My latitude is 39.1 degrees N and my longitude is 77.6 degrees W. My declination is 10 degrees W.
I checked with a post level and a bullseye level, and the mast is plumb. I have ordered a sturdier mast and I will remount it once it gets here. The motor elevation setting is at 39 degrees; it is midway between the 38 and 40 degree marks. Based on the photo, I see that we are at about the same latitude. My dish mount elevation setting is 45 degrees; initially, I set it at 40 degrees, but I found that 45 degrees gets the best signal. My setup is similar to yours, but with one difference. The mount may be a problem, because I was sent the U bolt mount for the dish and not the pole mount. I suspect that this is the cause of the problem because it is not clear if the dish is exactly lined up on the motor arm. Since I am at 77 degrees W, I used AMC 5 at 79 degrees W. Since the Orasat 5.0 and the Satcontrol SM3D22 motor support USALS, I am using that. However, I would expect the motor to turn 2 degrees when the receiver is set to AMC, since 79 - 77 = 2, but the motor reads 10 degrees when USALS points it. Thanks for your help. Once the larger mast and other bracket get here, I'll remount it.
