Selecting A Location - Megasat Profi-Line-Serie Bedienungsanleitung

2. Selecting a location

To receive a signal from the satellite, the antenna must be installed outdoors. An
installation in the apartment, or through the window is not possible!
Make sure the antenna is facing south at the selected location. Use a compass for
rough orientation.
See this example if you want to receive the Astra 1 (19.2° East) satellite in Germany:
Azimuth (horizontal angle)
Astra South
19,2° East 0° Ost
East
Important note:
Before mounting the antenna, make sure that the appropriate coaxial cable can
also be routed to the receiver. The antenna should not be too far from the recei-
ver. The length of the coaxial cable should be max. 30 meters. Longer cables could
degrade the signal quality.
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Elevation (ertical angle)
Astra
19,2° East
27-33 degree
West
2. Selecting a location
Attention:
Houses, trees and other tall objects can reduce reception or completely block the
signal from the satellite. Also keep in mind that trees can grow and affect recepti-
on in some time.
Good reception:
Also weather influences can lead to the signal reduction! Heavy rain, wind or snow
can cause the signal to be weakened. But this is usually short-lived.
Rain: Wind:
In heavy rain, the sa- Make sure that the an-
tellite signal may tem- tenna is securely and
porarily stop. An opti- securely mounted so
mally oriented antenna that it does not lose its
as well as the shortest orientation in strong
possible cable run mi- wind or the screws loo-
nimize the risk of such sen by constantly mo-
„rain fading". ving back and forth.
Bad reception:
Snow:
Heavy snow accumu-
lation on the antenna
can lead to a weaker sa-
tellite signal. The snow
should be removed
from the antenna as
soon as possible.
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