1m dish question

[afc4life]

hi am new so be gental ive got a dm500s connected to a sky dish,anyway my mate has given me a brand new 1m dish complete with lnb.so at the moment ive injured my foot so cant climb a ladder and so the dish is lying on the lawn would i still be able to pick up channels if its facing the right way whilst on the floor,sorry if its a dumb question but was intrigued many thanks in advance

[Shady]

no mate. the satellites arent straight up in the air theyre more or less on the horizon

[afc4life]

ok ive actually rested it against the wall in an upright postion although i havent connected the box was just wondering as people have dishes in their gardens if pointed the right way would it actually work or am i being thick

[digicon]

ok ive actually rested it against the wall in an upright postion although i havent connected the box was just wondering as people have dishes in their gardens if pointed the right way would it actually work or am i being thick

It will work if you have a clear line of sight to the actual satellite you want to view, Lots of people have thrown up temporary rigs just in a garden but resting against a wall maybe pushing it a little, On aground mount or even a pole stuck buried in the lawn would work but with everything they have to be exactly plumb

[afc4life]

ok thanks for your replies im going to give it a go anyway

[PaphosAL]

no mate. the satellites arent straight up in the air theyre more or less on the horizon

You sure about that? All the satellites are in geosyncronous orbit directly above Earth's equator, about 22,000 miles out in space. That's why they are always .above the same spot.

I think you're letting the fact that the dish itself is almost vertical delude you into thinking that's where the Sats live, just above the horizon, LOL! They're designed like that, with offset LNB, to prevent snow build-up. If the LNB were central to the dish (like some old dishes were), then the whole thing would pointing upwards at a much greater angle, depending on local latitude, around 52? for London.

I agree, so long as he has a clean line of sight to the Sat from the dish, with no fences, walls, buildings nor trees in the way, there is no reason why this shouldn't work! I've seen many examples of this.

Cheers- AL

[BigfatPaulie]

Re: 1m dish question

Angle in sky depends on where you are... Do you have a smart phone? Ie android or iPhone etc? As there are. Few apps that let you "see" the satellites from Your location.
And although the sats are at, say 45 degrees above the horizon - to the south, the dish may need to be more or less vertical!
Height of the dish is irrelevant... As long as you have a clear line of sight, you're cooking!

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[afc4life]

i hope i havent started a row but the above poster is on the same wave as me,surely if the sats are in the sky they beam down and send the signal to the lnb,or am i just stupid which i think i am cheers peeps

[digicon]

I would imagine this is the perception that most people have of a satellite beam hitting a dish:

[afc4life]

I would imagine this is the perception that most people have of a satellite beam hitting a dish:

yep thats how i would think it would be,im assuming im wrong though

[BigfatPaulie]

Re: 1m dish question

That's right!

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