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Analoguesat · 28-01-07, 06:43 PM

Finally managed to get a weak signal off this difficult bird. Ive managed to scan 11515 H 27500 3/4, although the picture is breaking up badly on the fta channels and its hardly worth bothering with.

Cant get anything off any of the other 3A tp's carrying fta channels, but I'll tweak the lnb a bit more at some point to see if I can improve things.

ATM it is off the lnb I set up for the NSS8 launch coverage being carried on 1D - and that one is so strong I didnt need to tweak the lnb too much..

1m offset dish - on 16E.
23.5E via offset 0.2dB MTI BluLine LNB.

Edited to correct dish description....

ops:

BlackHawk · 28-01-07, 10:39 PM

I'm rather surprised that you saw anything at all. I think that you must just be in the 47dBw contour. With your dish being a good 7 degrees off of boresight, it must be picking up a signal 6-10dBs down for a start, from what I remember of aerial test results in my past.
One good thing is that if you got a sniff of a signal you should be able to pick up a reasonable signal when you line the dish up to 23.5 east.
BH

nanochickin · 11-08-07, 03:56 AM

I've had a play this evening and i've managed to get some stuff of Astra 3As German Beam

The BER indicator was going up and down abit but the picture was watchable with only slight pixilation

Not bad for a 90cm dish IMHO

Nano

satsid · 11-08-07, 04:18 AM

here a few freqs @ 23 east to play with.
12649h 5600 top tv & ocko=tv
12565h 27500 TA3 & tv joj
this one is stronger 11914h 27500 more than one channel here.
Also this this one is stronger @ 11515h 27500.
sid

satsid · 11-08-07, 04:26 AM

Hi guys from 23 east iv just looked @ enc on Rtl 11 & vox.ie nagra V betatec & the channels are now off.By the looks of things on this Premiere might not last long.
sid

nanochickin · 11-08-07, 10:18 AM

I've lost everything now, only got the stuff off 1D now

Must be like Nilesat where the signal gets better at night :?

Nano

satsid · 11-08-07, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nanochickin

I've lost everything now, only got the stuff off 1D now

Must be like Nilesat where the signal gets better at night :?

Nano

Hi Nano,signal strenth does change on this bird lol.Best signel here for me is about 5am

sid

wod · 11-08-07, 11:17 PM

strange as you have 1.8metre dish so i would have thought you'd get good reception of this satellite ?

bigtee · 12-08-07, 12:24 AM

Wod

I was baffled at first too; but 23.5E seems to have two sats - Astra 1D which is easily received and Astra 3A which is what the guys are talking about i.e. the difficult one.

28-01-07, 06:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Astra 3A 23.5E Finally managed to get a weak signal off this difficult bird. Ive managed to scan 11515 H 27500 3/4, although the picture is breaking up badly on the fta channels and its hardly worth bothering with. Cant get anything off any of the other 3A tp's carrying fta channels, but I'll tweak the lnb a bit more at some point to see if I can improve things. ATM it is off the lnb I set up for the NSS8 launch coverage being carried on 1D - and that one is so strong I didnt need to tweak the lnb too much.. 1m offset dish - on 16E. 23.5E via offset 0.2dB MTI BluLine LNB. Edited to correct dish description.... ops: __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

28-01-07, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
BlackHawk Satellite Help member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Suffolk, ENGLAND Posts: 166 Thanks: 2 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Astra 3A 23.5E I'm rather surprised that you saw anything at all. I think that you must just be in the 47dBw contour. With your dish being a good 7 degrees off of boresight, it must be picking up a signal 6-10dBs down for a start, from what I remember of aerial test results in my past. One good thing is that if you got a sniff of a signal you should be able to pick up a reasonable signal when you line the dish up to 23.5 east. BH

11-08-07, 03:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Astra 3A 23.5E I've had a play this evening and i've managed to get some stuff of Astra 3As German Beam The BER indicator was going up and down abit but the picture was watchable with only slight pixilation Not bad for a 90cm dish IMHO Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

11-08-07, 04:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
satsid Feedhunter Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,814 Thanks: 31 Thanked 85 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Astra 3A 23.5E here a few freqs @ 23 east to play with. 12649h 5600 top tv & ocko=tv 12565h 27500 TA3 & tv joj this one is stronger 11914h 27500 more than one channel here. Also this this one is stronger @ 11515h 27500. sid

11-08-07, 04:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
satsid Feedhunter Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,814 Thanks: 31 Thanked 85 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Astra 3A 23.5E Hi guys from 23 east iv just looked @ enc on Rtl 11 & vox.ie nagra V betatec & the channels are now off.By the looks of things on this Premiere might not last long. sid

11-08-07, 10:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Astra 3A 23.5E I've lost everything now, only got the stuff off 1D now Must be like Nilesat where the signal gets better at night :? Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

11-08-07, 11:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
wod Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,299 Thanks: 18 Thanked 93 Times in 82 Posts	Re: Astra 3A 23.5E strange as you have 1.8metre dish so i would have thought you'd get good reception of this satellite ?

12-08-07, 12:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
bigtee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 569 Thanks: 13 Thanked 74 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Astra 3A 23.5E Wod I was baffled at first too; but 23.5E seems to have two sats - Astra 1D which is easily received and Astra 3A which is what the guys are talking about i.e. the difficult one. __________________ Raven 90 multi lnb 1w, 7, 9, 13, 16, 19 & 28e; 1m Orbital on SG 2100 5e-34w and Various Receivers