...... 

THESE ARE GENERAL GUIDE SIZES ONLY BASED ON MINIMUM MID TO MAX DISH SIZES & SUBJECT TO REVISION. 
ASTRA 2E, 2F  & 2G  CARRY THE CHANNELS IN QUESTION & CAN HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERING SIGNAL LEVELS AS CAN EACH INDIVIDUAL TRANSPONDER PLUS THERE ARE DIFFERING BREAK UP LEVELS ON DVB-S/QPSK - DVB-S2/ 8PSK DVB-S/8PSK DVB-S2/QPSK & HIGHER OR LOWER FECs COMPARED TO SAY DVB-S & FEC 3/4 AS AN OLDER BENCHMARK.
THESE ARE NOT PURPLESAT 'ON LOCATION' MEASURES BASED ON IDENTICAL BENCHMARK INSTALLATIONS 
BUT COMPILED FROM INDEPENDENT REPORTS AROUND THE FRINGE RECEPTION AREA & AS WITH ALL THINGS RF RELATED- ALL ARE SUBJECT TO:

LOCALISED VARIATIONS IN INSTALLATION QUALITY* 
(*DISH MAKE & CONDITION- LNB- TUNER CHARACTERISTICS- ALIGNMENT - CABLE & CONNECTORS ETC.)

PLUS

VARYING LOCAL NOISE- INTERFERENCE ISSUES 

PLUS 

FRINGE SIGNAL HOT SPOT / DEAD SPOT VARIATIONS ON THE FRINGE

PLUS

VARIATIONS IN WEATHER CONDITIONS [AT THE UP LINK/S]
AS WELL AS AT THE RECEPTION LOCATION & SIGNAL CYCLES.

ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS CAN ALTER OVER A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA, 
PARTICULARLY WHEN DEALING WITH UNINTENDED OVERSPILL FRINGE SIGNALS, 
THEY ARE NOT REGULAR & DO NOT NORMALLY SHOW REGULAR SIGNAL DROP FROM THE MAIN INTENDED FOOTPRINT AREA AND THERE ARE THE EXPECTED HOT SPOTS/ DEAD SPOTS IN SOME AREAS.
NSR - NO SIGNAL REPORTED [REPORTS OF NO SIGNAL] BUT THIS DOESN'T MEAN IT'S AN END GAME SITUATION
SOME 'NO SIGNAL REPORTS' HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING CAUSED BY 'OTHER' REASONS.

 RECEPTION REPORTS ARE ONGOING & THIS WILL BE UPDATED WHEN WE HAVE ENOUGH RELIABLE DATA. 
Reports can vary due to different quality of installations / dish quality & perceived size, local interference issues & signal hot spots & cold spots so it takes longer to do a more reliable map of a reasonably standardised quality of install.

Reports of the signal power on Astra 2E increasing & many ex-pats that lost their BBC & ITV channels reporting they have returned albeit with slightly less power may be to alterations to the beam power by engineers or due to better weather conditions in the UK where the uplink for 2E (& sky etc.) has improved.



ALTERNATIVES TO ASTRA 28e RECEPTION.
We are also compiling alternative TV channels & satellites for outside UK reception of English tv & sports including using a motorised satellite system if Astra 2E-F proves too impractical, for now see HERE -
up to & over 1200 free channels in English pluds 1000s more on subscription with original English soundtracks retained.

 DAILY SIGNAL UP & DOWN CYCLES REVERSED FROM 2D DAYS?
It may be that the old ASTRA 2D pattern of daily signal ups & downs reducing in the evening has somewhat reversed with the signals now increasing into the evening & early morning & reducing in the day time (similar to Nilesat @ 7w reception in the UK). 
This may actually be down to the Gregorian design of the ASTRA 2E reflectors compared to ASTRA 2D's single reflectror design & it's now the secondary reflector on ASTRA 2E'S tight UK beam that is most effected by the solar stream's path over the Clarke Belt as the secondary smaller reflector is facing the opposite way (similar to 7w MENA reflectors) thus the cycle reversal. 

This is an interesting subject & there are many other factors that can cause daily signal up & down cycles & iratic (non daily) signal ups & downs.    

