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Reception Range/Footprint
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Reception Range/Footprint
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 progres-
sively 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 inner line of the footprint here shows the area covered by the digital signals from the ASTRA satellite.
The outer dashed line of the footprint displayed here shows the area that is covered by individual ASTRA satellite. There-
fore, not all channels are available within this footprint.
Fig.
H:
ASTRA Satellite 19.2° East
Fig.
I:
EUTELSAT/HOTBIRD 13° East
