INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
CommDeck is a communications/satellite dish mounting system
to be used on new and existing homes. It can be used to pre-wire
your home for the future or to complete your satellite installation
today. Properly installed, the CommDeck will provide a weather-
tight mounting platform, which will look like most roof vents.
Exposed satellite wire on your buildings will be minimal or in most
cases completely eliminated.
A) The CommDeck needs to be positioned so that
when a satellite dish is installed in North America, the
dish can point to the South, Southeast or Southwest.
B)
The CommDeck manufacturer recommends centering the CommDeck over a truss and within 48" of
the gable or eave of the building. Typically about 18" to 36" from the peak or ridge or inline with the roof
vents.
SITE SURVEY
Perform the site survey from your roof.
A) The site survey is to determine the best possible position that will
allow the dish to have clear view of the satellite (no obstructions). The
satellite itself is located in a permanent orbit above the equator and
just south of Texas. There can be more than one location where this is
possible.
B) To perform site survey you need to find two coordinates.
1) Angle of Elevation (Up-Down) between 30 and 60 degrees
2) Direction ( South, Southeast, Southwest) depending on
your location
C) The chart below has a listing of cities and their respective coordinates. Use the chart and find the city
that is closest to you. Write the coordinates for that city on template (A) (Bottom of Box).
Examples: Seattle,WA elevation of 31 degrees, southeast
Houston,TX elevation of 54 degrees, South
Washington,DC elevation of 38 degrees, Southwest
POINTING
COORDINATES
AK Anchorage
16
SE
AK Juneau
22
SE
AL Birmingham
38
S
AR Little Rock
40
S
A Z Phoenix
49
SE
CA San Francisco 41
SE
CA Los Angeles
46
SE
CO Denver
42
SE
CT Hartford
23
SW 232-251
DC Washington
28
SW 225-245
DE Dover
27
SW 228-248
FL Orlando
37
SW 220-242
GA Atlanta
36
SW 210-233
HI
Honolulu
40
SE
IA
Des Moines
35
S
ID
Boise
37
SE
IL
Springfield
35
S
IN
Indianapolis
KS Wichita
KY Lexington
118-145
LA Baton Rouge
162
MA Worcester
204-229
MD Annapolis
192-219
ME Bangor
148-180
MI
Iron Mountain
132-159
MI
Lansing
138-167
MN Brainerd
162-190
MO Jefferson City
MS Jackson
MT Great Falls
NC Raleigh
ND Bismarck
NE Grand Island
98-1148
NH Concord
186-211
NJ Trenton
142-167
NM Albuquerque
198-222
NV Reno
18" - 36" From Ridge
133-156
degrees
185-216
degrees
225-245
33
S
204-227
NV Las Vegas
41
S
177-206
NY Utica
33
S
209-232
OH Columbus
43
S
195-223
OK Oklahoma City
22
SW 234-253
OR Portland
27
SW 225-246
PA State College
19
SW 239-259
RI
28
S
202-224
SC Columbia
30
S
206-230
SD Pierre
31
S
185-208
TN Chattanooga
49
SE
148-180
TX Amarillo
41
S
198-224
TX Houston
34
SE
150-174
UT Salt Lake City
31
SW 221-242
VA Richmond
33
S
170-194
VT Montpelier
38
S
175-201
WA Seattle
21
SW 234-254
WI
25
SW 229-249
WV Charleston
47
SE
158-190
WY Casper
39
SE
135-163
48" from
Gable
degrees
44
SE
141-172
24
SW 228-247
31
SW 211-233
43
S
178-207
34
SE
133
27
SW 222-243
Providence
22
SW 235-254
33
SW 218-240
36
S
172-197
36
S
208-231
45
S
170-200
47
S
185-216
41
SE
151-178
29
SW 224-245
21
SW 232-252
31
SE
133-156
Oshkosh
31
S
198-221
31
SW 216-237
39
SE
159-186