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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
C-Band Reception, UK and Europe
C-Band with a Fortec 2.4m dish.
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<blockquote data-quote="s-band" data-source="post: 1053988" data-attributes="member: 407744"><p>[USER=410901]@foxcube[/USER] Take a look here <a href="https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/the-c-band-tin-dish-challenge.169574/" target="_blank">The C-band Tin-Dish challenge</a> I haven't tried it on 10E but others may chip in. If they are put together carefully, they work quite well. However, I wouldn't leave one out in an exposed position in a storm, you might end up with a mangled mess (mine lives in a garage when not in use).</p><p></p><p>My one works well on X band (7.25-7.75GHz) and seems quite close to the expected performance of a 2.4m i.e. ~6dB up on a 1.2m. <a href="https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/the-c-band-tin-dish-challenge.169574/post-1024400" target="_blank">The C-band Tin-Dish challenge</a> (X Band)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed, it is. The beam pattern won't be up to Intelsat/Eutelsat standard but that's not mandated for Es'Hail-2 AFAIK.</p><p></p><p>I found the MiniTioune quite difficult to use on normal broadcast as all parameters need to be entered first. At times it took ages to acquire a signal but that may have ben operator error. I compared it to a TBS6983 and the performance was similar down to 125ks/s (Radio Immaculate Conception) which is the lowest I could find. At that data rate Crazyscan has a better chance when not set to blind scan.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]118414[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here's a screen shot of Minitioune and a TBS on a Ka band 1100 ks/s signal.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]118415[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s-band, post: 1053988, member: 407744"] [USER=410901]@foxcube[/USER] Take a look here [URL='https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/the-c-band-tin-dish-challenge.169574/']The C-band Tin-Dish challenge[/URL] I haven't tried it on 10E but others may chip in. If they are put together carefully, they work quite well. However, I wouldn't leave one out in an exposed position in a storm, you might end up with a mangled mess (mine lives in a garage when not in use). My one works well on X band (7.25-7.75GHz) and seems quite close to the expected performance of a 2.4m i.e. ~6dB up on a 1.2m. [URL='https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/the-c-band-tin-dish-challenge.169574/post-1024400']The C-band Tin-Dish challenge[/URL] (X Band) Agreed, it is. The beam pattern won't be up to Intelsat/Eutelsat standard but that's not mandated for Es'Hail-2 AFAIK. I found the MiniTioune quite difficult to use on normal broadcast as all parameters need to be entered first. At times it took ages to acquire a signal but that may have ben operator error. I compared it to a TBS6983 and the performance was similar down to 125ks/s (Radio Immaculate Conception) which is the lowest I could find. At that data rate Crazyscan has a better chance when not set to blind scan. [ATTACH]118414[/ATTACH] Here's a screen shot of Minitioune and a TBS on a Ka band 1100 ks/s signal. [ATTACH]118415[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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