HOW TO ASSEMBLE AND TRACK SATELLITE DISHES PART1

Helo guys.... In my previous posts,we have talked alot about satellites and the basics that you need to know about them...... Just incase you missed those discussions follow these links below to catch up..... PART1: http://palaceofwonders.blogspot.com/2013/08/installation-and-tracking-of-digital.html PART2: http://palaceofwonders.blogspot.com/2013/08/installation-and-tracking-of-digital_31.html PART3: http://palaceofwonders.blogspot.com/2013/09/installation-and-tracking-of-digital.html .............................................. Today am going to guide you on how to track a satellite dish... Now before you can talk about tracking your satellite dish,you need to assemble the dish first.... Satellite dish assembling is quite easy..... All you need is just a few set of appropriate tools like;spanners,plier and screw-drivers and you are good to go..... Now because there are so many dish types and sizes,i will not talked really much about assembling of satellite dish as i cannot cover all in one post.......... Now every manufacturer of satellite dishes often attach a user manual that would guide the user in assembling the dish......... So to assemble your satellite dish,just follow the step by step guide on the user manual and i bet you would do just fine........ Again as earlier stated,you would need the right tools. There is always a pack of bolts and nuts that comes with the dish,so just study their shapes and sizes to know the right tools to acquire or better still take the pack of bolts and nuts as a sample to where you wish to buy the tools and they should be able to give you the right tools to go along with them..... However,if you run into any problem or have any doubts while trying to assemble your dish,drop a comment stating your dish type and size and i will guide you through........ Now lets go to tracking of satellite dishes................................. There are two terminologies that are usually associated with satellite dish tracking >>>AZIMUTH: Azimuth is simply the the side-way(side by side) movement of the satellite dish from left to right,East-North-West-South and vice versa.................................. >>>ELEVATION AND DEPRESSION: Elevation is the upward movement of the dish,while Depression is the downward movement of the dish............. Please take note of these terms because we shall be seeing them alot as we proceed............................. Satellite transmitters in general are often positioned at a particular orbit or axis of the Earth cardinal points;EAST,WEST,NORTH AND SOUTH...... So that when you need to capture the signals of the satellite transmitter,you simply get a satellite receiving dish and focus it in the direction of the cardinal point axis or orbit where the satellite transmitter is located or positioned........................Today,many satellite networks and companies are located at almost every degree of the cardinal point axis or orbit....... For example, DSTV is located at Eutelsat w4 36 degree East ,MY-TV is located at Intelsat 10/20 ku 68.5 degree East......and so on. So to track DSTV,you must focus your dish to Eutelsat w4 36 degree East,while to track MY-TV your dish must be focused at Intelsat 10/20 ku 68.5 degree East.....and so on . ..............................................lets rap it up here for now,PART2 coming soon....