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Subject: Re: Astar 2a & 2b (North & South)


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Roger
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Date Posted: 10:45:55 11/20/03 Thu
In reply to: Charles 's message, "Astar 2a & 2b (North & South)" on 05:54:40 11/18/03 Tue
 >According to the footprint maps it appears that the
>reception of areas of 2a North & 2b North are the
>sanme. If this is so why can we get c4 and not c5
>since it moved from south to north. Also exactly how
>many satelites are there up there at 28.2 Degrees
>East? I have to say I am a bit confused, I can easily
>understand why I cannot get 2D but I am unclear as to
>why I can get some 2a N and not others and why some
>satelite references do not include the "a" and "b"
>just "2 N"

There are 3 Astra satellites at 28.2 (Astra 2A, 2B and 2D). Every satellite built is slightly different to the last and the footprint for a 2A satellite will be slightly different to a 2B footprint even if the design was the same. The footprints listed on the Astra site are just there as a very general guide. More often the satellites perform slightly better than specified and there a side lobes (stray signals) splattered about that give better reception in unusal areas.
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Re: Astar 2a & 2b (North & South)Charles23:29:26 11/20/03 Thu

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