BAS 60 planar antenna
Reception range/footprint
The inner line of the footprint here shows the area covered with digital signals by the ASTRA satellites.
The outer dashed line of the footprint displayed here shows the area that is covered by
individual Astra satellite. Therefore, within this footprint not all programmes are available.
The footprint is the reception area on the earth that a satellite covers with its transmission beam (spot), within which satellite reception is possible. The transmission power is at its greatest in the centre of this spot – it becomes progressively weaker moving outwards.
You should preferably align your antenna to the position of the ASTRA satellite 19.2° East (picture below left), EUTELSAT/ HOTBIRD 13° East (picture below right). The spots for these satellites are shown below.
The satellites emit the various channel packages in different footprints. In the main reception area (inner lines), all channels can be received with good sound and picture quality (exception: EUTELSAT II F1 – wide beam). In the marginal zones (outer lines), reception is possible, although the quality of the signals received can vary considerably.
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