Astra 2E: Central & East Europe Reports

[bim]

Today,30,august,I can Watch all the lost channels ...BBC,ITV,etc...(in SD..no in HD..) What is happening ?

Nothing here east of you and we think a bit up with a 1mtr dish. Please kept us informed.

 

[ralphmagno]

Hello, I haven't been back here in a while . All BBc,ITV ch 5 and all free view can be received here in naples italy with a 4 meter dish.

 

[Lazarus]

Hello Ralph - nice to hear from you.

 

[Captain Jack]

I want to see pictures of the said dish. Not because it can receive BBC etc. in central Italy but because it's 4m.

 

[Luxlizard]

During the last 2 months I could Watch every day the famous lost channels ..BBC,ITV,Chan 4 etc...from the morning till the afternoon ,..from about 8 o'clock until 5 ,tea time....I live in Bologna,Italy,my dish is 150 cm.....Dear members,what do you think,...with a 180 or a 220 cm dish.. I'll be able to watch those channels 24/24 ?

 

[bim]

During the last 2 months I could Watch every day the famous lost channels ..BBC,ITV,Chan 4 etc...from the morning till the afternoon ,..from about 8 o'clock until 5 ,tea time....I live in Bologna,Italy,my dish is 150 cm.....Dear members,what do you think,...with a 180 or a 220 cm dish.. I'll be able to watch those channels 24/24 ?

You have been keeping that quiet. If you are getting them on a 1.5mtr dish it is definately worth a go with a bigger dish. What type of dish and LMB are you using?

 

[Sanca2]

During the last 2 months I could Watch every day the famous lost channels ..BBC,ITV,Chan 4 etc...from the morning till the afternoon ,..from about 8 o'clock until 5 ,tea time....I live in Bologna,Italy,my dish is 150 cm.....Dear members,what do you think,...with a 180 or a 220 cm dish.. I'll be able to watch those channels 24/24 ?

Hi

My dish 400cm 2E & 2F 24/24 good signal Eastern Hungary

240cm dish, 2E UK morning and evening good signal, only 10714 morning good,evening no signal

 

[Luniman]

A tricky question Lux, who knows, but I would err on the cautious side and wait till after winter before you spend on a new dish. I would also like to know what the future holds, but looking back a few months, things looked bleak. What interests me is what has changed to bring the signal back to us?

 

[frankie71]

Have you thought of 27.5W?you'd need a minimum dish size of only 80cm for Prague,according to satbeams.Best pm me for details if you need any help.Cheers.Mark

Mark sent you pm mate

 

[curly wurly]

During the last 2 months I could Watch every day the famous lost channels ..BBC,ITV,Chan 4 etc...from the morning till the afternoon ,..from about 8 o'clock until 5 ,tea time....I live in Bologna,Italy,my dish is 150 cm.....Dear members,what do you think,...with a 180 or a 220 cm dish.. I'll be able to watch those channels 24/24 ?

I can receive all channels (bbc, itv, ch 4 & 5) 24/7 with clear sky. With heavy cloud I lose most signals in the evening after 7 pm.

 

[Luxlizard]

You have been keeping that quiet. If you are getting them on a 1.5mtr dish it is definately worth a go with a bigger dish. What type of dish and LMB are you using?

 

[Luxlizard]

Mr Bim...My LNB is a twin humax ...the dish is an emmeesse 150 cm made on demand......I was quiet for a few months because I Had 4 heavy operations,months of chemiotherapy,and now radiotherapy.....And the signal was still poor...

 

[satesco]

In the morning the signal on Astra 2E increases enough that is received with PFA 1.50 m.Must point out that TBS6983 tuner is very sensitive that it receives very weak signal.Although EBS Pro scanned transponders on Astra 2E, the signal cannot be manually lock unless is at least 29% quality.

 

[samoloko]

satesco
2E results that you point out are with 10 dB strength ?
which LNB are you using IBU single moded to PFA ?
how about your Gilbertini 1.50 dish - did you compare gain to 1.5 PFA - winner ?

 

[bim]

satesco
2E results that you point out are with 10 dB strength ?
which LNB are you using IBU single moded to PFA ?
how about your Gilbertini 1.50 dish - did you compare gain to 1.5 PFA - winner ?

Samoloko if you don't mind me asking where are you based? I am trying to work out if it is worth me up grading to a larger dish where I'm situated to see if it is fesible

 

[satesco]

2E results that you point out are with 10 dB strength ?
which LNB are you using IBU single moded to PFA ?
how about your Gilbertini 1.50 dish - did you compare gain to 1.5 PFA - winner ?

If the signal would have been 10 dB,I would have received all transponders in subband.What is impossible in my area with 1.50 m PFA dish!It is the exact the dish from my Avatar.
I don't know how it is in other parts of Europe, but in my area the signal variation is very high in the morning and during the day.From 5% during the day sometimes reached 29% in the morning between 6:00 and 7:30 EET, and, of course, depends on the weather conditions.Fortunately in the cold(winter) season the signal is stronger and help weak signal reception.
But, in fact, what helped me to receive several transponders was the fact that I used a combination of unusual for a PFA, about which I wrote here ,which for you is not a novelty.
I can assure you that this combination is the best for those who cannot afford to buy very expensive LNB from Noorsat or SMW.And I would say that it is even better than invacom c120 flange lnb!!!I must admit that is a solution of an amateur, but efficiency is well above expectations.Without IBU with scalar rings I wouldn't have been able to receive Astra 2E.
On this occasion, in fact, I checked the sensitivity of the TBS6983 tuner,which is also exceeds expectations .For this reason I have posted on this topic.
Unfortunately about Gilbertini I can't say anything because I haven't tested the signal with such an antenna.
Until proved otherwise, the winner...is my antenna, made of aluminum and brought from Hungary in 1992.I have two such antennas.

 

[samoloko]

Samoloko if you don't mind me asking where are you based? I am trying to work out if it is worth me up grading to a larger dish where I'm situated to see if it is fesible

Hi, I am based In Bulgaria
In croatia there Is a dxer with 2.4 dish which can get 28.2 UK spot
_http://www.astra2forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=1737

 

[samoloko]

I don't know how it is in other parts of Europe, but in my area the signal variation is very high in the morning and during the day.From 5% during the day sometimes reached 29% in the morning between 6:00 and 7:30 EET, and, of course, depends on the weather conditions.

On this occasion, in fact, I checked the sensitivity of the TBS6983 tuner,which is also exceeds expectations .

satesco
can you get a stable picture between 6 and 7 30 EET - which transponders, can you post a shot
how much better Is sensitivity of TBS6983 compared to your other card and sat receivers

 

[crazyhania]

Chania Greece I get 24 reception of uk beam with 3 meter famaval. Weakest signal is around 3-4 pm

 

[samoloko]

can you post some shots with levels