![]() This graphic explains that bit better than words can: ELEV tells you how far up or down you point, while TILT describes how far off level the dish is. You can see that there are three numbers: AZIM tells you the direction you point the dish. (If you have a Genie, it will look a little different but still give you the same information.) ![]() You can put in your ZIP code and get basic aiming instructions on a screen like the one above. Let’s say you’re setting up your own satellite system. Does satellite aiming use true north or magnetic north? It varies depending on how far east and west you are. In most parts of the US, there’s up to a 10 degree difference between magnetic north and true north. There’s a tool here that will let you see the difference. But that can be quite a bit off true north, depending on where you are. When you use a compass, you’re using magnetic north. In the image above, which was accurate when I wrote this article, true north is the red dot while magnetic north is the green dot. It’s roughly aligned with true north and true south, but not exactly. So everyone decided quite a long time ago that we were going to pretend that true north was a specific spot that didn’t move. But, true north on maps doesn’t move because that would be a nightmare for mapmakers. Then you could reference any point on the planet by saying how far away it was from the pole, and you could create a heading by saying that you’d travel in a direction relative to true north.Įxcept it doesn’t really work like that. The points where the pencil went in and out would be the true north pole and true south pole. In other words if the planet were an orange rotating around and around, you could stick a pencil in the top and bottom and spin the orange around. True north is supposed to reference the point where the earth’s axis intersects its surface. True north is something that mapmakers made up. The answer is “it really doesn’t matter,” but I’ll get to that in a bit. Every year, someone asks if they should use magnetic north or true north to aim their dish. There are a lot of things to consider, and one of them is your satellite service.Ī lot of folks aim their own satellite dishes and this has brought up a couple of questions that deserve to be answered. This means getting the RV ready to go or preparing to move to the summer home. This time of year, a lot of our Solid Signal community are thinking of getting ready for the spring. Decem| Why don’t some old TV shows fill the screen?.Decem| Would an antenna work if you pointed it straight up?.Decem| How do old TV shows look so good in high definition? (And why don’t all of them look good?). ![]() Decem| FUN FRIDAY: I got no kick against modern jazz.Decem| How to change a DIRECTV Gemini from wired to wireless mode.Decem| Cord-Cutters: Attenuator or Distribution Amplifier?.Decem| Can you use a DIRECTV H26K with a KING One Pro?.Decem| STREAMING SATURDAY: Counterprogramming.Decem| Can you run a SWM-30 with only 4 lines?.Decem| Seamless Connections: Exploring 6 Strategies and Premier Interpreting Equipment.Decem| Solid Signal’s offices are closed for the holidays.Decem| Must-Have Weather Preparedness Gadgets.Decem| Is the USB port on a Gemini good for anything?.Decem| Do you need obstruction lighting on your antenna tower?.Decem| What to do if you lose local TV channels in your RV.Decem| Will DRM (copy protection) kill 4K over-the-air television?.Decem| Can you use an indoor antenna if you’re 85 miles from the towers?.Decem| Podcast #558: The truth about cell phone signal boosters.
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