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I live in Dubai, and I'm interested to setup a satellite dish. Every I ask the engineer about satellites, they all say that I can only get Nilesat, Arabsat, and Hotbird.
When I asked which Hotbird, i.e. Hotbird 6, 7A, or 8, they just say Hotbird. And when I asked whether I can get channels from Astra, they say that the signal is too slow.

Maybe someone could tell me :
1. a list of satellites that I can get from Dubai
2. is it true that Astra signal is too weak ?
3. the diameter of a satellite dish and the number of LNB to support that list of satellites


Thanks for sharing the info.
 

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Hi,

Have a look on Lyngsat mate, the satellite footprints for most is shown on there. If you look at the Astra one in particular, you can check out the foortprints for yourself.:)


Nilesat and Arabsat are not too bad anyway, my favourite 2 satellites.:)

How many LNBs you would need depends whether you went for a motorised or fixed dish setup.

Robbo:)
 

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I've already checked that site. Anyone who lives in Dubai can confirm whether we can get channels from Astra ? Thanks.
 

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buset07 said:
I've already checked that site. Anyone who lives in Dubai can confirm whether we can get channels from Astra ? Thanks.

sorry bro....none of the satellites from the astra group r available or receivable here in dubai....the signal is not only weak but is close to nothing even with a 2 m dish.....

...and hot bird?...u will get all of them....may be u will miss one but u will get around 1700 chanels.....offcourse they include fta. encrypted and data channels.....the other satellites which r available here r eutelsat w3 and w6, thicom, ******, yamal, pas 10[ intelsat], asiasat 2 and 3 s, lot of insats, nss 6, eurobird [ i donot know exactly the no and some more.....
 

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skull,

By checking from lyngsat, all satellites you mention are on different locations. If I want to get all channels from those satellites, how many satellite dish and LNB do I need ? As a new in this area, if I want just to get channels from Hotbird, Nilesat, and Eutelsat W3 and W6, again do I need 3 satellite dishes with each 1 LNB ? What sould be the diamenter of the satellite dish ? Thanks.
 

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have you solved your problem regarding the satellite?
 

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sashi002 said:
have you solved your problem regarding the satellite?

A stellite motor might help, but I think that a dish larger than 1.0m might be too heavy for it, so next option is an actuator suitable to the specific dish size.
A dish with several LNBs might also work. I have seen here one dish for HotBird 13E, Amos 4W and Nilesat 7W.
 

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i think u can get nilesat 7w 400 channel fta only
and arabsat 350 channel fta only
and hotbird 1300 channel

u need 3 lnb and dish 1.2m
 

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what about astra? actually I was looking for the German bouquet and I thought they have here some sorta card like “premier” which I can just put into my receiver
Where can I find it?
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You will need a large dish for Astra. size in my location at least 1.8m to catch some of the channels.
Hot Bird has several FTA German channels.
Also Eurobird 9E, but they are all encrypted (Kabelkiosk)
 

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you can not get astra 1 in Dubai you will need dish size more than 3m
 

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buset07 said:
I live in Dubai, and I'm interested to setup a satellite dish. Every I ask the engineer about satellites, they all say that I can only get Nilesat, Arabsat, and Hotbird.
When I asked which Hotbird, i.e. Hotbird 6, 7A, or 8, they just say Hotbird. And when I asked whether I can get channels from Astra, they say that the signal is too slow.

Maybe someone could tell me :
1. a list of satellites that I can get from Dubai
2. is it true that Astra signal is too weak ?
3. the diameter of a satellite dish and the number of LNB to support that list of satellites


Thanks for sharing the info.

IF YOU ARE IN DUBAI JUST CALL [fieldset=Admin]number removed[/fieldset]
HE WILL GUIDE YOU:-rock
 

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hi freddy
we didnt get the chance to see that no you have posted
maybe you can type it in words
will this guy help regarding the german channels?
what about the card thing? do they have cards like in germany ?

thanks in advance
 

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I guys,

any new about astra in dubai, i just arrived and i would like to put it at home...any shop available in dubai to help me??

Thanks
 

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Basically you can forget any of the Astra fleet - you are really too far east.

You might have some success with a very big dish indeed, but folk in the Middle East / Israel area struggle with them
 

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Hi, what about Astra 3B?

Have you checked? I have seen that it is possible...

Have a look on this web and press the mouse over middle east

_http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=6253

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