I have had trouble with male alien abductions across three different packs. I suggest that it have a toggle in Pack Settings like features in other expansion packs. Either that or allow the satellite dish an item that can be gotten through bonus points or purchased in build/buy mode. My sims shouldn't have to be scientists to purchase one for protection. I'm sure I'm not the only person who finds it disruptive to our family storylines.
Tomsde you can add the Satellite Dish in Build Mode from the debug menu if you have Get to Work. That saves having to be a scientist to create one. You could also place one in a room and save it to your library, then place the room on any lot to get the satellite dish. I see you're on the bug report for the excessive alien abductions too, I was just about to link it for you but you're on it already. There's a few votes for it so perhaps it will be addressed/tuned at some point.
If you are new to debug it's bb.showhiddenobjects and bb.showliveeditobjects in the cheat bar. I've had a look for a guide for you too, found a Sims Community one here incase you need a bit more info:
https://simscommunity.info/2021/11/14/the-sims-4-navigating-the-bb-showliveeditobjects-cheat/
