Hispasat 1C at 30.0

[Dssfree]

Hi! Does anybody know if these channels are really free on Hispasat?

Supershow and Superland From AMC-Argentina but they seems to be really good!

http://www.lyngsat.com/hispa1c.html

http://www.supershowpremium.tv/

http://www.superland.tv/

 

[PSB]

Yes they are FTA! (Watching them right now)

http://www.lyngsat.com/hispa1c.html

 

[Mr Tony]

cant get the dish that far over

 

[smata67]

I get the spanish channels on 12050V (TVGA, ETB) with varying level through the trees 70-87%, doesn't ever drop and I can't pick these two channels (on12175V) up at all. They did pick up on a blind scan, but level never gets over 10%, they just don't come in. This mean anything?

 

[PSB]

Transponders are different strengths throughout the country. Where are you?

 

[smata67]

I'm in 22308, Alexandria, Virginia. Maybe I'll be able to get them when the leaves fall in November.

 

[PSB]

Looks like you are well within the footprint!

http://www.hispasat.com/media//FlotaSatelites/Hispasat_1C/Coberturas/H1C_Cobertura_General.jpg

 

[smata67]

Weak Hispasat Transponders

I was looking into this a bit further. C1 Salta (12.162V) I BARELY (not watchable) get with a 66% quality and Level of 53% (Coolsat 4000), breaks up alot, too bad, I'm missing the Simpson's in Spanish.

The Galicia and ETB channels come in with Quality oscillating between 70-87%, but are coming in strong.

These "super channels" on 12.172V, Level of 57% Quality <10% with an occassional blip that looks like its about to turn green then falls back. What kind of programming is on these?

Canarias (12.171H), same thing.

Do you get Canarias? I remember I used to last year, but not any longer, wonder if they changed transponders?

This baby is pointed RIGHT AT a group of trees only 30 feet away, it's a wonder I'm getting anything, I guess.

I am using a 30" winegard and .4 geosat lnb.

 

[PSB]

tvCanaria-sat (12.172H) I get at 74% signal quality here in MN.

Some dude singing and playing the guitar right now!

Also remember an off-set dish looks to be pointing around 22º lower than where the signal is actually coming from!

 

[N5XZS]

I would love to get this bird, but I am out of ranges or blocked by East mountains here in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Lot's of good TV stations from what I hear!

 

[PSB]

I can see an elevation of 2.3º being a......... problem

                     Albuquerque, NM.
          Latitude 35° 4.302'N Longitude 106° 30.540'W

                       Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)    El  Skew
---------------------------------------------------------------
                               
                                                     
                  Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W  97.8  87.3   2.3 -54.2
                               
                 
        Satellite Finder is (c) Copyright 2004, P. Lutus

 

[RVD420]

I can see an elevation of 2.3º being a......... problem

                     Albuquerque, NM.
          Latitude 35° 4.302'N Longitude 106° 30.540'W

                       Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)    El  Skew
---------------------------------------------------------------
                               
                                                     
                  Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W  97.8  87.3   2.3 -54.2
                               
                 
        Satellite Finder is (c) Copyright 2004, P. Lutus

Not a problem if you have a 100' tower to mount the dish on j/k

 

[PSB]

But the elevation to the satellite remains the same

 

[TiminMb]

Is 7 degrees elevation too low? I believe that's what it works out to here at 49.9 N and 97 West

 

[TiminMb]

Yes they are FTA! (Watching them right now)

http://www.lyngsat.com/hispa1c.html

PSB, what size dish are you using?

 

[PSB]

36" SatelliteAV dish, anything under 10º in elevation is going to be a challenge!

But this satellite is at just 10.3º in elevation for me here in MN.

 

[Mr Tony]

Tim
is its possible to get? Probably...need a good LOS.
I know member "eastcoast" can get G10 from "the rock" with a 5 degree elevation

 

[smata67]

As luck would have it, this satellite is at 24 degrees elevation from my location which is exactly the offset for the 30" Winegard, so all I have to do is put a level on it and make sure that it is vertical. It is pointing about 15 degrees to the left of the satellite, though, I'm picking up a deflected signal, it is pointed right at a solid mass of trees that are 60 feet tall and only about 30 feet away. Maybe I'll go out this afternoon and do some sweeps and see if I can pick these other channels up...

 

[PSB]

For an object 60' tall (Elevation to satellite 24º) you would have to be at least 135' away!

http://www.bjupress.com/services/bjhomesat/tech_support/obstacle.html

 

[smata67]

A closer look reveals I'm probably getting the signal between two trees, there's a sliver of sky visible, it must be just in the right spot. Also, found a branch (with bird's nest, too) had grown over, cleared it and quality jumped to 90 on all my channels and C1 Salta, but C1 is still breaking up despite a solid quality. Absolutely nothing on 12.175 and Canaria...