http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/articles/SatelliteQuestions http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/rss/SatelliteQuestions.xml Satellite Questions from PrettyGreatAnswers.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ A satellite dish is a piece of equipment that transmits data signals from the ground to the satellite that orbits the planet. It is basically an antenna that is designed to receive signals from a satellite. keywords: Satellite | Wireless | Satellite Dish Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:58:41 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006What-is-a-satellite-dish.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006What-is-a-satellite-dish.htm A satellite dish works by pointing it toward the sky at a specific azimuth or coordinates. It works as a receiver of a signal from the satellite and those signals are sent to the feed horn, then transmitted to your satellite receiver. keywords: Satellite | Wireless | Satellite Dish Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:58:41 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006How-does-a-satellite-dish-work.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006How-does-a-satellite-dish-work.htm Yes. For maximum quality, you should place your satellite dish in an unobstructed area. It should have no trees, buildings or other things that can restrict or obstruct the signals that the satellite is transmitting to your satellite dish. keywords: Satellite | Wireless | Satellite Dish Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:58:41 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006Is-the-placement-of-the-dish-important.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006Is-the-placement-of-the-dish-important.htm Yes. As long as there is no obstruction to where your satellite dish is pointing, you can place it anywhere in your property. A very good example is installing the satellite dish in your roof. keywords: Satellite | Wireless | Satellite Dish Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:58:41 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006Can-I-place-the-satellite-dish-anywhere-on-my-property.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006Can-I-place-the-satellite-dish-anywhere-on-my-property.htm Yes. There are local laws that require you to ground your satellite dish. In some places, there are no laws regarding grounding a satellite dish. However, grounding is still a must because of the build-up of static electricity. Static electricity can mean disruption of the signals or, in some cases, Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:58:41 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006Do-you-need-to-ground-a-satellite-dish.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/12-08-2006Do-you-need-to-ground-a-satellite-dish.htm Everything here is © Pretty Great, Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved.