Dish size for 23.5 deg east

[Satman68]

I am in the nw of England. What dish size do I need to get this sat. I have a 1m dish.

Thanks

Satman68

[drpaulos]

There are two sats at 23.5E

According to the Astra website footprints, you would need a 60cm for Astra1D, and a 75cm for Astra3A.

DrPaulos

[TheBadger]

I've got a 1m here just north of Cardiff and I can't get the transponder with Kabel on it but others come in loud and clear. Are some of them directional?
Just looked at the footprint and it seems I'm right on the edge for my dish size - just have to get a bigger one!

[drpaulos]

Astra3A is harder to receive than Astra1D. I receive 1D very strongly and 3A medium strength with an 80cm dish in SE England. Don't forget that a majority of KD transponders now have an FEC of 9/10, so if you are trying to get them, make sure your receiver supports this.

DrPaulos

[TheBadger]

I've got a Technomate 1600 and my User Manual doesn't mention the FECs it supports. I'll have to check their website.

[Glenn_911]

I am in the nw of England. What dish size do I need to get this sat. I have a 1m dish.

Thanks

Satman68

Satman

Thats more then enough for the Astra-3

[dude66]

Living in the west of Ireland and I get it no problem with a Triax 1.1 metre dish.
Dude66

[madsod]

im in brisol and with a 1.8 c/master stiil find it hard to get put a second motor on to pan the dish and it just will not lock on still can't have it all .

[Satman68]

Thanks all. I will check if my decoder supports the fec 9/10

[sstylianou1976]

I can receive the signal perfectly using a Channel Master 1.2 metre dish with a 36v jack.

As for the channels yes they are HDTV so have to get a receiver that can decode the signal.

Best regards,

sstylianou1976