Telstar 12 Vantage from Miami

[gnr5]

Hello all,

I'm trying to hit Telstar 12 Vantage from Miami (Zip: 33326). Trying to watch Meridiano TV on 10983 H tp 8 Pan America. From the map it looks like it covers Florida, will I be able to hit it from here, if so with what antenna?

Thanks

 

[cyberham]

Reports are this normally encrypted mux on 15W Ku band is temporarily in the clear. You could receive with a 30- or 36- inch dish in Miami and universal LNB. I am too far north to check. Maybe somebody in the southeastern US could check and confirm for you.

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[KE4EST]

Welcome to SatelliteGuys gnr5.
Unless you know something we don't, this may not stay in the clear for long.
...however as stated above you should get it where you are. That is assuming you have a clear line of sight and a good 36in/1M dish.

 

[gnr5]

Thinking of bringing an Inter Satelital receiver from South America, and pay my subscription to watch some local soccer matches. Is there a way to know how long they've been pointing over to Pan America? To see how temporary this will be?

 

[spongella]

I don't have a dish pointed towards Telstar 15W at the moment but when I did it came in fine here in NJ using a 30 or 36 inch dish.

 

[Martyn]

The "temporary" referred to is about reception of the unscrambled signal. Right now it appears to be transmitting from the satellite without encryption, so a subscription isn't needed. This is quite common with pay TV channels and usually lasts a few days or weeks before they are encrypted again.

If you have an active subscription then you don't need to worry about that. You just need to worry about if the satellite can be received where you are.

The signal strength looks OK but the satellite is far over the Atlantic. That means it appears quite low in the sky from Florida, so neighboring trees, walls and buildings might block reception.

Go to dishpointer.com, enter your address and choose 15W Telstar 12V in the satellite drop-down and you'll get an idea of which direction the satellite is. You need to have a completely clear view along that line. The elevation is about 12 degrees above the horizon, so it's not very high in the sky. Have a look and decide if you have somewhere for a dish.