Preset Satellites - RESEARCH CONCEPTS RC3000 User Manual

RC3000 Antenna Controller

3.3.1.1.3 Preset Satellites

This group allows the user to customize a list of 20 commonly used satellites. The LOCATE mode allows
the user to select a satellite (3.2.2.3.1) from this "preset" list.
SAT#: 3
NAME:BRASIL A1
INCLIN: 2
<SCR> THRU LIST, <ENTER> TO SELECT
SAT#:
This field identifies the list number (1-20) that is currently being displayed. When in this field, using the
Scroll Up or Scroll Dn keys will move through the list.
To modify the data press the Enter key. The cursor will move to the NAME field.
NAME:
This field allows a user to enter a name (up to 10 characters). See section 3.1.4 for instructions on how
to enter alphanumeric data. After the name is entered, the cursor will move to the LON field.
If you do not wish to change the current name, pressing the Scroll Up key will move to the LON field.
Scroll Dn will move back to the SAT# field.
LON:
This field allows a user to enter a satellite's longitude in decimal format. See section 3.1.4 for instructions
on how to enter satellite longitude. After the longitude is entered, the cursor will move to the INCLIN field.
If you do not wish to change the current longitude, pressing the Scroll Up key will move to the INCLIN
field. Scroll Dn will move back to the NAME field.
POFF:
This field describes if the satellite's polarization axis is oriented non-orthogonal to the earth's equatorial
plane. The sign convention is that described in 1.3.7.
INCLIN:
This field allows the user to define whether or not the satellite is in inclined orbit and if so the number of
degrees the orbit is inclined.
A number greater than zero implies that the satellite has an inclined orbit. A satellite identified as having
an inclined orbit will enter TRACK mode following being STOREd.Entering an inclination of 0 implies that
the satellite does not have an inclined orbit in which case the controller will not enter TRACK following
STORE.
BAND:
This field allows the user to specify the RF band associated with this satellite. This data is used by the
tracking and autopeak algorithms to determine the effective bandwidth of the mount thus affecting size of
movements made.
NOTE: the preset list only contains data about a satellite. With respect to the RC3000 there is
sometimes confusion between the preset list and the list of STOREd satellite data (3.2.2.4).
STOREd data contains both satellite and mount (azimuth, elevation, polarization) position data.
LON: 79.0W
BAND:0
<SCR> THRU LIST, <ENTER> TO MODIFY DATA
ENTER <ALPHANUMERIC> SAT NAME
ENTER LON IN <DDD.TT> FORMAT
POL OFFSET <-90.0 - 90.0>
INCLINATION<0-12 DEG.> 0=>NON-INCLINED
BAND <0-C 1-Ku 2-CK 3-L 4-X 5-Ka 6-S>
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CONFIG-SATS
POFF:0.0
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