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from Florida to get
Sky Digital on Astra 2A/2B/2D & Eurobird 1 at 28.2°E ????:confused:
FTA Michael
01-16-07, 10:49 AM
No. That pesky ol' Earth is in the way. :)
From Orlando, the farthest east you can see on the Clarke Belt is about 2 degrees west. The farthest east satellite with a beam pointed back at you would be Atlantic Bird 3 at 5 degrees west. Your elevation on that one would be only about 3 degrees.:eek2:
Dang it ! if the earth wasnt round but flat Id have no prob !!
this curvature of the earth thingy isnt as cracked up as its supposed to be !!
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