In order to access the web via satellite you need to have a satellite Internet dish mounted on or near your home that will communicate with an orbiting satellite. Although broadband satellite Internet is safe to have in your home, the satellite dish is a hefty piece of equipment that requires you to take safety precautions, starting with professional installation. You should never install your own broadband satellite Internet dish.
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When lightning strikes your satellite Internet dish
Common sense tells you that your satellite dish might attract lightning. A roof mount means the satellite dish will be the highest point on the home. Combine the height with the fact that the dish is metal and you can see the risk.
Although there is no way to stop lightning from striking, you can rest assured that if it does strike your satellite dish your home will be safe.
A satellite Internet technician is trained to set up the satellite dish so that any excess electricity runs into the ground instead of into the home. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires all satellite Internet installers to ground satellite Internet dishes. Most all electrical equipment is grounded.
Wind and plant life could interfere with broadband high speed Internet.
If possible, the satellite dish installer will install the dish in a place protected from wind and overgrowth. Both wind and plant life could interfere with your satellite Internet access. 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. You should never stand directly in front of a satellite dish. A satellite dish is never off. It’s always sending and receiving microwaves.
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Careful not to touch the satellite dish, since electricity is running through it all the time. Even snow and ice is not a reason to touch your satellite Internet dish. You’re safer never touching the dish.
