What size dish do i need for nilesat 7'W for football

12-11-2006

First off i would like to say all Showtime transponders are horizontal apart from one which is vertical, And with nilesat the more north in the uk you go the weaker the signal is

I am in South Wales and this is what i use

Nilesat all transponders vertical (e.g mbc 2&4) and horizontal (e.g SportsNet World on 11.996 H) 24/7 and in the rain on 1.8m prime focus fortec star dish with adjustable inverto feedhorn and inverto whitetech 0.3 c120 lnb and webro wf125 coax cable,

Nilesat all vertical transponders 24/7 (e.g mbc 2 & 4) and in rain but no horizontal transponders at all on 1.2m Andrews with ku-band feedhorn and invercom 0.3 c120 lnb and webro wf125 coax cable,

london-guy · 13-11-2006

thanks mate
that was very helpful
i have a showtime Subscription in Morocco its still running
the family there enjoying it
but its hard to get showtime signal in UK London and 1.8 dish seems almost impossible to install

***iwol*** · 14-11-2006

im struggling with a 1.2channel master with quad invacom during the day but tea time the channels start to come in a little never had perfect 24/7 pic here in south yorkshire hope this helps someone

**rolfw** · 14-11-2006

Is that both Vertical and Horizontal iwol?

**Lancelot** · 14-11-2006

Hope not R, or I'll have to be getting the spanners out ASAP.

L.

**rolfw** · 14-11-2006

That's what I thought and it is of course critical.

***iwol*** · 15-11-2006

can only get the verts i think

15-11-2006

London also needs a 1.8m dish but a 2.4m is recommended to allow for rain fade by a dealer i know in the london area,

But if any one else in london is getting any good results let us know

Also for nilesat the more north you go in the uk the weaker the footprint

london-guy · 16-11-2006

Originally Posted by Rd100

London also needs a 1.8m dish but a 2.4m is recommended to allow for rain fade by a dealer i know in the london area,

But if any one else in london is getting any good results let us know

Also for nilesat the more north you go in the uk the weaker the footprint

RD100 How could you put 2.4 if its impossible to put 1.8 here in London
i hope it was as easy as Morocco i would put 5 m not just 2.4

***iwol*** · 16-11-2006

would a 1,8 do in yorkshire instead of my 1.2 channel master and whats the 1.8 dish like that maplin do cheers

16-11-2006

If you can pull in mbc transponder 11938 V on nilesat 24/7 like me on my 1.2m dish then you will have no problems with the fortec star 1.8m

Originally Posted by iwol

would a 1,8 do in yorkshire instead of my 1.2 channel master and whats the 1.8 dish like that maplin do cheers

16-11-2006

I have a dealer friend in london he tells me you can get it with a 1.8m but to allow for rain fade a bit bigger would be safe,

Myself i do not live in london so i am only telling you what i have been told by him

Originally Posted by london-guy

RD100 How could you put 2.4 if its impossible to put 1.8 here in London
i hope it was as easy as Morocco i would put 5 m not just 2.4

***iwol*** · 16-11-2006

can only get mbc in the evening about 7 or 8 oclock

16-11-2006

I think you would get it with the fortec star 1.8m but you would need the adjustable prime focus feedhorn and c120 lnb,

Originally Posted by iwol

can only get mbc in the evening about 7 or 8 oclock

boby89 · 17-11-2006

i got 1.8 m fortecstar dish and inverto c120 lnb wih matching feedhorn i tried alot to get horizontal transponder but i cant.i can only get all v transponder with 69 or 70 percent signal i dont know what is he problem.anyone can help me with this how i get all the h transponder with same setup.

**Topper** · 17-11-2006

Originally Posted by boby89

l i dont know what is he problem..

The problem is not necessarily your equipment although it may not be set up properly however the real problem is London is not in the Middle East or North Africa which is where the beam is primarily aimed at so two choices, get an even bigger dish (not much hope) or move see here

***wod*** · 17-11-2006

Originally Posted by boby89

i got 1.8 m fortecstar dish and inverto c120 lnb wih matching feedhorn i tried alot to get horizontal transponder but i cant.i can only get all v transponder with 69 or 70 percent signal i dont know what is he problem.anyone can help me with this how i get all the h transponder with same setup.

make sure the dish is setup correctly as rd100 has one and can get them in south wales which is pretty much further away from london

**Topper** · 17-11-2006

Originally Posted by wod

rd100 has one and can get them in south wales which is pretty much further away from london

That is irrelevant wod when you are outside the footprint you sometimes get 'hotspots' and either receive it or not, the truth is the footprint is aimed at the middle east and north Africa. It is exactly the same for people in Spain trying to receive sky some can quite easily other have to work harder to get it and some just cannot.

17-11-2006

Check this thead out about the 1.8m fortec star on nilesat that i am useing

Fortec star 1.8m dish Ain't that bad after all / c-band

The key to makeing the dish work well is putting it together and useing a adjustable ku-band prime focus feedhorn,

If you are not use to putting these type of dish together you will struggle

I put mine together with some help from my misses as it is helpfull to have another set of hands to pass you tools etc,

17-11-2006

It is the same type of thing but the other way around as you say. i know with nilesat aswell from friend in cornwall who has the same 1.2 andrew channel master as me that where he is he gets a bit higher signal than me i know this as i was at this house last week,

It is all trial and error at the end of the day,

Originally Posted by Topper

That is irrelevant wod when you are outside the footprint you sometimes get 'hotspots' and either receive it or not, the truth is the footprint is aimed at the middle east and north Africa. It is exactly the same for people in Spain trying to receive sky some can quite easily other have to work harder to get it and some just cannot.

Red Hugh · 25-11-2006

Originally Posted by Rd100

Check this thead out about the 1.8m fortec star on nilesat that i am useing

Fortec star 1.8m dish Ain't that bad after all / c-band

The key to makeing the dish work well is putting it together and useing a adjustable ku-band prime focus feedhorn,

If you are not use to putting these type of dish together you will struggle

I put mine together with some help from my misses as it is helpfull to have another set of hands to pass you tools etc,

Many thanks Rd100, for all your links & input, (I got lost somewhere in the many crosslinks)
The Fortec Star 1.8m does look a good buy & by the time I got around to Maplins,
they had sold out.
Should be back in stock soon hopefully.

I have just two questions;
1. could I have the model No. of your adjustable feedhorn please.

2. what make of dish is this item 170051409186 on Ebay

, good value or not

Thanks again
Hugh

**Licinius** · 01-08-2007

Has anybody in northern England successfuly got the horizontal transponders? I'm considering buying the 2.4m Fortec Star from Maplins.

quilmesfiesta · 10-09-2007

Is the maplin 2.4 dish guaranteed to getting Nilesat, because I live in south Wales and a few people said they bought the maplin 2.4 and chucked it in the bin

isit it guaranteed at least for 2 / 3 years

quilmesfiesta · 10-09-2007

I was looking at the 2.4 metre satellite on the maplin website and asked for some advice from people and whether it would guarantee recieving Nilesat (V+H), a few people said that they bought it and chucked it in the bin, due to the bad quality of the satellite,

So I was wondering is the 2.4 m Prime Focus satellie dish guaranteed to getting Nilesat, and would it survive for 2/3 years through tough weathers

Thank you

**Analoguesat** · 10-09-2007

No-one can answer the first question as it all depends how well its put together.

Be warned, from reports on this forum, the dishes are somewhat flimsy....

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