BarMoo
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- Joined
- Dec 31, 1999
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- My Satellite Setup
- 2xPace 430N, 1xNokia MM9800, 1xNokia 80cm Sat Dish, 1xGibertini 120cm, Big Fat Furry Puss
- My Location
- Berlin, Germany.
Hi folks,
Expat has got me going. That demon bird Astra 2D: hate it.
Having read his thread the other day, I changed the position of my 85cm dish, changed the cable, remade connections, etc, etc. No joy (unsurprisingly).
I swung the dish around to see how many encrypted channels I couldn't watch. However, doing all this got me thinking.
The new location of my dish meant I could swing round to .7°east (THOR) territory. I have never seen such a strong signal on my Nokia. Bang, almost straight to the top of its signal strength display; i.e., all the reds, all the yellow, and lots of green. Visually, let me say 90/95% - and it was raining ?
Astra 28.2°east could only muster a 70% reading. Astra 19.2°east peaked at about 80%.
Detail: There is a large building in front of my house precisely at position Astra 28.2°east. However, when the dish is looking at Thor it is parallel to the street (i.e. no building obstructions).
Question: in ideal circumstances, does Astra 19.2 and 28.2 normally have the same signal 'strength' as Thor ? I know it sounds an odd question, cannot think of a better way of saying it. Imagine a proper meter: would I get the same readings for the Astra birds as I would for Thor ?
This way I would be able to establish whether that building is impairing my chances of receiving YTV's 'Calendar' News :-)
Have Fun,
Mark.
Expat has got me going. That demon bird Astra 2D: hate it.
Having read his thread the other day, I changed the position of my 85cm dish, changed the cable, remade connections, etc, etc. No joy (unsurprisingly).
I swung the dish around to see how many encrypted channels I couldn't watch. However, doing all this got me thinking.
The new location of my dish meant I could swing round to .7°east (THOR) territory. I have never seen such a strong signal on my Nokia. Bang, almost straight to the top of its signal strength display; i.e., all the reds, all the yellow, and lots of green. Visually, let me say 90/95% - and it was raining ?
Astra 28.2°east could only muster a 70% reading. Astra 19.2°east peaked at about 80%.
Detail: There is a large building in front of my house precisely at position Astra 28.2°east. However, when the dish is looking at Thor it is parallel to the street (i.e. no building obstructions).
Question: in ideal circumstances, does Astra 19.2 and 28.2 normally have the same signal 'strength' as Thor ? I know it sounds an odd question, cannot think of a better way of saying it. Imagine a proper meter: would I get the same readings for the Astra birds as I would for Thor ?
This way I would be able to establish whether that building is impairing my chances of receiving YTV's 'Calendar' News :-)
Have Fun,
Mark.
