[Antennas] Finding True North (simplest method)

Sat, 23 Feb 2002 03:44:01 -0500

Hi all:
> I thought that if a person was going to the effort of contacting 
> a satellite they would set the dish with a GPS satellite.

  The only two ways I have seen it done, (and work) is:

1. Polar mounts, aim the `mount axis' north and pan the string
    to sattlites, if reception falls off at the horizons twist
    the mounting axis a bit until the arc is covered best.
   The signal will fall off at the ends of the arc because of
free path losses, but it should remain useable.

2. Az. El. mounts, Set the inclnation with an inclnonitor, 

    pan the Az. until you find the sattlite at that elevation.

3. The Columbus system, seek until you find.

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