What size dish for feeds?

An old saved file from my pc but should still be fairly accurate.

Dish size Guide for South East England Satellite reception,



Only Satellites with a Footprint in England & Wales included in this list,

This guide is for the England,Wales,& can be used as a guide for France,Netherlands,Belgium,& Germany as these Countries are at the centre of most of the footprints in this guide,

Scotland,N Ireland,Irish Republic,Nordic Countries,& Eastern Europe will need a bigger dish size approx 30 to 40% larger to receive these satellites as strong as in the South East of England.

This guide is based on an 0.2 dB Lnb with all dish sizes,

Intelsat-7 & 10 ---------------------68.5 east 100cm
Intelsat-902 -------------------------62 east 80cm
NSS-12 -------------------------------57 east 80cm

Satellites received in Essex 53 east to 45 west

Express AM-22 --------------------53 east 80cm --------------{No reception for 12.500 to 12.750 Middle East Spot beam}
Yahsat 1A ---------------------------52.5 east 70cm European beam now active,
Eutelsat W2M----------------------48 east 80cm (Testing)
Intelsat-12 ---------------------------45 east 70 cm
Turksat 2A & 3A east -------------80cm for west beam reception
Turksat 2A & 3A east the UK is too far outside the intended service area of Turksat 42 east " East beam " no reliable reception in the UK.
HellaSat-2 ----------------------------39east---- 60cm to 80cm......this is for Europe beams only,
Eutelsat -W-7------------------------36east -----100cm reception only for European beam---Reception difficult in the UK from Eutelsat W4 & W7 beams to Russia & South Africa,180cm on some African beams reported,
Eurobird-3 -----------------------------33.2 east ----100cm {It is Not possible to receive services from Eastern Europe beams in UK}
Astra-1G -------------------------------31.5 east -----No reception in the UK,..........(West & East Beams serve Central & Eastern Europe only, 60 to 80 cm dish),
Arabsat 5A ---------------------------30.5 east C band 150 to 240cm in the UK
Astra---2 A- B-& Eurobird-1------28.2 / 28.5-----45cm to 60cm.
Astra 2D-Astra-1N ------------------28.2----45cm to 60cm---new tighter beams for UK on 1N for FreeSat will make reception difficult in Southern Europe (Spain & Greece)
Badr- 4 ----------------------------------26---100cm to 120cm---************ South UK----- 120 to 180cm...<<<<< North UK
Badr-5 & 6 @ 26 east {There is no reception on Badr-5 & 6 in the UK with the new tight beam (180cm reception has been reported on the Isle of Wight)
Eurobird-2 @ 25.5 east } No reception with 100cm dish in the UK
Astra--3A*,3B-----------------------23.5 ---80 to 90cm --------------------------120 *further West & North an even bigger dish required {some spot beams cannot be received in the UK}
Eutelsat-W-6 -----------------------21.6 ----100 to 120 cm
Arabsat 2B,2C --------------------20 east 120cm for C band in Southern England
Astra-1- H, KR,1L,1M, 2C------19.2 ------50cm -------.------------------60cm.
Eutelsat W3C ---------------------16 east ----60cm Central Europe inc UK
Hotbird--6--8 & 9 -----------------13---------50cm to 60cm. (Hotbird-10 is to replace one of these satellite within the next 8 weeks the spare satellite will move to a new location)
Eutelsat-W2A----------------------10 -------100 to 120cm {some transmissions can be received on a 80cm dish}
Eurobird-9A -------------------------9 --------60cm
Eutelsat-W3A ---------------------7 ---------80cm
Astra 4A------------------------------4.8 east ---120cm Nordic beam (UK is outside intended service area)
Astra 4A -----------------------------4.8 --------80cm European beam,
Eutelsat 3C ------------------------3.2 east....80cm
Thor-5 & 6 -------------------------0.8 west --80 cm European beam
Thor-5 & 6 -------------------------0.8 ---------100 cm for Nordic beam in South East England
Intelsat-10-02 --------------------1 west ---80cm
Amos-2 & 3------------------------4 west ---100cm no reliable service in UK as we are not inside the intended service area,
AtlanticBird-3 ---------------------5 west ----80cm.
Nilesat-101,102 -------------------7 ---------100 to 150cm for some vertical transponder's for Horizontal Tp's 240cm + but no reliable reception possible in the UK as we are well outside the service area for this satellite,best reception is on the South coast of the UK,
Nilesat 201 -------------------------7 west { no reception with 100cm dish}
AtlanticBird-7 ----------------------7.3 west----100cm South East England
AtlanticBird-2 ----------------------8 --------------80cm.
AtlanticBird-1 ----------------------12.5 ----------80cm
Telstar-12 ---------------------------15 -------- 90cm
Intelsat-901 -------------------------18 --------100cm
NSS-7 ---------------------------------22 ------- 100cm (SES 4 (NSS 14) with 52 C - 72 Ku will replace NSS-7 early 2012)
Intelsat-905 --------------------------24.5 ------80cm
Intelsat-907 --------------------------27.5 ------80cm
Hispasat 1C,1D & 1E -------------------30------80cm to 100cm
Intelsat-903 --------------------------34.5 ------80cm ----(only occasional feeds here not very active)
Telstar 11N --------------------------37.5 ------80cm -----(Occasional feeds)
Intelsat-14-----------------------------45.1 ------ 80cm
 
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There is a very simple answer the Bigger the better
 
What size dish do I need for feeds?


some jobs we've done for commercial feeds have been pretty big & usually broadcast quality gear but the smallest would be aiming a sky dish at 24.5w most days and you'll usually catch the local BBC's outside broadcast unit's feeds gathering news, especially when there's something big on.

Have you had a look at Satelliweb.com btw.
 
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