Offset function in KawAZ will give you the best solution in the above cases.

Main concept of KawAZ is giving you the image of antenna direction compass by way of actual image of compass.  What you need to do for beam heading is just make the image of KawAZ direction compass on your Rotator.  However if the above offset angle, whichever by intention or by mounting error the compass image should be exchanged with the consideration of actual antenna offset, which may cause any misunderstandings or any mistake.  The Offset Function in KawAZ has been introduced to avoid such possible mistake. The Offset Angle is given to the Compass Image of KawAZ output to match with the Actual Rotator setting.

This is the back ground of the Offset function in KawAZ.

Case 1

In this case, the antenna beam head deviate 10degree to East direction even though you point the rotator compass toward True North direction.  In such a case, you need to give the offset angle to your rotator compass to the opposite direction to get the right direction in your antenna.

If you use the KawAZ to get the beam heading then you need to give the offset angle to KawAZ calculation results and give that results to rotator controller.

The following offset value can be given in the KawAZ

Grid Offset : 0 degrees

Compass Offset : +10 degrees

By giving the above parameters you get the KawAZ compass image with 10 deg. shifted to the opposite direction by preset offset angle.  Then what you need to do is just make the same image between KawAZ and Rotator controller.  By this simple operation, you can get the right beam heading on your antenna.  KawAZ shows the real direction with outline of compass image.  This outline image is just for reference and all you need to care is the painted compass image.

Case 2

Then how do we treat for case2?  In this case the 5degrees of counter-clock-wise deviation is shown on your Rotator compass.  Then as same as the above case 1, the antenna offset is 5 degrees in clock-wise direction.  Then offset setting should be

Grid Offset : 0 degree

Compass Offset : +5 degrees

Case 3


In this case the two antennas has been mounted on antenna mast with 90 degrees of offset to avoid inter-action between both antennas.  In this case you can simply assign compass offset as same as the above case 1 and case 2.  Or in this case the offset angle is 90 degrees then you can just rotate the compass and grid, as a whole, so that the KawAZ compass direction will show the real angle even after rotation.

Then you can assign the offset setting as shown below

Grid Offset : + 90 degrees

Compass Offset : 0 degree

Then the compass grid and direction compass image rotate 90 degree in CCW, and you can simply translate the direction marking on your rotator controller and give it the same image of KawAZ compass.

Combination of Offset parameters

In the last, lets think about the case of combination of Grid offset and compass offset.

If you have offset angle on your 90 degree offset antenna you can give the offsets by the combination of both parameters.

In the above case you can assign the offset parameters as shown below

Grid Offset : + 90 degrees

Compass Offset : - 5 degrees

Then you can get the right direction on your antenna just make the compass image identical.

What you need to be careful on this offset setting, is Grid Offset gave the same amount of Offset (90deg. in this case) to Compass, already.  Then Compass Offset should NOT be set as 85 degrees.  You just need to give the Compass Offset from the point after Grid Offset has been applied.

Please give it a try to understand these function.

In the above explanation, though 90 degrees of Grid offset has been mentioned, it can be assigned by 1 degree step as same as Compass offset, so that it can be used for other offset angle, i.e. 45 degrees.