what satellites

[tagura]

hi every body can one tell me which satellites i can get with 86cm motek motorised dish i live in sunny hastings about 2minutes from the beach, my latitudes are 50.85 and my longitude is e0.33. best regards

 

[rolfw]

You should be able to get:
Turksat 42E
Hellas sat 39E
Astra 2 28.2E
Astra 1 19.2E
Eutelsat 16E
Hotbird 13E
Eutelsat W1 10E
Eutelsat W3A 7E
Sirius 5E
Thor 1W
Atlantic Bird 3 5W
Atlantic Bird 2 8W
Atlantic Bird 1 12.5W
Telstar 12 15W
Hispasat 30W

There are a couple of other on which you may be able to pick up a couple of channels, but this is a rough guide.

 

[Robbo]

You may also get some from Eurobird 3 at 33E

 

[tagura]

thanks robbo for your help ,would it make a diffrence if the dish is an alluminum mesh dish in other will i get the same satellites? best regards

 

[Robbo]

No, I don't think it would.

As what we call a 'mesh' dish is not really mesh, but a solid dish with loads of holes in it. The microwaves can't get through them little holes, the wavelength is too long. It's fine as long as the dish doesn't get distorted.

Incidently, in reality being down there, right near the beach, you might be able to go from 45E to 58W, just seen a post elsewhere, a guy using an 80cm 'mesh' dish along the coast in Brighton, being able to do it. I think he even got a couple of verticals from Nilesat.
Best way to find out, is to stick the dish up, get it all setup properly on the arc, and have a scan around.

Is there a particular satellite you are after?

 

[tagura]

hi robbo thanks or the info, i am trying to get as many as possible ,i just bought a tms 1500 receiver to replace my tm7755 because it has more upport. before i had a solid steel dish but where i am it didnt proove to be solid enough. it rusted away like nobodys business. regards.

 

[Topper]

Well unfortunately the high salt content of the air in coastal areas tends to take its toll on all types of dishes steel and aluminium the best being clear perpex with embedded mesh and fibreglass with embedded mesh. You don't however say where you are in your profile.

 

[tagura]

hi topper i live in sunny hastings. i had this dish set up in the past. and it still looks like new. ps thanks for the inf.

 

[tagura]

hi topper you mentioned the fiber glass dishes immbeded with mesh can you point me to the right pace to get one. i looked very where with no luck .regards

 

[Topper]

I'm sorry I have not seen any being sold new for many years, I have had mine since the early eighties

 

[wod]

hi topper you mentioned the fiber glass dishes immbeded with mesh can you point me to the right pace to get one. i looked very where with no luck .regards

channel master now called andrews do a fibreglass dish with galvanised steel arms

there is also visiosat dishes these are smc fibreglass with embedded metal mesh and work well

these will be a better option in your area

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