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Chapter 3 - Calculating Pointing Parameters

Once the dish is assembled placed on a permanent mount, it is time to roughly point the dish toward the orbiting satellite. You will be moving three axis on the dish, Azimuth (compass heading), Elevation, and Skew (rotation of the radio equipment).

Please watch this video for using the Super Buddy to locate your satellite and roughly point your satellite dish.

Calculating Pointing Parameters - 2:04 minutes
Step-by-Step instructions for using a Super Buddy to locate the satellite with GPS information.

(Right-click above link and choose "Save Target As" to save video to desktop)

Other Methods

Below are instructions for using the SatMaster QuickAim software if a Super Buddy is not available.

	Next, locate the "Location Data" area on the work order.
	Fill in the GPS latitude and longitude readings, then bring up your laptop and run the SatMaster Quick Aim Software.
	Select File --> New --> Look Angles, and the following form will appear:
	The Site Name field isn't important, nor is the Satellite Name field. The fields marked by asterisks are important, and of them, you will only need to fill out the Site Latitude, Site Longitude, and Satellite Longitude fields, with information from the work order. Then click on "OK"
	The red arrows in this image show you which of the result fields you will need. While it may be tempting to read "True Azimuth" as "Azimuth", this is incorrect. Rather, you'll need to note the Elevation, Azimuth Compass Bearing, and Polarization Offset, then note them on the work order.
	Fill in the work order, and be sure to print neatly. Not only will you need these numbers, but they must be sent to Ground Control.

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