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For me, the signal is about 3 degrees above horizon. I want to try and get the VOA..
I would be using a 39 inch dish. I already know from setting up 30w, the darn dish looks like it is pointed at the ground. So, for 15w, I'm sure ill have issues mounting it right side up being the dish will need to be pointed so far down... So, what is the formula when you turn the dish upside down?? Any pointers? Ill be mounting the dish at about 9 feet above ground, and has a nice line of sight and the ground drops off so, the terrain works in my favor... There are no trees... With VOA being a 1/2 FEC, I'm thinking i might have some luck picking it up, and would be a great test.
I would be using a 39 inch dish. I already know from setting up 30w, the darn dish looks like it is pointed at the ground. So, for 15w, I'm sure ill have issues mounting it right side up being the dish will need to be pointed so far down... So, what is the formula when you turn the dish upside down?? Any pointers? Ill be mounting the dish at about 9 feet above ground, and has a nice line of sight and the ground drops off so, the terrain works in my favor... There are no trees... With VOA being a 1/2 FEC, I'm thinking i might have some luck picking it up, and would be a great test.
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The best days of 15W seem to be in the past. It was one of my first-ever received satellites from Nova Scotia. I used to receive MSNBC and exotic tps including from TVGE from Equatorial Guinea (now on 97W).
The lowest I've seen in past was 12 degrees elevation. I could reliably receive 3W using my USALS motor mounted near ground level.
Pointing at 3W (12 degrees elevation):
For 3 degrees elevation, if possible, I think you must go inverted. Going inverted makes the physical mount issues disappear. I've heard ground noise may be an issue when pointing that low of an elevation.
Pointing at 14 degrees elevation:
When I last received 15W last year, VOA was about the only regular tp in low band. I could receive while motoring past to 3W. There were some radio channels also on 15W. The VOA tp is only 2.7 C/N lock so it is quite easy to receive.
On 22W, I used the following references as my data tp beacons so I knew where I was looking in the sky. The bolded one was the best (24/7):
12080 H 10332 5/6 DVB-S2 8PSK
12089 H 4720 9/10 DVB-S2 8PSK
12180 H 5423 AUTO DVB-S2 QPSK
ADDED:
For an inverted dish, the actual angle of elevation = physical dish elevation - dish offset. So when the dish is at right angle to the ground (beaming parallel to the ground), it's actually pointing at -22 degrees elevation for my 1m dish. For 3 degrees elevation, if your dish offset is 22 degrees, then you need to physically point the dish at +25 degrees.
The lowest I've seen in past was 12 degrees elevation. I could reliably receive 3W using my USALS motor mounted near ground level.
Pointing at 3W (12 degrees elevation):
For 3 degrees elevation, if possible, I think you must go inverted. Going inverted makes the physical mount issues disappear. I've heard ground noise may be an issue when pointing that low of an elevation.
Pointing at 14 degrees elevation:
When I last received 15W last year, VOA was about the only regular tp in low band. I could receive while motoring past to 3W. There were some radio channels also on 15W. The VOA tp is only 2.7 C/N lock so it is quite easy to receive.
On 22W, I used the following references as my data tp beacons so I knew where I was looking in the sky. The bolded one was the best (24/7):
12080 H 10332 5/6 DVB-S2 8PSK
12089 H 4720 9/10 DVB-S2 8PSK
12180 H 5423 AUTO DVB-S2 QPSK
ADDED:
For an inverted dish, the actual angle of elevation = physical dish elevation - dish offset. So when the dish is at right angle to the ground (beaming parallel to the ground), it's actually pointing at -22 degrees elevation for my 1m dish. For 3 degrees elevation, if your dish offset is 22 degrees, then you need to physically point the dish at +25 degrees.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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College Football Playoff nears agreement on 24-team expansion that could end title games
The College Football Playoff field is about to get much more crowded as the conferences near a deal to double the size of the field to 24 teams starting next year
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Can't help but wonder if a worker overlooked checking the harness. I rarely ride a roller coaster anymore but when I do I check the harness myself pretty aggressively.
Can't imagine what the son is going through.
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Can't imagine what the son is going through.
Dad levitated and bled then fell to his death from coaster
Eyewitnesses have shared fresh details of the horrific accident that happened at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday afternoon.
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Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…
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Had no idea there were that many redundancies built into those restraints.Could B&M’s Patent on the “Clamshell” Ride Restraint Design Offer Clues as to What Happened on Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia?
Incredibly sad news out of Six Flags Over Georgia as it’s being reported one man was killed after being ejected from Goliath, the B&M hyper coaster. Many news outlets have posted pictures of pe…
It makes sense, however, I would want more types of restraints, so if one doesn't work, the other does ... the restraints coming over the shoulder I would have expected ... with a Seat belt as last resort.
Fwiw, I inquired with what they use on Coasters at Cedar Point, various Coasters, different restraints according to what the car and track requires ...
NONE of the Coasters at CP use THAT particular system
I'm glad to see ...
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.
Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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Still the same number of years, just more Sunsets…Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?
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Hard getting used to the new younger Gibbs, Mark Harmons son had the right look but I understand he didn't want the role.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
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Mark Harmon is coming back as Gibbs in Origins, for the full season. Just saw, Dinozzo too, on NCIS . That will be an interesting writing project.
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Mark Harmon Returning To 'NCIS: Origins' As Gibbs For Season 3
Mark Harmon is returning to NCIS: Origins for a season-long arc.
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
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I just received 6 receiver 2 port mini Multiswitch and it work great, no external power need it, and you can connect 6 receiver instead of 4 on most Mini Multiswitches... If anyone is interested in where they can get one PM me....
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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