.1 -13.8
AMC 5 79.0W 167.1 170.4 41.0 -9.6
DirecTV 3 81.8W 171.2 174.5 41.5 -6.5
Nimiq 2 82.0W 171.5 174.8 41.5 -6.3
Brasilsat B3 84.0W 174.5 177.8 41.7 -4.1
XM Roll 85.0W 176.0 179.3 41.8 -3.0
AMC 9 85.0W 176.0 179.3 41.8 -3.0
AMC 3 87.0W 179.0 182.3 41.8 -0.7 True South
Galaxy 11 91.0W 185.0 188.3 41.7 3.7
Nimiq 1 91.0W 185.0 188.3 41.7 3.7
Brasilsat B4 92.0W 186.5 189.8 41.6 4.9
Telstar 6 93.0W 188.0 191.3 41.5 6.0
Galaxy 8I (incl. 1.0 deg) 95.0W 191.0 194.2 41.3 8.2
Galaxy 3C 95.0W 191.0 194.2 41.3 8.2
Telstar 5 97.0W 193.9 197.2 40.9 10.3
Inmarsat 2 f2 (incl. 1.7 deg) 98.0W 195.3 198.6 40.7 11.4
Galaxy 4R 99.0W 196.8 200.0 40.5 12.4
DirecTV 2 100.8W 199.3 202.6 40.0 14.3
DirecTV 1R 100.8W 199.3 202.6 40.0 14.3
AMC 4 101.0W 199.6 202.9 39.9 14.5
DirecTV 1 101.0W 199.6 202.9 39.9 14.5
AMSC 1 101.1W 199.8 203.0 39.9 14.6
DirecTV 4S 101.2W 199.9 203.2 39.9 14.7
AMC 1 103.0W 202.4 205.7 39.3 16.5
Solidaridad 1 (incl. 2.8 deg) 103.5W 203.1 206.4 39.2 17.0
AMC 2 105.0W 205.1 208.4 38.7 18.5
G-Star 3 (incl. 11.5 deg) 105.0W 205.1 208.4 38.7 18.5
G-Star 1 (incl. 6.0 deg) 105.0W 205.1 208.4 38.7 18.5
MSAT 1 106.5W 207.2 210.4 38.1 19.9
Anik F1 107.3W 208.2 211.5 37.8 20.7
Anik E1 109.2W 210.7 214.0 37.1 22.4
DirecTV 6 109.8W 211.5 214.7 36.8 22.9
EchoStar 6 110.0W 211.7 215.0 36.7 23.1
EchoStar 8 110.0W 211.7 215.0 36.7 23.1
Anik E2R 111.1W 213.1 216.4 36.2 24.1
Solidaridad 2 113.0W 215.4 218.7 35.4 25.7
Morelos 2 (incl. 4.4 deg) 114.9W 217.7 221.0 34.4 27.2
XM Rock 115.0W 217.9 221.1 34.4 27.3
SatMex 5 116.8W 220.0 223.2 33.5 28.7
Anik E2 118.7W 222.1 225.4 32.4 30.1
DirecTV 5 119.0W 222.5 225.7 32.3 30.3
EchoStar 7 119.0W 222.5 225.7 32.3 30.3
EchoStar 5 119.0W 222.5 225.7 32.3 30.3
EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 121.0W 224.7 227.9 31.2 31.7
Galaxy 10R 123.0W 226.8 230.1 30.0 33.0
Galaxy 5 125.0W 228.9 232.2 28.8 34.3
Galaxy 9 127.0W 230.9 234.2 27.6 35.4
Telstar 7 129.0W 232.9 236.2 26.3 36.6
Satcom C3 131.0W 234.8 238.1 25.0 37.6
Galaxy 1R 133.0W 236.7 239.9 23.7 38.6
Satcom C4 135.0W 238.5 241.8 22.4 39.5
GOES 10 135.5W 238.9 242.2 22.0 39.8
AMC 7 137.0W 240.3 243.5 21.0 40.4
AMC 8 139.0W 242.0 245.2 19.6 41.2
Inmarsat 2 f3 (incl. 1.9 deg) 142.0W 244.5 247.8 17.5 42.4
EchoStar 1 148.0W 249.3 252.5 13.2 44.3
EchoStar 2 148.0W 249.3 252.5 13.2 44.3
TDRS 9 (incl. 7.4 deg) 151.0W 251.5 254.8 11.0 45.1
TDRS 10 (incl. 6.2 deg) 151.0W 251.5 254.8 11.0 45.1
EchoStar 4 157.0W 255.9 259.2 6.6 46.4

Motor elevation= 48deg.
Dish on motor elevation= 23.5deg.