7e Signal Stength

[trebor28]

Hello,
Sorry to make my first post a question, but you seem like a cleaver bunch

Currently have a 88cm dish and can pick up digiturk channels, but at a low signal strength and quailty (about 50% Strength and 30% quality) and the picture breaks up badly. So i have decided to purchase a bigger dish - the question is how big a dish do i need?

I live right on the north east coast of scotland ariund about 50 miles from aberdeen.

Also is it possaible to motorise the larger dish?

Many thanks

Robert

 

[Lancelot]

Hi there and to the forum

Second question first. Yes it is 'easily' possible to motorise a medium sized antenna, but bear in mind physical location / mount size / windage in your site survey.

First question. Here is a link to a rough footprint of the transponder(s) you are interested in. looking like a good quality 120cm or so in your loc.


h++p://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/ew3a_eurb.html


Rgds


L.

 

[satelliteman]

Hello,
Sorry to make my first post a question, but you seem like a cleaver bunch

Currently have a 88cm dish and can pick up digiturk channels, but at a low signal strength and quailty (about 50% Strength and 30% quality) and the picture breaks up badly. So i have decided to purchase a bigger dish - the question is how big a dish do i need?

I live right on the north east coast of scotland ariund about 50 miles from aberdeen.

Also is it possaible to motorise the larger dish?

Many thanks

Robert

EIRP shows around 42dBW but think Europe B is slightly more powerful than predicted. Booming in here in the sunny Midlands with an 85cm so possibly a quality 1Mtr dish might work up there.