Question for badr 3 4 and 6

[Quicksy]

Hi people

just to say this forum is great as loads of info to read loving it

anyhow down to the question

i am in the northwest of the uk near preston and i am trying to find out what size dish i need for full reception of all the transponders on 26 degrees east (arabsat) (badr3/4/6) as i have been told conflicting information (some say 1.8mtr dish and some say 2.4mtr dish)

just for some background info i am an independant sky installer and have been asked to price for a private job involving arabsat (so i am newbie for the stuff not on sky lol)

any help or info from anybody that has done an install in the northwest would be greatly appreacited

many thanks
quicksy

[nanochickin]

I can get a good signal off most of the BADR birds on my 90cm dish in the midlands. Even the MBC stuff on the weakest footprint comes through ok.

To guarentee more or less interupted service i would go for at least a 1.2m dish. I don't honestly think you would need any bigger

This is the Middle east and BSS beam. 42= 120-150cms, 44= 90 -120cms



This is the FSS Beam



And finally the MBC beam which doesn't cover the UK even though i can get the channels on my 90cm dish





Nano

[Quicksy]

Thanks nanochickin for the info and i think i will quote for a 1.8mtr dish anyhow as i dont need the callbacks on this job and also i can get that size at the same price as smaller dishes

thanks again for the quick reply

[robbo71]

Originally Posted by Quicksy

Thanks nanochickin for the info and i think i will quote for a 1.8mtr dish anyhow as i dont need the callbacks on this job and also i can get that size at the same price as smaller dishes

thanks again for the quick reply

Out of interest, which 1.8m dish are you going to use Quicksy?

[rd100]

No problems on this on a 1.0m dish in south wales but i would go for a 1.2m max to allow for rain fade,

Originally Posted by Quicksy

Hi people

just to say this forum is great as loads of info to read loving it

anyhow down to the question

i am in the northwest of the uk near preston and i am trying to find out what size dish i need for full reception of all the transponders on 26 degrees east (arabsat) (badr3/4/6) as i have been told conflicting information (some say 1.8mtr dish and some say 2.4mtr dish)

just for some background info i am an independant sky installer and have been asked to price for a private job involving arabsat (so i am newbie for the stuff not on sky lol)

any help or info from anybody that has done an install in the northwest would be greatly appreacited

many thanks
quicksy

[Quicksy]

robbo i think it will be the fortec from solutions group as i have had them before and it is good dish and easy build and i get a really good price for them

rd100 we have major rain here often as whatever the weathermen say is a lie for us just rain and more rain lol