nelson_b
Contributor
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2008
- Messages
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- Age
- 73
- My Satellite Setup
- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
hi folks -
yesteday was the first chance i,v had for a while to play with dishes
and although i,v received 68.5 east ok from here before - i had to setup a dish high on the garage roof to clear surrounding farm buildings -- or use a long cable run (65 metre of 125 grade)to get a full clear view
so using a 90cm prime focus dish thats been sitting unused for a while now ,
i decided to see if i could get this sat through a gap between the buildings ? pic 2 shows my estimate of the sat position .
the elevation for 68.5 is only 2.4 degrees from here which is enough to clear some hills about six miles away -- this all went well i,m glad to say - and although the signal is reduced somewhat by receiving through the gap, i,m getting most european beam t.p,s without any issues, (around 80 t.v.channels) its a pity the content isn,t more intersting though - although there,s a music video channel thats ok and a decent radio station too --- so worth leaving setup for a few days .
i was interested to see if i could receive ok through the gap and how much signal i might lose ,
because i possibly would like to try for C band from this sat using the 1.8 Alcoa dish ---
has anyone in the uk on the forum managed any C band from this sat ?
cheers - nelson.b.
yesteday was the first chance i,v had for a while to play with dishes
and although i,v received 68.5 east ok from here before - i had to setup a dish high on the garage roof to clear surrounding farm buildings -- or use a long cable run (65 metre of 125 grade)to get a full clear view
so using a 90cm prime focus dish thats been sitting unused for a while now ,
i decided to see if i could get this sat through a gap between the buildings ? pic 2 shows my estimate of the sat position .
the elevation for 68.5 is only 2.4 degrees from here which is enough to clear some hills about six miles away -- this all went well i,m glad to say - and although the signal is reduced somewhat by receiving through the gap, i,m getting most european beam t.p,s without any issues, (around 80 t.v.channels) its a pity the content isn,t more intersting though - although there,s a music video channel thats ok and a decent radio station too --- so worth leaving setup for a few days .
i was interested to see if i could receive ok through the gap and how much signal i might lose ,
because i possibly would like to try for C band from this sat using the 1.8 Alcoa dish ---
has anyone in the uk on the forum managed any C band from this sat ?
cheers - nelson.b.