most common satellites people point to

satellite07

whats the most common satellites that people point their dishes to?

other than the usual sky stuff, astra...


also is it easier to align a bigger dish than a smaller dish?

im after hotbird 6 and 7a are these easy to align a dish to and whats the best way to go about it? ie motorised etc

Tony

Most popular from my experience are Astra 2,1 and Hotbird. A bigger dish is slightly harder to align as it has a narrower beam width. A motor will give you access to most satellites visible (clear line of sight) from your location but if satellites are close enough together eg. Astra and hotbird a multi lnb set up allows for faster channel switching between satellites.

Hope this helps

Pal

Nice one Tony. That 3 sat set-up you installed for me delivers more channels than I can ever watch.

Astra 2, Astra 1, Hotbird

Thats' my recommendation

Tony

Thanks, glad its working well for you

Kotek Besar

Pal wrote:

Nice one Tony. That 3 sat set-up you installed for me delivers more channels than I can ever watch.

Astra 2, Astra 1, Hotbird

Thats' my recommendation

Pal, where can I view a list of these channels?

musa

benifa wrote:

Pal, where can I view a list of these channels?

There is a mag called What Satellite (If still in print?),which had a full listing of satellites,with a very good horizon to horizon map each month.
I suggest a one metre fixed dish,lined up on 13 degrees Hotbird,as it is the weakest,and a"little extra" bracket with a second lnb on 19 degrees.

You can switch between the satellites without the expense of a motorised system.

Kotek Besar

musa wrote:

There is a mag called What Satellite (If still in print?),which had a full listing of satellites,with a very good horizon to horizon map each month.
I suggest a one metre fixed dish,lined up on 13 degrees Hotbird,as it is the weakest,and a"little extra" bracket with a second lnb on 19 degrees.

You can switch between the satellites without the expense of a motorised system.

Thanks musa - very useful info..

Tony

No need to buy a magazine, just go to www.lyngsat.com A 1m dish is not neccessary , 80cm will work fine.