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Dish Wish List

We’ve got a huge back yard here at the new home. I spent some time today walking out to the corner with my inclinomoeter to take a gander at the south sky.

The results are impressive. I can see a large number of satellites from the corner of the lot. What’s more, a dish there would be visibly shielded from the street, thanks to the dip in the terrain.

What I hope to do is buy one of these multi-satellite dishes and plant it in the corner of the lot. The T-90 can cover 40 degrees of arc alone: enough to pull in 16 satellites! Thus, I could get Dish Network, DirecTV, and plenty of Free-To-Air satellites; all from one 90cm dish. For regular DirecTV reception, the problem of “rain fade” will disappear, as I can pull in all six DirecTV birds at once. The size falls under FCC rules as well, which means I’m free from homeowner association regulation.

Now to start saving my pennies.

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