Intelsat 17 @ 66 east

nelson_b

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Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
My Location
North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
To get watchable reception from this this satellite has been one of my - sat hobby aims for years - its taken some work - and careful positioning of the rebuilt 3 m Prodelin - looking through a gap in the outbuildings to achieve - but i,m more than happy with the result I,v locked all the listed transponders - a couple of the weaker ones are suffering some fading / loss of lock, from the low elevation here ( 3.8 ) but otherwise all is good .. and around 3/4 of the channels are FTA too - some featuring some interesting Indian music - which is what i hoped for :cool:

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moonbase

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To get watchable reception from this this satellite has been one of my - sat hobby aims for years - its taken some work - and careful positioning of the rebuilt 3 m Prodelin - looking through a gap in the outbuildings to achieve - but i,m more than happy with the result I,v locked all the listed transponders - a couple of the weaker ones are suffering some fading / loss of lock, from the low elevation here ( 3.8 ) but otherwise all is good .. and around 3/4 of the channels are FTA too - some featuring some interesting Indian music - which is what i hoped for :cool:

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Well done Nelson, that is a great catch from a UK location.
 

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3m 28.5E (53E-8W), 2.4m Aerial AS24 (68.5E-47.5W), Edision OS MIO 4K, Octagon SF8008, Vu+ Zero 4K..
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2.4m here

3845H 30000 -
3845V 28800 9.5db
3876H 14300 -
3885V 30000 9.2db
3894H 13840 -
3914H 11200 9.0db
3925V 30000 9.5db
3932H 18330 8.0db
3965V 12335 8.0db
3966H 14400 8.5db
3984H 14400 9.0db
4006H 14400 9.5db
4015V 30000 9.8db
4024H 14400 7.8db
 

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nelson_b

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My Satellite Setup
Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
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North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
2.4m here

3845H 30000 -
3845V 28800 9.5db
3876H 14300 -
3885V 30000 9.2db
3894H 13840 -
3914H 11200 9.0db
3925V 30000 9.5db
3932H 18330 8.0db
3965V 12335 8.0db
3966H 14400 8.5db
3984H 14400 9.0db
4006H 14400 9.5db
4015V 30000 9.8db
4024H 14400 7.8db


A good result from your 2.4 ocean04 .... :-) .... thanks for posting

The transponders i have low elevation fading / partial loss of lock on are also -
3845H 30000
3876H 14300
3894H 13840
 

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2.4m here

3845H 30000 -
3845V 28800 9.5db
3876H 14300 -
3885V 30000 9.2db
3894H 13840 -
3914H 11200 9.0db
3925V 30000 9.5db
3932H 18330 8.0db
3965V 12335 8.0db
3966H 14400 8.5db
3984H 14400 9.0db
4006H 14400 9.5db
4015V 30000 9.8db
4024H 14400 7.8db
@ocean04 Hi, have U ever tried on Intelsat 20 at 68.5°E Landmass C band in Finland?
 

Satfaca

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Prodelin PFA 340 cm + H2H motor + Seavey ESR-124H Corotor
Prodelin PFA 240 cm + EGIS ProfiTracker + Chaparral PR1 Ku feed
DM920 + Octagon SF8008 + TBS 6925
Chaparral M140 + Echostar DVR-7000 HDD + Lyngbox
My Location
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This is just to show that there are activities in circular polarity on this satellite, besides linear TV tps...

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Satfaca

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Prodelin PFA 340 cm + H2H motor + Seavey ESR-124H Corotor
Prodelin PFA 240 cm + EGIS ProfiTracker + Chaparral PR1 Ku feed
DM920 + Octagon SF8008 + TBS 6925
Chaparral M140 + Echostar DVR-7000 HDD + Lyngbox
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