How accurate are lyngsat footprint figures for c band

[LW1000]

After reading some posts in this C-Band section, we're wondering if the lyngsat footprint numbers are not accurate. We want to limit our dish to a 120cm miniBUD for our location near Los Angeles because we want to use our available Pansat PM900 motor which should handle dish sizes up to 1.2M.

The lyngsat site shows a recommended size of 100-120cm for most of the sats we're interested in, but we're beginning to suspect that a 6 or 8 footer may be required. Do anyone have good experience receiving C-Band sats in Los Angeles with a 1.2 miniBUD?

Thanks for any replies..

 

[wrdavis]

I tried with a 1 meter dish and only got a few channels of what's on G-16. Here's the link. I ordered a 1.8M from Sadoun.


http://www.satelliteguys.us/c-band-...ol-2-1m-dishes-1-1-2m-dish-2.html#post1953090

 

[Anole]

The problem is not so much getting the signal.
The problem is rejecting the signal from the satellite next door.

reading material:

Linuxman on C-band with 1m round Primestar - satellite list
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-ai...mestar-mini-bud-experiment-7.html#post1509116

PopCornNmore does C on 1.2m ChannelMaster & C2, with brackets 'n pix!:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/181803-conical-scalar-ring-test-results.html

Iceberg and knowmiddlename signal reports on 1.2m dishes:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/188490-minibud-1-2m.html

edit:
give a list of the channels you are trying to get.
some may be impossible on a 10' dish, so best to get that sorted out from the start.