12285 V now on Astra 2G?

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As per the title. I was able to lock this transponder fine in Bulgaria but as of today it's just a breaking up mess with no signal most of the time. It used to be on Astra 2F Europe which was fine but 2G is a weak bird for me.
 

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Don't you think it's the opposite?
2G is still possible for Bulgaria, and 2F is very difficult.
satbeam indicates these 2 tables.
 

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Exact other way, as can be seen in my thread here: Astra 28e in burgas, bulgaria (not uk beams)

I need to use another point in Estonia to get Astra 2G where I cannot get 2F or 2E at all anymore (used to be possible)

I've learnt that it's not on 2G since but the signal is still incredibly weak on that TP compared to others. It was fine two days ago.
 

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12 285 V is definitely not on 2G. Comes in at about 14,5 dB here so it's still on 2F (which has the weakest European beams at my place).
2G European beam comes in at well over 20 dB here (my receiver can't show values over 20 d:cool:.
 

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2F should be fairly easy in Burgas, as it is inside the "hidden" Istanbul beam extension.
This is exactly why 2F is impossible in moderate sized dishes in central Macedonia and especially in Thessaloniki, we are in null, between the main beam and the Istanbul beam.
All of the above in the "Pan" european beam of course....
 

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12 285 V is definitely not on 2G. Comes in at about 14,5 dB here so it's still on 2F (which has the weakest European beams at my place).
2G European beam comes in at well over 20 dB here (my receiver can't show values over 20 d:cool:.
I scanned it in Estonia and wasn't able to pick it up so I was sure it was still on 2F. Are other transponders weaker than this one or has my LNC gone bad?
2F should be fairly easy in Burgas, as it is inside the "hidden" Istanbul beam extension.
This is exactly why 2F is impossible in moderate sized dishes in central Macedonia and especially in Thessaloniki, we are in null, between the main beam and the Istanbul beam.
All of the above in the "Pan" european beam of course....
2F comes in very strong with 2E slightly weaker but there. 2G I can lock a few S transponders but I get no signal on anything S2. 1.2M dish in central Burgas.
 

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Astra 2G highest transponder available is 12168 V, so 12285 V will be either 2E or 2F.
 

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12285 V is on Astra 2F Astra 2F at 28.2°E - LyngSat
Estonia is just below Finland as you can see it is outside the service area of Astra 2F.
You may get a better signal with a 250 cm dish ?


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Woke up today, signal is perfect again?! Back at 78% (sorry, no fancy signal meter) I didn't change or adjust anything.
I can only assume there was a fault with the uplink but the power wasn't reduced enough to cause an issue for the main markets.
Does anyone know of a website where you can check signal levels over the past few days? Might be interesting

12285 V is on Astra 2F Astra 2F at 28.2°E - LyngSat
Estonia is just below Finland as you can see it is outside the service area of Astra 2F.
You may get a better signal with a 250 cm dish ?
I used to be able to get a fair few TPs from 2F with a 1.2m dish in Estonia but it wasn't stable enough with rain fade. I now have an 80cm for 2G along with a home in Burgas which is receiving the channels I need from 2F.
 

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Updating this topic: My signal is still fine however I noticed that the digitalbitrate receiver hasn't got a signal from this TP in a week (since my problems started)

Is this transponder weaker for anyone still?
 
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