Is viasat reachable in west ireland

Huevos said:
Of course not. The satellite is above the equator and moves synchronously with the Earth.
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Yeh thought, maybe this new ses-5 will offer a wider footprint for the Nordic beam
 
I remember old Sirius 2/3 satellites had an annual variation as well. I think the signals were stronger in the winter generally but I haven't really seen such a variation with this one.
 
Captain Jack said:
I remember old Sirius 2/3 satellites had an annual variation as well. I think the signals were stronger in the winter generally but I haven't really seen such a variation with this one.
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Were they spinners?
 
Here's is a good one for ye, how come I can pick up aldelta on 7west and the footprint is tighter and further away than the Nordic beam, now that's one for ye to work out
 
Nothing to work out. Just a different satellite, different shaped transmitting antenna etc. You can't pick up Nilesat 201 for example, just as people on the Nile cannot receive Astra 1N.
 
what the freuqncy band will be use ses5 on 4.8e ?
the all viasat move to ses 5 ?
 
Captain Jack said:
Don't think so...
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Well looking at that, Sirius 3 is/was a spinner, so that would explain the annual variation. On Sirius 2 there shouldn't be annual variation because it has a directable solar array, whereas a spinner does not.
 
solly said:
what the freuqncy band will be use ses5 on 4.8e ?
the all viasat move to ses 5 ?
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According to the SES website SES-5 will only have 12 KU band transponders for Europe, the other 24 will be for Africa so I don't think all the Viasat channels would fit even if they wanted to move. Looks like SES-5 will just provide some additional KU band capacity for the Nordic region, with its main focus being on Sub Saharan Africa.
 
Hi,
I am from Roscommon... What size of dish i will need to get Viasat Baltic? (nordic beam)(11843 H 27500, 11958 H 27500)
Thanks!
 
2.4m at least if not more, this you not read the story of this post from the start?
 
Dont take 2.4m as gospel - thats the starting point in Ireland - the requirements could be for something quite a bit bigger! :D
 
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