From Spain 16 antennas ( FTA farm )

[miguelgo]

Hello, this is my FTA station from Spain (Norwest region).
I have 16 antennas to:

EAST:
Eutelsat W3A 7.0º E
Hot Bird 13º E
Astra 19.2º E
Astra 23.5ºE
Arabsat Badr 26º E
Astra 2D / Eurobird-1 28.2ºE - 28.5ºE
Hellas 39.0º E
Turksat 42.0º E

WEST:
Intelsat 10 / Thor-5 1.0ºW
Atlantic Bird -3 5.0 W
Atlantic Bird -4 / Nilesat 7º W
Atlantic Bird-1 12.5º W
Telstar-12 15.ºW
Hispasat 30º W
Atlantic Bird-2 8.0ºW
Intelsat-905 24.5ºW

Diseqc: EMP-Centauri 16x1
Receiver: Azbox Elite HD and Silvercrest SL45

 

[Analoguesat]

Fabulous - wish I had room for 16 dishes :-worship

 

[Lazarus]

Truly stunning!

What size is the 28E dish .............. not sure exactly where in NW Spain you are, but Cantabria & Asturias are somewhat variable on required size and Galicia can be quite difficult.

 

[doktorofsat]

Amazing miguelgo!!

Please let us know the sizes of the dishes you use

especialy4:

astra 2d
nilesat /ab4a
turksat

BestRegards
DoktorOfSat

 

[satelliteman]

Dish farm indeed. Great set up there

 

[Llew]

That's a great set-up miguelgo. I don't think anyone on the forum has anything approaching that number

 

[fergyc]

Any room for a lodger?

 

[Huevos]

Hello Miguelgo,

Why did you go for all those dishes rather than grouping multiple satellites on fewer dishes? For example you could have put 7ºE, 13º and 19ºE on one dish, 23ºE, 26ºE and 28ºE on the Gibertini with 28ºE central, 39ºE and 42ºE on an 80cm, 1ºW, 5ºW and 12.5ºW on another, 7/8ºW and 15ºW on a fifth, Hispasat and 24ºW on a sixth.

 

[miguelgo]

Hello again...
Thank you very much for all words about my installation (sorry, my english is low)

My dish sizes:

Hot Bird 13º E (80 cm)
Astra 19.2º E (60 cm)
Astra 23.5ºE (100cm)
Arabsat Badr 26º E (100cm)
Astra 2D / Eurobird-1 28.2ºE - 28.5ºE (135 cm)
Hellas 39.0º E (100cm)
Turksat 42.0º E (100cm)

WEST:
Intelsat 10 / Thor-5 1.0ºW
Atlantic Bird -3 5.0 W (100cm)
Atlantic Bird -4 / Nilesat 7º W (120 cm)
Atlantic Bird-1 12.5º W (100cm)
Telstar-12 15.ºW (100cm)
Hispasat 30º W (60 cm)
Atlantic Bird-2 8.0ºW (100cm)
Intelsat-905 24.5ºW (120 cm)

The location is Lugo, in Galician region (Spain)
I receive 85-95% the channels of 28.2º-28.5º, only I don´t receive Channel4, Five and BBC Three, I think that I need a 150cm or 180 cm to receive all 100% British channels.
I like install a 180 dish to C band to receive Latinamerica channels from NSS806 at 40.5ºW

Thanks...
Miguel

 

[nelson_b]

brilliant mate -- thanks for the pictures --

regards nelson.b.

 

[miguelgo]

Hello Miguelgo,

Why did you go for all those dishes rather than grouping multiple satellites on fewer dishes? For example you could have put 7ºE, 13º and 19ºE on one dish, 23ºE, 26ºE and 28ºE on the Gibertini with 28ºE central, 39ºE and 42ºE on an 80cm, 1ºW, 5ºW and 12.5ºW on another, 7/8ºW and 15ºW on a fifth, Hispasat and 24ºW on a sixth.

Hello eggs, I thought the option that you say, but I preferred to install a dich to each orbital position and not lose any transponder, also tried with a multiblock and did not like the result.

 

[Huevos]

I don't think anyone on the forum has anything approaching that number

There are one or two. One has 70.

 

[Huevos]

I like install a 180 dish to C band to receive Latinamerica channels from NSS806 at 40.5ºW

I find I can get quite a bit from that satellite with a 1.5m dish on an offset LNB so a 1.8m should be plenty.

 

[miguelgo]

I find I can get quite a bit from that satellite with a 1.5m dish on an offset LNB so a 1.8m should be plenty.

Can you receive with a 1.5 m Globovision and RCTV Mundo from Venezuela?

 

[Hughes]

What a wonderful set-up! I too am in Lugo,and can confirm that a 150cm centre focus dish is not big enough for BBC 3/4, Film 4, and FTA Channel 5. 1m80, however, will get everything.

 

[wod]

very nice, no neighbours around either to complain.

 

[Huevos]

Can you receive with a 1.5 m Globovision and RCTV Mundo from Venezuela?

I can get Globovision, but I can't lock 3836R. It could be down to the low symbol rate, but probably down to the dish not being big enough, or that the C-band LNB is not the central LNB on the dish.

 

[miguelgo]

I can get Globovision, but I can't lock 3836R. It could be down to the low symbol rate, but probably down to the dish not being big enough, or that the C-band LNB is not the central LNB on the dish.

Wow! very nice multiblock instalation, you live in Alicante area? Do you speak spanish?

Regards.
Miguel

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[miguelgo]

What a wonderful set-up! I too am in Lugo,and can confirm that a 150cm centre focus dish is not big enough for BBC 3/4, Film 4, and FTA Channel 5. 1m80, however, will get everything.

Hello Chris, my installation is near of Sarria,
I live in Venezuela, I return to Spain in September for vacations.

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[satelliteman]

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