Satellite TV dish size requirements for Astra

Hi all,

I have a question regarding the dish size for receiving the Beeb channels etc., on Astra 28.2 in Kirchseeon to the east of Munich before you get to Ebersberg.

What size should the dish ideally be? Would a 1 metre dish do it or would a 1.2 be better? It will be put up on the roof with nothing blocking the view.

We also want to be able to receive the German channels on 19.2. Could we use a mono-block LNB or would it be better to use two separate ones? The whole thing will be going through a switch so that the whole house can get all channels.

Thanks,

Boba

1m is good
Mono Block only have 6° of seperation
Mono block wont work with a multi switch
Sky (if you want to upgrade) will only work with certain Multiswitches

A survey is always a good idea. Contact me via Bavaria Satellite.

G

Obviously I'm a bit out of my depth here. It's already set up for the German stuff and I thought it would be an easy swap out. I'll give you guys a call.

I already have a 58cm dish on Hotbird and would like to install another one for ASTRA 2D to get BBC etc.

I’m planning to install it on the front of the house next to the 58cm.

What would be the min. dish size in Munich to have ‘trouble-free’ viewing?

I wouldn’t mind a bit of fading during extreme weather conditions, since I am not a TV addict

Would greatly appreciate some replies from Munich area, so I don’t go out and by a wrong size dish

Thanks,

Eric

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Use one dish with two LNBs. Call Bavaria Satellite.

The satellites are around 15 degrees apart, these combinations are usually more expensive and difficult to tune.

The best (most expensive) solution would be a motorised dish which can be controlled by the receiver.

Anyway combining both isn’t really the issue at the moment,

I just need to know the min. dish size for ASTRA 2D in Munich,

Maybe somebody in the Munich area can give me some examples of sizes and signal strength / quality,

Thanks,

Eric

A 1 metre dish is what you need. That'll get you BBC and ITV - even in a blizzard.

Eck_Spatz, Thanks for the reply

If in Munich a 1 meter dish is good enough for Astra2D, I might get the 100cm Gibertini Dish, or has somebody got any experience with the cheaper supermarket ones?

Like eurovol said, talk to the expert on this and he'll give you the full SP on equipment and installation, our very own Bavaria Satellite / Grinner.

Previously I had a 80cm dish and received BBC, ITV etc. However the picture was lost in bad weather (i.e. Rain).
I upgraded to a 1m Gibertini dish purchased from ebay and the results are great. I just lose the picture when it snows (which hasnt been very often this winter...)

A correctly aligned 90cm dish will give you reception over 95% of the time..

A 1m dish will obviously improve reception, but not that dramatically. Many folk have asked me to install 1m dishes to be on the safe side... 65% of my dishes that moved in the winds were infact 1m dishes! 20% bigger dosent mean 20% more reception.

Astra2/ Hotbird is acheivable on a 90cm dish for as little as 30€ extra for the multiholder, "but you will need a man who can" if you go down this route!

I wonder how many different ways there are of asking the same question?

Did you try doing a search?

Any how, good luck!

Geoff

Thank you very much for your replies

I will wait until the weather is a bit warmer and get a 100cm dish to see if I can pick-up Astra2D, I will leave the 58cm on Hotbird for the moment.

If I have no luck and cannot get a signal, I will get professional help.

But being a communications engineer for transmission systems, I think that normally I should manage.

Eric