dish size & signal

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Hi every one ..I have 80 cm dish and I can get a signal up to 84% on the hotbird , if I go for 1.1 m will that increase the signal ? and what is the maximum I can get ?

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nilefish said:
Hi every one ..I have 80 cm dish and I can get a signal up to 84% on the hotbird , if I go for 1.1 m will that increase the signal ? and what is the maximum I can get ?

Yes, it should if it is set up correctly and the second answer would be 100%

Don't think 100% is possible as you will get some drop off.
 

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You can get a reading of 100% on the receiver, but why? If you are receiving the satellite with no dropout in bad weather, then an 80cm is all you need, a larger dish may of course give you better reception on some other harder to receive satellites, but also technically requires planning consent.
 

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Hi.

I have a 1,10 m dish and the max. signal level on Hotbird is 85%.
Don't expect to much from this value as it is made by software only.
I haven't heard form a Manhattan receiver which got 100% signal level.
It is only an indication. More important is the Qualitylevel. That should be somewhere between 95 and 100% for pictures without dropout.

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Many Thanks for your help I realy appeciate that ..because I just bought a motor I think I will try it with my 80 cm dish and hopfuly it will work fine otherwise I will go for a 1.1 m
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Whereabouts are you nilefish? I use an 80cm and pull in enough to keep me square eyed. :)
 

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I'm in south London Rolf ..some times the signal is week 79% maybe I need to set up my dish correctly it might give a better result
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In South London an 80cm should be fine, as jakenl says, it is the signal quality which is all important. A good test to see how weatherproof your setup is, is to drape a wet tea towel over the top 1/4 or 1/3 of the dish and see if you still have reception, this will simulate a rain storm.
 
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