 
THE OLD (very old looking) ASTRA 2D SINGLE REFLECTOR* DESIGN of c. 2000.  
(*ie, 'not' Gregorian - not the fact that there is a single main reflector compared to 2E having several)


THE NEW ASTRA 2E c. 2013 2nd reflector [Gregorian] design with it's 4 main ref;ectors)

ASTRA 2E 2F 2G's 4 BEAM'S FOOTPRINTS -3 KU Linear & 1 KA Circular.
 
Note the smaller secondary reflectors [covered in gold foil] facing the main reflectors & the small lnb shaped tx in front of the secondary reflectors. 

SOLAR STREAM CYCLES 'ON' THE SATELLITE
When a reflector has the most solar stream impacting on it or the 2nd reflector or tx (most shielded) the signal goes down & noise goes up & when the reflector is least exposed to the solar stream when it's behind the reflector/ the body of the satellite / the ionosphere & the Earth, the signal goes up.

 With the second reflector Gregorian design you can see how this can then confuse the previously easy to predict solar stream's effect on the location & aim of a single reflector like Astra 2D. The main reflectors are also not regular parabolas in design but a detailed & mapped out reflector surface design (see ASTRA 2E photo) - this too may make the main reflectors less susceptible to reflecting the solar stream's interference, the smaller secondary reflectors are more sheltered but are regular & would invert the effect - that is the signal goes up at night not down at night etc/ etc.

Knowing that the ASTRA 2E's signal on the fringe has a daily cycle doesn't help too much with reception except when aligning a dish, the time of the day should be taken into account as to what maximum signals are available & in extreme cases as there seems to be many of, not trying to align a dish in a dead period. 

More localised noise issue such as local industrial or residential born noise that also can have a daily cycle aspect can be dealt though with many specialist techniques. 

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AROUND EUROPE / N AFRICA / CANARIES 
Contact purplesat for a quote for a satellite dish to receive UK TV on a propertty or business on the extreme fringe of reception.
Purplesat have a reputation for very extreme weak satellite TV reception.
We also recommend you consider 27.5W reception as an option in certain areas with a Motorised Satellite System if you are on the extreme edge of reception for UK TV as there are 1000s of channels routinely carrying English language programs & Movies & football on over 60 different satellites.

YOU'RE NOT CUT OFF WITH MOTORISED SATELLITE.




Bespoke & off the shelf heavy engineering mounts for solid,
large dish installs with insurance backed coded welding & pipe welding & design.

Survey & installations/ modifications to high wind functionality &
over 100mph survival specifications or over 125mph survival 
specifications for 1.2m 1.5m 1.8m 2.4m 3m 3.2m 3.4m 3.6 3.7-8m 4m 5m dishes.

Bespoke Big Dish ground mounts & Big Dish wall mounts
& Big Dish non penitrating ground & roof mounts.

Add-ons, upgrades & modifications to existing installations including
adding inclined actuators to existing dishes of any size, extra 
long pole mount engineering, wall, tile roof 
& Non Penetration ground & flat Roof Mounts.

Building inspection & structural modifications/
strengthening for large mounts.

Light weight HT Alloy construction options / design
 & welding services to the satellite industry.
Bespoke high tensile- low weight alloy mounts & heavy
to light dish rebuilds where weight is a problem. 


Custom Heavy Duty BIG ARC Polar Mounts: 
Complete custom build & modifying or repairs of existing Polar Mounts,
modifications from one dish manufacturer to another manufacturer's
dish face, arc extending, actuator gearing up or down,
 incline actuator modifications & design / fitting.

BIG ARC's on BIG DISHES up to 75e to 75w east & west of the
installation location, bespoke engineering to allow 
big dish weight low load handling on extremes.
Interference survey & shielding practices.
Bespoke feedhorn & waveguide & feed holder design & fabrication.


Twin axis polar mounts (azimuth & inclined orbit)* 
For inclined orbit satellites & multi LNB feed for KU Band
Linear- C Band Linear - C Band Circular- KU Band circular KA..  Rx & Tx.
 
Large dish Commercial / broadcast installations, 
VSAT installs with big arcs for lower cost feed fees.

Transmit TX/RX installations- Eutelsat/ Intelsat type approved 
with Prodelin / Skyware products 
or approved used broadcast equipment.

