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European satellite signal 'strengths'.
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<blockquote data-quote="BarMoo" data-source="post: 2866" data-attributes="member: 175089"><p>Hi folks,</p><p></p><p>Expat has got me going. That demon bird Astra 2D: hate it.</p><p></p><p>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).</p><p></p><p>I swung the dish around to see how many encrypted channels I couldn't watch. However, doing all this got me thinking. </p><p></p><p>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 ?</p><p></p><p>Astra 28.2°east could only muster a 70% reading. Astra 19.2°east peaked at about 80%. </p><p></p><p>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).</p><p></p><p>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 ? </p><p></p><p>This way I would be able to establish whether that building is impairing my chances of receiving YTV's 'Calendar' News :-)</p><p></p><p>Have Fun,</p><p></p><p>Mark.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BarMoo, post: 2866, member: 175089"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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