5.3.1 How to make a new target

There are serval ways to make a new target. The following guideline should help to avoid common mistakes.

Common/Normal procedure: Save a live Target

• Set the Tracking Mode to OFF, otherwise no new settings are possible.
• Clear Tracking Memory in the Tracking Menu, to avoid wrong tracking calculation at the new satellite position with the previous tracking results.
• Set the new Beacon Receiver Parameter in the Tracking Menu or at the beacon receiver itself
• Check or reset the General Settings in the Tracking Menu, especially the Initial pointing mode and the target orbit postion.
• Set the Level threshold in the tracking menu to a large value e.g. -100dB.
• If TLE or I11-Parameter for the satellite available (Menu Orbit Data), choose the corresponding Prediction Parameters in the Tracking Menu.
• Move the Antenna to the new Satellite position. These can be done by entering the new azimuth, elevation and polarization target value in the Pointing Menu or use the Numeric orbit position calculator in the Target Menu.
• Enter the new Target name in the Pointing Menu
• If you already on the target you can start the step or adaptiv tracking and optimizing your parameter. If not, you can use the TLE or I11 Tracking to find the target, especially for inclined orbit satellites is this recommended.
• If the step/adaptive tracking could be established, recalculate the Level Offset in the Tracking Menu und set the Level threshold to a value between -6..-10dB.
• If you finalized the optimization for the target and you find the final best settings, don’t forget to save the Target in the Target Menu to a free position.
• If you want change single settings for a target, you can also use the target editor in the Target Menu.

Advanced procedure: Prepare a Target with the Target editor

• Open a empty or unused target with the Target Editor in the Target Menu. If the Target empty the Parameter will be filled with the actual live Target otherwise you will get the stored parameter.
• Set the new Target name
• Set the Tracking Mode to OFF .
• Check or reset the General Settings in the Tracking Menu, especially the Initial pointing mode and the target orbit postion.
• Set the Level threshold in the tracking menu to a large value e.g. -100dB.
• Set the new Pointing Angles (e.g. Center of the Box) of the new satellite.
• If TLE or I11-Parameter for the satellite available (Menu Orbit Data), choose the corresponding Prediction Parameters.
• Set the new Beacon Receiver Parameter.
• Then Save the target
• If you recall the target the following additional steps are necessary to make it operational.
• Clear Tracking Memory in the Tracking Menu, to avoid wrong tracking calculation at the new satellite position with the previous tracking results. This step is only necessary if not a empty target is used.
• If you already on the target you can start the step or adaptiv tracking and optimizing your parameter. If not, you can use the TLE or I11 Tracking to find the target, especially for inclined orbit satellites is this recommended.
• If the step/adaptive tracking could be established, recalculate the Level Offset in the Tracking Menu und set the Level threshold to a value between -6..-10dB.
• If you finalized the optimization for the target and you find the final best settings, don’t forget to resave the Target in the Target Menu.