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October
22, 2002
By: Bob
Buckham
dish
satellite tv: Super installation tips
Ten
million Americans have ditched cable services in favor of
the superior sound, picture, quality and choice that are
available with a dish satellite tv service. Before you
switch to a dish satellite tv, consider if you can install
it in a proper location. We'll discuss this more below.
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Before
even thinking about buying a dish satellite tv system, you
need to determine if you have a suitable location for
installing the dish, which serves as the antenna that
picks up the satellite signal. There must be a
clear line of sight from the dish to the satellite, with
nothing blocking the path — that includes trees,
mountains, and buildings. And you can’t put the dish
indoors behind a window since the satellite signal won’t
go through glass.
When
considering installation of your dish satellite tv, make
certain that the pole or tri-mast assembly is vertically
plumb. If the pole or tri-mast is not plumb, your azimuth
and elevation will not be accurate and will cause
difficulty when pointing the dish. Also, if you are using
a pole mount, make certain you pour a sufficient footing
that will provide proper ballast. A pole that does not
have sufficient ballast will lean over time, causing you
to lose the signal.
If you
have more than one TV for your dish satellite tv system
and you anticipate that you'll want to watch different
shows at the same time, prepare to spend some money. A
basic dish and receiver for one TV can cost about $150,
but that jumps substantially if you need to buy a dual-LNB
dish and a second receiver so you can hook up a second TV.
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