Introduction to Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS-1 75.0 East)

**Analoguesat** · 23-06-2007

Originally Posted by puneet

i want to see spice channel from abs 1 . it is a paid channel . kindly tell me the procegor to see this channel or any other adult channel from this sat. in north india punjab

Lets see. Spice is operated by a Russian concern called GeoTelecom Satellite Services, so you need to either find someone in Russia who will set up a subscription for you, or find an international reseller who is the middleman and will sell you a subscription direct (you will pay a LOT more rupees for this option).

As its Videoguard encrypted you will also almost certainly need the official GeoTelecom Satellite Services videoguard receiver.

Plus of course a dish big enough to pick up north beam ABS transmissions at your location.

Easy really

**Analoguesat** · 23-06-2007

Lets be honest - its going to be MUCH easier to get all the hard core porn you want for free off the internet.

hsenet · 24-06-2007

Originally Posted by seanlangston

Dear Hsenet,

Thanks for your note and interest in the channels on our Southern Beam. I encourage you to send news about you and your friends to TBN, 3ABN, and the other Christian channels you mentioned. These channels are our customers, and they love to hear that their service is being received by many people (this is why they offer their channels on a free-to-air basis).

I noticed that you didn't mention FETV. Is there any reason why? They were on ABS-1 for more than one month, but they also didn't get enough positive feedback. We have been working hard to bring them back, as their programming style is somewhat unique for a Christian channel (they have old US TV shows, movies, and sports events, mixed with ministry and talk shows). Sending emails to them would help a lot.

Dear Sean,

Thanks a billion for sharing this wonderful information. Now I can confidently tell the concerned people in our community to send note round the reagion, to hook up to this satellite. Our community, which is around 500 potential homes who will hookup to this satellite to watch it.

This is really a blessing to me and my family.

The reason I didnot mention FETV is because, by the time i had hooked up my dish and i was receiving the signals off ABS, It had ceased broadcasting.

I will ask all our community who are complaining about the lack of christian channels on the prevelent DTH platforms of India to hook up to ABS-1. I will also ask the people who are allready blessed by the programming to send thier appreciation to the email addresses that you have given. Thank you very much.

Also i wanted to know, if it was possible to increase the streangth of the signels off ABS? Because i need a min of 90 cms dish. If it was recevable from a 60 cms dish it would have been much better!

Regards
Hsenet

hsenet · 24-06-2007

4: We are working with many partners to bring new channels that you might enjoy to ABS-1 (especially on our Southern Beam).

Wow! Thank you very very much! I am keeping my fingers crossed!

I can't mention any specific names, but expect some developments soon.

Totally understandable! When you have the liberty to disclose, kindly let us know. Please!

Regards
Hsenet

seanlangston · 29-06-2007

Dear lnb15k,

Originally Posted by lnb15k

Now 12.518 GHz V is assingned to Northern beam and 12.579 GHz H is for Southern Beam. Can the frequencies be swaped (12.518 V to Southern beam and 12579 H to Northern beam)? Or the tranponders are linked with the beams?

Actually, there are eight transponders each on the Southern and Northern beams, and the center frequencies are identical. Transponder 1N corresponds to 12.518 GHz V-Pol while transponder 9S corresponds to the same frequency on the H-Pol.

There are no channels in some beams in a few satellites. Does that mean those transponders are idle? Dead weight?

Not necessarily. Satellites are commonly used for data communications, telephony (trunking), GSM backhaul, and VSAT links. Most DXing sites don't list these types of carriers, as they tend to be proprietary and uninteresting to casual DXers. Chances are most of the transponders on any satellite you're looking at (unless it has only recently entered service) are full or at least contracted to some customer.

You said about changing the frequencies in the uplinking station. We have to just change the frequencies through softwares or do we need to replace a whole lot hardwares?

If you're uplinking to a satellite, as long as your hardware supports a particular frequency, usually it is as simple as changing a setting in the control software.

Who are presently using the Ka band services? ABS1 do provide those services? I saw there were spot beams for Chennai (Madras) too. But didn't remember the satellite.

IPSTAR uses Ka-band for two-way connectivity to remote terminals. NSS-6 also has Ka-band uplink support over a few metro areas in Asia. Ka-band is not yet popular for TV transmission. You might be thinking of the Ku-band spot beams on EduSat (74 East).

