Tata sky in dubai

amadeus1974 · 04-12-2006

i really appreciate the knowledge sharing in this website(Forum) with regard satellite technology,i learnt more in 2 hours than it took me months to find information from people.

i would like to know it any body has tried tata sky in dubai,it is possible to get the signal here in Dubai.

dinakar407 · 05-12-2006

No the footprint is only in India

**member91040** · 05-12-2006

CHECK THIS OUT BUDDY

rayyz · 06-12-2006

Originally Posted by dinakar407

No the footprint is only in India

Dude dont give out wrong info!

The footprint for Tatasky (INSAT-4A) is upto the Arabian Gulf. The map thats posted is for NSS-6 which is the satellite used for DishTV. Check out this info posted on tatasky's website.

h**p://w**.tatasky.com/faqs.htm#1

"Which satellite is Tata Sky using?
Tata Sky is using INSAT 4A, which is an Indian satellite launched by ISRO in December 2005"

Am attaching footprints picture of INSAT 4A which clearly shows that KU Band reception is way into the Arabian Gulf.

And just to reconfirm the question asked by Amadeus, well the good news bro is that I live in Qatar and my friends and I have several tatasky installations here and they're all working fine.

The signal quality we receive is upto 24%, while the minimum quality required is 18%. Recently during the rains and cloudy days a week ago or so. The channels were scrambled due to the low reception level. However, they're back on perfectly fine. Fortunately, it doesn't rain much here in the Gulf!

As for Dubai, you guys are more closer to India than us so I am quite sure you will easily receive 30+% of reception at any given point of time.

FYI, I have installed a 180 CMS dish on top of my villa.

Ray

**raleigh22** · 07-12-2006

Am attaching footprints picture of INSAT 4A which clearly shows that KU Band reception is way into the Arabian Gulf.

In both the images above, Kuband of Insat 4A seems to cover just India. It's the C band that reaches the Arabian Gulf. Well, thats the maps anyway. Seems weird you get it all the way in Qatar.

amadeus1974 · 23-12-2006

there are lot of conflicting stories,some say it works between 5 p.m to 11 p.m only in evening,i am trying with 105 cm dish. well looks like nobody is trying it in Dubai, i am the only one breaking the head over it

amadeus1974 · 23-12-2006

Originally Posted by amadeus1974

there are lot of conflicting stories,some say it works between 5 p.m to 11 p.m only in evening,i am trying with 105 cm dish. well looks like nobody is trying it in Dubai, i am the only one breaking the head over it

Thanks all for the above information,it is really useful. Was there a bug in the thread as i was unable to Post any reply or Thank the Guys who had posted information in this thread.
But strangely things are now working again.

i am an IT Guy ,hence i know for sure there was a bug and it has been rectified now with this release,but i do appreciate the Team who are running this Site, the Site is very useful for Satelite TV enthusiasts.

lathu · 31-12-2006

Hi friends. I would like to know about tatasky, i am staying in Sharjah, wich direction and what is the minimum requirement size of DISH.please let me know...

**Hareesh** · 01-01-2007

Originally Posted by lathu

Hi friends. I would like to know about tatasky, i am staying in Sharjah, wich direction and what is the minimum requirement size of DISH.please let me know...

Pls refer the footprint post below.
You have to set an existing installation towards the Insat 4A to test the signals are avilable or not. If the level and quality are enough then you can proceed.
Somebody posted below that Insat Ku band is receivable in ME.

**member91040** · 01-01-2007

Few Peoples are abele to catch the bird in oman also , Using 6ft dish.

**srikanthm06** · 06-01-2007

Hello all,

Just to give all the people living in UAE a peace of info. Both Dishtv and TATASKY are reachable from UAE. While Disthv (which I have) getting signal of about 65% with 90cm dish and one of my friend who got tatasky is getting around 45 to 50%.

But no idea how TATASKY is available in other countries.

Best Regards.

**member91040** · 06-01-2007

Originally Posted by srikanthm06

Hello all,

Just to give all the people living in UAE a peace of info. Both Dishtv and TATASKY are reachable from UAE. While Disthv (which I have) getting signal of about 65% with 90cm dish and one of my friend who got tatasky is getting around 45 to 50%.

But no idea how TATASKY is available in other countries.

Best Regards.

I Think You are in the Border Beam Area.

lathu · 07-01-2007

Originally Posted by srikanthm06

Hello all,

Just to give all the people living in UAE a peace of info. Both Dishtv and TATASKY are reachable from UAE. While Disthv (which I have) getting signal of about 65% with 90cm dish and one of my friend who got tatasky is getting around 45 to 50%.

But no idea how TATASKY is available in other countries.

Best Regards.

Hi friend, please let me know how to getting tatasky in sharjah.what is the dish size and wich direction.please send me ..........

**member91040** · 07-01-2007

Originally Posted by lathu

Hi friend, please let me know how to getting tatasky in sharjah.what is the dish size and wich direction.please send me ..........

