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Can i reach this sat from the US?

 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 289
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
Antenna -- min. 75--85 cm

Item Specification
Reflector Optics offset
GAIN@12.5 GHz Ku-Band 38.9dB -- 40 dB
Mount Type Az/El
Azimuth Alignment 360°
Elevation Alignment 15°~ 65°
Pole Diameter 30~50 mm
Operating Temperature -40°C~+60°C
Operation Wind 90km/H

is this enough info to let me know if i can reach this european satellite from the us?
 

SignalFTA
New member
Username: Signalfta

Post Number: 4
Registered: Dec-07
Posted on   
What sat is that?????????You are giving your dish specs
 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 290
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
EUROBIRD 1 :: 28.5 ° East
With twenty-four operational channels, the EUROBIRD 1 satellite provides coverage of Western and Central Europe, extending as far west as the Canary Islands.

Designed for the provision of direct-to-home television and multimedia services, the transmit coverage provides high power over several European countries, including Germany and the United Kingdom, permitting the use of very small receive antennae. The receive coverage provides uplink capability over a very wide area.


I guess it answers my question :-(
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SignalFTA
New member
Username: Signalfta

Post Number: 5
Registered: Dec-07
Posted on   
I looked up my sat location for that bird an this what i get.

Latitude:
34.00° N (34° 0' 0")
Longitude:
-81.03° E (81° 1' 48")
City:
Columbia/SC
Country:
United States of America
Azimuth angle:
258.78° (True North)
Elevation angle:
-24.03°
LNB tilt (Skew):
-54.41°
Distance to satellite:
44357.23 Km
Signal delay:
295.71 ms (Uplink + Downlink)
Declination angle:
-22.03°
Polarmount hour angle:
284.89°
Angle setting on motor:
104.89° West
Satellite:
Eurobird 1 (28.5° E = 331.5° W)

You want to try your location
Try this
h**p://www.satlex.de
 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 291
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
i'm in los angeles so i have a feeling i have no chance...but thank u very much for your help and the link
 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 292
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
signalFTA, i just realized the last thing u wrote before the link

eurobird 1 works between 28.5E and 331W?i thought it's only a close range

does that mean that the west coast can catch that satellite?
 

SignalFTA
New member
Username: Signalfta

Post Number: 7
Registered: Dec-07
Posted on   
i used this as an example...........

Latitude:
35.36° N (35° 21' 35")
Longitude:
-119.01° E (119° 0' 36")
City:
Bakersfield/CA
Country:
United States of America
Azimuth angle:
227.74° (True North)
Elevation angle:
-49.14°
LNB tilt (Skew):
-37.12°
Distance to satellite:
46781.25 Km
Signal delay:
311.88 ms (Uplink + Downlink)
Declination angle:
-52.80°
Polarmount hour angle:
306.80°
Angle setting on motor:
126.8° West
Satellite:
Eurobird 1 (28.5° E = 331.5° W)

NOTICE the ele angle -49.14
 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 293
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
see, since i dont know how to use these numbers, i have to call my friend, that actually set up my dish on my roof...but if i'm able to catch eurobird 1, then i have access to 79 channels from romania,,,and i'm set
i currently have 3-4 on GC, which work once every 2 months...
1) do i need a special dish, or the GC should be fine? actually when i order the romanian channels, i get the receiver + dish + lnb..im guessing it should work in the states too

2) where did u acquire this info regarding bakersfield, if u dont mind me asking? can i get a link? I will have this site on my laptop when he comes here...

THANK U SOOO MUCH!!
 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 295
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
signal FTA, hook me up with a link pls :-)
 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 296
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
dude, how do you have your dish with a negative elevation angle? it's in the ground? :-)
 

THE FTA TESTER
Gold Member
Username: Ke5aqn

IF I DONT KNOW THE ANSWER, I WILL FIND...

Post Number: 2558
Registered: Sep-06
Posted on   
That bird is on the other part of the world and out of our reach here in the usa. I clue is its at EUROBIRD 1 :: 28.5 ° East. All the ones we can get are alway WEST NOT EAST. I went and looked at www.dishpointer.com and its not listed as one we can see..

Hope that helps

Are the channels on it even in the clear?
 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 297
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
thanks dude, i'm slowly starting to give up :-(
now i started to realize what these numbers mean; b/c i have a friend that goes up on the house to fix the dish, i never really knew what these numbers stand for...but the negative elevation angle is the reason we can't do it...

i figured maybe the new motirzed dishes may pick up signal, what the he-ll do i know? :-)
 

THE FTA TESTER
Gold Member
Username: Ke5aqn

IF I DONT KNOW THE ANSWER, I WILL FIND...

Post Number: 2562
Registered: Sep-06
Posted on   
We can get alot with the motorized h-h dish.

I am getting 18 sat's i think mabee 19 here. I have just about every sat you can get with a 31" dish. Their are more but c-band and i will need to put back up my BUD to get them...a summer project.
 

Andrew
Silver Member
Username: Machedonul

Post Number: 298
Registered: Jul-06
Posted on   
but i can't get european satellites from the west coast...what a bummer
i would've had 79 romanian channels, one shot

talk about yesterday's high and today's low :-)
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