Sean

seanlangston · 29-06-2007

Dear Hsenet,

Originally Posted by hsenet

Also i wanted to know, if it was possible to increase the streangth of the signels off ABS? Because i need a min of 90 cms dish. If it was recevable from a 60 cms dish it would have been much better!

Unfortunately, there's not much we can do to increase the power of the signals on the MCPC platforms you're receiving. They are already fully saturated carriers. I have read reports of viewers using 60 cm dishes to receive our signals in India (mostly in the south), but in order to prevent constant drop-outs during light rain, I recommend that you use at least a 75 cm diameter dish. 90 cm should give you a reasonably stable signal except in heavy rain.

You could try peaking the alignment of your dish and LNB. Since our Northern Beam does not cover South India, it is not so easy to do cross-pol alignment. The best way would be to use one of the web-based applications to check whether ABS-1 is in the center of the box (0 degrees inclination) and then align your dish as carefully as possible for maximum signal strength. Then do a cross-pol alignment by twisting your LNBF slowly clockwise and counterclockwise until your signal strength and quality is maximized. The beamwidth on a 90 cm dish is still quite wide, so small pointing errors won't cause big drops in signal strength. You could also try using a different type (material) of dish or a higher quality LNB. That's the best advice I can give.

Regards,

Sean

lnb15k · 29-06-2007

Originally Posted by seanlangston

Dear lnb15k,

Actually, there are eight transponders each on the Southern and Northern beams, and the center frequencies are identical. Transponder 1N corresponds to 12.518 GHz V-Pol while transponder 9S corresponds to the same frequency on the H-Pol.

Not necessarily. Satellites are commonly used for data communications, telephony (trunking), GSM backhaul, and VSAT links. Most DXing sites don't list these types of carriers, as they tend to be proprietary and uninteresting to casual DXers. Chances are most of the transponders on any satellite you're looking at (unless it has only recently entered service) are full or at least contracted to some customer.

Sean

Thanks. So the transponders cannot be swaped. Also most of the transponders would be in use in some way or other.

Why there is no global Ku beam as like in C band? In older C band satellites we can see the beams covering many countries but in newer ones they are limited. Do customers prefer spot beams or beacuse of the costs involved?

hsenet · 29-06-2007

Originally Posted by seanlangston

I have read reports of viewers using 60 cm dishes to receive our signals in India (mostly in the south), but in order to prevent constant drop-outs during light rain, I recommend that you use at least a 75 cm diameter dish. 90 cm should give you a reasonably stable signal except in heavy rain.

Thanks. Can you tell me what should be the Ideal signal strength/quality i should be receiving in south India?

**immi22_80** · 14-07-2007

Originally Posted by hsenet

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Wow! Thank you very very much! I am keeping my fingers crossed!

Totally understandable! When you have the liberty to disclose, kindly let us know. Please!

Regards
Hsenet

Dear Bro!!!
What about the north beam?????????

shabeerpasha · 15-07-2007

Originally Posted by seanlangston

Dear Forum Members,

I would like to introduce myself. I am the Senior Director of Broadcast Services at Asia Broadcast Satellite, the owner and operator of the ABS-1 satellite at 75.0 East. I have been following some of the message threads about ABS-1 (ex LMI-1) in this forum and would like to open a channel for communications with our company here.

If you have any questions about ABS-1, our services, coverage, power, or channels currently broadcast by our satellite, I will do my best to answer them.

ABS will be exhibiting at the upcoming CommunicAsia 2007 expo in Singapore from June 19 to 22, and at the planned EMEC 2007 in Karachi from July 16 to 17. If you would like to learn more about our company, please drop by and say hello.

Regards,

Sean Langston

Dear sir,i offer my very best wishes and regards for joining us in this forum.sir,i live in bangalore wherein iam getting only the south beam ,you say that from south india where north beam is not gettable,then please why not uplink some of the north beam channels as well in south beam.It will be benfited to millions of viewers in the south.except for pakistan entertainment channnels ,you have nothing but very few channels in the south beam.some of the christain channels are repeated in the other transponders of the south beam,we would be grateful if you could uplink some the russian channels in the south beam.Iam a great fan of russian movies and programmes of the technology.please consider my request as it would help millions of them in the south.thankswith regardsshabeer pasha

**Analoguesat** · 15-07-2007

Most of the stuff on the north beam is Russian. The Russian channels will have no interest whatsoever to transmitting into India - and it would cost them extra for the extra transponder bandwidth - ABS are a business not a charity and will not supply it for free to the Russkies as a favour just so Indian enthusiasts can watch some strange films in a foreign language.

