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How to Point a TV Satellite Dish

By: Frank Johnson

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Satellite TV providers such as Dish Network use a TV satellite



dish to bring customers there services. Here are a few factors



involved in pointing a TV satellite dish.







In order to enjoy maximum results from your TV satellite dish,



you need to be sure it's receiving the best possible signal.



Where you point your satellite then becomes an all-important



step in getting great reception. But how does one point a



satellite dish?







In truth, pointing your TV satellite dish isn't as hard as you



might think, but you will need to know a few things:







Azimuth which refers to the horizontal measurement of a



direction from North to East. In terms of your TV satellite



dish, it tells you how far left or right your satellite should



go.







Your altitude or elevation, gives your TV satellite dish its



heading, telling it how far above the horizon it needs to go.







And finally, the polarization. Also known as the "skew",



Polarization refers to the adjustment needed for the curvature



of the Earth. This rotational adjustment compensates for the



Earth's curvature between the dish and the beam of the



satellite.







The good news is that you can usually find this information with



the help of your satellite provider. DISH Network for example



features a Point Dish/Signal option in their on-screen menu to



assist you in the adjustment of your TV satellite dish. Using



your zip code, you can determine the azimuth, elevation and



skew. Pointing your dish is normally part of the installation



process so plan to do your install when you have time to follow



through.







Your skew should be set before you mount your dish. Using the



adjustment number from your service provider, rotate the dish



horn to match the recommended coordinates.







With your azimuth and elevation numbers in hand, grab your



compass and go outside. Standing close to your TV satellite dish



but at least one foot away, rotate your compass until the needle



points North, or zero degrees. Starting from this point, locate



the azimuth number on the compass and turn to face that point



without moving the compass itself. East is 90 degrees, South is



180 degrees and West is 270 degrees. If your azimuth number is



240 for example, you would face a direction that fell between



South and West on your compass.







Now that you've found your direction, estimate the angle of



elevation. With the ground representing zero, calculate the



distance going upwards using the elevation number provided by



your provider. Straight up would be 90 degrees so if your



elevation number was 45, your elevation would be halfway between



the ground and looking straight up into the sky. Got it? Good...



There's your satellite!







For detials, visit dish-network-sate



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