RESEARCH CONCEPTS RC2000C Manual page 66

58 RC2000C Az/El Tracking Antenna Controller
TENTHS AFTER DEC. PT
ANTENNA LONGITUDE LLL.L: 97.5 W
TENTHS AFTER DEC. PT
The antenna/downlink location is necessary for the satellite track path prediction algorithm. The format
for these entries is <degrees>.<tenths of degrees> (as opposed to a <degrees>.<minutes> format
found on most maps). A conversion table from minutes to tenths of degrees is shown below.
After entering the latitude/longitude using the 0-9 and "." keys, press ENTER. The RC2000C will
prompt for the appropriate direction terminator, E/W for longitude, N/S for latitude. Enter the correct
value using the 2-North, 8-South, 4-East, or 6-West keys. Terminate the entry with the ENTER key.
ANT SIZE (40 - 1200):244
CENTIMETERS
The Antenna Size is used to calculate various parameters associated with TRACK mode. The size is
specified in centimeters, and the following table lists some common sizes.
Use the 0-9 keys followed by ENTER to input the antenna diameter.
AZIM CONSTANT: 1200
CNT PER RAD,O-DISABLE
ELEV CONSTANT:
CNT PER RAD,100-65535
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Minutes Tenths of Degrees
00
06
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
54
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Diameter in Feet Meters
5.9 1.8
8.0 2.44
10.0 3.05
12.0 3.66
15.0 4.57
20.0 6.1
23.0 7.0
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500
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Chapter 5 Modes Function Description
CONFIG
.0
.1
.2
.3
.4
.5
.6
.7
.8
.9
CONFIG
RC2000C Input
180
244
305
366
457
610
700
CONFIG
CONFIG
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