mbc in essex?

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Guesswork

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My Satellite Setup
Technomate TM-5402 M3
Technomate TM-2600
Technomate 97cm dish

Standard Sky
My Location
Essex
Firstly Hello! I’m a complete newbie here so bare with me and mods feel free to move this if its in the wrong place.

Now I appreciate this question has probably been asked before but a lot of what I have read online is a few years old so might well have changed.

Basically i'm after advice on the easiest and most economical way of getting mbc / arabsat channels in Essex. I understand they are on Badr2 (not that that means a lot to me!). Just after an idea of dish size, motorized or not, receiver required, ball park install cost.

Any advice you can give or links to up-to-date information greatly received.


Thanks.
 
Not Badr 2 - she went to the junk orbit many years ago. Badr 4 11919H.

The "MBC beam" footprint is a complete fabrication - I used to be able to get 11919H on the equivalent of about a 90cm dish easily, although with little rain fade margin 30 miles south of Edinburgh!.
 
I can get it on a 88cm mesh dish but with a more reliable signal on my 100cm set here in Essex
 
Thanks for the replies.
So if i go for a 100cm motorized dish set up what would be a good entry level HD receiver to do the job? Ideally i want to get a complete package that is an easy install for me to do. Ive had a look on line, but there's so many to choose from I need some guidance regarding the potential pit falls or short comings of different types of system.
 
The Technomate TM5402 are well regarded receivers - several of the members here on the forum have them, as well as several of the staff.
 
System all set up and working now. Cant seem to find the Fox movie channel on 26E. Is it blocked in some way?
 
Guesswork said:
System all set up and working now. Cant seem to find the Fox movie channel on 26E. Is it blocked in some way?
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Thats on Badr 6 - not available in the UK without a very big dish indeed.
 
There are 3 co-located satellites Badr's 4 5 & 6 all slotted at 26E.

Only B4 is easily available in the UK - and not for much longer as shes due to be replaced in the not too distant future.
 
Yes as mentioned above Badr-7 26° East with 36 Ku tps is due to launch on 3 November 2015
http://www.arabsat.com/pages/Satellite.aspx?sid=42&pid=246

Launched
Badr-4 08.11.2006
Badr-6 07.07.2008
Badr-5 03.06.2010

As the satellites have a life expentancy of 12 to 15 years Badr-7 may be used as back up or maybe replace Badr-4 ?

I can find nothing on the Arabsat site to confirm this either way,

Badr-7 Footprint below

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You will find the other Badr satellite footprints in the link above.
 
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