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OPERATION INSTRUCTION
Elevation
(EL) Range
0.5˚
Search 3: a search pattern 3 automatically initiates when the AGC / SIG falls below
the current tracking level threshold value. If the desired signal is found and above the
predened tracking level, the ACU will terminate Search 3 and go into TRACKING
mode.
A search pattern automatically initiates when the AGC/SIG falls below the current
threshold setting (indicates that satellite signal has been lost). Search is conducted
in a two-axis pattern consisting of alternate movements in azimuth (AZ) and elevation
(EL), forming expanding square, demonstrated in the diagram below.
Target EL Angle
Turn 1
Target EL Angle + 0.5°
Turn 2
Target EL Angle - 0.5°
Turn 3
Search 1 antenna motion