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<blockquote data-quote="Old Satellite" data-source="post: 700" data-attributes="member: 175277">[updated:LAST EDITED ON 25-Jun-02 AT 01:35 PM (GMT)]This is slightly of thread but of referance material I hope to those that read.?If you follow the footprints exactly as they state then you would not always identify correctly what can actually be recieved at what location, You have to look at a much wider aspect of satellite receiving variables and conduct a C/N at the actual proposed recieving location The transponder footprint maps are a referance guide but many instances exist where there are transponders signals where thier actual outputs are both higher and lower than that stated, and also coverage areas that are also signifcantly differnent from that stated.Check out the Intelsat I805 for example if you just review the footprint then you may consider that you would not receive the signals on any then less than 6 mtr as they are detailed on the global beam has 26 DB yet may of the transponders (including Global footprints) you can recieve on a 1.8 ntr as I confirmed earlier.The 78.5 East Thaicom satellites have a asia (CR)specific beam on C band, and yet all of the Analogue and many digital signals I can receive at my Belgium location. 3751 H BBTV 7 and NNU5 etc are almost sparkly free.Have funOld Satellite</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Old Satellite, post: 700, member: 175277"] [updated:LAST EDITED ON 25-Jun-02 AT 01:35 PM (GMT)] This is slightly of thread but of referance material I hope to those that read.? If you follow the footprints exactly as they state then you would not always identify correctly what can actually be recieved at what location, You have to look at a much wider aspect of satellite receiving variables and conduct a C/N at the actual proposed recieving location The transponder footprint maps are a referance guide but many instances exist where there are transponders signals where thier actual outputs are both higher and lower than that stated, and also coverage areas that are also signifcantly differnent from that stated. Check out the Intelsat I805 for example if you just review the footprint then you may consider that you would not receive the signals on any then less than 6 mtr as they are detailed on the global beam has 26 DB yet may of the transponders (including Global footprints) you can recieve on a 1.8 ntr as I confirmed earlier. The 78.5 East Thaicom satellites have a asia (CR)specific beam on C band, and yet all of the Analogue and many digital signals I can receive at my Belgium location. 3751 H BBTV 7 and NNU5 etc are almost sparkly free. Have fun Old Satellite [/QUOTE]

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