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<blockquote data-quote="2old4this" data-source="post: 9961" data-attributes="member: 174998"><p>[updated:LAST EDITED ON 14-Sep-01 AT 12:02 PM (GMT)]I have moved this post to here from the "Viaccess" forum as that forum is intended for the discussion of viaccess encryption, not for general questions on channels/sats that just happen use that encryption. Please take care to post in the correct forum - 2old</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Labman -</p><p>I have assumed below that you are somehwere in the UK, but even then </p><p>you need to tell us where - as indeed does anyone replying with info on dish-size/etc - if you are to be able to draw meaningful conclusions.</p><p></p><p>The footprint of Sirius-3's "Nordic" beam carrying TV1000 is aimed principally at Sweden. Signal strength falls off rapidly outside the main footprint area, so someone in the east of UK may pick it up with a relatively small dish whereas someone in the west will need a much bigger one.</p><p></p><p>The following links are generally well known but give only a poor indication of signal strength:</p><p>http://www.nsab.se/satellites/sirius3cov.html</p><p>http://www.satcodx-op.com/SIR/eng/coverage.cgi?SIR003KN</p><p>http://www.smw.se/footprint/sirius3.htm</p><p></p><p>This next link is less widely known and refers to Sirius2 - although the footprint is the same. Here you can see how signal strength varies across the UK and what dish size is typically required:</p><p>http://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/sweuro2f1p.html</p><p>You can see that the recommended (minimum) dish size varies from 0.8m in the east to 1.4m in the west (UK).</p><p></p><p>2old</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2old4this, post: 9961, member: 174998"] [updated:LAST EDITED ON 14-Sep-01 AT 12:02 PM (GMT)]I have moved this post to here from the "Viaccess" forum as that forum is intended for the discussion of viaccess encryption, not for general questions on channels/sats that just happen use that encryption. Please take care to post in the correct forum - 2old -------------------------------------------------------------------- Labman - I have assumed below that you are somehwere in the UK, but even then you need to tell us where - as indeed does anyone replying with info on dish-size/etc - if you are to be able to draw meaningful conclusions. The footprint of Sirius-3's "Nordic" beam carrying TV1000 is aimed principally at Sweden. Signal strength falls off rapidly outside the main footprint area, so someone in the east of UK may pick it up with a relatively small dish whereas someone in the west will need a much bigger one. The following links are generally well known but give only a poor indication of signal strength: http://www.nsab.se/satellites/sirius3cov.html http://www.satcodx-op.com/SIR/eng/coverage.cgi?SIR003KN http://www.smw.se/footprint/sirius3.htm This next link is less widely known and refers to Sirius2 - although the footprint is the same. Here you can see how signal strength varies across the UK and what dish size is typically required: http://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/sweuro2f1p.html You can see that the recommended (minimum) dish size varies from 0.8m in the east to 1.4m in the west (UK). 2old [/QUOTE]
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