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Sky & Freesat fringe reception
Astra 2F: European Beam Transfers Starting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Jack" data-source="post: 831969" data-attributes="member: 243342"><p>Where do I start!</p><p></p><p>36E Russian beam - equivalent to 28E spot for UK - main stuff comes from this satellite. Sadly, Russian beam doesn't extend much beyond eastern Germany. Would need around 4-5m dish here to get it.</p><p>56E - similar to 36E but destined for Siberian market. Almost impossible to receive in UK but people in Poland get the new satellite on a 3m dish.</p><p>60E - Low-ish elevation and the footprint stops in Germany somewhere again. But seems available in north Scotland!</p><p>66E - Very low elevation. I receive this unreliably but there isn't much anyway</p><p>75E - Another hot spot. Footprint very generous but below horizon where I am. You can receive this in south east England on a moderately sized dish</p><p></p><p>49E - C band - needs a large dish. 1.5m minimum I would say, maybe more. Out of reach on my Fibo due to trees/houses.</p><p>40E - C band - was very powerful (was receivable on a 1m dish in UK) until a meteor whacked it! Took a lot of fuel to stabilise it and is no longer in use after operating in inclined orbit.</p><p></p><p>The only half decent satellite carrying non-castrated versions of Russian channels is 53E. I am not mentioning 13E/5E/4W as they tend to carry international versions of channels - which are crap.</p><p></p><p>Carry on.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain Jack, post: 831969, member: 243342"] Where do I start! 36E Russian beam - equivalent to 28E spot for UK - main stuff comes from this satellite. Sadly, Russian beam doesn't extend much beyond eastern Germany. Would need around 4-5m dish here to get it. 56E - similar to 36E but destined for Siberian market. Almost impossible to receive in UK but people in Poland get the new satellite on a 3m dish. 60E - Low-ish elevation and the footprint stops in Germany somewhere again. But seems available in north Scotland! 66E - Very low elevation. I receive this unreliably but there isn't much anyway 75E - Another hot spot. Footprint very generous but below horizon where I am. You can receive this in south east England on a moderately sized dish 49E - C band - needs a large dish. 1.5m minimum I would say, maybe more. Out of reach on my Fibo due to trees/houses. 40E - C band - was very powerful (was receivable on a 1m dish in UK) until a meteor whacked it! Took a lot of fuel to stabilise it and is no longer in use after operating in inclined orbit. The only half decent satellite carrying non-castrated versions of Russian channels is 53E. I am not mentioning 13E/5E/4W as they tend to carry international versions of channels - which are crap. Carry on..... [/QUOTE]
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