South American Satellites

abovethehorizon

Hello There, its my first post !

I was interested in being able to receive satellites such as intelsat 9 58 W, nss 806 40.5 W, intelsat 805 55.5 W etc In Ireland. According to Lyngsat these birds have C Band hemispherical beams which serve the Americas and Europe. I was wondering what size dish would I need in order to receive these birds.

Thanks.

Robbo

If you look at the footprint info on lyngsat it gives an approximate dish size.

Channel Hopper

To start serious reception on American birds, you need to get a site that will allow a minimum of a -good- 3 metre dish (one that is motorised on two planes).
Access to these satellites will require a clear line of site to the west, no trees or buildings in the near vicinity.

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abovethehorizon

Thanks guys, unfortunately my horizon is largely obscured by houses.
NSS 806 might be a realistic satellite that I can receive, its elevation in my area looks high enough to avoid interference from ground noise. The problem would probably be how powerful would this satellite be in Ireland ? According to Lyngsat a 1.6 meter dish would work for c band.
But maybe 1.8 ?

Channel Hopper

Ground noise can be minimised by inverting the dish if it is offset.

A 1.6m dish is really the smallest you can use for C band on any satellite with the exception of the older Gorizonts.

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