TVROSat

Hello,

This morning, after a stout windstorm with gusts of 60+ miles or so, our satellite dish helmet had rotated from zenith to about 40 degrees east. Luckily, tek2000 in a video, and some of the excellent install guides on this website had mentioned using masking tape in order to mark the zenith point on the mast and the helmet. So, a quick readjust with a single wrench, and a smartphone browser into the zgemma receiver, and we were all aligned again. Maybe I should really torque down on these bolts, or not?

All systems nominal,

belter-one

Definitely tighten down those cap bolts.

Another trick people use (after you got the dish tracking correctly) is to drill a hole thru the collar and pole and lock them together with a long bolt. Your dish will never rotate again, but if your pole isn't anchored properly, then next time (dish + pole) will rotate together.

The other problem folks encounter when faced with high winds is actuator slippage. The clamp may slip an inch or two on the actuator arm. The solution: electrical tape. Wrap about 1/4" of tape in front and behind the clamp and it will never slip again!