Installing a Satellite Dish Antenna
Still, if you have some technical skills and like these kind of things, you can install the satellite antenna by yourself. Besides the actual antenna you will need some parts and tools to install it. A RG-6 cable is required, as are coaxial cable connectors, grounding equipment and weather sealant.Pointing your dish antenna is very important if you want to receive a good signal. This signal may come from one or more satellites, depending on the satellite dish you are using. It will be easier to correctly position your dish with one satellite and becomes more challenging the more signals are used.
Satellite TV technicians use two things to determine whether there is a clear line to the satellite: azimuth (which means left to right) and elevation (up and down). You can usually get the required angles from your satellite TV provider or by using one of the online services that exist for this.