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13 east

  • 29-12-2012 4:30pm
    #1
    jvrk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭


    Hi iv been doing some research and was wondering would a 60cm dish hit 13 east from limerick or would I need a bigger dish is there much sport on
    this sat?


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  • #2
    banie01
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    It will do the job(Lots of Poles using 60cm Cyfra supplied Dishes around Limerick City)But may suffer from rain fade on the weaker TPs
    And there is a lot of sport on 13e.

    Depends on what your interested in and what you want to spend subscription wise.
    Most popular sports subs on 13e would likely be Cyfra(Premier league)and Al Jazeera/JSC(Everything else!) but there is also Sky Italia and numerous other packages available on that Sat.


  • #3
    jvrk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭jvrk


    Mainly only looking for the 3 pm kick offs that sky don't have so would this be a good option?


  • #4
    lertsnim
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    jvrk wrote: »
    Mainly only looking for the 3 pm kick offs that sky don't have so would this be a good option?

    Cyfra would be your best bet on 13e imo


  • #5
    snaps
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    A 60cm will work fine for DVB S channels (SD), the problems a lot of people are having including me is with some of the DVB S2 channels (HD). I even lost the dreaded C+Gol transponder yesterday during rain and im using an 1.1m dish with the 13east 6degrees offset.


  • #6
    banie01
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    snaps wrote: »
    I even lost the dreaded C+Gol transponder yesterday during rain and im using an 1.1m dish with the 13east 6degrees offset.

    Have they dropped power on that TP recently?
    I have it on a @90cm at a 3degree offset and I've had no issues with that TP(a yet at least but I didn't watch yesterday)as of yet.
    I'm a bit further south than you so maybe that gives me a little more margin...


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  • #7
    snaps
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    banie01 wrote: »

    Have they dropped power on that TP recently?
    I have it on a @90cm at a 3degree offset and I've had no issues with that TP(a yet at least but I didn't watch yesterday)as of yet.
    I'm a bit further south than you so maybe that gives me a little more margin...
    it uses a high bitrate, they've got a lot of hd channels on 1 transponder. There's a high chance my receiver could be at fault too. I use a dm800 in the living room. Its dodgy now funny enough, but its lashing here currently. I'll tinker with the lnb tommorrow. I think mini mini is on that transponder, a channel the young lad watches a lot.


  • #8
    jvrk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭jvrk


    So upon reading this I will go with a 80cm dish to be on the safe side also has any one used a monoblock lnb as I would like to hit astra if possible from the same dish.


  • #9
    banie01
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    jvrk wrote: »
    So upon reading this I will go with a 80cm dish to be on the safe side also has any one used a monoblock lnb as I would like to hit astra if possible from the same dish.

    If you are planning on receiving 13e and 19.2e and 80cm dish is the way to go.
    There is a user on here ''Steveon'' who is a Limerick based installer/supplier whom I would highly recommend if you are looking to get a quality job done.

    With regards to the monobloc option, I've never used 1 myself(Current setup is 7 lnbs on a TD88 dish) but the consensus from experienced hobbyists and installers here in Ireland is that, as they are designed for Central/Northern European use in general that the spacings tend to be incorrect for Irish use and make it very hard to achieve peak reception on both sats.


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