4w and 8w on an 80cm

dankargo

dankargo

Specialist Contributor
My Satellite Setup
90cm Motorised
My Location
Brentwood
Should these two be an easy catch on an 80cm? Scanned 4w today and could only manage about 25% on the Ukranian channels. Practically all of 8w was giving me only 30% except Qatar TV which was 47%.

30w in comparison comes in much stronger, almost up to 80%.

I'm in the South East of England if that helps things.
 
The Ukrainians are on Amos 2 which is poor in the UK at the best of times. Power across Kent is about 42dBW suggesting a 120-150cm dish is needed.

Amos 2 was due to be replaced by Amos6 next year but seeing as A6 is now scattered over a couple of square miles of the Florida countryside A2 will have to continue in service until a replacement can be built / leased.
 
Analoguesat said:
The Ukrainians are on Amos 2 which is poor in the UK at the best of times. Power across Kent is about 42dBW suggesting a 120-150cm dish is needed.

Amos 2 was due to be replaced by Amos6 next year but seeing as A6 is now scattered over a couple of square miles of the Florida countryside A2 will have to continue in service until a replacement can be built / leased.
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Many Thanks for the info AnalogueSat. A big shame about Amos6, hopefully the wait for a replacement/lease won't be too far away.
 
Its normally around 3 years from signing the contract for building a new broadcast satellite to the launch of the new bird. If Amos 2 is suspected of nearing End Of Life Amos may have to lease a satellite if there is anything suitable available for lease.
 
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