Is my line of sight good for FTA ? [Pics]
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Nice picture, below are all the angles to the satellites. From there you will be able to work out the elevation / line of sight to the satellites that you can see.
You can make yourself an inclinomter........
http://www.exploratorium.edu/math_explorer/howHigh_makeInclino.html
You have a limited view of the Clarke Belt, the problem with balconies is usually whats above the dish more than whats in front of it.
You can make yourself an inclinomter........
http://www.exploratorium.edu/math_explorer/howHigh_makeInclino.html
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Latitude 45° 30.000'N Longitude 73° 35.000'W
Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m) El Skew
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Amos 1/2 4.0W 104.9 121.5 5.5 -42.6
Atlantic Bird 3 5.0W 105.6 122.3 6.2 -42.5
Nilesat 101/102 7.0W 107.2 123.8 7.5 -42.0
Telecom 2D/Atlantic Bird 2 8.0W 107.9 124.6 8.2 -41.8
Express A3 11.0W 110.3 127.0 10.3 -41.1
Telstar 12 15.0W 113.5 130.2 13.0 -40.0
Intelsat 901 18.0W 116.0 132.7 14.9 -39.0
NSS 7 22.0W 119.5 136.1 17.5 -37.6
Intelsat 905 24.5W 121.7 138.4 19.1 -36.6
Intelsat 907 27.5W 124.5 141.1 21.0 -35.3
Hispasat 1C/D 30.0W 126.8 143.5 22.5 -34.1
Intelsat 801 31.5W 128.3 145.0 23.4 -33.4
Intelsat 903 34.5W 131.3 147.9 25.1 -31.8
AMC 12/T 11 37.5W 134.4 151.0 26.7 -30.1
NSS 806 40.5W 137.6 154.2 28.3 -28.2
Pas 3R/6B 43.0W 140.4 157.0 29.6 -26.6
Pas 1R 45.0W 142.6 159.3 30.5 -25.2
Intelsat 705 50.0W 148.5 165.2 32.7 -21.5
Intelsat 707 53.0W 152.2 168.9 33.8 -19.1
Intelsat 805 55.5W 155.4 172.0 34.6 -17.0
Pas 9 58.0W 158.6 175.3 35.4 -14.8
Amazonas 61.0W 162.6 179.3 36.1 -12.1
EchoStar 3 61.5W 163.3 179.9 36.3 -11.6
Rainbow 1 61.5W 163.3 179.9 36.3 -11.6
Estrela do Sul 1 63.0W 165.3 182.0 36.6 -10.2
Brasilsat B2 65.0W 168.1 184.7 36.9 -8.3
Brasilsat B1 70.0W 175.0 191.6 37.5 -3.5
Nahuel 1 71.8W 177.5 194.1 37.6 -1.8
DirecTV 1 72.5W 178.5 195.1 37.6 -1.1
AMC 6 72.0W 177.8 194.4 37.6 -1.6
SBS 6 74.0W 180.6 197.2 37.6 0.4
Echostar 4 77.0W 184.8 201.4 37.5 3.4
AMC 5 79.0W 187.6 204.2 37.3 5.3
Nimiq 2/3 82.0W 191.7 208.4 37.0 8.2
AMC-9 83.0W 193.1 209.7 36.8 9.1
Brasilsat B3 84.0W 194.5 211.1 36.6 10.1
AMC 2 85.0W 195.8 212.5 36.4 11.0
AMC 3 87.0W 198.5 215.1 35.9 12.8
IA-8 89.0W 201.1 217.8 35.4 14.6
Galaxy 11 91.0W 203.7 220.4 34.8 16.4
Nimiq 1/4i 91.0W 203.7 220.4 34.8 16.4
Brasilsat B4 92.0W 205.0 221.7 34.5 17.2
IA-6 93.0W 206.3 222.9 34.2 18.1
Galaxy 3C 95.0W 208.8 225.5 33.5 19.7
IA-5 97.0W 211.3 227.9 32.7 21.3
Galaxy 4R 99.0W 213.7 230.3 31.9 22.9
Spaceway 2 99.2W 213.9 230.6 31.8 23.0
DirecTV 1R/4S/8 101.0W 216.0 232.7 31.0 24.3
AMC 4 101.0W 216.0 232.7 31.0 24.3
Spaceway 1 103.0W 218.3 235.0 30.1 25.8
AMC 1 103.0W 218.3 235.0 30.1 25.8
AMC 15 105.0W 220.6 237.2 29.1 27.1
Anik F1/R 107.3W 223.1 239.7 28.0 28.6
DirecTV 5 109.5W 225.4 242.1 26.8 30.0
EchoStar 6/8/10 110.0W 226.0 242.6 26.6 30.3
Anik F2 111.1W 227.1 243.8 26.0 30.9
Solidaridad 2 113.0W 229.0 245.7 24.9 32.0
SatMex 6 115.0W 231.0 247.7 23.8 33.0
SatMex 5 116.8W 232.8 249.4 22.7 33.9
AMC-16 119.0W 234.9 251.5 21.4 35.0
DirecTV 7s 119.0W 234.9 251.5 21.4 35.0
EchoStar 7 119.0W 234.9 251.5 21.4 35.0
EchoStar 9/Telstar 13 121.0W 236.8 253.4 20.1 35.9
Galaxy 10R 123.0W 238.6 255.2 18.9 36.7
Galaxy 14 125.0W 240.4 257.0 17.6 37.5
Galaxy 13/H 1 127.0W 242.1 258.8 16.3 38.3
Intelsat Americas 7/Echostar 5 129.0W 243.8 260.5 15.0 39.0
AMC 11 131.0W 245.5 262.1 13.7 39.6
Galaxy 15 133.0W 247.1 263.8 12.4 40.2
AMC 10 135.0W 248.8 265.4 11.1 40.8
AMC 7 137.0W 250.4 267.0 9.7 41.3
AMC 8 139.0W 251.9 268.6 8.3 41.8
EchoStar 1/2 148.0W 258.7 275.4 2.2 43.4
Satellite Finder is (c) Copyright 2004, P. LutusYou have a limited view of the Clarke Belt, the problem with balconies is usually whats above the dish more than whats in front of it.
Sometimes the roof is the ONLY option. Even if there were nothing above you, you still only have a partial view of the Clarke Belt, then add to that the overhang. I would do a roof mount as you want to see as MANY satellites as you can after going to this bother. I think if you install on the balcony you may end up moving it to the roof eventually anyway!
The farther north you are the lower the dish needs to be so as PSB noted, the roof may be the only option. I have mine on the roof because my deck is on the North side of the house. Being in MN (45N 93.5W) the highest the dish gets is 38.5 degrees. If we were farther south, the elevation is like 45-50 which can clear much more 
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