Satellite Dish size guide for UK & Europe

[william-1]

Dish size guide 53E to 30W by William-1 February 2023
This Dish size guide is for Active Ku Band Satellites that I received in the East of England
Fully revised & updated February 13th 2023 (53 east to 30 west)
Some of the satellites have been replaced since my last issue =**...........William-1

Express AM6-----------------------53°east--------90cm to 120cm
TürkmenÄlem/MonacoSat------52°east--------90cm East & West beam
Belintersat 1---------------------51.5°east------100cm Europe
Türksat 4B -----------------------50°east--------60cm Europe
AzerSat-1 ------------------------46°east--------100cm for European beam
AzerSpace 2 / Intelsat 38---------45°east--------80cm European beam
Turksat 3A & 4A-------------------42°east -------80cm for West beam
Hellas Sat-3----------------------39°east--------70 to 90cm Europe
Hellas Sat-4--------------------- 39°east--------70cm Europe
Eutelsat-36B----------------------36°east--------90cm Europe
Eutelsat 33E ---------------------33.2°east -----70cm Europe
Astra -2E/2F/2G-------------------28.2°east------45cm to 60cm.
Badr- 8 **------------------------26°east--------90cm to 100cm
Astra--3B-------------------------23.5°east------60cm to 120cm
Astra 3C **--------------------------23.5° E-------60 to 100cm
Eutelsat-21B----------------------21.5°east------90cm to 120 cm
Astra-1-KR/1L/1M/1N------------19.2°east------45cm to 60cm
Eutelsat 16A----------------------16°east--------80cm to 100cm
Hotbird 13F & 13G **------------13°east--------70cm Europe
Eutelsat-10B **-----------------10°east--------90cm to 100cm for most transmissions
Eutelsat -9B ----------------------9°east--------70cm Wide beam
Eutelsat-7B/7C --------------------7°east--------80cm to 120
SES-5 -----------------------------5°east-------100cm to 240cm for these Nordic beams
Astra 4A---------------------------4.8°east-----100cm to 240cm Nordic beam
Astra 4A --------------------------4.8°east-----80cm European beam
Eutelsat 3B -----------------------3.1°east-----80cm to 120cm

Thor-5,6 & 7 -----------------------0.8°west-----------80cm European beam
Thor-5,6 & 7------------------------0.8°west-----------120cm for Nordic beam
Intelsat-10-02 ---------------------1°west-------------90cm
ABS-3A------------------------------3°west-------------100cm to 180cm
Amos 3 & 7--------------------------4°west-------------100cm to 180cm
Eutelsat 5 West B ------------------5°west ------------45cm to 60cm Transalpine beam
Eutelsat 7 West A-------------------7.3°west-----------100 to 120cm
Eutelsat 8 West B-------------------8°west-------------100cm to 120cm
Express-AM8-------------------------14°west----------80cm
Telstar-12 -------------------------15°west -----------90cm
SES-4 ------------------------------22°west -----------90cm
Intelsat 901 -----------------------27.5°west ---------80cm
Hispasat 30W-5/30W-6---------30°west------------80cm to 90cm

Satellites with no regular Ku band transmission have been removed from this list,
This is just a guide some transmissions may require a larger dish depending on your location,
Also remember if you are after feeds these are sometimes a lot weaker & require a larger dish.

 

[kippysat]

Dish size guide 53E to 30W by William-1 February 2023
This Dish size guide is for Active Ku Band Satellites that I received in the East of England
Fully revised & updated February 13th 2023 (53 east to 30 west)
Some of the satellites have been replaced since my last issue =**...........William-1

Express AM6-----------------------53°east--------90cm to 120cm
TürkmenÄlem/MonacoSat------52°east--------90cm East & West beam
Belintersat 1---------------------51.5°east------100cm Europe
Türksat 4B -----------------------50°east--------60cm Europe
AzerSat-1 ------------------------46°east--------100cm for European beam
AzerSpace 2 / Intelsat 38---------45°east--------80cm European beam
Turksat 3A & 4A-------------------42°east -------80cm for West beam
Hellas Sat-3----------------------39°east--------70 to 90cm Europe
Hellas Sat-4--------------------- 39°east--------70cm Europe
Eutelsat-36B----------------------36°east--------90cm Europe
Eutelsat 33E ---------------------33.2°east -----70cm Europe
Astra -2E/2F/2G-------------------28.2°east------45cm to 60cm.
Badr- 8 **------------------------26°east--------90cm to 100cm
Astra--3B-------------------------23.5°east------60cm to 120cm
Astra 3C **--------------------------23.5° E-------60 to 100cm
Eutelsat-21B----------------------21.5°east------90cm to 120 cm
Astra-1-KR/1L/1M/1N------------19.2°east------45cm to 60cm
Eutelsat 16A----------------------16°east--------80cm to 100cm
Hotbird 13F & 13G **------------13°east--------70cm Europe
Eutelsat-10B **-----------------10°east--------90cm to 100cm for most transmissions
Eutelsat -9B ----------------------9°east--------70cm Wide beam
Eutelsat-7B/7C --------------------7°east--------80cm to 120
SES-5 -----------------------------5°east-------100cm to 240cm for these Nordic beams
Astra 4A---------------------------4.8°east-----100cm to 240cm Nordic beam
Astra 4A --------------------------4.8°east-----80cm European beam
Eutelsat 3B -----------------------3.1°east-----80cm to 120cm

