On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:51:08 -0700, "
wrote:

there is NO advatage to putting a satellite dish higher, it has no
effect on reception unless you dont have line of site at a lower
elevation.


Yes. The wavelength at satellite frequencies is just an inch or so.
The disk isn't an antenna but a reflector. The antenna itself is
located at the focal point and will already be far enough from things.

my dish lives lag bolted to my deck, which makes service and snow
removal very easy.

you willn find it near impossible to aim a satellite dish on a pole
and the wind turns the dish into a wing causing movement which will
effect reception.

satellite tv dishes look at a fixed satellite at about 22,300 miles,

Specifically 22,300 miles directly above the equator. Considering the
Earth's rotation and axial tilt, this is the only location where a
satellite can stay in one place relative to the ground without
constant thrust.

a
few feet means nothing.

if your looking at satellite tv get a DVR digital video recorder it
will change how you look at tv forever

Yes, DVRs do make a lot of difference. Once you use one, it'll be hard
to live without it. I generally find ReplayTV DVRs to be the best, but
there are a couple of problems:

1. They're not being made anymore so you'd have to get a used one.
3. They don't support HD.
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