In time antennas deteriorate

As a satellite antenna ages, exposure to the sun and wind, may cause it to lose its designed shape. Even small changes to the geometry of the reflector can cause signal distortion and a lower transmit or receive gain.

A more important consideration is that the aged antenna can cause adjacent satellite interference. In extreme cases this interference will cause the satellite operator to ban the antenna from transmitting.

Deterioration of the antenna mounting structure and motors can be cause for concern when an antenna has been standing exposed for twenty years or more. If the antenna's mounting structure is rusted and the electric motors frozen solid, a station will not have the option of changing to backup satellites if the need should occur.

Our team will address all of these issues, replacing rusted hardware, sending motors for complete refurbishing and in extreme cases re-theodoliting the antenna to restore the reflector to its current geometry.

Even though it may not be possible to achieve 100% of the original manufacturer's designed specifications, in nearly all cases we can restore an antenna to better than 95% of its original performance.