Hi all,

I have recently bought a satellite dish, pc card etc to try and receive
the MSG signal from hotbird. I would like to mount the dish in the loft
so that I don't have to have a large dish sticking out of the side of my
house.

I was wondering if any of you have done this and if it is viable due to
signal attenuation
from the tiles and such?

If this question is not appropriate here (meteosat reception is weather
related ) )
then I would be very grateful if you would direct me to the correct place to
ask this question.

Thanks in advance

Konichiwa

In message , konichiwa
writes
Hi all,

I have recently bought a satellite dish, pc card etc to try and receive
the MSG signal from hotbird. I would like to mount the dish in the loft
so that I don't have to have a large dish sticking out of the side of my
house.

I was wondering if any of you have done this and if it is viable due to
signal attenuation
from the tiles and such?

If this question is not appropriate here (meteosat reception is weather
related ) )
then I would be very grateful if you would direct me to the correct place to
ask this question.

Thanks in advance

Konichiwa



Hi Konichiwa,

There is a separate very active yahoo group:


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MSG-1/

Most of the folk in the group (like myself) have working MSG systems,
and some may even have an answer to your interesting question. I know
the Hotbird 6 transponder (KU band) has been received on dishes as small
as 65cms, so you don't have to have a large dish on the side of the
house. I have a small dish patio mounted to avoid the problem.

I imagine that the answer might depend on the type and thickness of the
tiles and the size of the dish. It may also depend where

If you are thinking 'C' band then the dish size of course has to be much
greater to begin with.

Look forward to reading you in the group,

James


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James Brown

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In message , konichiwa
writes
Hi all,

I have recently bought a satellite dish, pc card etc to try and receive
the MSG signal from hotbird. I would like to mount the dish in the loft
so that I don't have to have a large dish sticking out of the side of my
house.

I was wondering if any of you have done this and if it is viable due to
signal attenuation
from the tiles and such?

If this question is not appropriate here (meteosat reception is weather
related ) )
then I would be very grateful if you would direct me to the correct place
to
ask this question.

Thanks in advance

Konichiwa



Hi Konichiwa,

There is a separate very active yahoo group:


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MSG-1/

Most of the folk in the group (like myself) have working MSG systems, and
some may even have an answer to your interesting question. I know the
Hotbird 6 transponder (KU band) has been received on dishes as small as
65cms, so you don't have to have a large dish on the side of the house. I
have a small dish patio mounted to avoid the problem.

I imagine that the answer might depend on the type and thickness of the
tiles and the size of the dish. It may also depend where

If you are thinking 'C' band then the dish size of course has to be much
greater to begin with.

Look forward to reading you in the group,

James


--
James Brown

Hi James,

Thanks for your reply and pointing me in the right direction.
I shall have a read through the posts on yahoo and try and
learn as much as I can.

Much appreciated.

Konichiwa