Picking up AMC1 (103W) - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

frubsen · 2012-01-30, 06:08 PM

Hi all,

I have a 24" dish on my roof doing nothing right now. Just wondering if I got the right LNB, would I be able to pick up AMC1 with it? Is it large enough?

I am in Southern Ontario.

Thanks

billpaidJr · 2012-01-31, 09:32 AM

Nope...too small a dish unfortunately...

https://sat.ses.com/webservice/images/7407612

cyberham · 2012-01-31, 10:21 AM

Actually that footprint map shows Waterloo is theoretically supposed to receive 48dBW. This signal is supposed to be receivable by a 60 to 75 cm dish.
@ frubsen: On a fair weather day when there's no rain or storms, if I were you, I'd try it if it isn't too much trouble. For the cost of a good linear LNB and short cable to the receiver, you might be lucky. While up changing out the LNB, it might be just as easy to also swap out the dish for a larger one!

Report back what you find.

billpaidJr · 2012-01-31, 10:43 AM

Yes but with Linear KU Lnb's the 24" "pizza" dishes are usually useless. Most linear sats require bigger dishes. The 24" are only good for circular KU in my experience.

Classof83 · 2012-01-31, 10:49 AM

I'm not too far from you Frubsen here in Cambridge, and I'm using a 36" elliptical satellite dish. The Huntington Beach webcams come in stronger on 103, but if you're looking for the NBC mux (with the strange skew), you won't get them on your dish, as I barely get them on mine. I had to set up everything very precisely, and with any bad weather, they drop out quickly.

frubsen · 2012-01-31, 10:52 AM

It's also an elliptical dish if that makes any difference. I dont have a receiver and was planning on using a TV satellite card. I currently have a Skystar2 but I know that only does DVB-S and most signals these days are DVB-S2 so I would have to get a new one.

I'm trying to do this without spending a whole lot of money. Just more curious to see if it is possible. Would it be the same for Anik F3(118.8W)?

Classof83 · 2012-01-31, 11:37 AM

The NBC Mux is DVB-S2 (along with some other network feeds on C-Band). Dr. Sat informed me that the elliptical dish helps reduce interference with adjacent satellites. Other than that, the design itself allows one to get multiple sats with multiple LNB's easier than a regular dish.

The Anik F3 feed is designed for a lower frequency circular LNB, which is what I used, and I get a signal quality of about 90. These channels aren't DVB-S2. If you look at the Super Bowl thread in this section though, others have gotten it in with a regular circular LNB, by using a LO of 11.200 GHz instead of 11.250 GHz (as per Cyberham).

I'm going to try to get this feed on a similar size dish as yours with a regular circular LNB as well at my buddy's place, hoping to watch the game on his 120" HD projector - if that doesn't work for us, we're going to try Slinging it from my place to his - all to avoid CTV!

2012-01-30, 06:08 PM	#1
frubsen Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Waterloo Posts: 109	Picking up AMC1 (103W) Hi all, I have a 24" dish on my roof doing nothing right now. Just wondering if I got the right LNB, would I be able to pick up AMC1 with it? Is it large enough? I am in Southern Ontario. Thanks

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2012-01-31, 09:32 AM	#2
billpaidJr Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 299	Nope...too small a dish unfortunately... https://sat.ses.com/webservice/images/7407612

2012-01-31, 10:21 AM	#3
cyberham Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 422	Actually that footprint map shows Waterloo is theoretically supposed to receive 48dBW. This signal is supposed to be receivable by a 60 to 75 cm dish. @ frubsen: On a fair weather day when there's no rain or storms, if I were you, I'd try it if it isn't too much trouble. For the cost of a good linear LNB and short cable to the receiver, you might be lucky. While up changing out the LNB, it might be just as easy to also swap out the dish for a larger one! Report back what you find.

2012-01-31, 10:43 AM	#4
billpaidJr Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 299	Yes but with Linear KU Lnb's the 24" "pizza" dishes are usually useless. Most linear sats require bigger dishes. The 24" are only good for circular KU in my experience.

2012-01-31, 10:49 AM	#5
Classof83 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 882	I'm not too far from you Frubsen here in Cambridge, and I'm using a 36" elliptical satellite dish. The Huntington Beach webcams come in stronger on 103, but if you're looking for the NBC mux (with the strange skew), you won't get them on your dish, as I barely get them on mine. I had to set up everything very precisely, and with any bad weather, they drop out quickly.

2012-01-31, 10:52 AM	#6
frubsen Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Waterloo Posts: 109	It's also an elliptical dish if that makes any difference. I dont have a receiver and was planning on using a TV satellite card. I currently have a Skystar2 but I know that only does DVB-S and most signals these days are DVB-S2 so I would have to get a new one. I'm trying to do this without spending a whole lot of money. Just more curious to see if it is possible. Would it be the same for Anik F3(118.8W)?

2012-01-31, 11:37 AM	#7
Classof83 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 882	The NBC Mux is DVB-S2 (along with some other network feeds on C-Band). Dr. Sat informed me that the elliptical dish helps reduce interference with adjacent satellites. Other than that, the design itself allows one to get multiple sats with multiple LNB's easier than a regular dish. The Anik F3 feed is designed for a lower frequency circular LNB, which is what I used, and I get a signal quality of about 90. These channels aren't DVB-S2. If you look at the Super Bowl thread in this section though, others have gotten it in with a regular circular LNB, by using a LO of 11.200 GHz instead of 11.250 GHz (as per Cyberham). I'm going to try to get this feed on a similar size dish as yours with a regular circular LNB as well at my buddy's place, hoping to watch the game on his 120" HD projector - if that doesn't work for us, we're going to try Slinging it from my place to his - all to avoid CTV!