Can get it on 90 CM, You must mention lat and log to provide you the info.

**srikanthm06** · 13-01-2007

Originally Posted by lathu

Hi friend, please let me know how to getting tatasky in sharjah.what is the dish size and wich direction.please send me ..........

Hi,

You have to use big dish for tatasky like 120cm atleast. 90 cm might not pick good quality from tatasky. If possible go with dishtv you will get excellent quality on 90cm dish in shjh. The direction is towards south I guess. I am not a professional in dish things so I can't give you more info about the direction.

Please check threads on this forum there are so many excellent tools which you can use to calculate the direction based on the satellite and the place you live or better get a dish guy to install it for you he should not charge you more than 100 dhs for installation apart from dish cost.

Regards.

fkp · 26-01-2007

yes u can use 130 cm eurostar offset and phillps lnb works great with tata sky tested personally and working 54 % signal

shah · 04-03-2007

Dear Friends,

Tatasky can work with minm 6 ft or more with solid dish and Good porwer LNB.

But still some times signals gets lost during day hours.

Solid dish costs lot so I think to view indian channels DISHTV would be the good choice though they are not good company...

Dish tv works on 120 CM dish and good LNB.

Thanks

surajch · 04-03-2007

is this a tested setup, 130 cm dish cos there are other posts saying 6-8 ft dish etc. i am looking at recieving tatasky in dubai

shah · 05-03-2007

Dear Friend,

Please read post properly.

Yes this are tried and tested.

Dish tv works fine with 130 CM dish

For Tatasky - 6 ft or more solid single dish.

thanks

ap1299 · 11-03-2007

First of all Thanx to great Guys hosting this forum and all the learned seniors on the forum. i recently installed tatasky in Brisbane australia facing insat4a at 83 degree longitude ( it works out to dish facing 260 degree azimuth and 10 degree elevation with -60 degree polarisation)and getting about 40 % signals. however the tuning setting says - D Mod not locked - . i am unable to receive any channel . can someone help. also , how do i set my vertical polarisation to 60 degrees ? did u guys in UAE change any polarisation settings or it got automatically locked in frequency and polarisation. Ps help , Thanx

ap1299 · 11-03-2007

Originally Posted by rayyz

Dude dont give out wrong info!

The footprint for Tatasky (INSAT-4A) is upto the Arabian Gulf. The map thats posted is for NSS-6 which is the satellite used for DishTV. Check out this info posted on tatasky's website.

h**p://w**.tatasky.com/faqs.htm#1

"Which satellite is Tata Sky using?
Tata Sky is using INSAT 4A, which is an Indian satellite launched by ISRO in December 2005"

Am attaching footprints picture of INSAT 4A which clearly shows that KU Band reception is way into the Arabian Gulf.

And just to reconfirm the question asked by Amadeus, well the good news bro is that I live in Qatar and my friends and I have several tatasky installations here and they're all working fine.

The signal quality we receive is upto 24%, while the minimum quality required is 18%. Recently during the rains and cloudy days a week ago or so. The channels were scrambled due to the low reception level. However, they're back on perfectly fine. Fortunately, it doesn't rain much here in the Gulf! As for Dubai, you guys are more closer to India than us so I am quite sure you will easily receive 30+% of reception at any given point of time.

FYI, I have installed a 180 CMS dish on top of my villa.

Ray

Dear RAYYZ can you post me the settings you did to lock frequency of tatasky (and polarisation) or was it automatically set by the STB. i am getting 40 - 50 % signal in eastern Australia but my freq setting says - D Mod not locked. Thanks

sany · 11-03-2007

Guys I am new to the DTH world, please help me learn some basics here.

My first Question: Ku-Band and C-Band are the way satellites are sending signals from their transponders, and to receive them...
...you need LNB's that support these Ku-Band or C-Band? if so is there any LNB that is capable of supporting both Ku and C bands?

Next Question: Are the STB's independent of these bands? by that I mean to ask, can any satellite receiver capable of decoding the signals irrespective of whether they are coming from Ku transponders or C transponders?

Last Question: If the satellite receivers are capable to receive any (Ku or C), I can just concentrate on a good branded STB or DVR!? or do I also have to see if the receiver will adopt to Ku band signals or C band signals? If this is the case I am seeing many people suggesting to bring the receivers from 'dish tv' to make it work in Middle east, why is this ? can't they just bring the Smart card and buy a receiver here in ME and use it?

Please help me learn!
thanks

GR8NATIVE · 11-03-2007

hi all iam from gold coast australia and would like to know whetehr i can get tata sky here.any help greatly appreciated cheers

**Analoguesat** · 11-03-2007

Unlikely - you are a very long way out of the Insat 4A footprint.

haidick · 12-03-2007

can any body tell me how to get tatasky in abu dhabi??

dish size required, & single piece ?

normal hot bird lnb ?

thanks

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