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<blockquote data-quote="Lazarus" data-source="post: 853302" data-attributes="member: 323322">The Astra 1 and Astra 2 positions are 9 degrees apart and, in general terms, that's well within reasonable limits for getting two Satellite positions on the one decent sized dish.BUT: There is a game of Space Snooker going on right now: Astra 2D went out of service and most of its Channels moved onto a the new(ish) Astra 1N. But that is itself due to move to its originally intended location at Astra 1 19.2E once yet another Bird called Astra 2E is launched (due late September, but could be further delayed). To boot, yet another Bird called Astra 2G is due for launch next year and there is an underused one called Astra 2F already on station at 28.2E.Why I mention this is that the already tight Beams carrying prime Free To Air stuff like BBC will only become even tighter with these new Birds, resulting in even more difficult reception &quot;out of area&quot;.So even with a dedicated dish for 28.2E, it may turn out that in the not too distant future you could need a bigger one.Consequently, your original question becomes impossible to answer definitively.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lazarus, post: 853302, member: 323322"] The Astra 1 and Astra 2 positions are 9 degrees apart and, in general terms, that's well within reasonable limits for getting two Satellite positions on the one decent sized dish. BUT: There is a game of Space Snooker going on right now: Astra 2D went out of service and most of its Channels moved onto a the new(ish) Astra 1N. But that is itself due to move to its originally intended location at Astra 1 19.2E once yet another Bird called Astra 2E is launched (due late September, but could be further delayed). To boot, yet another Bird called Astra 2G is due for launch next year and there is an underused one called Astra 2F already on station at 28.2E. Why I mention this is that the already tight Beams carrying prime Free To Air stuff like BBC will only become even tighter with these new Birds, resulting in even more difficult reception "out of area". So even with a dedicated dish for 28.2E, it may turn out that in the not too distant future you could need a bigger one. Consequently, your original question becomes impossible to answer definitively. [/QUOTE]

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