****SATCOM****
		 An Antenna positioning program
		    for Earth Station Owners


     SATCOM  is a program designed to assist owners of home earth
stations in the correct positioning of both azimuth and elevation
angles	in order to point the antenna in the proper direction  to
recieve  the  desired  satellite.   The  program  is  written  in
Microsoft  Basic  V5.2	and was  compiled  with  Microsoft  Basic
Compiler V5.3 .
     I	have included the source so that the user can update  the
data  lines in the program as new satellites are launched and old
ones are retired.  These data lines contain the names and correct
west longitude of commercial geostationary satellites between  67
degrees  west  longitude  and 143  degrees  west  longitude.  The
satellites listed in the program are either in orbit or have been
assigned tentative orbital positions by the FCC. This information
is  current as of June 25,  1984 and was culled from COMSAT,  the
U.S. partner in the Intelsat Network. Please note that satellites
with  the  same  orbital  position  are  on  different	frequency
bands,	or  have been assigned orbital positions by the FCC,  but
have not yet been launched.
     When run, the program first asks for your terminal location.
This  is simply a name given to wherever you are that is  printed
out on the report...i.e.  Boston,  Mass.  or Bob's Backyard. Next
you are asked for your latitude and longitude.	If you don't know
or  you are not sure....your local library can usually supply you
with  a  topographic  map  or  a  detailed  local  map	with  the
coordinates  for your location.  The more accurate you	are,  the
more accurate the pointing information will be.  Please enter the
information   in   the	correct  format....   (DD,MM,SS)   that's
degrees,minutes,and seconds.
     That's  all  there  is  to it.....the program  will  do  the
necessary math to figure out the correct pointing information for
your dish based on the latitude and longitude that you	supplied.
The  output will go to both the screen and your  printer.  Should
you be in a location that is unable to see a particular satellite
due  to curvature of the earth the program will print "Below  the
Horizon" instead of azimuth and elevation information for a given
satellite. Enjoy........Adam Grow--->Compuserve PPN 75216,3660