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Siklu Alignment

Alignment Process

Under Construction

The Siklu has multiple "lobes" that are effectively "lumps" in the signal strength emitted by the antenna.  Like a mountain top there are many local peaks, but only one true global maximum.  To align the Siklu: 

  • sweep through all these lobes in pitch and yaw
  • record the signal strength values
  • determine the maximum
  • finally align the antenna at this maximum position and bolt it permanently in place

Alignment Tool

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A system of digital output multimeter and logging software can be used to aid in the alignment process.  The software creates a Grafana graph of the signal strength / lobes, removing the need to manually record with pen and paper.

Software: 
Hardware

TP4000zc multimeter (Ask Andy to borrow the meter + cables)