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Using SatPointer for a Flyaway Antenna Setup in Remote AreasA flyaway antenna gives field teams a practical way to establish satellite communications away from fixed infrastructure. The system can be packed into cases,…
Validating DIY Offset Feed Modifications With SatPointerModifying a satellite dish for an offset feed can improve clearance, simplify cable routing, or make a particular low-noise block downconverter fit a custom…
Aligning A Dish For The Apstar-7 Satellite At 76.5°EApstar-7 sits in geostationary orbit at 76.5°E and serves a broad region across Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Australia. Receiving its programming…
Reading SatPointer's Sunrise and Sunset Shade Overlay Through the SeasonsSatPointer's map view includes a translucent layer that traces where the sun rises and sets along the horizon at your selected installation point. The shade…
Comparing satellite look angles across two installation sitesAustralia stretches across more than 7.6 million square kilometres, and the gap between a dish in suburban Sydney and one anchored to a mining crib in the…
Setting Up a Dish for SES-14 at 47.5°W with SatPointerSES-14 operates from the geostationary slot at 47.5 degrees west, serving a broad footprint across the Americas and reaching into the western Pacific.…
Keeping a satellite dish aligned while your vehicle is movingAustralia stretches more than 7,600 kilometres from Perth to Cairns, and much of that distance passes through country where mobile phone towers simply do not…
Calculate the right coax run for your LNB and receiver using SatPointerIn a country where a station homestead in the Pilbara might be 400 kilometres from the nearest town, and a fibro shack on Tasmania's east coast can sit behind…
Aligning a dish for Eutelsat 10B at 10 degrees EastFor installers and enthusiasts across Australia, locking onto a geostationary satellite requires more than guesswork and a hopeful nudge on the mounting…
Using SatPointer to plan a swing brace dish installationSatPointer is a free browser-based alignment tool that pairs Google Maps with current orbital data so installers can preview where a dish needs to point before…