You say you can't get a clear shot of the southern sky. Are there
mountains in Wichita? The look angle is pretty high and unless you
have trees everywhere on your property, it should be possible in most
situations to get a clear shot at the satellite.

Beachcomber

lots of people look at the angle of the dish arm and believe that angle
would have to clear the trees, but thats not true the actual angle is a
lot higher