Know thy bird

How does a satellite TV works? One thing for sure it won't work if you don't know where is the location of a satellite (Great source of info - lyngsat.com). Installation set-up is not that hard, the challenge in this part is the mounting of the dish and where to point or face it properly.

In my location Laguna, Philippines the satellite that would be appropriate is the bird AGILA 2 (also Known as mabuhay 1), it's named after the endangered species of Philippine Eagle. It is a joint venture of collective of companies from Philippines, Indonesia and China for telecommunication purposes (launch site - 1997). Well, what do you know it has a life span of 15 years and will only last up to 2012.

I guess I have to maximize its use then, while it is up and running. I read a forum on a satellite hobbyist in philippines ( found during search ), it discusses there that the Agila 2 might not even reach 2012 since it is reported to have some major problems in the past that post a threat on its longevity, that is BAD NEWS! Just when I'm getting started. I wonder what happens after Agila 2? as of now, I wish the bird good health and goodluck (LOL!).