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RTÉ in Ka band @ 9E, what purpose?
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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 749851" data-attributes="member: 175144"><p>The reason for Ka to the consumer will become apparent once full time broadcasting is available, but in a nutshell</p><p></p><p>1) The increased amount of data that can be transmitted at Ka band means more content for the same bandwidth</p><p></p><p>2) A correctly installed Ka band LNB should be less susceptible to ground and extraterrestrial interference than Ku band kit, outweighing some of the disadvantages of the increased loss due to rain fade.</p><p></p><p>And for the operator ;</p><p></p><p>3) The satellite payload is somewhat cheaper to build and is (most likely) lighter owing to fewer components between uplink and downlink equipment, and a smaller parabolic reflector onboard for the same gain.</p><p>4)The footprint can be made much tighter than at Ku band, meaning less chance of watching outside the authorised region.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 749851, member: 175144"] The reason for Ka to the consumer will become apparent once full time broadcasting is available, but in a nutshell 1) The increased amount of data that can be transmitted at Ka band means more content for the same bandwidth 2) A correctly installed Ka band LNB should be less susceptible to ground and extraterrestrial interference than Ku band kit, outweighing some of the disadvantages of the increased loss due to rain fade. And for the operator ; 3) The satellite payload is somewhat cheaper to build and is (most likely) lighter owing to fewer components between uplink and downlink equipment, and a smaller parabolic reflector onboard for the same gain. 4)The footprint can be made much tighter than at Ku band, meaning less chance of watching outside the authorised region. [/QUOTE]
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