A satellite dish at your home must be able to communicate with the orbiting satellite dish in order for you to acquire a satellite Internet connection. Generally speaking, broadband satellite Internet is safe as long as you have the dish professionally installed. You should never install your own broadband satellite Internet dish.
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What happens if lightning strikes the satellite
Common sense tells you that your satellite dish might attract lightning. With a satellite dish mount on the roof of a home it’s likely the dish will be the highest point on the house. We all know that Lightning finds metal at the highest point first.
With a professionally installed and mounted dish, even with a lightning strike your home should be safe.
During satellite dish installation, the technician knows to ground the dish, which makes sure all excess electricity goes into the ground and not your home. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires all satellite Internet installers to ground satellite Internet dishes. It’s likely other electrical equipment in your home is similarly grounded.
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Wind and plant life could interfere with broadband high speed Internet
At time of installation, the satellite technician will look for an area that is somewhat protected from wind and is clear of shrubs and trees. Tress and bushes and wind could impact your satellite Internet connection. As time goes by, be sure that trees and shrubs do not become overgrown and interfere with that southern line of sight.
Standard satellite Internet dish safety
The FCC requires that a satellite dish be mounted at least five feet above the ground. Avoid standing close or in front of a satellite Internet dish. The dish is sending and receiving microwaves at all times to give you constant access to broadband high speed Internet.
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You should never touch a satellite dish, because there is quite a bit of electricity running through it. Even if your dish is covered in snow and interfering with your broadband high speed Internet, you should leave the dish alone.