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C-Band at 68.5 E

  • 10-08-2009 6:03am
    #1
    Lawlord007
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    Hi

    Could someone please let me know if they are able to receive C-Band on Intelsat 7/10 at 68.5E? If so, what size satellite dish are you using and are you able to receive multichoice africa (which is what I am looking for)?

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    watty
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    you need a VERY big dish for C-band. Due to lower frequency you need about x3 diameter for the same EIRP.

    The C band Tx tend to cover a larger area and be older lower actual power, so even bigger dish needed.

    Also for the west of Ireland the 68.5 is too low in sky. See redline:

    http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/intel10_c.html

    In the South East something between 3m and 4m might be possible for reliable reception. My friend has a 3.7m mesh petal dish. That's normally regarded as a typical C band dish. In the West, MidWest and North West, I think you are wasting your time.

    A 1.7m to 2.4m might be possible with better elevations and closer into the footprint (India, Kenya and Saudi Arabia?).


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