Satelite TV

Some people try hacking satelite tv to watch free satelite tv with cards and the descrambler. We do think that in most countries this is illegal.

Universal Descramblers claims it is legal to use your own descrambling equipment:

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To receive the best channels, you should get services from a satellite tv provider. This company will also provide you a satelite tv guide to find out what movies, tv shows are scheduled. We advice you to buy your services from a regular satelite tv provider for full service and support. If you do want to descramble yourself, please check local law and our disclaimer before using this.

Satellite TV Dish

A satellite dish is a type of parabolic antenna designed with the specific purpose of transmitting signals to and/or receiving from satellites. A TV satellite dish is a particular type of microwave antenna. Satellite dishes come in varying sizes and designs, and are most commonly used to receive satellite television.

Modern dishes intended for home television use are generally 45.72 cm (18″) to 80 cm (31″) in diameter, and are fixed in one position. This type of system is referred to as direct broadcast satellite or DBS. Systems commonly used with communications satellites for Ku-Band free-to-air and ethnic broadcast reception use a slightly larger antenna, typically about one metre in size. Older types of home satellite dishes, called television receive-only or TVRO, were several metres/feet in diameter and had motors which could position the dish to receive signals from several different satellites (polar mount).

A common misconception is that the LNBF (Low-Noise Block/Feedhorn), the device at the front of the dish, receives the signal directly from the atmosphere. See, for instance, this BBC News 24 countdown [1] that shows a “red data stream” being received by the LNBF directly instead of being beamed to the dish, which because of its parabolic shape will collect the signal into a smaller area and deliver it to the LNBF.

DTH installation

You have to see the satellites´ footprints for your country. You can look for FTA channels in every satellite. The satellites you can receive in a concrete location, depends on your dish size, LNB and geographical surrounding (houses, mountains, local interference and similar).

The satellite dish pointing angles are azimuth and elevation. You can use a program that uses your geographic coordinates, town, zone name or zip code to calculate azimuth and elevation for the satellite.

Azimuth is the side to side angle. By definition North is 0 or 360 deg, East is 90, South is 180 and west is 270. You can use a magnetic compass, maps, the sun, the north pole start and some GPS receivers that show a view of the sky with sun and moon marked.

Elevation is the up-down angle. You can easily set up elevation, using a scale marked on the mount bracket or use an inclinometer.

Note that you find a satellite by pre-setting the elevation accuratelty and then swinging the whole antenna boldly in azimuth till the signal locks up in the sat finder meter or your receiver signal meter.

A satellite installation kit normally includes : - Satellite dish. - Digital satellite receiver (Set-top box, STB).

For complete installation you need also: