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<blockquote data-quote="Expat" data-source="post: 2790" data-attributes="member: 175187"><p>[updated:LAST EDITED ON 07-Dec-01 AT 00:38 AM (GMT)]----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>ASTRA 2D RECEPTION 07-12-01</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>ITALY</p><p>WELL, NORTHERN ITALY SEEMS TO BE THE BIG SUPRISE, </p><p>RECEPTION SHOULD ENTAIL A MUCH LARGER DISH!</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>SIDELOBE IN SWEDEN?</p><p>There is a 3dB difference in strength between Horizontal and Vertical (Vertical weaker). </p><p>There seems to be a sidelobes in Sweden. PUFFIN WRITES, "I remember on Astra 1 there </p><p>was a sidelobe in Southamerica somewhwere so it was actually possible </p><p>to watch Sky in Argentina when Sky was analouge. </p><p>I seem also to remember another guy in the south of Sweden not </p><p>being able to pick up anything from 2D with a 1,8m dish. </p><p>On the other hand almost all the peoble I have heard </p><p>about in Stockholm get ITV with 85cm-1m dishes." </p><p>(From Puffin in Börlange, Sweden)</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>RECEIVERS FOR FRINGE RECEPTION</p><p>Panasonic TUD 20 or 30 (NOT 31!)</p><p>Amstrad DRX 20 (newer model, same tuner as the Panasonic)</p><p>Grundig 310/2</p><p>*Pace 2500s (NO GOOD IN FRINGE AREAS!)*</p><p>KNOW OF ANY OTHERS?</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>DENMARK</p><p>Aarhus 85 cm</p><p>Copenhagen 1 m LNB Digistar 0.6db Pace 2500s (NO ASTRA 2D)</p><p>Hillerød 1.2 Offset, LNB Genesis 0.4db (No ITV 2 or Disney)</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>GERMANY</p><p>Aachen 80 cm, signal strength 50/60 (10.891), 80/90 on for 10.832 & 10906</p><p>Haselund (about an hour from Denmark) 80cm</p><p>Berlin 120cm, LNB 0.6dB (30% quality reading)</p><p>Brunsbüttel (Western Schleswig Holstein) 80 cm</p><p>Dortmund & Cologne (Köln) 85 cm Panasonic 30, LNB 0.6db</p><p>Frankfurt am Main 90cm</p><p>Munich, just north of, 1 m, Genesis 0.4db (All 2D)</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>ITALY</p><p>Milan 85 cm (Some 2D Lose, Anglia transponder)</p><p>Parma Area 80 cm Panasonic 20 (2D in good weather)</p><p>Dish Sizes:- </p><p>Northern Italy, down as far as Parma: 90Cm Dish ( 1.0CM) best </p><p>Central Italy down as far as Rome: 1.2Cm Dish ( 1.5Cm) best </p><p>Southern Italy, down as far as R / Calabria: 1.8Cm (2.0Cm) best </p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>NORWAY</p><p>Oslo 1.2 m</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>SWEDEN</p><p>Börlange (WNW of Stockholm) 1.0 m (lose in bad weather, no V transponders)</p><p>Lund 99 cm Panasonic receiver (NO ASTRA 2D)</p><p>Stockholm 85cm dish.</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>SWITZERLAND</p><p>Basle 45 cm Digidish</p><p>Zürich 53cm Arcon Sweetey, in good weather</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>SPAIN</p><p>Alicante 1.2 m Panasonic 30, 0.7db (NO ASTRA 2D)</p><p>Ibiza 1.3 m (lose from 7pm til morning)</p><p>West of Mabella 1.3 m, silver Panasonic LNB 0.7db</p><p>Mallorca (Eastside of island) 1.8 m</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>PORTUGAL</p><p>Albufeira, Algarve 1.3 m </p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p></p><p>THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, KEEP IT COMING!</p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Expat, post: 2790, member: 175187"] [updated:LAST EDITED ON 07-Dec-01 AT 00:38 AM (GMT)]---------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRA 2D RECEPTION 07-12-01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ITALY WELL, NORTHERN ITALY SEEMS TO BE THE BIG SUPRISE, RECEPTION SHOULD ENTAIL A MUCH LARGER DISH! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SIDELOBE IN SWEDEN? There is a 3dB difference in strength between Horizontal and Vertical (Vertical weaker). There seems to be a sidelobes in Sweden. PUFFIN WRITES, "I remember on Astra 1 there was a sidelobe in Southamerica somewhwere so it was actually possible to watch Sky in Argentina when Sky was analouge. I seem also to remember another guy in the south of Sweden not being able to pick up anything from 2D with a 1,8m dish. On the other hand almost all the peoble I have heard about in Stockholm get ITV with 85cm-1m dishes." (From Puffin in Börlange, Sweden) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECEIVERS FOR FRINGE RECEPTION Panasonic TUD 20 or 30 (NOT 31!) Amstrad DRX 20 (newer model, same tuner as the Panasonic) Grundig 310/2 *Pace 2500s (NO GOOD IN FRINGE AREAS!)* KNOW OF ANY OTHERS? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DENMARK Aarhus 85 cm Copenhagen 1 m LNB Digistar 0.6db Pace 2500s (NO ASTRA 2D) Hillerød 1.2 Offset, LNB Genesis 0.4db (No ITV 2 or Disney) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GERMANY Aachen 80 cm, signal strength 50/60 (10.891), 80/90 on for 10.832 & 10906 Haselund (about an hour from Denmark) 80cm Berlin 120cm, LNB 0.6dB (30% quality reading) Brunsbüttel (Western Schleswig Holstein) 80 cm Dortmund & Cologne (Köln) 85 cm Panasonic 30, LNB 0.6db Frankfurt am Main 90cm Munich, just north of, 1 m, Genesis 0.4db (All 2D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ITALY Milan 85 cm (Some 2D Lose, Anglia transponder) Parma Area 80 cm Panasonic 20 (2D in good weather) Dish Sizes:- Northern Italy, down as far as Parma: 90Cm Dish ( 1.0CM) best Central Italy down as far as Rome: 1.2Cm Dish ( 1.5Cm) best Southern Italy, down as far as R / Calabria: 1.8Cm (2.0Cm) best ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NORWAY Oslo 1.2 m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SWEDEN Börlange (WNW of Stockholm) 1.0 m (lose in bad weather, no V transponders) Lund 99 cm Panasonic receiver (NO ASTRA 2D) Stockholm 85cm dish. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SWITZERLAND Basle 45 cm Digidish Zürich 53cm Arcon Sweetey, in good weather ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SPAIN Alicante 1.2 m Panasonic 30, 0.7db (NO ASTRA 2D) Ibiza 1.3 m (lose from 7pm til morning) West of Mabella 1.3 m, silver Panasonic LNB 0.7db Mallorca (Eastside of island) 1.8 m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTUGAL Albufeira, Algarve 1.3 m ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, KEEP IT COMING! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [/QUOTE]
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