Astra 2 F Signal

montgolfiere · Post by **montgolfiere** » Mon 01 Jul 2013 06:25

We appear to be enjoying a new period with the signal 'up a bi't. Although not as high as before at least we have some hope that the signal may increase instead of dropping bit by bit....as it has done for months...... I have all channels at 0615 on a 120 chez moi in Rennes les Bains.

Nigel · Post by **Nigel** » Mon 01 Jul 2013 06:47

Anymore info on dish size around Argeles yet

montgolfiere · Post by **montgolfiere** » Mon 01 Jul 2013 07:08

Unfortunately we will not have anything definite until Astra 2E has gone into service (Sept) and we have seen how stable the signal is . If it is similar to 2F it is likely to be a 150 -180 High Quality Dish with Feedhorn LNB.

Nigel · Post by **Nigel** » Mon 01 Jul 2013 10:24

Thanks for info...if it is to be a 180cm dish any idea on rough cost

montgolfiere · Post by **montgolfiere** » Mon 01 Jul 2013 10:43

I have no accurate costings as yet but maybe around 1000 euros !!

There may also need to be 'Groundworks (concrete 'slabs')', and Shelter 'Panels' (from wind') and / or Fences to protect from Child, Dog or Sanglier attack!!!

It is the level of investment required which leads me to want to really KNOW the actual size required, before doing any such installtion......

montgolfiere · Post by **montgolfiere** » Tue 02 Jul 2013 11:25

signal still 'high'.....all channels working this morning...
It looks likely that 2E will now be delayed by at least 2 months...maybe November??

montgolfiere · Post by **montgolfiere** » Wed 17 Jul 2013 06:58

There has been the usual up and down of he signal over the past couple of weeks but now appears to be in 'high mode'.

no new date as yet for the Launch of 2E....

Smiley G · Post by **Smiley G** » Wed 17 Jul 2013 20:11

UPDATE 13/07/13 at 09.30 - An update regarding the investigations into the cause of the "Proton" rocket crash of the 2nd of July, 2013 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, apparently the "Russian State Commission" inquiry is still ongoing but is expected to be completed by the end of July, following this completion the expectation is that the "ILS" (International Launch Services) own "FROB" (Failure Review Oversight Board) investigation and review will begin in early/mid August, of course all this is relevant regarding the delayed "Astra 2E" satellite launch and in light of this latest information it is looking increasingly likely that it will be a September launch for the "Astra 2E" satellite.
Looks like November if the launch goes OK.

Courtesy of Rob's Satellite TV
http://robssatellitetv.webs.com/astra2e.htm

Sue · Post by **Sue** » Sat 10 Aug 2013 16:16

Surprise surprise, we have been getting channel 5 today!

Smiley G · Post by **Smiley G** » Sat 10 Aug 2013 17:02

Sue wrote:Surprise surprise, we have been getting channel 5 today!

Sue, what size dish do you have? We get everything perfectly bar the C5 assortment on an 80cm dish.
Also, if possible what LNB do you use?

Sue · Post by **Sue** » Sat 10 Aug 2013 18:43

It has gone again now and was totally a one off. The first time we had seen Ch 5 for months and months. For what its worth its a 100cm dish and the LNB is the same (we think) as your friends that you wrote about previously. I would stress again that this was a one off and not a regular occurrence.

Sue · Post by **Sue** » Sun 11 Aug 2013 14:36

All chanel 5s again at the moment!

opas · Post by **opas** » Sun 11 Aug 2013 18:16

I'm intrigued , what do you watch on channel5?

Sue · Post by **Sue** » Sun 11 Aug 2013 20:01

Ken likes the old (and I mean old) Westerns!!

opas · Post by **opas** » Sun 11 Aug 2013 22:30

I am certain we do not get that channel, Movies for men is bad enough!

Sue · Post by **Sue** » Sun 25 Aug 2013 12:44

Channel 5 again yesterday and today. Stranger and stranger. Seems to arrive with the wind!

Sue · Post by **Sue** » Wed 04 Sep 2013 07:36

We now seem to be getting the 5 channels every afternoon for around 4 or 6 hours.

interiors66 · Post by **interiors66** » Wed 04 Sep 2013 07:40

Sue wrote:We now seem to be getting the 5 channels every afternoon for around 4 or 6 hours.

I feel sorry for you

Sue · Post by **Sue** » Wed 04 Sep 2013 07:46

Thanks for your sympathy.

montgolfiere · Post by **montgolfiere** » Wed 04 Sep 2013 15:26

Yes, the signal now seems to be varying a lot through the 24 hour period.....
It seems to dissapear around 8pm/9pm. and has been there at 0700 in the morning....

not too sure what is going on, but the various patterns and variations over the past 9 months do not give confidence that any 'large Dish' solution will work in the long term. It has been calculated (by a respected source) that actually at least a 1,8m Dish (maybe even 2,4m) will be required to guarantee 24/7 reception taking into account the real 'Lows' that have occurred since Dec 4th. 2012 with the 2F signal.

And of course the actual output from 2E needs compared to that from 2F.

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