Help w/ Echostar 3 in South America

[Dssfree]

Hi! I lived in Brazil and was just wondering if someone could shed a light here!

I have many english channels on C-band, but my wife, is a local religious leader, and interested in the religious english channels from the US.

My new FTA system: (not installed yet) Pansat 2800, 1.20 cm Dish, and QPH 301 Invacom Quad Polar LNB (CP LP)

I was wondering if i could get the Echostar 3/Rainbow Bird at 61,5 W
since we are able to catch Amazon at 61.0 W here in Manaus, Amazonas

My location: City: Manaus
State: AM, Brazil
Latitude: 3.10
Longitude 60.03

On the sat calculator am using, just gave me:
Echostar 3 - 61.5 Ku Band - Elevation 85.96 - Azimuth 348.10

Some other sats i've tried to get orientation details, said "above horizon" (impossible to get them)

Could i just get this bird like that, or it's there anything else i need to do?

Thanks

 

[cheebs]

I seriously doubt that you'll be able to get signal from this satellite. It's set up for CONUS coverage and Brazil's just too far to the south.

 

[SatinKzo]

DSSfree when did you move to brazil? You other post back in Sept said you were in Florida.

Anyways like cheebs said, I don't think there is anything pointed at brazil from echo 3 and not a whole lot of FTA stuff. What channels were you thinking you could get?

 

[chadzx11]

DSSfree when did you move to brazil? You other post back in Sept said you were in Florida.

Anyways like cheebs said, I don't think there is anything pointed at brazil from echo 3 and not a whole lot of FTA stuff. What channels were you thinking you could get?

Religious + 61.5 = Sky Angel, no?

 

[Mr Tony]

Echo 3 is only CONUS and maybve a smidge into Mexico

 

[SatinKzo]

Religious + 61.5 = Sky Angel, no?

I don't get skyangel on my FTA setup. Am I missing something?

 

[cheebs]

I just found a footprint map to back my statement. No way you can get E3 in Brazil, sorry.

Here's the map:

http://www.geo-orbit.org/westhemipgs/fecho3p.html

I would go about it another way: look up the channels you want/need and then see if there are C-band alternatives or mirrors.

 

[Dssfree]

All rigth, yep, i had my doubts, and i wanted to check w/ you guys, thanks, and yes my life is divided between Brazil and Florida, and believe me, actually i am enjoying what this part of the continent has to offer FTA related, Yes SkyAngel i believe it's the one she's interested, but i guess i should probably start looking somewhere else,
Anyway, Thanks.