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sky dish for hotbird or astra

  • 14-01-2018 2:06pm
    #1
    bittihuduga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭


    hi,
    i have the new shape small sky dish currently not being used for 28.2
    can it be used for 13e or 19.2?
    is the dish size sufficient enough to get signal in dublin?


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  • #2
    Randyleprechaun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 876 ✭✭✭Randyleprechaun


    I would say probably too small.

    80cm recommended


  • #3
    bittihuduga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭bittihuduga


    thank you for the response..will give it a miss then.


  • #4
    tapfit2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭tapfit2004


    bittihuduga wrote: »
    hi,
    i have the new shape small sky dish currently not being used for 28.2
    can it be used for 13e or 19.2?
    is the dish size sufficient enough to get signal in dublin?

    It would do most of the stuff on 19e without much problem. 13e would work but mightn't be that reliable in bad weather and an 80cm would definitely be a better bet as mentioned above.


  • #5
    bittihuduga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭bittihuduga


    tried moving my dish to the right keeping the elevation same.. no luck.. elevated a bit still no luck.
    looks like the new dish is too small to receive anything.
    my satellite meter didn't make noise..so dont think i picked up anything.
    signal strength on the strongest transponder on 19.2 also showed no signal.


  • #6
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    I'd have thought you'd get something from 19 east? I have it as an offset on a zone 2 dish, pointed at 28. (Location towards N. Ireland.)


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  • #7
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Yeah, you should definitely pick up a signal with a Zone 2 minidish.

    OP: When you say new small shape dish, do you mean the very small Zone 1? This would be close to useless.


  • #8
    bittihuduga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭bittihuduga


    byte wrote: »
    Yeah, you should definitely pick up a signal with a Zone 2 minidish.

    OP: When you say new small shape dish, do you mean the very small Zone 1? This would be close to useless.

    sorry.. i dont know if its zone 1 or 2.
    its not the old one.. this one is smaller than old one and are being used for new installations.


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