Fine tune satellite with Usuals

[scotsmarc]

HI,

I am trying to fine tune my satellite as i cant get Eutelsat 16 at all. i seem to get most other sats but sure that fine tuning woud improve the signal on most sats and help me got 16

I am trying to fine tune from the positioner setup, when i use fine movement i get a better signal however when i try and store the memory position it does not seem to store the stronger signal. Is there another way to do this? It seems i need to step 3 or 4 times east to get optimum lock on sats.

I am trying to figure this out on a Vu+duo2 and Openvix

[Rob van der Does]

When using USALS you can't store a position.
What you should do is: see if the signal gets better when stepping East. If so, change your own position a little bit West and repeat the sequence.
And vice versa if signal is getting better when stepping West. Make sure to take take your time and use small steps.

[scotsmarc]

HI Rob van der Does, THanks for the reply, it gets better stepping east. How do i permanently set the system, do i need to re-work my co-ordinates?

[Rob van der Does]

Yes: change your own coordinates a bit to the west then. Use little steps. like 0.1 degree at a time, and repeat the procedure.

[scotsmarc]

HI Rob, THanks for coming back to me. took a bit of time but think i nailed it! Moving slight steps has done the trick

[Rob van der Does]

Good. Now it is worthwhile to see if this value works fine for the most easterly & westerly satellite you can receive.