Astra 2F: Canaries & Africa Discussion

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Holding Thread for Region specific debate
 

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This will be a very short thread! :D
 

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As promised, now Open for use.

No Transition from 1N to 2F yet, but clearly it's imminent.

Speculation to remain in the existing Hot Thread, please.

Otherwise - carry on!
 

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Africa (Not much point in specifying which bits!) now included in this Topic.
 

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On November 27, 2012, MultiTV will undergo a frequency change due to satellite upgrade. This change will require customers to input the newFREQUENCY (12522) and new SYMBOL RATE (27.000) and rescan their digiboxes in order to receive services on the new frequency. The upgrade will extend MultiTV’s coverage beyond West Africa into parts of Southern Africa. Please note, however, that those with auto rescan boxes will only have to turn it ON and OFF to receive the new service.
Please identify your box and follow the rescanning instructions below according to digibox type.
For further assistance, please call +233 302 211 680 or +233 302 211 688.

 

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ASTRA 2F WEST AFRICA BEAM 12.522 V
E28A SUPERBEAM 12.523V

??????
 

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Probably - and it'll be interesting to see if they interfere in any way with the UK channels on 12523V in the Canaries

Heart, Capital, Massive RnB and Clubland are the main channels likely to be of interest on that freq..
 

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unless SKY are leaving E28A and going to 2F themselfs ????

JML LIVING sky box 653 NO SATELLITE SIGNAL tenerife
 

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Sky has little to do with many of these channels (apart from supplying the epg info) - Arqiva deals with many of the Eut-28A channels
 

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ASTRA 2F WEST AFRICA BEAM 12.522 V
E28A SUPERBEAM 12.523V

??????

A similar frequency sharing system already exists on several satellites 16 east for example with no reception issues,


11554 H 30000 South East Africa beam
11554 H 30000 Europe B beam

-http://www.lyngsat.com/Eutelsat-16A.html
 

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A similar frequency sharing system already exists on several satellites 16 east for example with no reception issues,


11554 H 30000 South East Africa beam
11554 H 30000 Europe B beam

-http://www.lyngsat.com/Eutelsat-16A.html



you miss the point we get E28A SUPER BEAM here and MAY also get the other beam AS WELL - AT THE SAME TIME
 

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But E28 Super is 46db or more where you are. The WA beam drops off steeply and won't anywhere near as strong where you are. Check the footprint maps.
 

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But E28 Super is 46db or more where you are. The WA beam drops off steeply and won't anywhere near as strong where you are. Check the footprint maps.

are they the new ASTRA 2F WEST AFRICA BEAM footprints your looking at ???
1500km from here you can use a 1m dish for UK BEAM in north spain
1500km from here you can use a 1m dish for WA in dakar Senegal
 

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Yes was looking at the same map and comparing it with Eutelsat 28A Super Beam as you stated.​
 

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if ypu look at my map WAB is closer then UK beam
 

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Here you might get the first reports about the African Beam: _http://www.nairaland.com/712408/free-air-satellite-tv-general/226
 

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A question to all residents of the Islas Canarias:

There are quite some other African Beams that might work on big dishes:

4.8E Astra 4A Africa Beam: _http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=5679
5E SES 5 Sub Sahara Beam: _http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=6460
7E Eutelsat 7A Africa Beam: _http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=5266
16E Eutelsat 16A Sub Sahara Beam _http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=7044
17E Amos 5 West-Central Africa Beam _http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=7140 and East-West Africa Beam _http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=7142

These two as far as i know work also on smaller dishes:
36E Eutelsat 36A Africa Beam _http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=5530 and Eutelsat 36B Sub Sahara Beam _http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?beam=6146

Most of the above according to their footprint come close to you but are they really receivable ?
In comparison to the prior mentioned it wil be very interesting to see how 2F Africa Beam behaves: _https://sat.ses.com/webservice/images/12495275
 

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I can understand your interest but 99 percent of large dishs here are FIXED on 28e and have a SKY boxes on them . they are there for people to get BBC/ITV and nothing else . due to the nature of life it is quite rare to find anyone into DX TV ...
 

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Sure but you never know.

Anyway, the opposite is also possible: "Astra 1KR/1L/1M/2C at 19.2°E loud and clear here in Enugu with 7m pan dish."
source: _http://www.nairaland.com/712408/free-air-satellite-tv-general/210
 

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MULTI TV GHANA now on ASTRA 2F WEST AFRICA BEAM
but with different symbol rate

FREQUENCY[background=rgb(254, 254, 254)] (12522) and new [/background]SYMBOL RATE[background=rgb(254, 254, 254)] (19531)[/background]
 
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