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Pointing a minidish at Hotbird 13 deg E, and so much more!
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<blockquote data-quote="BGonaSTICK" data-source="post: 98677" data-attributes="member: 176912"><p>LOL, that's OK m8.</p><p></p><p>Satellite dishes are very highly directional. </p><p></p><p>A car radio aerial is roughly omnidirectional, i.e. it receives signals equally well from any direction. TV aerials are directional in that you need to point them roughly at the source of the transmission.</p><p>Satellite dishes are extremely directional. It's the only way to collect enough signal from something so far away, transmitting at such low power levels. Half a degree either way will give you a hugely significant signal drop-off.</p><p></p><p>Trace one or two of your mystery channels from your transponder list back to the details on lyngsat <a href="http://www.lyngsat.com/hotbird.html" target="_blank">http://www.lyngsat.com/hotbird.html</a> . It's a bit painful at first, but once you've done a couple, your learning curve will take a major leap skywards. </p><p></p><p>With your SS2 (I have one too, it's superb) you will get nearly all of the channels coloured cream on that list - <em>with an appropriately sized dish</em>. </p><p></p><p>Not a bad idea to play with your minidish but if you're having an installer out anyway, I'd go for a new dish and LNB (the biggest you can stomach). It'll probably cost less that the installer visit itself. Or maybe just upgrade to a zone 2 Sky dish.</p><p></p><p>The five satellites at 13E tend to transmit with a lot less power than the Astra locations.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BGonaSTICK, post: 98677, member: 176912"] LOL, that's OK m8. Satellite dishes are very highly directional. A car radio aerial is roughly omnidirectional, i.e. it receives signals equally well from any direction. TV aerials are directional in that you need to point them roughly at the source of the transmission. Satellite dishes are extremely directional. It's the only way to collect enough signal from something so far away, transmitting at such low power levels. Half a degree either way will give you a hugely significant signal drop-off. Trace one or two of your mystery channels from your transponder list back to the details on lyngsat [url="http://www.lyngsat.com/hotbird.html"]http://www.lyngsat.com/hotbird.html[/url] . It's a bit painful at first, but once you've done a couple, your learning curve will take a major leap skywards. With your SS2 (I have one too, it's superb) you will get nearly all of the channels coloured cream on that list - [i]with an appropriately sized dish[/i]. Not a bad idea to play with your minidish but if you're having an installer out anyway, I'd go for a new dish and LNB (the biggest you can stomach). It'll probably cost less that the installer visit itself. Or maybe just upgrade to a zone 2 Sky dish. The five satellites at 13E tend to transmit with a lot less power than the Astra locations. :) [/QUOTE]
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