NEW - Inclined Actuators added to existing dishes*.
We can add Inclined actuators to most existing satellite 
dishes for tracking inclined orbit satellites used for specialist 
broadcasts / sports feeds etc. 

THE MIDDLE LINE IS WHERE THE NORMAL GSO SATELLITES ARE & THE CURVED LINE THE INCLINED ORBIT 

Inclined actuators can also improve
reception on weak satellites giving you extra signal boost 
making your existing dish act like it is a size or two larger 
as satellites move within their accepted position.

Inclined actuators can also be used to add Ka band &/or C band 
reception on the same dish moving each lnb into focus 
& still track the arc on whichever lnb is chosen.

Purplesat are experienced & have a very good reputation not only for very high quality satellite installations, but also the engineering skills & experience for small to big satellite dish installations AND exerience & the engineering skills for tracking some of the biggest arcs in the UK typically & routinely working into the 70 degrees east & west with arcs up to 150 degrees - some of the biggest in the WORLD & using our custom inclined actuator designs to move from Ku to C to Ka & Linear / Circular 
domnestic, commercial & broadcast. 




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Live football & sports including ADMC UK reception/ multi 
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satellites not normally receivable in the UK (C Band/ KU Band Russian /
Turkish FTA EPL etc..) for live sports & football.
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Call for quotes on all large dish installations & our surveyor will be happy to help.

One of the most famous satellite dish names in the world/ Eutelsat-
Intelsat type approved for broadcast - these dishes are rated to 125mph
 wind speeds & can be used in the most harsh envornments,
they always perform at the highest level when
installed professionally for reception &/or transmit.

CHANNEL MASTER 1.2 
Channel Master 1.2 with AZ/EL for fixed installations ....... £238

Pro GRADE polarmounts FOR 1.2 Channel Masters (also fit 90cm & 1m).
Channel Master 1.2 with Pro GRADE polarmount ***....... £398
Channel Master Pro GRADE polarmount fits 90cm 1m 1.2 only  ...... £249 
(***include inclined actuator points)

Commercial/ broadcast GRADE POLARMOUNTS
Broadcast grade heavy steel construction polarmounts with 
self lube bearing for azimuth and inclined axis pivots, rated 
up to 125mph survival/ 60mph good functionality.
Maintain very accurate arcs, multiple actuator points 
for maximum engineering fine tuning ............£348 **

 
Commercial/ brodcast quality polarmount twin axis (inclined orbit) ........£298
Tripod/ Non penetrating roof or ground mount 1.2m 3" pole.........£148
Installations....................£ask
Receive only or Broadcast rx feed options...... £ask


CHANNEL MASTER 1.8m 
face/ feed kit & AZ/EL (for fixed installations)....... £838
Standard polarmount (includes inclined actuator points) ............. £489
Commercial/ broadcast quality polarmount
(self lube bearings/ 125mph/ big accurate arc/ 
multiple actuator points).............£838 exluding actuator choice
    
Commercial/ broadcast quality polarmount twin axis (inclined orbit) ........£998

Tripod/ Non penetrating roof or ground mount/ 4.5" pole.........£ask
Installations....................£ask
Receive only or Broadcast rx feed options.... £ask

CHANNEL MASTER 2.4m 
face/ feed kit & AZ/EL (for fixed installations)....... £2448
Standard polarmount (includes inclined actuator points) ...... £995 
Commercial/ broadcast quality polarmount
(self lube bearings/ 125mph/ big accurate arc/ multiple actuator points).............£1838 ex actuator choice
    
Commercial/ broadcast quality polarmount twin axis (inclined orbit) ........£1998

Tripod/ Non penetrating roof or ground mount/ 6" pole.........£ask
Installations....................£ask
Receive only or Broadcast feed options..... £ask

delivered free to selected UK postcodes - 
Some UK locations require a delivery quatation/ All export are ex delivery.


ask for other prices for
face only 1.2/ 1.8/ 2.4 
AZ/EL  only  1.2/ 1.8/ 2.4 
feed kit only  1.2/ 1.8/ 2.4 
or feed options 
including Channel Master matched C120 feed options 
& RX/TX options 
and Prme Focus C120 KU feed options 
and C Band Linear / Circular options. 

Polarmounts for other larger dishes
prices on request.


Selected used big dishes ... £ask

   

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