C-BAND on 1.2m andrews so far so good

06-09-2007

The cband lnb was waiting for me when i came in to night just has a little play with it just used a roll of tape to tape the lnb to the dish and pulling in badr-c 26'e no problem at all and 22'w also 27.5w and 40 east i will take some pics tomorrow of the dish when it is light and post some screen shots as well i will also try some more satellites and set the lnb up proper as it is taped on the dish at the moment and i only got in 30 min ago,

***Turok*** · 07-09-2007

Hello!
better,is you use your prodelin 1,80 m dish,for cband !
1,20 m,is defenatly to small,for,most of cband satelites,on 40,5 west you got some transponder badr 3 strong 26 e and also the yamahl @ 49 east,but all others,here in europe,are weaker 1,80 m,up to 2,40m,are the optimal size,to catch the rest!
with 1,20m,maybe you have signal on telecom satelite 8w,and thats all,better then nothing,but,not that ,what you looking for !

***Turok*** · 07-09-2007

ps_where i can buy prodelin dishes theese days?
dont find any..
when ,they stop ,the production?
can you post a picture,of your dish?

***CROSSBONES*** · 07-09-2007

Thats good to know rd, will get one for my 1.8m when its set up

***Turok*** · 07-09-2007

look@ footprint list on lyngsat site,maybe,some cband satelites ,are not so strong in uk,then in central europe
i dont know,maybe then 2,40meter is the optimal size!

also some thaicom transpoders posible,not thaicom 2,this sat,is at the moment,lost in signal strenth 2,5 db,in wintertime it goes better,no complty gone and you need 3. m dish,all other satalites are okay with 2,4 m

07-09-2007

You are missing the point when you say a 1.2m is to small for c-band that is the whole point of the experiment to see what could be picked up with a small dish

,

My prodelin is back in the box it came is as im due to move home very soon i work as a broadcast engineer and we have a trade account with prodelin, Prodelin dishes are easy to get hold of and they ship world wide but my dish did not cost me any thing

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I had another play about last night also keep in mind i just taped the prime lnb-f to a offset dish and 40.5w is no problem at all very strong I am not after any channels i just wanted to see how well the lnbf worked on a small offset dish,

Once i move i will install my 1.8m prodelin and buy a new prime focus dish aswell for c-band only

Originally Posted by Turok

Hello!
better,is you use your prodelin 1,80 m dish,for cband !
1,20 m,is defenatly to small,for,most of cband satelites,on 40,5 west you got some transponder badr 3 strong 26 e and also the yamahl @ 49 east,but all others,here in europe,are weaker 1,80 m,up to 2,40m,are the optimal size,to catch the rest!
with 1,20m,maybe you have signal on telecom satelite 8w,and thats all,better then nothing,but,not that ,what you looking for !

***CROSSBONES*** · 07-09-2007

It shows tele sat testing the c-band lnbf here

-http://magazine.tele-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0709-eng.pdf

***deepbluesky*** · 08-09-2007

Originally Posted by Turok

look@ footprint list on lyngsat site,maybe,some cband satelites ,are not so strong in uk,then in central europe
i dont know,maybe then 2,40meter is the optimal size!

also some thaicom transpoders posible,not thaicom 2,this sat,is at the moment,lost in signal strenth 2,5 db,in wintertime it goes better,no complty gone and you need 3. m dish,all other satalites are okay with 2,4 m

Turok, 78.5E is out of reach from the UK since below their horizon. It's even very hard to catch in the Benelux or western Germany and Switzerland. And as you say, to have proper reception one should at least start with 2.40m. May i remind you that there is somebody west of Frankfurt using a 3.70m for this position ?

I am very curious to see the results of small dish hunting in the UK. Also if there are any differences in between England, Scotland, Ireland and Iceland.

14-09-2007

I will get some pics up asap as soon as my friend returns my digital cam to my,

So far i can receive c-band from these satellites

68.5E
64.2E
40E
26E
1W
5W
22W
27.5W
31.5W
34.5W
40.5W

avrpt · 14-09-2007

Hello,
I'm very interested in receive the brazilian channel "TV JORNAL" on 40,5W NSS806.

