question about hughesnet and skyfx

**titotito** · 03-11-2010 03:42 PM

grohgreg i got the equipment. when i get to my place i will buy the pole and the quickrete and follow your instruction, after i set the pole i believe i still need an installer acording to hughesnet. is that correct.? can you tell me if you would happen to know the elevation, azimuth and angle for zip code 32148. would like to know this to know where to set my pole. thanks

**titotito** · 03-11-2010 03:46 PM

grohgreg also let me know if you know what satellite to aim it at.

**grohgreg** · 03-11-2010 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by titotito

grohgreg also let me know if you know what satellite to aim it at.

Yes, even if you set the pole - you still need an installer. but - assuming you plant a Hughes-approved pole - you still may qualify for the (free) standard install. The definition of a standard installation is on the HughesNet website.

New HughesNet subscribers automatically get the HN9000 system. That is, unless there's no line of sight between the customer and Spaceway III (at 95W). When that happens, they default to the HN7000S system, which at the moment is commissioning Floridians on Satmex5 (at 117W).

There are plenty of online and downloadable calculators for you to obtain your own pointing angles. Gimme a shout back if you have trouble finding one.

//greg//

**titotito** · 03-11-2010 06:03 PM

grohgreg i got a used dish and a hn7000s modem. being that i am using a used equipment do i still qualify for free installation. and since i got the hn7000s that means i aim it at satmex 5 is that correct

**grohgreg** · 03-11-2010 08:25 PM

SatMex5, yes. Customers installing used equipment do NOT qualify for free installation. Whoever owned the equipment first, used up that offer. I've uploaded the current satellite parameters. Yours are on pg2. Use these pointing angles to start:
AZ 205.2 (true) or 210.6 (magnetic)
EL 52.6
POL 21.7

//greg//

**titotito** · 03-11-2010 09:39 PM

grohgreg what site did you go to to find the az, elev. and pol ?

**grohgreg** · 03-11-2010 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by titotito

grohgreg what site did you go to to find the az, elev. and pol ?

I did it on my computer with a downloadable utility called SatFinder. They're plentiful on the internet, both online and downloadable. Just Google with search phrase "satellite calculator"

//greg//

**Stargazer** · 03-12-2010 01:01 AM

Originally Posted by titotito

stargazer, where do you get these radios and what brand are they.

Ubiquiti (do google search) is cheapest equipment you can get. Tranzeo is another brand (I like the CPQ-19 since it has a better antenna and sensitivity as the receiving end but it will only receive, not transmit). You could get one of those and do a search to see what signals are out there and buy another radio to transmit the signal. You can get some with 900 mhz to shoot through some trees (not a whole lot) if that is an issue. Nothing shoots through dirt/hills.

You can install the SkyWay/SkyFx equipment yourself. Hughesnet you wouldn't. Since you have used Hughesnet equipment then you would have no contract with them whereas you would with SkyWay. Since you already have the used Hughesnet equipment then you would be ahead to pay for installation of it since that would be cheaper than paying for the SkyWay/SkyFx equipment.