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Size of dish required for Astra 1 (German/Polish etc)

  • 08-10-2006 11:28am
    #1
    Ulsterman 1690
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    What is the minimum recommended dish size for Astra 1 just outside Belfast ?

    Will a Maplin suitcase dish do or a $ky minidish (pointed at 19E instrad of 28E or should I go for a full 60cm dish ?


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    For all the channels in rain 80cm.

    For most of the channels not raining, a Minidish or camping dish.
    60cm is very small. The zone two Sky Dish is 65cm


  • #3
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Yeah, a Sky Zone2 minidish will work on Astra1, but as watty says, for reliable signals in rainy weather, 80cm is best.


  • #4
    Cupart
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭Cupart


    Ulsterman 1690 wrote:
    What is the minimum recommended dish size for Astra 1 just outside Belfast ?

    Will a Maplin suitcase dish do or a $ky minidish (pointed at 19E instrad of 28E or should I go for a full 60cm dish ?

    Check www.lyngsat.com or www.kingofsat.com for exact dish sizes. Also make sure that you have a free line of sight to the position you want to point the dish at...

    A rule of thumb: Twice the distance to the obstacle as the hight of the obsatcle and you should go well clear...


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