Re: [amsat-bb] poor snr on ao 40 2nd note

["Helmut Strickner" <hstr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe that you are having pointing problems with your 6 ft dish!

Nick Pugh wrote:

> Here is my set up
>
> 6 ft dish gain 31 db linear pol
> DEM pre amp .85 db nf gain 17 db
> AIDC 3733 lnb stub removed
> 3 db loss coax between LNB and receiver
> Yaesu 736 receiver
>
>
> I am receiving 6db of sun noise  this implies g/t of 8 db
>
> I am receiving the MB  15 db above the noise with squint angle < 10 deg
> range app 50 k km.I think that i should see the MB at 27 db above the
noise.
> To put it another
> way if i see 6 db of sun noise what should i see the MB with squint angle
<
> than 10 deg range app 50 k km.
>


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