Thor-5,6 & 7 -----------------------0.8°west-----------80cm European beam
Thor-5,6 & 7------------------------0.8°west-----------120cm for Nordic beam
Intelsat-10-02 ---------------------1°west-------------90cm
ABS-3A------------------------------3°west-------------100cm to 180cm
Amos 3 & 7--------------------------4°west-------------100cm to 180cm
Eutelsat 5 West B ------------------5°west ------------45cm to 60cm Transalpine beam
Eutelsat 7 West A-------------------7.3°west-----------100 to 120cm
Eutelsat 8 West B-------------------8°west-------------100cm to 120cm
Express-AM8-------------------------14°west----------80cm
Telstar-12 -------------------------15°west -----------90cm
SES-4 ------------------------------22°west -----------90cm
Intelsat 901 -----------------------27.5°west ---------80cm
Hispasat 30W-5/30W-6---------30°west------------80cm to 90cm

Satellites with no regular Ku band transmission have been removed from this list,
This is just a guide some transmissions may require a larger dish depending on your location,
Also remember if you are after feeds these are sometimes a lot weaker & require a larger dish.

Thank you @william-1 for this guide. Very informative.

If doesn't already exist, I wonder if the mods @barney115, @Ferret can set up a tutorial or
library section of the website where useful information like this can be stored and referred to
whenever posters and/or forum members need it?

PS: Just an FYI it would be great if someone could do a similar guide for C-band. I know it's
not as popular as KU, but still very interesting information in my opinion. Maybe @moonbase
and/or @barney115 would do this if time permits?

 

[barney115]

Do'nt have C-band so no options here to do that .
And its so easy to copy paste the above post in a link to the post in question just like this => William-1 Strongest TP'S guide

So no real need for opening any new sub sections or anything else when a simple copy/pasted link does the job perfectly well : )

 

[moonbase]

@kippysat

I have no intention of creating a guide for C-Band reception in the UK, there is a specific section for C-Band and a dedicated topic for UK reception on the forum that covers this exact subject.

C-Band Chat

www.sat-universe.com

Here, it is the 1st topic in the list, did you bother to check?


My personal opinion is that a 1.8m dish is the very minimum size for half reasonable reception of C-Band in a UK location.
Anything smaller such as a 1.5m or as small as a 1.2m will get limited reception from some of the stronger satellites but the number of lockable frequencies will be greatly reduced.

For serious C-Band reception across most of the arc visible to the UK a 2.4m dish is needed.
Personally, I use a 2.0m dish which is OK but not ideal.

It really depends if there are any specific satellites that are required or if it is just general across the arc reception.

 

[kippysat]

Do'nt have C-band so no options here to do that .
And its so easy to copy paste the above post in a link to the post in question just like this => William-1 Strongest TP'S guide

So no real need for opening any new sub sections or anything else when a simple copy/pasted link does the job perfectly well : )

Thanks @barney115. I just created the link....cheers

 

[kippysat]

@kippysat

I have no intention of creating a guide for C-Band reception in the UK, there is a specific section for C-Band and a dedicated topic for UK reception on the forum that covers this exact subject.

C-Band Chat

www.sat-universe.com

Here, it is the 1st topic in the list, did you bother to check?


My personal opinion is that a 1.8m dish is the very minimum size for half reasonable reception of C-Band in a UK location.
Anything smaller such as a 1.5m or as small as a 1.2m will get limited reception from some of the stronger satellites but the number of lockable frequencies will be greatly reduced.

For serious C-Band reception across most of the arc visible to the UK a 2.4m dish is needed.
Personally, I use a 2.0m dish which is OK but not ideal.

It really depends if there are any specific satellites that are required or if it is just general across the arc reception.

Thanks @moonbase. I'm not particularly great at searching and finding the specific posts that I find interesting, but I do try.

 

[reindeerw5m]

Any dish size recommendations for 7E sports feeds considering I get the following values with a 60cm dish? I'm curious if a tree might be slighly blocking the signal, although it seems like these are expected values?

(11667V3780 FTA Zagros TV)

 

[kegnkiwi]

Any dish size recommendations for 7E sports feeds considering I get the following values with a 60cm dish? I'm curious if a tree might be slighly blocking the signal, although it seems like these are expected values?

