Astra 3A, UK Reception and Dish Size Map

[rolfw]

Thanks Hitchcock, yes it certainly is. Can't add it to the map unfortunately, but relevant nonetheless.

 

[thevicar11]

Hi everyone just posting back from my earlier thread. I have now got my 100cm dish up and I am receiving Czech Channels 24/7 with no break up. I am in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. On my 80cm dish I could receive the slovak channels 24/7. Thank you all again who helped me originally a few months back.

 

[brighk]

Another one to add to the map. Had 1.2M Channel Master fitted at the weekend, get 7x24 reception, using a technomate 1000Ci. Location is Walton-on-Thames, Surrey

 

[OldBen]

Hey Rolf, great idea to create a map.

As you may recall from Jan/Feb, I was trying to achieve this, I will have to go and have another look to see what signal I get. Last time I checked it was intermittent, but the currently freaky weather might have an impact!

Paul.

(edited for typo)

 

[rolfw]

Hi Paul, you won't get a sniff with an 80cm, you need a nice little 1.2m tucked in the corner of your back garden.

 

[Lancelot]

24/7 here now mate, with the same ant & MTI 0.3

L.

 

[digidude]

im in the neath valley 20 miles north of swansea in south wales with a 1.1M dish, 0.3 dB LNB and TM1000D

i cant get any of the transponders listed by william-1

 

[Joe50]

Here on the Surrey / Sussex Boarders (Near Gatwick Airport) no problems on a 1.1 meter dish with a 0.3 LNB.
Regardsjoe50

 

[rolfw]

Cheers Joe50, have added your results.

 

[arfster]

Borderline in Edinburgh with a 88cm motorised. It's 100% quality in current cloudy weather, but only just - move it 0.2 degrees either side and it plummets. I suspect if it was raining it wouldn't be watchable.

 

[rolfw]

Is that for the Czech channels as well as the Slovak channels arfster?

 

[arfster]

Sorry, didn't realise the difference. Nothing on 12525V or 12649H, not a peep. Must be quite a bit weaker transponders? Astra beam map says 47dBW for me, and normally I'm fine down to 43/44.

Correction, my positioner is off by 0.6 degrees (strange as it's spot on for all other sats). Anyway, Czech tps above now scannable, but completely unwatchable - probably needs a 1.1m here. Slovak channels on 12565H are now 100%Q, but only 23% lev so probably a bit dodgy with rain. German ones are now 45%, so would be fine even with the worst weather.

 

[rolfw]

OK thanks, yes there is a significant difference between the Slovak and the Czech channels.

 

[iwol]

hi to all just checked all horizontals seem ok verticals breaking up here in yorkshire 1.2m .3lnb (still looking for a feedhorn) hope this helps

 

[A & S]

i got czech link today with 1m dish and a droll .6 lnb for about 10min in moray scotland( 40 miles from inverness ) then it faded out on me.
:-Nooo
i have a czech customer who is desperate to get the channels he has subscribed to, funny thing is he got his subscription before he looked for a installer.

he speaks very little english, hence its hard to explain to him why he got to watch ct1, ct2, ct24, galaxie sport and prima tv, c5 film, top tv for 10 min. the the signal dropped out.

iv ordered a stronger lnb and im contiplating whether i should get him a 1.5 or a 1.8 dish.

 

[Rd100]

All there so called strong lnb would not do much better all the 0.3 and 0.2db lnb talk is a waste of time, What you would need is a high qulity dish like the andews 1.8m with ku-band linear feedhorn & c120 lnb,

i got czech link today with 1m dish and a droll .6 lnb for about 10min in moray scotland( 40 miles from inverness ) then it faded out on me.
:-Nooo
i have a czech customer who is desperate to get the channels he has subscribed to, funny thing is he got his subscription before he looked for a installer.

he speaks very little english, hence its hard to explain to him why he got to watch ct1, ct2, ct24, galaxie sport and prima tv, c5 film, top tv for 10 min. the the signal dropped out.

iv ordered a stronger lnb and im contiplating whether i should get him a 1.5 or a 1.8 dish.

 

[Analoguesat]

Theres was some very strange reception conditions all over Europe yesterday, with Astra 2D reported in Cyprus & Tenerife on "undersized dishes"

AERIALS & SATELLITES saw Astra 3A, and I had some Sirius 3 tp's on an 80cm dish which I dont normally get......

 

[12bore]

Kilkenny S.Ireland. 1.1m Triax, Smart 0.2 lnb, Skystar 2.
Czechlink 45% strength, 100% quality. Pretty sure it is 24/7
Slovaklink 29% strength, 100% quality. Perfectly watchable but goes in moderate rain.

 

[mdlyons]

Good signal now here (not far from Stansted Airport) on my Triax td88. 74-78% on Czech link, and 70-73% on the Slovak link. 24 hour clear picture. Not tested in bad weather yet, but with comfortably over 70% it should not be a problem. Only received these channels after re-allignment by a pro, and a bit of LNB skewing.

 

[rolfw]

Thanks, will add to the map later.