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Prior to attempting to point the dish at the satellite you need to pre-set the polarization angle (also called skew)...
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- 14 December 2017
When installing a VSAT satellite equipment you will need to know what polarization is used on the link and you...
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- 5 December 2017
Satoms are now offering free online training courses for the Satellite & Communications industries. These courses will provide in-depth technical content,...
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- 10 November 2017
Ensuring that the coax connectors (F-Type N-Type or BNC etc.) are properly terminated is vitally important if you want reliable...
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- 1 November 2017
What is VSAT Latency? Latency time of a satellite VSAT link is a crucial factor when choosing to use a...
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- 25 October 2017
VSAT rain fade is the deterioration of the microwave RF signal levels caused by rain precipitation on either end of...
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- 17 October 2017
What is Adaptive Coding Modulation (ACM)? Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) is a technology which automatically changes the Forward Error...
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- 13 October 2017
What is a Sun Outage? A sun outage (or sometimes called a solar transit event or sun fade) happens twice...
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- 31 August 2017
What is Relative Azimuth? Relative azimuth is a term used in maritime satellite communications. It is the bearing (azimuth) to...
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- 29 August 2017
[hoops name=”Obstruction”] Satellite Dish Obstruction Calculator Dish Elevation Angle (e): ° Height of Obstruction (h): m Calculate Distance to clear...
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- 28 August 2017
