[TowerTalk] Direct tv v. tower

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Natan Huffman" <natan1961 at frontiernet.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:39 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Direct tv v. tower


> My recent move has come to the point where a new tower installation is at
> hand.  The local Direct TV installation tech. claims my tower living 
> within
> the area between my K band TV antenna and the satellite will severely 
> affect
> the signal coming down from the bird.  As the TV signal is far above
> frequencies I have any experience with, I ask the question:  Will my 
> tower,
> approximately 75' away and 89' tall with a F12 C39XRN on it, cause 
> degrading
> of the TV signal?   The tower is on the right hand extreme of the pattern 
> of
> the antenna, not squarely in the center.

The beam width of these small dishes is pretty narrow. Only a couple of 
degrees.  If the tower is in the way (unless it's the antennas) you'd only 
need to put the small dish on about a 3' stand off to the side.

The odds are that unless the tower is within a couple of degrees of center 
the dish will never know it's there.
If it's close only a trial will tell.

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com (Use return address from home page)
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> Thank you,
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> Natan W6XR
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