ABS test card on 3W - whats the deal ...?

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I can get 15.5\16db on Sky News on my 1.2m dish (SE London\Kent) but the test card on 3W is marginal \ breakup.

On another forum, someone suggests the power was turned down from a year or so ago? can anyone confirm?

What are your reports?

I'm talking about 11462 - V - 3062

(The other TP with Odeon 24 \ ReteCapri etc, booms in at 14.5\15db)

be great to compare some 1.2m dish owners in the south, it seems to be better in the midlands....
 

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Same here marginal / breakup as well. 11462 V 3062.
The other transponder 12739 V 13175 2/3 is rock solid.
 

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11462 V 3062. It did used to be stronger but breaks up badly now.
Transponder 12739 V 13175 2/3 is strong.
 

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Could be breakup / intrusion from 11465H
 
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7.3db on my Raven 1.8m in Scotland, Seems about normal for that TP from my past experience.
 

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funny how u get that much signal on that TP compared to me - but we're at a similar strength signal for MBC2 on 7w
 

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funny how u get that much signal on that TP compared to me - but we're at a similar strength signal for MBC2 on 7w

That is odd. Just checked 3W again and still strong.

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Tonight in the North East on 1.2M signal is up, but varies mostly around 3.0-4.6db, with the peaks of up to 6.9db and occasional no locks.
 

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wow - first time ive had it almost solid, at 5.8db - seems like they've turned up the volume :)

1.2m - Kent
 

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Yes stronger signals here also on the 100cm set up.DSCN3595.JPG
 

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Then signal went up to 8.6 dB a couple of hours later.
 

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Maybe theyre reading this and taking pity on us and our ever quest for more signal
 

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sure theres nothing on it to watch lol so who cares if its weak signal.
 

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I now have no signal on it
They've over loaded the circuit and killed it
 

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I now have no signal on it
They've over loaded the circuit and killed it
It has moved to a new transponder, much, much stronger...20210421_223924.jpg
 

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It has moved to a new transponder, much, much stronger...View attachment 136005
That transponder should be vertical even though you set 13V in the settings it searchers both polarities. Octagon still have not sorted this out...
 

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12db . That's more like it . :)

My golden insterstar couldn't lock it . Pathetic

Luckily my trusty octagon sf8008 and icecrypt 6600 could on a blind scan
 

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Now SR at 10K, test card's gone.

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Yes much stronger now :) DSCN3596.JPG
 

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ABS 3A @ 3° west 11185 V 10887 1/2 DBV-S2 QPSK new symbol rate, MPEG-4 now HD,
Video pid=2064 Audio pid=2068
Now an info channel for ABS showing videos of previous ABS launches.
Previous test card on this satellite 11462 V 3062 has gone now.

Lasted 30 min test transmission now no signal ?
 
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