HELP :::: Intelsat 903 at 34.5degrees - LynSat

[LucasDoe]

Hi guys.. help needed here please. I'm trying to get channels on Intelsat 903 at 34.5°W , LyngSat. I currently have 18 and 20 inch dishes with single LNBs. I don't think these are large enough.
Could someone tell me step by step what exactly I'll need to get these channels. I live in the NYC area, is it even possible ? They're all free channels, with no encryption.

I also have a coolsat 5000. Is this good enough, or will I need a newer receiver.

Any help whatsoever, will be greatly appreciated.

thanks guys.
Lucas

 

[bidaw]

Your recvr is fine, but you will need a larger, much larger dish depending on what you want to watch.

The 4 digit frequencies are C band, of which you might need a 6' dish or larger to reliably get.

The 5 digit freqs, you will need a 30" or larger KU band dish and LNBF.

Search on the forums for anything in my post here that you may not understand. There is good information around here!

 

[Mr Tony]

all of those channels are on beams that do not face the US so you cannot get them...sorry

 

[LucasDoe]

thnx iceberg+bidaw...but new question..

thanks guys for the pretty fast reply..
But now i'm conflicted with two contradicting answers.. bidaw says i could get the channels with probably a 6 ft dish, iceberg says I can't since the beams are not facing the US. Which of these should I go by ?

Just for clarification..
Intelsat 903 at 34.5 degrees - LyngSat
31.5°W <Ku> 37.5°W
list of channels are here : Intelsat 903 at 34.5°W - LyngSat


I care more a bout the 4 digit frequency channels e.g 3878 L (tp 53). The beams are mainly "NE zone" and "SE zone".

Thanks again guys. I'll await your reply.

 

[Mr Tony]

Those are C-Band frequencies so you would need a larger dish (greater than 6 feet)

HOWEVER, if you click on where it says "NE Zone" and "SE Zone" the NE zone is for Europe and the SE Zone is for Africa

So you cannot get them in the US...sorry

 

[LucasDoe]

Thx Iceberg

Well said. Clean and simple Thanks a bunch Iceberg.

 

[bidaw]

Guess I should have paid more attention to the bird you were trying to hit and not just telling you what you need to get what freqs with what dish. Oh, and by the way...those dish requirements are the bare minimum in most circles to get C/KU bands.

Ice is very correct as to the spot beams.

 

[voomvoom]

I had some spare time Saturday night and actually did a scan on this Bird. I got no indication of any kind of signal. I used a Standard linear ku lnbf and maybe (or maybe not) I would have had better results with a Universal lnbf. So, either there is nothing there, or as Iceberg says, it's pointed somewhere else.

Al