The satellites are approximately 22,300 miles above the Earth's equator. They travel from east to west, but to us on Earth, they appear stationary because scientists have had them to match the exact speed of the Earth's rotation. If you were to stand up, face toward south, and tilt your head to look upward into the sky, you would be looking in the general direction of the satellites.
To aim your dish at the satellites, you need to know your azimuth and elevation coordinates. Azimuth is defined as the horizontal direction expressed as the angular distance between the direction of your dish and the direction of the satellites. More simply, azimuth relates to the left-to-right positioning of your dish. Elevation is the angular distance of the satellites above the horizon in relation to your dish. In other words, elevation concerns the up-and-down positioning of your dish.
The satellite signal traveled such a distance back to Earth is very weak. So we need a dish to reflect and collect the signal to a point called focus. On the focus we pick up the signal with a device called LNBF (Low Noise Block & Feedhorn). The LNBF then amplifies the signal, converts it to lower frequency and sends it to your receiver via a coaxial cable.
The satellite signal is in whats called a "micro wave frequency", that means any building, tree or construction will have a great effect on the strength of the signal. Even any sort of precipitation will absorb a large fraction of the satellite signal. Before you purchase anything, we want to make sure that the signal traveling from the satellite to your dish shall be without any blocking.
Most international programs are on Telstar-5 satellite. Email me to get the satellite name if you are not quite sure. Go online to type in the satellite name and your location, then find the azimuth (direction, 0 degree is North, 180 degree is South) and elevation (angle up from level that is 0 degree, vertical is 90 degree) coordinates for your dish to aim at, then you'll find a good spot to receive a strong signal in your place. My favorate website providing these information is Online Satellite Aiming Info.
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