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KA reception is a no go so far for me
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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 788583" data-attributes="member: 325666"><p>Thanks Pete for confirmation of what I believe I have proved first hand ..</p><p>Unless you live within the immediate radius of the 'spot' as its now called instead of footprint of Saorsat ...don't rush out and buy a ka band lnb ...look for reports of reception in the area in which you live.</p><p>I'm talking about mainland UK here ..</p><p>I am getting very favourable reception of various data channels from various points on the arc ..but not even the tiniest hint of anything from saorsat.</p><p>I conclude from this that the spot is 'tight' ...and falloff of reception is extremely rapid.</p><p>For example a chap might get 75% signal and good reception on 1m dish ...but 30 - 50 miles Eastward it would require a 2m dish ..and 10 miles further 3m wouldn't be enough..</p><p>Sadly there's nothing else up there atm to justify the expense of the lnb which still aren't cheap yet..</p><p>..but in my case ...I just had to sate my curiosity and prove it to myself..</p><p>Another thing to note ..</p><p>A big dish is fine for reception of ka from about 35 degrees + or - the apex point of you visible arc ..but lower than this on the horizon ..you will probably experience ..as I did...glitches /spikes that appear as valid peaks ...but disappear almost imediately ..</p><p>In other words ka reception is very susceptible to noise at low elevations ...and the bigger the dish ..the worse this is .</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow I shall refit the Cband lnb ...and the ka will be put away ..until there's a reason to dig it out again.</p><p>cest la vie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 788583, member: 325666"] Thanks Pete for confirmation of what I believe I have proved first hand .. Unless you live within the immediate radius of the 'spot' as its now called instead of footprint of Saorsat ...don't rush out and buy a ka band lnb ...look for reports of reception in the area in which you live. I'm talking about mainland UK here .. I am getting very favourable reception of various data channels from various points on the arc ..but not even the tiniest hint of anything from saorsat. I conclude from this that the spot is 'tight' ...and falloff of reception is extremely rapid. For example a chap might get 75% signal and good reception on 1m dish ...but 30 - 50 miles Eastward it would require a 2m dish ..and 10 miles further 3m wouldn't be enough.. Sadly there's nothing else up there atm to justify the expense of the lnb which still aren't cheap yet.. ..but in my case ...I just had to sate my curiosity and prove it to myself.. Another thing to note .. A big dish is fine for reception of ka from about 35 degrees + or - the apex point of you visible arc ..but lower than this on the horizon ..you will probably experience ..as I did...glitches /spikes that appear as valid peaks ...but disappear almost imediately .. In other words ka reception is very susceptible to noise at low elevations ...and the bigger the dish ..the worse this is . Tomorrow I shall refit the Cband lnb ...and the ka will be put away ..until there's a reason to dig it out again. cest la vie [/QUOTE]
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