Install a 6 foot ground rod below or near to the dish. Connect a #10 wire to the rod with an approved ground rod clamp. At the dish end use a #2 lug and attach it to the dish with a machine screw and nut. At the attachment point on the dish be sure to scrape the paint off down to bare metal so that the lug is not insulated by the paint. This method insures that the dish is properly grounded.
== YES!== Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code(NEC) applies. Read it and heed it.
Your dish outside your home does need to be grounded to protect it from lightning and so the system will operate properly.
No. You need a proper receiver (among other things) to be able to plug the cable from the dish into and you need service.
Satellite grade coaxial cable. This has a braid and foil sleeve to lower losses from dish to decoder. F plugs are twisted on at each end after trimming.
The main alternative to cable TV is satellite TV. For this you'll need to install a satellite dish and aerial, and buy a suitable package from a provider giving you access to the channels you want.
The benefits of cable over satellite is mainly the contract. With cable you are not forced to sign a 1 or two year contract to be able to watch tv. You will not have wires hanging all around your home with cable which can be annoying. Another thing is you can watch the same cable in many different rooms without having to rent additional cable boxes for other tvs. For cable television, you need only the cable box to connect the coaxial cable from the wall to your television. With satellite television, you need the receiver as well as the dish. Cable television will generally continue to be viewable during inclement weather, while satellite television will often go out during storms. With satellite television, you may periodically need to replace or reset the dish, as it can be knocked from its position or damaged.
Disney Channel is already in Norway, but you need to have either a satellite dish or cable TV to be able to see it.
One of the disadvantages of satellite tv is that for each tv, you need one dish, if you have 5 tvs in your house you will need 5 dishes. Also satellite reception can be degraded due to bad weather.
Yes. Most likely you will need new wiring for having both satellite television and cable TV depending on the circumstance. When the technician comes out, be sure to tell them you have satellite or cable so they do not interfere with your current programming. Many people have Cable Internet and Satellite TV because generally satellite TV is cheaper and has more channels available--especially HD channels and international channels that are not available with most cable companies.
Yes, each companies dish is made to work only with their electronics (box).
The Dish Network programming you receive will determine what Dish you need.
I need a wireless broadband internet service with out cable or Satellite connections.
In order to have satellite internet you do need to have a satellite installed.
The kind of equipment that you need in order to receive HD channels on your television set, is cable box receiver, or a satellite receiver and a satellite dish for one single television set.