Beginner luck first attempt Seeking Advice and understanding

samxplogs · 2024-05-01T14:36:29.320Z

Hello everyone,

First of all, I’m quite new to amateur radio and satellite pointing, and I’ve been facing some challenges that I hope more experienced members here can help me with.

Poor reception skills : I’ve been using a Bullseye LNB and a coax cable of less than 5m with a Dreamcatcher 2301 orientated to Astra 3B (I am leaving in EU) at the default frequency of 1907 MHz. The best RSSI I’ve managed was between 100-99 and the SNR was around -12/-13, but I haven’t been able to reproduce these results consistently.

I’m considering whether using a 35cm camping dish could potentially improve my reception or assist with better orientation. Currently, I’m using a satellite app finder for alignment. Has anyone had experience with a setup similar to this, and could a smaller dish be effective?

Today, I’ve tried to download files, especially during better weather conditions (it was mildly cloudy today), but with no success. Is there a specific time that broadcasts of new files occur, or should I be able to receive data any time? Also, how frequently are the news or files refreshed? During my first attempt I was able to download 1 week old news.

For those interested, I’ve documented my attempts and setup in a YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H49Vyqkftg). This isn’t promotional; rather, I believe that sharing experiences can benefit others in the community. Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I feel the project deserves more exposure.

I’m eager to learn and improve my setup based on your advice and feedback. Thank you in advance for your help!

Sam

iw0hjz · 2024-05-02T08:46:45.424Z

Hi, i’m using a 35 cm dish …bare lnb do not work( at least for me, here in rome)…

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it is raining and the signal is not good but normally it is locked and about 10 snr (db)
Enjoy the sat

ps: no, the files are sending all over the 24 hours

samxplogs · 2024-05-09T14:07:59.955Z

I still need to figure out the dish I will buy. If I can I will prefer to buy it second hand.

For the content, I did see there was an issue related to the news, it was updated: Still receiving content from April 14 with dreamcatcher in May 2024 - #4 by stvcmty