help needed for Astra 23.5 (3A) satellite

[feenat]

can anyone advise me on the following

I have a fixed 105 cm dish.
Just having trouble to get signal from Astra 23,5 3A. I am receiving signal from 1G on same satelit /Astra 23,5/

I am using SKYLINK decoding card and there is few transponders like 1G,3A,1M,1E.../
I have signal from 1G just have trouble to find 3A

any help offered would be appreciated

thx in advance

 

[satelliteman]

A 120cm needed for reliable reception of Astra3A. Are any of your required channels not also transmitting on 1G?

 

[feenat]

am looking to get STV 1, 2 and 3 etc but i cant seem to get them it says no signal

dish reading currently 88% strength and 92% quality but none of the
3a channels when you go to the channels it says 58% strength and 12% quality

it is like it isnt reading any channels above 12000 mhz

any idea how much a 120cm dish is in UK

 

[satelliteman]

Ok so Tp 17, 12.565h. I'm sure your be getting other services on 1G in the 12Ghz range.

It'll be down to dish size. Check site sponsors page for a pricing.

 

[rolfw]

That transponder is ultra critical on skew, as there is a vertical transponder on the same frequency.

 

[Burnham Beech]

You should easily get STV 1/2/3 in Oxford with an 110cm dish. Not significantly far from you and getting them at present with an old 80cm dish setup.

Check tips above about alignment and skew.