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<blockquote data-quote="moonbase" data-source="post: 1066751" data-attributes="member: 178786">If I guess correctly about the purpose of this cricket feed setup it may possibly be needed in time for the IPL 2019 starting on 23rd March? If that is the case then the installation should be focused more towards easterly satellites such as 68.5E.If we take an approximate longitude of 73 degrees East for India, it is not a practical option to have a direct uplink satellite feed from the cricket grounds on a westerly satellite. Any cricket feeds for the IPL from westerly satellites will have added picture delay due to being &quot;double hop&quot; or &quot;re-uplink&quot; feeds.To get C-Band signals from 68.5E requires quite a large dish in a UK location. It also requires an elevated location to get a line of sight to the satellite. Personally, I think a dish size in excess of 2.4 metres diameter may be needed to get a stable picture lock for 68.5E C-Band feeds, particularly if they are in 8PSK modulation with an FEC of 3/4 or greater.If my guess about the IPL is incorrect then my incoherent ramblings above can be ignored.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moonbase, post: 1066751, member: 178786"] If I guess correctly about the purpose of this cricket feed setup it may possibly be needed in time for the IPL 2019 starting on 23rd March? If that is the case then the installation should be focused more towards easterly satellites such as 68.5E. If we take an approximate longitude of 73 degrees East for India, it is not a practical option to have a direct uplink satellite feed from the cricket grounds on a westerly satellite. Any cricket feeds for the IPL from westerly satellites will have added picture delay due to being "double hop" or "re-uplink" feeds. To get C-Band signals from 68.5E requires quite a large dish in a UK location. It also requires an elevated location to get a line of sight to the satellite. Personally, I think a dish size in excess of 2.4 metres diameter may be needed to get a stable picture lock for 68.5E C-Band feeds, particularly if they are in 8PSK modulation with an FEC of 3/4 or greater. If my guess about the IPL is incorrect then my incoherent ramblings above can be ignored. [/QUOTE]

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