(11667V3780 FTA Zagros TV)

Which country are you in? Feeds can be very difficult to tie down I have a 1.3 x 1.2 here and sometimes i cannot receive all feeds on 7e. I am in the northern part of the uk.

 

[reindeerw5m]

Which country are you in? Feeds can be very difficult to tie down I have a 1.3 x 1.2 here and sometimes i cannot receive all feeds on 7e. I am in the northern part of the uk.

Pyrenees!

 

[kegnkiwi]

Pyrenees!

Ok you will need someone a little closer to your location to give you a better idea but at least we know your location now. Just a reference though on zagos tv here in the rain with the dish above i am currently getting 53% signal strength.

 

[meho7]

Central Europe
1,2m Laminas

 

[moonbase]

Any dish size recommendations for 7E sports feeds considering I get the following values with a 60cm dish? I'm curious if a tree might be slighly blocking the signal, although it seems like these are expected values?

(11667V3780 FTA Zagros TV)

To be on the safe side and allow for rain fade it might be best to consider a 1.5m dish or a 1.8m dish if you can install one of these at your location.
The transmission power of feeds can vary and is dependent on broadcaster and uplink van so may change from event to event.

If you cannot source and install a 1.5m or 1.8m dish then at the very least you want to be looking for a 1.2m dish but you may find some feeds are missing from a 1.2m.

As regards the possible obstruction from a tree, if you are going to install a new dish, have you options to locate it elsewhere to avoid obstructions or get the dish more elevated from the ground?
Good luck with whatever you decide to install.

 

[Butacas]

I have 8.3 db right now, on the Zagros TV channel (7 E) on a 90 cm dish and I catch a lot of Feeds. I also tell you, that with rain some of them pixelate me and I lose others.

The bigger the plate, the better, especially for Feeds. I think that for you a 1m or 1.20 cm antenna would be fine.

My location, Galicia.

 

[kippysat]

To be on the safe side and allow for rain fade it might be best to consider a 1.5m dish or a 1.8m dish if you can install one of these at your location.
The transmission power of feeds can vary and is dependent on broadcaster and uplink van so may change from event to event.

If you cannot source and install a 1.5m or 1.8m dish then at the very least you want to be looking for a 1.2m dish but you may find some feeds are missing from a 1.2m.

As regards the possible obstruction from a tree, if you are going to install a new dish, have you options to locate it elsewhere to avoid obstructions or get the dish more elevated from the ground?
Good luck with whatever you decide to install.

Similar question, but for here in the south of the UK (Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire).

What is the minimum size to catch feeds on 7E?

Thanks.

 

[moonbase]

Similar question, but for here in the south of the UK (Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire).
What is the minimum size to catch feeds on 7E?
Thanks.

Same reply as my previous one, 1.2m is absolute minimum to have reasonable hope for decent number of feeds in the UK.
A 1.5m or a 1.8m is preferred.

 

[kippysat]

Same reply as my previous one, 1.2m is absolute minimum to have reasonable hope for decent number of feeds in the UK.
A 1.5m or a 1.8m is preferred.

OK, thanks. That is a little bit of a surprise for me as I was hoping you would've said 1.0m. But hey ho.

 

[moonbase]

OK, thanks. That is a little bit of a surprise for me as I was hoping you would've said 1.0m. But hey ho.

You will get feeds from 7.0E with a 1.0m dish, no doubt about that.
The issue is how many will you be missing and have you any margin for rain fade?

It should not be difficult to source a 1.2m dish, there are used 1.2m Channel Master dishes sometimes listed on eBay and Facebook.
It's not as though they are difficult to install and a used 1.2m Channel Master dish will do a decent job.

However, with dishes, if it's big it must be good, if you're gonna have one have a big 'un.

 

[kegnkiwi]

You will get feeds from 7.0E with a 1.0m dish, no doubt about that.
The issue is how many will you be missing and have you any margin for rain fade?

It should not be difficult to source a 1.2m dish, there are used 1.2m Channel Master dishes sometimes listed on eBay and Facebook.
It's not as though they are difficult to install and a used 1.2m Channel Master dish will do a decent job.

However, with dishes, if it's big it must be good, if you're gonna have one have a big 'un.

I've a 1.3 x 1.2 that i have ground mounted onto a technomate 2600 motor. I luckily live on a downside of a hill so get a decent line of sight. I get a lot of feeds out of 7e but i think i could get more if i took the dish off the motor. I used to get a lot of channels on 7w but cannot get anything with it the motor on. With the motor on my dish is blocked by the garage.

 

[manic01]

Ok you will need someone a little closer to your location to give you a better idea but at least we know your location now. Just a reference though on zagos tv here in the rain with the dish above i am currently getting 53% signal strength.

I get most 7e feeds, TD110 dish sw uk, I get nothing on zagros tv 11667 v 3780

 

[kippysat]

I get most 7e feeds, TD110 dish sw uk, I get nothing on zagros tv 12667 v 3780

That's interesting and useful info....thanks.