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<blockquote data-quote="nelson_b" data-source="post: 848167" data-attributes="member: 296628">hi --Encouraged by the result using a 1.2 dish in march this year -- <a href="http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/157980-685-east-test-setup/" target="_blank">http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/157980-685-east-test-setup/</a> ) post 22,--and rising to the challenge - i decided to get the Alcoa 1.8 down onto the yard and set it up for C band and point it at 68.5 east (elevation 2.4 here) as with ku band here, the signal slowly rises and then fades back to zero .i tried all 3 C band l.n.b.,s that i have - and an old chaparral co rotor with the plate removed --- it gave the best result - a full 1.0db better - than the others .the signal from 68.5 E reached its best peaks around mid afternoon and i got 2 short periods of lock of about half a min - just long enough to grab a picture of the 9.0 db lock - and scan the channels from 4155 V 22500 into the receiver .(encrypted channels , -- just my luck).still getting signal tonight but just around 6.0 db now at best.A lot of time spent today for a small result - but it was enjoyable -- l.o.l.regards ----</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nelson_b, post: 848167, member: 296628"] hi -- Encouraged by the result using a 1.2 dish in march this year -- [URL="http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/157980-685-east-test-setup/"]http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/topic/157980-685-east-test-setup/[/URL] ) post 22,-- and rising to the challenge - i decided to get the Alcoa 1.8 down onto the yard and set it up for C band and point it at 68.5 east (elevation 2.4 here) as with ku band here, the signal slowly rises and then fades back to zero . i tried all 3 C band l.n.b.,s that i have - and an old chaparral co rotor with the plate removed --- it gave the best result - a full 1.0db better - than the others . the signal from 68.5 E reached its best peaks around mid afternoon and i got 2 short periods of lock of about half a min - just long enough to grab a picture of the 9.0 db lock - and scan the channels from 4155 V 22500 into the receiver .(encrypted channels , -- just my luck). still getting signal tonight but just around 6.0 db now at best. A lot of time spent today for a small result - but it was enjoyable -- l.o.l. regards ---- [/QUOTE]

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