Hughes AN6-098P Manuel D’Utilisation
Chapter 7 • Pointing the antenna
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Adjusting the antenna
To point the antenna you make three adjustments to the position
of the antenna reflector:
of the antenna reflector:
• Elevation – Adjustment up and down
• Polarization – Rotational adjustment
• Azimuth – Side-to-side adjustment
• Polarization – Rotational adjustment
• Azimuth – Side-to-side adjustment
These adjustments are illustrated in Figure 47. The corresponding
mechanical adjustments on the antenna are shown in Figure 48.
mechanical adjustments on the antenna are shown in Figure 48.
Figure 47: Adjusting elevation, polarization, and azimuth
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x
°
+
x
°
0
°
Antenna reflector
polarization
adjustment,
adjustment,
front view
Polarization
Polarization
-
x
°
+
x
°
0
°
Elevation
Elevation
LOS
to
satellite
Azimuth
Positive (+)
Negative (-)
-
x
°
+
x
°
0
°
Azimuth
Note: When recording or using antenna pointing
values, you must pay attention to whether
values are positive (+) or negative (-).
values, you must pay attention to whether
values are positive (+) or negative (-).
Movement in azimuth refers
to a horizontal sweep from
right to left or from left to right.
to a horizontal sweep from
right to left or from left to right.