Grab your compass and head outside to your installation location. (Here's a quick tip:  make sure you pick an installation spot that is free of obstructions such as trees and buildings.  The more open space between your dish and its satellite, the better reception you can expect). Stand at least a foot away from your satellite dish and find North on your compass. Now look at your azimuth coordinate. With East being 80 degrees, South 180 and West representing 270 degrees, figure out where your azimuth coordinate should fall.  Don't move the compass from the North position.  Just estimate the direction from where you're standing now.  An azimuth number of 120 for example, would fall almost evenly between East and South.

See? That wasn't so hard. Now face your azimuth direction and calculate your altitude or elevation. Using the coordinate from DIRECT TV, start with the ground at zero degrees and begin looking upward. Straight up in the sky is 90 degrees so if your coordinate is 45, your elevation will fall in the middle of your yard and directly above your head. Find that coordinate and you can say hello to your satellite.