Astra 3A, UK Reception and Dish Size Map

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adrian gibbs said:
But will a black ultra help? They supposed to help with fringe reception?
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Nothing is guaranteed, but the Black Ultra seems to be a revelation to many folk - got to be worth a try.
 
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adrian gibbs said:
But will a black ultra help? They supposed to help with fringe reception?
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It is a very good LNB and might very well help. But I doubt it will give you 24/7 reception on that size of dish.
 
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Just a thought. In the Balearics (the Med) Astra2D suffers as the earth precesses - wobbles on its axis. Dcould this be the same effect on the northern edge of the footprint?
 
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100cm Gibertini + Inverto Black Ultra 0.2 = Best reception for fringe reception satellites :-righton
 
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william-1 said:
100cm Gibertini + Inverto Black Ultra 0.2 = Best reception for fringe reception satellites :-righton
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Or a bigger dish?
 
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Astra 3A is no longer active at 23.5 east Astra 3B now has replaced this satellite at 23.5 east.

-http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-3B-and-Thor-2.html
-http://www.ses.com/4628740/astra-3b
 
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