Intelsat 68.5 C band .. need help - ABA DSS

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

I want to know what size of Dish is good for this satellite as
well as do I need a circular LNB for it or would linear LNB will work
for C Band.

I would like to thanks to all of you in advance for helping me.

**bill of oz** · June 27th, 2009

for c-band you dont need either of those lnbs.....you need a c-band lnb

the size of dish will depend on your location.....an minimum of 8 feet anywhere in north america, or possibly bigger......

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

Now I guess, 8ft size of dish would not meet a legal requirement in North America. for that I need to get a permit from ..

bbarklr · June 27th, 2009

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Originally Posted by zh7000

I want to know what size of Dish is good for this satellite as
well as do I need a circular LNB for it or would linear LNB will work
for C Band.

I would like to thanks to all of you in advance for helping me.

is it a moveable dish ? or staionary?
are u in calf.?or the east cost?
if the dish moves then u need a lnbf-c with a roter(about 135$us)
if it does not move u can use an lnb dig. c liner(about 20$ us)
if your on the east cost then yer good to go
if your any where west of kanses then your scr##ed ,from my location Co. 72w is my last sat befor the horizon
also youll need a way to move the dish (like a 4dtv stb)

bbarklr · June 27th, 2009

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Originally Posted by zh7000

Now I guess, 8ft size of dish would not meet a legal requirement in North America. for that I need to get a permit from ..

depends on where you live in town it might be a pro. but in the country no big deal

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

Okay, I am in Alberta , Edmonton........ would I be able to get it ??

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

And I have seen people in my neighborhood have a large size dishes at their backyard and I am guessing they are not movable.

**bill of oz** · June 27th, 2009

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Originally Posted by zh7000

Okay, I am in Alberta , Edmonton........ would I be able to get it ??

it would be fairly low on the horizon in your location......it depends on your line of sight, and if there are any trees or buildings blocking your sight.....

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

No its clear, there is big play ground attached to my back yard so its pretty clear.

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

What size of a dish would be suitable for the frequency range of 3.7 Ghz to 4.2 Ghz.

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

I did a some research in regards to the alignment and positioning.

This is what I got. Azimuth = 128.67 , Elevation = 16.56 for 68.5.
I think it's obtainable.

SB0 · June 27th, 2009

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Originally Posted by zh7000

I did a some research in regards to the alignment and positioning.

This is what I got. Azimuth = 128.67 , Elevation = 16.56 for 68.5.
I think it's obtainable.

Hi, I don't see that sat on lyngsat.com. Is it a new one? What is on it and what does the footprint look like? Later, SB0

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

Well I calculate it from Satellite Pointer
just by obtaining my latitude and longitude from google maps. I typed them it has calculated .

**zh7000** · June 27th, 2009

And yes it is on lyngsat.com this is the link

Intelsat 10 at 68.5°E - LyngSat

**bill of oz** · June 28th, 2009

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Originally Posted by zh7000

What size of a dish would be suitable for the frequency range of 3.7 Ghz to 4.2 Ghz.

minimum 8 footer.....the bigger, the better quality signal.....

SB0 · June 28th, 2009

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Originally Posted by zh7000

And yes it is on lyngsat.com this is the link

Intelsat 10 at 68.5°E - LyngSat

Hi, that is an eastern satellite - you will not be able to receive it from Alberta , Edmonton. You will only be able to hit the west satellites and maybe one or two of the upper eastern satellites (170E > 179E) ? Note - some of the same channels that are on 68.5E are also on Intelsat 9 at 58W You are in the footprint of this sat and might be able to receive it. I get 58W very easy with my 10 foot BUD but I'm way south and east of you (Florida) I enjoy the international channels on this sat and it has a huge footprint. BTW - make sure you click on the "C" on the right of the listing when using lyngsat - that will show you the footprint. SB0

**bill of oz** · June 28th, 2009

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Originally Posted by SB0

Hi, that is an eastern satellite - you will not be able to receive it from Alberta , Edmonton.

lol....good point, i just assumed it was a western sat....

as stated above, you cant get eastern sats from north america.....your dish would be pointed into the ground to aim at it.....lol.....

**zh7000** · June 28th, 2009

Well thanks for all of your feed back and could you guys help me with this foot print thing, I wasn't able to get it..

Thanks.

SB0 · June 29th, 2009

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Originally Posted by zh7000

Well thanks for all of your feed back and could you guys help me with this foot print thing, I wasn't able to get it..

Thanks.

Hi, there are quite a lot of different listings on Lyngsat.com depending on how you access the site; however, if you access the site direct then select Frequencies -> Atlantic -> 58w Intelsat 9 that should open the page that has the beam/footprint. Look on the right side of the page for the beam and then americas. Note - not all the satellites have the footprint link listed and sometimes it is called something else but this should get you started. SB0