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Using the Site Check Tools
Using the aiming coordinates included with this system or found
at http://www.GeoSatFinder.com along with a compass and the
Site Check Angle Finder located on the last page of this manual,
locate a suitable dish mounting position. While facing south, hold
the compass level in the palm of your hand. With the red needle
pointed exactly at North, reference the compass reading. Are there
any obvious obstructions? If the line of sight appears clear, continue
to the check the elevation angle. Sight along the top edge of the
elevation angle finder with the weighted string registering the correct
elevation angle. Is the line of sight clear with no branches, limbs or
tall buildings?
Please note that the Elevation Angle Finder is only used for the site
check and cannot be used to set the elevation angle of the dish. The
elevation scale on the back of the dish is used for setting the correct
elevation angle.
Compass
Elevation Angle Finder
How High Up in the Sky is the Satellite?
Depending on where you live, the satellite will be at an elevation
angle between 30 and 60 degrees. Southern US point more toward
60 degrees; northern US point more toward 30 degrees. Northern
Canada and Hawaiian elevations can be as low
as 10 degrees, but Central American dishes will
be aimed almost straight up!
Dish Elevation Angle: ___________
