Is it possibe to receive Hotbird in Khartoum, Sudan?
(Saleh Mohammad, Sudan) Ans: A: Unfortunately, signals are getting weaker as we head to the north in Africa, so you will need a dish bigger than 240 cm to receive the wide beams from Hotbird 2,3,4,6. Q.5 : Astra in Iraq Q: I live in Hilla, Iraq. I have 1.8 m dish and Humax f2 1002 with 0.3 dB lnbf. I receive some channels from Astra sats 19.2 east and some channels from Hispasats. Is it possible to receive Eurobird 1 and Hotbird Super Beam? (Talha, Iraq) Ans: A: It is nice that you receive some of these satellites which some people in the Middle East have difficulties receiving them. Regarding Eurobird 1, it is also considered as one of the difficult receptions to pick in the Middle East. I would suggest to try the frequencies from steerable 2 beam, such as 12.607 H 27500 3/4. If you are not able to pick it up with same dish, then a bigger dish like 2.4M is needed. You also have to know that you will receive some frequencies from that satellite, not all of them. For Hotbird super beams
