nordic beam channels thor 1west

[wod]

is anyone getting channels on the nordic beam of thor 3 _http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/thor3.html

as nothing signal wise here with 90cm dish as just being looking at the canal digital channels

what dish size would get them 1.2m ?

[chorleycat]

hi
yes probably 1.2 - just

i just tried 11873 H 28000 on a 1 metre channel master and whilst it will scan in the channels ok they are not watchable --

the same transponder on a 1.8 channel master is ok channels are good no break up

other transponders are ok i,m watching sly news channel on 12 456 V 28000
at the moment -- using - diablo/ conax

weather conditions are cloudy but not heavy cloud

my location is north west yorkshire

regards c.c.

[wod]

thor t1 and t2 beams aren't a problem signal is booming on these but guess my dish is too small to get the rest of the channels

1.2m is biggest i could go as the dish is near the guttering plus there is still quite a few channels i can get on thor 5 anyway

the dish i'm using on 1west is 90cm triax which is obviously not the best quality

[satelliteman]

I don't get that beam either on a Td88 with Invacom.

[wod]

from looking at the footprint map i doubt anything less than 1.2m to get good reception of the channels

so going to have to upgrade the dish i think

[chorleycat]

Originally Posted by wod

from looking at the footprint map i doubt anything less than 1.2m to get good reception of the channels

so going to have to upgrade the dish i think

hi there -- wod --
clear skies here tonight --- still lots of breakup -- not watchable --- on 1 metre channel master -- so - yes - i guess it needs 1.2 in this part of the country -- even that might be borderline when it rains
all the best c.c.

[Robbo]

Just scraping them through on a Triax 1.1 in Kent.Only marginally better than 7 west.

Can't check Canal Digital as no means to descramble, but the FTA transponders are needing a higher quality reading than usual.

[wod]

Originally Posted by chorleycat

hi there -- wod --
clear skies here tonight --- still lots of breakup -- not watchable --- on 1 metre channel master -- so - yes - i guess it needs 1.2 in this part of the country -- even that might be borderline when it rains
all the best c.c.

yes was thinking of getting an andrews or as they are now called asc signal 1.2m dish to fit on to a jaeger 1224 motor

wonder if i could get them on a gibertini 1.2m as i want something lightweight

chorleycat was you using the matched feedhorn on the dish or just standard lnb as wondering if that would make a difference ?

[chorleycat]

hi -
i,v had a number of lnb,s on the -- 1.00.metre channel master --
i tried a c 120 inverto with a channel master feedhorn and got slightly less signal than withy a standard l.n.b.f.
the one i,m using is an Edision SL-5 --0.2 db
it was a fraction better than a sharp white case 0.3 db
and a Invacom 0.3

a 1.2 metre dish might respond better to a matched feehorn ?
my 1.8 certainly does

i,v tried the above 3 - lnb,s on a 80 cm in the past and the sharp was the best on that dish ----

cheers c.c.

[wod]

funny you should mention the edision lnb as i have one of them in the cupboard with a sharp lnb