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Aligning a Dish for Amos-17 at 17.0°EAmos-17 is a geostationary communications satellite positioned at 17.0°E above the equator. For an installer in Australia, that orbital location is far across…
How to Send Satellite Alignment Details to a Remote InstallerA satellite dish can be aligned accurately before an installer ever reaches the property. SatPointer lets you calculate the required pointing direction from a…
Estimating dish pointing accuracy across satellite bandsA satellite dish can appear correctly aligned while still performing poorly if its pointing error is too large for the operating band, dish diameter, or…
Setting Up a Dish for JCSAT-16 at 162.0°E with SatPointerJCSAT-16 is a geostationary communications satellite positioned at 162.0°E. Aligning a dish towards it involves more than turning the antenna broadly east: the…
Aligning shipboard antennas with SatPointer on Australian watersWorking communications on a vessel that pitches through a Bass Strait crossing or rolls idly in a Cairns marina come down to one stubborn detail: the dish must…
Polarization skew with SatPointer for cleaner cross-polar receptionAustralia's vast distances shape how people receive television and data. From cattle properties in the Kimberley to fishing camps along the Gulf of…
Pointing Your Dish at Badr-5 26.0°E With SatPointerAustralia's multicultural landscape means many households want direct access to broadcasts from the Middle East and North Africa, and Badr-5 sits at a…
Reading SatPointer Beam Maps for Reliable Roaming Coverage OverseasTaking a satellite terminal across borders, or receiving one into Australia, comes down to reading the beam layers on SatPointer's maps. The tool combines…
Ka-band dish alignment for high throughput with SatPointerKa-band satellite services are reshaping connectivity across Australia, where vast distances and sparse populations stretch fixed-line networks thin. From…
Aligning Your Dish for SES-17 at 67.1°W with SatPointerA reliable satellite link is often the only thing keeping a Pilbara pump station, an outback Queensland cattle station, or a remote holiday cabin online.…