koansrc
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I'm wondering, is it not possible to actually measure how much of a satellite signal is reaching a particular spot ? and so be able to actually calculate the dish size needed ? All these hot and cold spots seem to confuse the "official" footprint charts.
I'm thinking along the lines of : use an existing functioning dish & receiver, tune in to a chosen transponder and actually measure whatever little signal there is ( even though there may not be enough to actually watch anything ). Take the result and calculate the gain or signal increase that would be needed from the current setup.
Aren't "traces" of 2D signal (just as an example) detectable on a dish that is obviously too small for proper reception ?
I'm thinking along the lines of : use an existing functioning dish & receiver, tune in to a chosen transponder and actually measure whatever little signal there is ( even though there may not be enough to actually watch anything ). Take the result and calculate the gain or signal increase that would be needed from the current setup.
Aren't "traces" of 2D signal (just as an example) detectable on a dish that is obviously too small for proper reception ?