Anybody confirm if receive in 3653 (TP10).

Thanks.
Regards.

**Lancelot** · 14-09-2007

Not a chance my friend as the beam is pointing directly over the American continent I'm afraid.

L.

14-09-2007

Im 100% sure i received every transponder on nss 806 i can not test at the moment as i have the ku-band lnb back on the dish but will check tomorrrow and post some pics up

Here is the foot prints as you can see it is very strong

Originally Posted by Lancelot

Not a chance my friend as the beam is pointing directly over the American continent I'm afraid.

L.

14-09-2007

Here is a pic of the c-band lnb-f on my andrews 1.2m

**Lancelot** · 14-09-2007

Would be nice to see though.
Haven't seen reports of the Euro beam.

L.

***CROSSBONES*** · 15-09-2007

nice pics rd. The feed only just fits between the lnb arms.

Nice tape job too

avrpt · 15-09-2007

Thanks a lot by your comments.
My idea was that all transponders were directioned to America and Europe.
Well...
Nothing made!

16-09-2007

As the cband lnb is 63mm i could not find any thing to hold it in place so got the tape out and yes it only just fits,

Originally Posted by CROSSBONES

nice pics rd. The feed only just fits between the lnb arms.

Nice tape job too

***Turok*** · 17-09-2007

Hi!

the parmer Transponder,on 40,5 w ,has very low signal,K Music,is in the night Stronger,then on day time,some other transponder it is via versa on day time stronger,then @ night
please,make a list,what you can reveive with 1,20 m on 68,5 e

´@ moment very strong metro tv ghana,on 37,5 West in cband,since to days i have 70% Signal!
the mast have change the beam,of this channel before i need at least 2,40 m,now 1,80m dish is enough and 1,20m too coz transponder now very strong@ the moment

on badr 3,only one weak transponder,all others are strong!
e tv etheophia,has moeved from 57 e to 26 e now!

***deepbluesky*** · 17-09-2007

Originally Posted by avrpt

Hello,
I'm very interested in receive the brazilian channel "TV JORNAL" on 40,5W NSS806.

Anybody confirm if receive in 3653 (TP10).

Thanks.
Regards.

There are some dishes in Germany from 1.50m upwards that get this frequency and much more. Just have a look here please: http://www.satclub-thueringen.de/wbb...?threadid=5027

In Portugal you should have little easier reception conditions.

***Turok*** · 17-09-2007

Hi

the,tv Jornal Transponder,is a little bit weak,signal here day time,35XX dvb 2000,with my 1,86 cm antanna,with sensitive tuner,on my homecast hd 5101 i can watch it,sometimes with interruptions,on night time signal is better,so,you need at least ,up to 2 m++,reveiving,this transponder!

***deepbluesky*** · 17-09-2007

Turok 40.5W is stronger in the iberian peninsula. I saw some reports on a spanish board before. They are starting with 1.20m. But even if this is the case, it depends on how well the feed suits to the dish you are using. In any case even in Portugal i wouldn't go below 1.80m, better 2.40m for guaranteed reception.

avrpt · 17-09-2007

Thanks.
I will install this week my 1,8m antenna to 40,5w.
After I will make all commentaries to reception in Portugal.
Regards.

***deepbluesky*** · 17-09-2007

Ok. You should also consider
55.5W: http://www.lyngsat.com/intel805.html
58W: http://www.lyngsat.com/intel9.html

I am not sure if 1.80m would suffice for these positions but you would need a motor.

Before you buy anything better ask in the portuguese section to be sure.

p · 17-09-2007

Rd100, just read through the thread very interesting all this C band stuff.

loving the taped on lnb

might have missed it but where'd you get the c-band lnb from?

***CROSSBONES*** · 18-09-2007

They sell the c-band lnb`s on Ebay

.com works out about £20 delivered

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