Ka-Band Satellites

s-band

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Various L, S, C, X & Ka bits. 1.2m S/X/Ku/Ka Prodelin on Az-El (being refurbished)
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Essex
Re: 42 East Ka ....
Can't make my mind up if the signal around 18705 L is two small ones or not
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Just one and the carrier at 18598.50096MHz is just that.
Plot using a band B LNB and clipping the roof line so I don't get much SNR. Uncompensated for gain slope.

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SimonE

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1.2m CM dish with elevation jack, Supermount 1224 H-H rotator, Octagon SX88+, DR.HD D15, GT Media Combo, Ku PLL LNB, C Band: Titanium C1W-PLL, Ka Band: XMW R9216AF with FD9000 feedhorn, Inverto Saorsat LNB and Inverto Ka/Ku LNB . Zone 2 dish pointing at 28E with Octagon SF8008.
My Location
Gloucestershire, UK
John,
I use a CM 1.2m dish on an H to H mount with Elevation adjustment. The LNB is an XMW R9216AF with a PTFE slab imported from South Korea. I am also unable to resolve the signal on 18705L. I wonder if there's a different beam for that signal?
Simon.
 

John

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Elite 2.2 PF - CM1.8 - CM1.2 - Gibertini 1.25.
Ku - Ka -C & Ext C.
PC cards-TM5402 receivers.
Promax FSM.
My Location
North Nottinghamshire.
John,
I use a CM 1.2m dish on an H to H mount with Elevation adjustment. The LNB is an XMW R9216AF with a PTFE slab imported from South Korea. I am also unable to resolve the signal on 18705L. I wonder if there's a different beam for that signal?
Simon.



Just looking back to March 26th - 2018 Simon, almost identical plot then but 18.701 L looking a lot stronger with me just north of Nottingham.
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dx qwer

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C-Band: ORBITRON O-16 (4,9m)
KU-Band: KATHREIN CAS 23 (2,20m)
My Location
Rastatt/Germany
Hi,
just my try on 18705 L, too weak signal for showing stable video content on analyzer.

Best regards
qwer
 

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SimonE

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I checked the satellite this morning and only 18591L and 18668L locked up. On 18668L Capital TV Ghana has left. 18591L is very robust with its fec=1/2.
 

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My Location
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I checked the satellite this morning and only 18591L and 18668L locked up. On 18668L Capital TV Ghana has left. 18591L is very robust with its fec=1/2.




Yeah, had a look around mid-day with quite overcast skies in the signal path and levels were really low as well.
 

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@ 19° East Ka
19° East Ka Hor.

I have these four showing today down at the lower end of the band.

18.419 H

18.417 H - very strong signal for last few days.

18.410 H

18.405 H

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Llew

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Just APSK John. No idea of the source, but strong here.

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dreamsat

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Hello ,

here is the transponder with TBS 6983 and 1,20m:cool:

best regards dreamsat
 

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Hello, where I can buy Ka Band D LNB? Do you have some tips?
 

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North Nottinghamshire.
19.2° East Ka.

Some Blue light activity here in central UK this evening - 18.511 V

Chemical explosion at 11.22 this morning, classed as a major incident at a recycling plant Nr Bristol - four people killed.19 East Ka.JPG
 

John

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Not too sure if i have seen this one documented before on 7East Ka
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