Echostar 10 Utah Spotbeam Footprint

[nelson61]

People have asked about the extended area of the spot beams.
This example details the Utah spot and is an illustration of of where you might receive adequate signal with a big enough antenna.

58.7 dBW = Green

56.7 dBW = Blue

54.2 dBW = Purple

52.7 dBw = Pink

50.7 dBW = Yellow

45.7 dBW = Orange

40.7 dBW = Red

 

[Fitzie]

That is a very substantial spot beam. Maybe 2 or 3 hundred miles across? More?

Good show.

fitzie

 

[nelson61]

That is a very substantial spot beam. Maybe 2 or 3 hundred miles across? More?

Good show.

fitzie

About 1200 miles x 1200 miles for a 4 foot dish