I'd say that differently...
Nothing wrong with using the camera. But your point is well taken to calibrate the camera to the BEAM by first pointing at the sun. Then (if your camera survives) the camera is a perfectly good aiming device for the moon and it eliminates any errors in the Antenna controller and pots. Bob
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To mount a camera on a beam in order to locate the moon to work EME is a very bad procedure.
The correct procedure is to point the antenna system toward the Sun and get the maximum Sun Noise on receiver.
As soon the maximum Sun Noise is received please calibrate the Azimuth and the Elevation of your control box relative to the Sun position.
----- Original Message ----- From: "James Luhn" [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 7:22 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Camera on an antenna
Please don't ya'll laugh too hard at me. Has anyone ever mounted a camera on a beam? Now I am not trying to see AO40, but I would like to simply double check the location of my beam for eme. If anyone has mounted a camera on a beam, I would be interested in what you used. Yes, I know all about beam width vs the moon. I just hate to call CQ with my beams pointed to the ground due to some Murphy type of failure.
73, -james W5AOO
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