motorised satellite tv installation guide using USALS by HISAT

[patch769]

and I like the music too :)

[patch769]

great video for this set-up.

Nicely done :)

[longballplease]

Yeah, I'm gonna try to install my own dish, I've got a unrestricted view of the southern sky as well.

[HISATdotCOM]

@longballplease well call me if/when you need anything 02032876323

[HISATdotCOM]

@longballplease you can also skype me "hisatdotcom"

[longballplease]

annoying music wasn't needed.

[HISATdotCOM]

@longballplease

even I'm tired of it now - but the video was made 10+ years ago we spent some time, effort and money making it, and a friend was involved in the band that made the music, ho hum :), I hope you found it useful even with the "Annoying music"

[bzdread]

i have a question im new to this..what i want to know is everytime u choose to go to another sat do u always have to go outside and fine tune it?

[HISATdotCOM]

@bzdread

No - the video only discribes the installation process - the fine tuning finshes once you have the weakest satellite - after that if you have followed the procedure correctly selecting a satellite with the receiver will cause the dish to move to the correct position for that satellite

[bzdread]

@HISATdotCOM thank alot i will be installing my dish tomorrow..any problems i have i will be asking more questions...

[HISATdotCOM]

The Motor shown in this video is still in daily use - that's 10 YEARs after we first installed it! it's made by STAB of Italy it is NOT like the more common asian motors which are sold almost everywhere which lack this kind of durability - go to hisat.com if you want a good original STAB motor

[HISATdotCOM]

In 2000 when we made this video we used the Metal F-Connectors supplied by STAB with their motor - I recently posted a Video showing the CaP F connectors we currently recommend - these basically beat ALL metal connectors for effieciency or lack of loss youtube.com/watch?v=5f4eDW8Yc6­Q

[HISATdotCOM]

new contact details are at hisatdotcom

[sadoldgeorge]

You forgot to mention that the TRUE south is NOT the same as magnetic south.

[HISATdotCOM]

not mentioned because it's not really relevant - finding south magnetic or true is a first step final alignment is what will give you the result you are ultimately aiming for - the method to find south using the sun is more acurate than using a compass but at this stage in the set-up the point is to vaugely know where south is (within a few degrees of it) when you get to send the motor to your first satellite your motor is still loose enough to make

[sadoldgeorge]

You also make no mention of mistracking to the east or west due to incorrect settings. This is a nightmare for first timers and I think should be mentioned.

It took me ages the first time I insatlled a motorised setup and I must admit a video such as this would have helped .. Thank you..

[HISATdotCOM]

There is no mistracking if you use USALS usals calculates where each satellite MUST be if you follow the rules - making sure the pole is upright and then inserting your own longitude and latitude the longitude is entered on the STAB motor and the declination is about 7.5 deg for UK thensend the dish to first sat and move mount around the pole to the first sat - now all the sats will be very close - start with a strong sat then the weak ones can be fine tuned

[HISATdotCOM]

adjustment but at this stage you're no longer interested in South more the specific satellite that you want - this is about helping a novice find many satellites using USALS - we arenot teaching people about the 4 different south poles

[semco72057]

That was a good example of how it should be done and not much different if put up on a pole cemented in the ground either. That will be the easy part since the adjustments after the installation will take up most of your time.

[Kertefteg]

cool video thanks

[HerTherefgdg]

cool video

[madrista4ever]

Does all Geostationary TV satellites point to South? I live in the part of South East Asia. Philippines exactly. Does this DIY aplicable to me? I want to install add a 2nd Ku FTA dish aside from the Agila2 DTH subscription that I have.

[religionsrangers]

All geostationary satelites go round the equator on the clarks belt, if you are north of the equator you point your dishes south, south of the equator you point youe dishes north

[HISATdotCOM]

Geostationary satellites are so called because they are circumventing the Planet over the equator - when we made the video - we did so to help our clients most of whom were local to us (UK) - you are in the southern Hemisphere of the planet so of course the satellites are North (for you)

kind regards (Tony Hiscox)

[Muchoyo]

Just to avoid confusion: the Phillipines are actually located in the northern hemisphere, although fairly close to the equator.

[HISATdotCOM]

@HISATdotCOM yes I meant to say "IF" you are in the southern Hemisphere

[fearont]

Cheers