AsiaSat-9 reception in Auckland

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aucklander

477 posts

Ultimate Geek

#317850 20-Nov-2024 21:40

Hi there,

I am trying to get AsiaSat-9 in Auckland, the Lyngsat data shows that only 50cm dish is needed in Auckland, I have 80cm dish or maybe even bigger and I did not manage to get even the slightest signal. This satellite is quite low at only 21 deg elevation and I agree there might be few trees in that direction but the 21 degrees should just miss them...

Can anyone please confirm they managed to get good stable reception of this satellite? Any trick involved?

Many thanks in advance.

RunningMan

8955 posts

Uber Geek

#3311206 20-Nov-2024 21:50

Try this for aiming https://www.dishpointer.com/ (and use the obstruction checker) but 21 degrees is a reasonably shallow angle to the horizon so land undulation combined with other obstructions could be enough.

yitz

2078 posts

Uber Geek

#3311222 20-Nov-2024 23:08

Do you have a DVB-S2 receiver?

aucklander

477 posts

Ultimate Geek

#3311457 21-Nov-2024 14:54

not sure if my decoder is DVB-S or DVB-S2 but the transponder I am trying to get is DVB-S, not S2

The channels are standard definition, they are not expected to be HD.

aucklander

477 posts

Ultimate Geek

#3311462 21-Nov-2024 15:04

I am sure the decoder is DVB-S only, it is very old, maybe 15 years without exaggeration, it worked perfectly with this channel on a different satellite but for some reason they left that satellite and moved to this one which is soooo low on the horizon... it used to be on Optus D2, much better location with an elevation of approx 41 deg if I remember correctly. Must be a matter of NZ upgrading some DVB-S streams to HD and that requires more transponder power?...

RunningMan

8955 posts

Uber Geek

#3311510 21-Nov-2024 17:40

Nope, Optus D2 is broken and wobbling around so has less capacity than it used to.

Rentakill

82 posts

Master Geek

#3317426 6-Dec-2024 07:26

Gidday Aucklander

Yes AsiaSat9 is easily received here in Nz.

I have it running via a 90cm in the Bay Of Plenty with good results. (And that's Via a Positioner and LNB that's not Totally Peaked for AS9)

So a dedicated 90cm should work wonders.

Cheers: