TV5 Latvia on Sirius, dishsize?

Smeagol

What size do I need to pick up TV5 Latvia (11843h) on Sirius 5°e, 1,5m ?
I know its out of footprint, so it might require an even bigger dish.
Has someone ever picked it up west of river Shannon?

watty

Looking beam it doesn't look very plausible. Nothing AT ALL in Limerick on 1.1, even on a professional meter.

Very big dish

Smeagol

Just a wee shiver on my spectrum analyser, also with 1.1m.:(

Zaphod

Only shivers on a 2.4M here too.

irulats

Zaphod wrote:

Only shivers on a 2.4M here too.

What about this transponder? Any hope of getting any of these?

Sirius 3 (5.0E) - 11958.00 H - Txp:13 - Beam:Nordic DVB-S (QPSK) - 27500 3/4 - NID:85 - TID:14

TV 3 Latvia Latvia General Viasat VideoGuard 6300 6301 6302 lat 6300 6301 6303 2005-11-27 +
3+ Baltics Denmark General Viasat VideoGuard 6310 6311 6312 lat 6310 6311 2005-11-27 +
3+ Estonia Denmark General Viasat VideoGuard 6320 6321 6322 est 6320 6321 2005-11-27 +
TV 3 Estonia Estonia General Viasat VideoGuard 6330 6331 6332 est 6330 6331 6333 2006-01-24 +
TV 3 Lithuania Lithuania General Viasat VideoGuard 6340 6341 6342 lit 6340 6341 6346 2006-01-26 +
Tango TV Lithuania Lithuania General Viasat VideoGuard 6350 6351 6352 lit 6350 6351 2006-06-29 +
LNT Latvia General Viasat VideoGuard 6360 6361 6362 lat 6360 6361 2006-06-29 +
LTV - Lietuvos TV Lithuania General Viasat Viaccess 2.6 6370 6371 6372 lit 6370 6371 2006-12-10 +
ETV Estonia Estonia General Viasat VideoGuard 6380 6381 6382 est 33 6381 2007-01-28 +
LTV 1 Latvia General Viasat VideoGuard 6390 6391 6392 lat 6380 6391 2006-12-10 +
Power Hit Radio Viasat VideoGuard 6335 6336 est 2007-01-28
Star FM Viasat VideoGuard

watty

Not likely. The beam drops off VERY fast toward South West. You can get it in Scotland.

If you are in North East Ireland, and very big dish? Unlikely on less than 3m dish. 4m in South West Ireland.

Sirius 3 (5.0E) - 11958.00 H - Txp:13 - Beam:Nordic DVB-S (QPSK) - 27500 3/4 - NID:85 - TID:14

http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/sirius3.html

viasat

Baltic channels

Co.Wicklow 1.8m perfect (many peoples watching on 1.5m)
Co. Wexford 1.8m perfect
Co.Dublin 1.5m perfect
Co.Meath 1.5m perfect
Co.Westmeath 1.8m perfect (many peoples watching on 1.5m)
Co.Cavan 1.5m perfect
N.Ireland 1.2m perfect

watty

In heavy rain or good Weather. Hmm.. Those are BIG dishes... I imagine needing MUCH bigger as you go south or West and especially South West.