58W in Montreal, Canada

[zinco]

Hello,

I would like to know if I can get Transponder 3840 on 58W in Montreal, Canada?

I have SV8000 HD, 36" Fortec Dish, universal LNB, no motor. Please tell me if this is enough.

Thanks.

 

[guacharaca]

Nope. You have equipment for ku band while the frequency you seek is C-band. You need a bigger dish and a C-band lnb. Do you seek the Spanish or the German programs on that tp? There are other satellites that you can receive that may have similar programs.

 

[FaT Air]

Freq 3840 is C Band. I'd think it would requires a BUD (Big Useful Dish ) for reliable reception.
8 ft minimum I'd think, but maybe someone else has had good results with smaller.
You'd also need a C band LNB.
Some have used as small as a 4 foot dish for C band. I can not comment on how well they worked, and if they locked I9 transponder your interested in,
Another consideration is your LOS (Line Of Sight) Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com is helpful in this regards.

 

[zinco]

Thanks guys. I'm trying to get France 24.

Why do they still use the huge BUDs? I thought it's a thing of the past.

 

[phlatwound]

BUDs are still used because you need the bigger dishes for reliable reception of C-band frequencies.

Analog signals are what are (mostly) a thing of the past, most stuff is digital now, and BUDs are as useful as ever.

 

[vanalex]

I was watching France 24 as well as the other two FTA channels on that transponder last night. They come in fine on my 5.5 foot dish with the Coolsat 6000.

 

[zinco]

I was watching France 24 as well as the other two FTA channels on that transponder last night. They come in fine on my 5.5 foot dish with the Coolsat 6000.

Thanks for replying.

I wonder how big will be the BUD for Montreal, Canada?

 

[jaray]

I'm further north, in Ontario and I can get pretty much get anything anyone else is getting on my 6' dish. As a matter of fact, I was just over at 58W (or 55W, can't remember) just the other day and saw more than adequate signal qualities on something when I had my actuator unhooked and was ghetto moving the dish.

 

[Mr Tony]

Yep the 6 footers work great on those Atlantic sats

I'm at 45N 93W (Minneapolis)

 

[John Popper]

my 7 Ft works perfect for that bird, I am able to get all FTA channels in that Sat

 

[eurosport]

My 7.5ft BUD gets excellent reception of 58w.
A 5 or 6ft should do a fine job on it.

 

[zinco]

Shall I get the regular BUD or the mesh. I might put it on the 7th floor. What's the difference between regular and mesh reception wise?

 

[turbosat]

If you mean the difference between a solid metal dish and a mesh one, it won't make any difference to your signal. As long as the holes are tiny, it reflects the same way a solid piece of metal does. Might make a slight difference in wind-loading at low wind speeds but in higher winds I understand the mesh dish will catch wind as much as a solid does. If you find a nice mesh dish, go for it. The shape of the dish is what you want to check, that the panels are not bent or have breaking/broken parts.