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<blockquote data-quote="Simba27" data-source="post: 299708" data-attributes="member: 182734"><p>I don't know for sure. 28E is probably the strongest signal in the UK. I get 99% on my Comag with an 80cm dish.</p><p></p><p>It's quite normal for the signal quality to fluctuate a few percent. If it fluctuates a lot on certain transponders, that could be due to interference from radio emitting devices such as cordless phones.</p><p></p><p>Yes. I get both satellite positions without moving the dish.</p><p></p><p>If you look at the footprints here:</p><p><a href="http://www.sateuropa.co.uk/information/footprints/default.asp" target="_blank">http://www.sateuropa.co.uk/information/footprints/default.asp</a></p><p>you will see that the two beams are not focused on exactly the same area. Obviously, the closer you are to the centre of the footprint, the stronger your signal will be. The inner contour is for a 47cm dish, so you need to imagine another line inside that one for your 39cm dish.</p><p></p><p>I have had similar problems where I can pick up one satellite, but not another in the same orbital position. Tweaking the dish alignment by 1mm or so usually helps.</p><p></p><p>In short, the limiting factor is the size of your dish. A 39cm dish will only pick up the strong signals and only in good weather. A 60cm dish will improve things substantially, especially when it's raining. An 80cm or bigger will allow you to receive many more satellites. But bigger dishes are obviously much less portable than your 39cm dish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simba27, post: 299708, member: 182734"] I don't know for sure. 28E is probably the strongest signal in the UK. I get 99% on my Comag with an 80cm dish. It's quite normal for the signal quality to fluctuate a few percent. If it fluctuates a lot on certain transponders, that could be due to interference from radio emitting devices such as cordless phones. Yes. I get both satellite positions without moving the dish. If you look at the footprints here: [url]http://www.sateuropa.co.uk/information/footprints/default.asp[/url] you will see that the two beams are not focused on exactly the same area. Obviously, the closer you are to the centre of the footprint, the stronger your signal will be. The inner contour is for a 47cm dish, so you need to imagine another line inside that one for your 39cm dish. I have had similar problems where I can pick up one satellite, but not another in the same orbital position. Tweaking the dish alignment by 1mm or so usually helps. In short, the limiting factor is the size of your dish. A 39cm dish will only pick up the strong signals and only in good weather. A 60cm dish will improve things substantially, especially when it's raining. An 80cm or bigger will allow you to receive many more satellites. But bigger dishes are obviously much less portable than your 39cm dish. [/QUOTE]
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