Thor on standard SKY dish

[greenhill]

would it be possible for a standard sky dish to receive signals from thor satellite.
I have motorised setup which I have set up but is a bit temperamental.
So I thought about pointing a spare sky dish at Thor, So before I get too involved in the preperation. Is it feasable.? will I get good signal strength.?

BTW I live in Banbury Oxfordshire which is almost the dead center of England.

 

[Robbo]

Yes it is possible, but only just, so thus not advisable as the signal collected would be barely sufficent.

Better thing to do , would be to sort out your motorised dish.

 

[satelliteman]

Marginal with even a Zone2 minidish but advisable to opt for 80cm+.
(info based on being 6 miles from Banbury myself )

 

[greenhill]

(info based on being 6 miles from Banbury myself )
Thats handy to know satelliteman ;-)

what you doin Saturday -- just kiddin.

 

[dvmedia]

As the others have said.. possible but you certainly wont get all the transponders, and the ones you do get may suffer reception issues in the rain.

1W Ku footprints:

_http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/thor3.html (you wont get this one)

_http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/thor5_t2.html (you should get this one)

_http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/intel1002_spot3.html (you might get this one)

 

[greenhill]

Would I get say... Nova sports.?

intelsat 10-02 12.643 V 275000 3/4

Whatever all that means...

 

[Robbo]

Nova Sports isn't on Thor, its on 1W.

I doubt it very much, Just about get it on a 60cm down in Kent.

 

[Markjose]

Would I get say... Nova sports.?

intelsat 10-02 12.643 V 275000 3/4

Whatever all that means...

If your lucky as you need a 50-54 cm dish and as a zone 1 is only 48 it is to hard to say i can check for you as i have a zone one pointing at 19.2e so won't be to hard for me to see

Mark

 

[satelliteman]

It's about having a 'reliable' signal or reception...is what counts

 

[greenhill]

Thanks for all your replies I guess its a no go especially with
my limited abilities / knowledge.

 

[ltkltkltk]

I get the spot 3 beam on a zone 1 about 16 miles south of banbury
needs a 60cm for the signal to hold in rain however