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Aligning a Dish for Eutelsat 5 West B in Australia With SatPointerEutelsat 5 West B sits at 5 degrees west on the geostationary arc, built to feed television bouquets across Europe and North Africa with Ku-band beams pointed…
Planning a Dish Array for Inclined Orbit Satellites with SatPointerInclined orbit satellites drift north and south of the equator each day, tracing a slow figure-eight across the sky. A single antenna can chase that drift with…
Verifying Polarization on a Quad-Band LNB with SatPointerGetting a quad-band LNB dialled in correctly can be the difference between a rock-solid signal and endless dropouts, especially for anyone living out in…
Aiming Your Dish at Telstar 19 VANTAGE From AustraliaTelstar 19 VANTAGE sits at 63.0° west, parked over the Atlantic in an inclined geostationary slot that still serves parts of the Southern Hemisphere. For…
Estimating Feed Horn Position for a Prime Focus Dish with SatPointerSetting up a satellite dish in the Australian bush is a different proposition to fitting one in the suburbs of Melbourne or Brisbane. Properties in the…
Using SatPointer to calculate the true north offset for your magnetic compassWhen you point a satellite dish in the Australian outback, the difference between magnetic north and true north can be the make-or-break factor for getting a…
Aligning an Intelsat 39 Dish at 62.0°E with SatPointerIntelsat 39 is a geostationary communications satellite positioned at 62.0°E. A dish aimed at this orbital slot may support selected television, data,…
Using SatPointer To Check Tree Obstructions Around A Satellite DishNearby trees can make a satellite installation unreliable even when the dish appears to point in the right direction. Leaves, branches and trunks may interrupt…
How to Use SatPointer for a Temporary Camping DishA temporary satellite dish can make a remote camping trip much easier, especially when mobile reception is patchy or absent. With the right location data, a…
Setting Up an Amos-17 Dish at 17.0°E with SatPointerAmos-17 occupies the geostationary position at 17.0°E, where it provides high-throughput satellite capacity across selected regions using C-, Ku-, and Ka-band…