BombedOne
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- Joined
- Sep 9, 2008
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- Age
- 57
- My Satellite Setup
- Covering 30W-105.5E range, two motors, C and Ku band. Various receivers/cards/cams/etc.
- My Location
- Republic of Georgia
Hello.
As I mentioned previously, getting larger than 1.5m dish here is very problematic. Currently I have 150cm primefocus antenna:
_ttp://www.gessat.com.tr/default.asp?s=3&p=1,7,18
Which declared gain on Ku band is 43db (through not mentioned, in mid band or upper band).
At one of the local shops, I've spotted this dish for a reasonable price:
_ttp://www.fortecstar.com/estore/storefront/default.asp?ProductID=28&CategoryID=8
Gain said to be 44.26 db (but in highest freq. where gain is better always).
I'm thinking to upgrade my dish, to be able to have some weather resistance of signal for Astra 1M european transponders. How do you think, how much improvement will I receive, if let's say, difference in gain will be 44.26-43=1.26db ? Does it worth it or not?
As I mentioned previously, getting larger than 1.5m dish here is very problematic. Currently I have 150cm primefocus antenna:
_ttp://www.gessat.com.tr/default.asp?s=3&p=1,7,18
Which declared gain on Ku band is 43db (through not mentioned, in mid band or upper band).
At one of the local shops, I've spotted this dish for a reasonable price:
_ttp://www.fortecstar.com/estore/storefront/default.asp?ProductID=28&CategoryID=8
Gain said to be 44.26 db (but in highest freq. where gain is better always).
I'm thinking to upgrade my dish, to be able to have some weather resistance of signal for Astra 1M european transponders. How do you think, how much improvement will I receive, if let's say, difference in gain will be 44.26-43=1.26db ? Does it worth it or not?