how do I lock a satelite dish onto a satelite signal?
912790
Here are some of the questions you need to answer first. Is this a geosynchronous satellite (which means stationary with respect to our view from earth), or a low earth orbiting (LEO) satellite. LEO satellite goes around the earth, typically once every 90-100 minutes. Are the signals powerful enough to do it from your home satellite dish, like that of DirecTV. Do you know the frequency? Do you know where in space it is? There are web sites where you may be able to find the locations of these satellites. Do you have the right equipment, e.g. descrambling signals that may be scrambled. Trying to install a DishTV or DirecTV dish all by yourself is the best exercise to gain some experience in this.
335082
sorry cant help you. don't knopw the answer. consult your sky manual for uinformation on control problem
175401
Do you mean satellites like AO-51, which is used by amateur radio enthusiasts (Hams)?\n\nThe best source to start would be AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.  The link to their website is in "source(s)."
343620
Yes. A satellite signal will go through glass and plastic but not solid objects and it will bounce of metal objects. It is possible you might recieve a slight loss in signal strength
519543
Call your satellite provider they can tell you.
937289
A USB ported GPS receiver\n\nSuch as the one in the linky below:\n\nhttps://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=10043&minisite=10020\n\nEDIT: Well, I said "similar". I am sure you can find something similar locally. Maybe print out this and take it to local computer shop and maybe they can order for you or know of local equivalent?
526797
To boost the signal of your wireless router I would recommend buying a suitable enhanced antenna from your local computer store. They are designed to work with your router. There are also signal boosting devices that can be used throughout your home/office to help increase your signal coverage and wipe out dead spots.\n\nAs for the Sat dish; if you want to be Dr. Frankenstein and experiment you can go to your local Radio Shack and get the proper adapters to convert the connection from one to the other. Not sure if they will have the proper adapter for the router though. You may have to improvise. Will you succeed? I am very doubtful. Sat dishes are used to RECEIVE SIGNALS, not TRANSMIT! You may get better luck just using the coax cable used with the dish. But then again, stranger things have happened...
233941
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/skyandtelescope/advancedsearch.html
410372
call your local stations and see if they know\nthank you
990900
With a fta satellite receiver patching kit ! everybody knows that!
937133
There are no public system that allows for viewing live satelite images.\n\nSorry
1026739
The dish is there in order to direct waves containing the information from the satellites into the antenna in order to give it a bigger target to hit from space. A smaller copper one would be a smaller target and more expensive
800437
I think that signal comes out of Denver.  I have had several and enjoy the accuracy.  Forget what that other guy said.  All of mine have had a two minute synch time.  If you fail to get a grip on the signal in that amount of time, you have to reset and start over.  You may have to try different placements.  I don't know why but once you get a synch the unit won't lose it if you move it around, as much as it looses it on initializing.
405135
dish and they give you $100 for signing up\nhttp://www.vmcsatellite.com/channels/dish_splash.cfm?aid=246327
906788
www.estesrockets.com/Tech_Tips1150.html \n\nThis is the place to start
682702
www.tessco.com\n\nWhat type of signal are you trying to enhance??
340530
try this links\nhttp://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=16\nhttp://www.star-sat.com/indexflash.html