Just Sharing This A Tiny Satellite Dish That Brings Info to the World’s Dead Zones

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The first thing you do when someone asks if you’ll design a satellite dish for them is say, “yes.”

Read more

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/outernet-satellite/#x

And posted here
http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/outernet-13e.162296/

 

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Hi, I have just done a little more reading up on this, the transponder to lock is below,

North America: Galaxy 19 (97.0°W) 12,177 V 23,000 3/4
Europe: HotBird (13.0°E) 11,470 V 27,500 5/6

Setup information
http://outernet-project.github.io/orx-install/

 

[Rutep]

What is this, did something practical come out of it, can it be found on 11470V ?

 

[ozumo]

Othernet - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Channel Hopper]

What is this, did something practical come out of it, can it be found on 11470V ?

They are stretching things eastwards.

https://www.eutelsat.com/files/Satellites/Downlinks/E8WB_Ku-band_Europe_downlink.jpg

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[ozumo]

They are stretching things eastwards.

https://www.eutelsat.com/files/Satellites/Downlinks/E8WB_Ku-band_Europe_downlink.jpg

The are leaving, or have already left 8WB and returning to 23.5°E according to their forum

https://forums.othernet.is/t/eu-service-temporarily-down/7661

 

[Channel Hopper]

The are leaving, or have already left 8WB and returning to 23.5°E according to their forum

https://forums.othernet.is/t/eu-service-temporarily-down/7661

Doesn't help increase their target audience, unless they absolutely need Iceland (which they could using another broadcast medium)