27.5W (Intelsat 907 )

[BLUEPLATINUM]

Ku-band Spot 2 Beam (_w_w_w.lyngsat-maps.com/footprints/Intelsat-907-Spot-1.html) receivable in Gran Canaria South (Maspalomas) with 120 cm dish, Inverto Black Ultra LNB and Technomate TM-5402 HD M2 receiver. Receiver shows 97% signal with 63% quality.

 

[Lazarus]

Nice result - been following your "will it? won't it" Posts elsewhere.

Let's hope that the Channels of interest remain accessible in the longer term .................

 

[MarkW]

Spot 2 beam... Level 92,Quality 64

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

Ku-band Spot 2 Beam (http://exnetapps.intelsat.com/flash...IS-907%20at%20332.5%BA%20E&display=map&spot=3) receivable in Gran Canaria South (Maspalomas) with 120 cm dish, Inverto Black Ultra LNB and Technomate TM-5402 HD M2 receiver. Receiver shows 97% signal with 63% quality.

Further to my report above I have now set up a second system to receive this TP. The equipment is identical, except that the original installation used a Gibertini offset dish and the new one is using a Televes (120 cm). The location is about 5 Km inland from the original one which is by the coast.

I am extremely disappointed with the results on the new installation. There is no signal in the morning and early afternoon with things improving gradually after that, with perfect reception late afternoon and throughout the evening (but only about 58% quality).

The dish is second hand and I suppose it is possible it has suffered some distortion. If not, I guess the Televes dish is just more poorly manufactured than the Gibertini.

Additionally, I have taped a second LNB onto the main one. This is pulling in Hispasat at 97% quality, so at least I can watch BBC World News.

 

[Analoguesat]

The "How to?" request has been split off and moved here

http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/bbcs-on-27-5w.162139/

 

[trigger]

Blueplatinum for a more long term fix of the second LNB onto 27.5 for 30w get two 40mm pipe clips from the fontaneria and screw them together then fit one clip onto the existing LNB and fit the other LNB in the other clip.
Works a treat, costs about a euro.

 

[GailC]

Excuse me if this is a stupid question but when you say 120cm dish, can this be any reasonable dish from that size upwards?

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

The bigger the better 120cm is only just big enough. The local sat guy here installs 140 cm.

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

You need a good LNB too. Inverto Black Ultra works well.

 

[MarkW]

Spot 2 beam... Level 92,Quality 64

Just upgraded lnb from Opticum Quad to IBU single and gained 6% Now quality is 70%

 

[zorbua]

I am getting 27.5 E on C-Band on the East Hemi beam, but no luck on the Ku Band.

 

[aceb]

There's a feed up at the moment, maybe on the Europe zone beam.

3859L 5250 2/3 8PSK 'Torino'

 

[lovelyperson]

Apart from the famous ''BBC's'' etc transponder, these others scanned in today - 1.2m offset.