78.0°W (Simón Bolívar)?

[pjcl]

Lyngsat shows this sat at 78 W. Since my box doesn't have this location on the list, I need to position the dish manually. I have tried to use 11379 H 23000 as my reference, but no luck. Can anyone confirm this bird is out there? Is this tp correct? (I don't have blind scan) Is there a stronger transponder with which to aim the dish? Thanks!

 

[pro96]

Lyngsat shows this sat at 78 W. Since my box doesn't have this location on the list, I need to position the dish manually. I have tried to use 11379 H 23000 as my reference, but no luck. Can anyone confirm this bird is out there? Is this tp correct? (I don't have blind scan) Is there a stronger transponder with which to aim the dish? Thanks!

let me check as my dish right now is at 74w

 

[pro96]

No signal for me, could be that the LNB is Circular perhaps

 

[pjcl]

No signal for me, could be that the LNB is Circular perhaps

Maybe...

 

[photoman76]

That satellite is for Venezuela, so the footprint over the US is quite limited I think. I haven't been able to find a footprint map.

 

[Mr Tony]

Mike Kohl mentions some spillover into SE US but not much

 

[Copykat]

I can get it in the NE US, but there is some pixellation with my ten foot dish.

 

[guacharaca]

Once I checked the footprint for this Sat. I recall it basically being the "north" of South America. (Venezuela and Colombia). Copycat is that C-band or ku-band with the ten-foot dish?

 

[Anole]

from March 2010:

I looked everywhere and could not find a footprint map.
However, I did find this thread from a few months ago, here on SatGuys.

Simon Bolivar 78W receivable in S. Florida

edit:
Oh, just a thought... I was searching in English! -

 

[Tron]

I've never received anything from that bird here in S.E. Louisiana...

 

[pjcl]

Thanks, everybody!

 

[nycrich]

This satellite is receivable here in southern Florida on C and Ku band as I stated on my original post. It is linear polarization (V & H). I have marginal signal on C band using a 6 ft dish with a C/Ku lnb combo using a Coolsat 5000. I'm sure witha bigger dish as someone in Orlando stated higher signals on C band.
I used a separate Ku dish (120cm Fortec) to receive the ku. Most of the channels shown here is also available on NSS806 40.5W which is easier to receive, but requires circular polarization ( Vive, Telesue, Colombeia, etc).

 

[eurosport]

Simon Bolivar in North Florida....

I just tried for this bird here on C-band and have all the channels listed on Lyngsat.
The 3888 V transponder is at 37% quality with excellent picture and sound, on my 10 footer with the Coolsat 8000!
I'm in north Florida, halfway between Jacksonville and Tallahassee about 15 miles south of I-10. :up

 

[mr3p]

I tried to find the Ku feeds from 78W a couple of weeks ago and got nothing. My guess is that I'm too far out of the footprint.

 

[Copykat]

Copycat is that C-band or ku-band with the ten-foot dish?

C-Band.

 

[John Popper]

just tried to see if I could get this bird but no luck down here