Colombian Directv in Houston

[juliaoj]

Can I install Colombian Directv in the US?

Hi, I purchased the COLOMBIAN Directv equipment (receiver, antena, LNB) and membership, now I brought everything to HOUSTON-TX and was hoping I could get Colombian Directv.

I was told Galaxy 3C is the statellite I need to aim my antenna to, is this true? and if yes can I get the Colombian Directv signal?

According to the following website SatBeams - Satellite Coverage Maps - Sat Footprints , the Galaxy footprint covers the entire north american continent, but in other forums I read that Galaxy 3C only covers south america, are there different antennas/beams on this satellite? One for South and one for North America. If yest, I can't find the footprint for south america in satbeams.com website, only the one for north america....Buttom line, can I install Colombian Directv in houston with this equipment and if yes how can I figure out how to aim my antenna?

Thanks!!!!

 

[Van]

Short answer looks to be yes as Houston is in the lower portion of the peak footprint. You would have to set your elevation to 55 and use a compas to site along the azimuth at 179.