Asiasat 5

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pugsy33

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#105792 10-Jul-2012 20:31

I am in Nelson,i hear asiasat 5 has quite a low elevation,what are the chances of locking onto this bird in nelson, i hear they have a few olympics channels on soon.

pugsy

hdinsider

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#653761 10-Jul-2012 21:04

Sorry but you'll need at least a 4 metre dish and like you said, a view to the horizon. Even then, you'd be hoping it's a decent signal on the bird in order to see it here!

don't mess with me.... i'm the hd insider....

Jaxson

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#653792 10-Jul-2012 22:34

Turn to Internet sources. Much cheaper than hoping services will be available via satellite and without the hardware costs etc...

kiwisat

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#655271 13-Jul-2012 21:52

If you are after Olympic feeds then I would check Chinasat 6a and 6b. You should manage with a 2.4 mtr dish in Nelson, and you could try for Asiasat 5, 4degrees above the horizon in Nelson. Dishpointer.com is worth a look for pointing info, and lyngsat.com for satellite services info.

bfginger

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#661407 25-Jul-2012 06:29

hdinsider: Sorry but you'll need at least a 4 metre dish and like you said, a view to the horizon. Even then, you'd be hoping it's a decent signal on the bird in order to see it here!

Are you sure about that? The beam maps say a 2m dish would be enough.