benick wrote:

If at all possible, don't mount a satellite dish on the roof - put it
where you can reach it: on the deck railing, on a pole in a pot of
concrete, wherever. It's easier to fuss with, take inside, remove
snow, re-aim, etc.

Putting antennas up high is a remnant from TV days. The difference
between 25,000 miles from the ground and 24,999 miles, 5260 feet
from the roof is negligible


Bull****...Mine is on the roof because of TREES....It was the ONLY
spot we could get a clear shot....Unlike an antenna a dish must have
an unobstructed view of the satellite...

Of course. But some people don't realize that you can actually put the
satellite dish INSIDE your house - if you can point it through a window...