Multifeed setup NW Ireland

[dutzel]

Hi guys!
I'm thinking of setting up a multifeed dish in NW Ireland (Co. Mayo). I've got a 1m dish and would like to receive Astra 28, Astra 19, Hotbird 13 and Sirius via multifeed. I just wonder if anyone in the same area has any experience with a similar setup. Astra & Hotbird is no problem. But how about Sirius and Astra 28. The two sats are 23 degrees apart. Any help much appreciated.

[Rick1980]

I've done 1w to 28e on a 1.1 triax. It struggled on the weaker tp's on 1w though.

[dutzel]

Thanks Ricky 1980!

What's your lat long position, if you don't mind me asking? And which sat are you pointing at . . . I guess, it's Thor as it has the weakest signal. How many lnbs have you set up?

Regards,

dutzel

[Giga]

could be feasable: point the disch at 19.2E
2 lnb at the right (hotbird 13E, Thor & sirius 4.8°E)
1 lnb at the left (28,2 E)
4,8E is not a guarantee:
Europe BSS with a 65-85 cm dish
Europe FSS with a 95-120 cm dish

before you buy a second dish, see what result you get when dish is centered at 4.8°E and don't buy a cheap dish (not flexible, but unflinching) (very windy overthere, could bend the dish out of focus)
did a setup once in Co. Kerry

[dutzel]

Thanks for info Giga!

You are right . . . it can be very windy in this part of the world! Will give it a go and see how I get on with the dish pointing at 19.2 deg.

Regards,


dutzel

[Giga]

These are great tools helped my with the dish pointing:

SMWLink: dish calculator from Swedish Microwave, great stuff, great graphical explanation, what you need to do (made screendumps for each satellite position for lnb allignment)

http://www.smw.se/SMWLink.htm
Astra installation assistant: (line of sight)

http://www.ses-astra.com/consumer/en/how-to-receive-astra/installation-assistant/index.php
Map orientation: select satellite and type in address where you setup the dish:

http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/
result:

http://fr.dishpointer.com/test/supermap.htm?satellite=0050&address=Ireland+%28Co.+Mayo%29

hope it stays dry while installing

[Glenn_911]

Hi guys!
I'm thinking of setting up a multifeed dish in NW Ireland (Co. Mayo). I've got a 1m dish and would like to receive Astra 28, Astra 19, Hotbird 13 and Sirius via multifeed. I just wonder if anyone in the same area has any experience with a similar setup. Astra & Hotbird is no problem. But how about Sirius and Astra 28. The two sats are 23 degrees apart. Any help much appreciated.

dutzel

I have 28 till 9 east on my Traix 1.10 think that the Sirius is just too much, but you can try ?

Good luck

Glenn_911

[snaps]

I would advise a motor. It will be as cheap as a multifeed setup (Slower channel change though) You would not be stuck on just those 4 satellites. 4.8east is your problem satellite with that setup. I tried basically the same setup a year ago on a 1m dish (5east, 13east,19east & 28east). No matter what i tried i just couldn't get a decent 5east signal without loosing 28east in bad weather. I brought a motor for about 40e and havent looked back since and can see from around 50west to 39east here in Mayo.

[dutzel]

Thanks for all the useful info guys. Much appreciated!
I've also looked into a T85 multifeed antenna which should give me 4.8E to 28E without any problem. Has anyone any experience with such a multifeed setup?

Regards,

Dutzel

[Giga]

multi focus could do the trick, has an angle of 40° visibility so this would catch those satellites you want, as long as your line of visibibilty to those satellites is clear.