If you're wondering how to find the exact look angles for setting up a satellite dish anywhere in the world, look no further than this handy little widget based on Google Maps.
The Satellite Alignment Calculator works out where you are based on postcode, address or lat/long coordinates, and you select the satellite you're after from a drop-down list. If your ISP's nearest node is located locally, it will also use IP recognition to zoom in on the correct part of the world.
It whips up a map plus all the angles you'll need to set up a dish, with the azimuth, elevation and LNB skew angle (although the azimuth isn't corrected for magnetic north).
The map also shows a line to the satellite, so if you don't have a compass, you can even pick a landmark from the map and aim at that.
There's even an obstacle calculator, which will show you how high a tree or building can be before it blocks your line of sight.
Here's a grab of the calc for Astra 2 from Wotsat HQ:
Posted by Viv (127.0.0.1) on September 04, 2007 at 11:34 AM BST #
(There's even an obstacle calculator, which will show you how high a tree or building can be before it blocks your line of sight.)
the trees have grown since google took the pictures about 3 years ago
Posted by me (127.0.0.1) on October 14, 2007 at 06:57 PM BST #
Posted by VasileB (127.0.0.1) on March 27, 2008 at 03:07 PM GMT #