Thread: Atlantic Satellites (0 to 61 degrees)

That's true of the Central American stuff, provided there is a footprint in the States. Here I can receive Sky Mexico's few ITC channels more or less reliably with a 1.2 meter dish.

Originally Posted by cyberham

How about the west coast? Elevation-wise, Vancouver can see to Superbird B2 at 162E (that's 198W for North Americans). Not sure there's much of a footprint from those satellites on us though. And the southern guys must have lots of good South American stuff.

Originally Posted by remlap

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Originally Posted by cyberham

I am receiving MSNBC with 84% on Coolsat and 70% on S9 now. It's 11709 V 3195. It is the first tp I lose when I lose Telstar 12. I receive 10 video channels ITC, 2 of those are just information channels. There are many scrambled channels. And lots of radio channels too.

Cyberham/SatAv,

Thanks for the info on the MSNBC TP. I changed out my Hughesnet oval dish to a 1.2m Channel Master and MSNBC is good now. I've caught up with Cyberham and now get the 10 ch ITC on 15w.
SatAv, I installed the 1.2m inverted as you suggested recently, wow was it weird working with a dish pointed 30 some deg. up in the air to get a sat only 5 deg above my horizon. But it is working good, the dish otherwise mechanically would not go low enough. Thanks for the info.

Now try for Classic Arts Primary (11884) and the occasionally occurring feed (11718) both ITC. Classic Arts is particularly weak and can't lock on it, only see the RF signal.

I have The Arts at 11884 50Q but good steady picture. The sound is very low, have to turn the tv way up to hear it. How is yours?
I haven't caught the 11718 feed yet, I'll watch for it.

I have never received video or audio from Arts. I've only received a weak RF signal (SQ varying 10 to 25% at best) from this DVB-S2 source that I couldn't lock onto with my S9. This is the same for somebody else in Quebec with a 76 cm Winegard who also is watching this tp. Right now, nothing being received. I guess that 1.2m is doing a good job, especially since you are considerably further west, although your more southernly latitude may help. I suspect the beam is focused on the Brazilian market.

Cyber,

Do you have the polarity and SR for the 11718 feed?