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Originally Posted by paulc
BTW, I've read posts from guys in rural areas of rolling hills that have issues with OTA as well. I've anecdotally heard of folks in such deep valleys that satellite can't really get into (I found out Direct's bird is about 30 degrees high so it's easy to conceive an area where it can't get to).
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Yes. Location is important, even for satellite.
All the birds are at the same height above the equator. They have to be to maintain a geostationary orbit. However, the
apparent height of the birds depends on the latitude and longitude of your location. The further you are from the equator (latitude), the lower the bird appears to be in the sky. The futher east or west from your location (longitude), the lower the bird appears to be.