There may also be a restriction of programming rights outside of Russia.

And it certainly wouldnt benefit millions of Indian viewers - a few thousand enthusiasts at most

as25c · 08-08-2007

Can I receive ABS North beam in the Northeastern part of India and if yes what should be size specification of the Satellite dish.

Thanks

***Hareesh*** · 09-08-2007

Originally Posted by as25c

Can I receive ABS North beam in the Northeastern part of India and if yes what should be size specification of the Satellite dish.

Thanks

It is answered clearly in the forum.Pls search to find it.You can get all the details from flysat.com or satcodx3.com.

siddharthbangalore · 08-10-2007

Dear Sir,

I am located in Bangalore India I am unable to receive ABS1 south Beam 12579 H 22000 whenever I enter south Beam frequency in my receiver my receiver Signal Level & quality goes blank 0,0..

Pls Let me know what may be the cause.When I enter some other Sat Tp I am able to receive it on same Equipment.

Regards,
bangalore

pradeepgoenka · 04-11-2007

I Am Located In India Nagpur Can I Receive Abs 1 Northen Ku Band Signals
My Location Is Latitude 21 Longitude 79 Degree.
What Size Of Dish Is Required, What Is The Signal Stringth At My Location

**Analoguesat** · 04-11-2007

Here is the official north beam footprint. Note how the beam is shaped so the downlink strength falls off sharply over northern India.

This would suggest something around 3-4m (10-12 feet) would be required in Nagpur. This is only guesswork based on extrapolation of the beam southwards - the situation could easily be very different depending on exactly how the beam behaves. You really need to find an expert in your area who knows the situation.

**kuseeker** · 19-12-2007

Is south Beam have Circular Polarity or not ? Can i catch it in Gujarat on 60cm with Ku-LnbF ?

**Analoguesat** · 19-12-2007

All polarities on ABS-1 are H/V

http://www.flysat.com/abs1.php

pkgaran · 25-12-2007

Greetings to all.

I would like to introduce myself I am karunagaran from Pondicherry, India.
At present I have DD DTH in my house with Beetel STB Receiver.

I came to know from forum that we can receive the channels from ABS-1 and ST 1 satellites. I have been trying to get those channels from last 1 week, but i couldn't get it since i don't have following data.

I would like to know from you following datas to setup my STB

LNB Freq. :
Transponder Freq :
Symbol Rate :
Polor :
22K :
Dishq :

Which direction i should follow with dish alignment

Your input will be highly apperciated.

Thank you,

Regards,

P KARUANGARAN

***Hareesh*** · 25-12-2007

Originally Posted by pkgaran

Greetings to all.

I would like to introduce myself I am karunagaran from Pondicherry, India.
At present I have DD DTH in my house with Beetel STB Receiver.

I came to kno

Regards,

P KARUANGARAN

Hope you have gone thru the threads in the Indian DTH section.
For direction of your antenna you can visit
***.dishpointer.com.

For frequency and footprints
***.satcodx3.com

You can tune your receiver by selecting the universal Ku band option for the LNB setup.

If you have a only a 60 cm dish you should know about the azimuth and horizontal setup for those satellites.

If you have more than one offset dish or a big dish then only the Diseqc option is applicable.

Wish u a

.

**member91040** · 25-12-2007

Welcome PKGRAN. Have a look around you, You will get an help what you need.

pkgaran · 30-12-2007

Dear all,

Wishing you a happy New Year 2008.

I have successfully configured ASB-1 and INSAT 4B Signals. My STB has only one Input singal terminal. I would like to combain 2 LNB/DTH singnals.

Is there any couplers available ? if yes, could you please provdie the specification of the same.

Thank you,

Regards,

P KARUNAGARAN
PONDICHERRY

**Analoguesat** · 30-12-2007

If your receiver support disecq switching then you can use a cheap disecq switch. If not then a manual a/b switch.

Davsat · 18-01-2008

Hello Senior Menbers

Do you know any dish antenna technicians in Chennai who can setup my 90 cm ku band antenna to receive ABS1 south beam. I have TVS electronics Setop box. Also I have Zenega receiver and 60 cm antenna from DishTv Network.

Thanks
David

**member91040** · 19-01-2008

Do one thing , Refer few old post , Soo that it can help you to guide how to setup. If you find critical way to understand the topic , Find the tech guy were you buyed the box.

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