Intelsat 19 (166E), required dish size

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#171312 13-Apr-2015 16:49

Is anybody able to confirm the size of dish required to reliably receive C band signals from Intelsat 19's Western hemisphere beam?

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#1282374 13-Apr-2015 17:53

https://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=7020

click on where you live on the map and it gives you an indication on what dish size you need

also cant hurt to go one size bigger to ensure you have reception

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#1282386 13-Apr-2015 18:01

Thanks. :)

Looks like 2.9m for most of NZ. That's unfortunate.

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#1282390 13-Apr-2015 18:09

why do you need that specific beam? what channel are you after specifically?

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#1282485 13-Apr-2015 20:24

Jase2985: why do you need that specific beam? what channel are you after specifically?

Various sources on the net are saying PowerVu has been cracked. I'm interested to know if it is practical to receive Discovery, Animal Planet etc.

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#1285615 16-Apr-2015 14:03

mm1352000: Thanks. :)

Looks like 2.9m for most of NZ. That's unfortunate.

Most of the online calculators for dish size are for establishing a stable picture in poor weather with a bad LNB. If you have a better setup you may be able to tune in with a smaller dish.

http://satstar.net/beams/intel19_westhemi.html

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#1285627 16-Apr-2015 14:17

Are those figures for solid dishes (as opposed to net dishes)? ...because 2.9m is quite different to the required size indicated at that link.

Does anybody actually have a dish that enables them to receive that beam?

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#1285888 16-Apr-2015 22:02

The difference between solid and mesh is small for C band. The figure I remember is a 10% greater surface area for mesh for the same performance. A quality LNB makes a bigger difference from what I've read.

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?topicid=109791#693170

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#1285897 16-Apr-2015 22:13

mm1352000: Thanks. :)

Looks like 2.9m for most of NZ. That's unfortunate.

I get 60cm for my house

Hmmmm

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#1286430 17-Apr-2015 16:44

At 60cm it'll be their Ku band beam.

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#1287048 18-Apr-2015 23:30

2.4m solid or 3m mesh will get some tps like 4060H for NHK ( SD ). Having a good high gain LNB also makes a difference.
I have read that the HD channels are harder to loch on to.