Astra 2E at 28.2E: General Discussion Part 2

[welshman234]

Even though signal level on 2E has now increased 10847V is still 0.3dB below 11023H.

Same for me the SNR is about 7% less according to the Vu+

 

[trevortronix]

All very interesting chaps. I've never known any other satellite position cause so much hubbub! From reading various reports, am I safe to assume that the situation is overall better than what it used to be with the old Astra 2D?

As @C0re says, it depends where you are. Here in algarve, 2D was possible on 133cm dish, 2E &F (UK's) zilch- not even on a 4m

 

[timo_w2s]

am I safe to assume that the situation is overall better than what it used to be with the old Astra 2D?

Not at the very edges, like Finland. 2D wasn't very focused, whereas the newer satellites are.

 

[Schroeder]

On the Costa Blanca the situation is much improved over 2D, we only got some channels part day on dishes 1.9M to 2.2M, now we have them stronger and 24 hours on as little as 1.4M, 1M- 1.2M (depending on location) seems on a par with the old 2D (horizontal more difficult to get). The further south the slightly larger the dish you need.

 

[Captain Jack]

As @C0re says, it depends where you are. Here in algarve, 2D was possible on 133cm dish, 2E &F (UK's) zilch- not even on a 4m

Wow... yep, focusing seems to be the key here. I wonder what 2E levels are like in Cyprus/Greece - haven't seen any reports from there yet.

 

[npire1]

I guess for me Its better here in Slovakia than 2d was but I do have a larger, better quality dish now so I cant be sure !

 

[denis1501]

All BBC/RTE gone here in Central Italy on my 1.25m offset, unfortunately I have no larger dish to experiment with. And that damned 2A North beam is causing me issues again now that those transponders switched the night before last. Bad 2 days for me.

 

[solarboy]

Nothing from 2E spot beam here in the Algarve with a 2m dish. Used to get 2D no problemo.

 

[madridman]

Low signal levels but well, thanks for the info.
Good night, more tomorrow.
PS: I'll get some sleep or work.
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Niveles de señal bajos pero bien, gracias por la informacion.
Buenas noches, mañana mas.
PD: Voy a dormir algo o trabajar.

Madrid North (40.5458°N, 3.612°W) near Ikea.
94cm dish, DB800S-HD, simple style/sencillo.
6-2-2014 5:00(spain) 4:00(GMT)

10714 =  13.50dB  Channel 4 (c4l)
10729 =  13.50dB  Channel 4 +1
10744 =  13.50dB ========>>>>> 7.0dB RTE One
10758 =  14.50dB  ITV
10773 =  13.00dB ========>>>>> 6.5dB BBC 1 London
10788 =  14.00dB ========>>>>> 8.5dB BBC 1 Wales
10803 =  13.50dB ========>>>>> 7.0dB BBC 1 Scotland
10817 =  14.00dB ========>>>>> 7.5dB BBC 1 Oxford
10832 =  15.00dB  ITV HD
10847 =  14.00dB ========>>>>> 6.5dB BBC One HD
10862 =  14.00dB ========>>>>> 7.0dB Disney
10876 =  14.50dB ========>>>>> 8.0dB Nickelodeon
10891 =  13.50dB  ITV +1
10906 =  15.00dB  STV
10921 =  15.00dB ========>>>>> 7.5dB TCM
10935 =  15.50dB ========>>>>> 8.5dB ITV HD
10964 =   9.50dB  Channel 5
10994 =   9.00dB  ITV HD
11023 =   9.00dB  BBC 1 Scot HD
11053 =   9.50dB  ITV +1
11067 =   9.50dB  20800/810 y 21000 (ITV HD)
11097 =   9.50dB  21000/10/20/30 (ITV HD)
11126 =  10.00dB  Channel 4 HD
11222 =  10.00dB  Greatest Hits
11224 =  12.00dB  RT HD
11260 =  11.00dB  B4U Music
11261 =  11.00dB  horror channel
11307 =  11.50dB  Flava Bliss Scuzz
11343 =  11.50dB  CBS Reality
11344 =  12.00dB  CBS Drama
11426 =  10.00dB  FRANCE 24 eng
11428 =  10.00dB  Fashion One/LBP TV
11719 =  18.50dB  Lifetime HD
11739 =  17.50dB
11758 =  18.50dB  Animal Plnt HD
11778 =  17.50dB
11797 =  17.50dB
11817 =  17.50dB
11836 =  17.50dB  Sky Action
11856 =  16.50dB  E4 HD
11875 =  18.50dB
11895 =  17.50dB
11914 =  17.50dB  Pick
11934 =  17.50dB  Sky Intro
11992 =   9.00dB  Dave
12012 =  17.50dB  Sky Family HD
12031 =  19.00dB
12051 =  16.50dB
12070 =  16.00dB ========>>>>> 8.0dB
12090 =  16.50dB ========>>>>> 6.0dB
12109 =  18.00dB
12148 =  17.00dB ========>>>>> 9.0dB
12168 =  16.50dB ========>>>>> 6.5dB
12187 =  19.00dB
12207 =  17.00dB  Pick/Sky News
12226 =  17.00dB ========>>>>> 8.0dB
12246 =  16.00dB ========>>>>> 6.0dB
12265 =  19.00dB
12285 =  18.00dB
12304 =  16.00dB ========>>>>> 8.0dB
12324 =  17.00dB ========>>>>> 9.0dB
12343 =  18.50dB
12363 =  18.00dB
12382 =  18.00dB  Dave HD
12460 =  18.00dB  Sky 3D
12480 =   6.00dB  Box Kiss Kerrang Smash Hits
12515 =  17.50dB  MOTORS TV UK
12520 =  17.00dB  Heart Capital Clubland PlanetPop
12545 =  18.00dB
12551 =  16.50dB
12574 =  16.50dB
12580 =  16.00dB
12604 =  16.50dB
12610 =  16.00dB  Kiss Magic RT
12633 =  17.00dB  Al Jazeera
12640 =  16.50dB
12663 =  15.00dB  Euronews
12669 =  15.50dB  CH NINE UK

Thanks for your reports Tururu! I'm also close to Madrid and with the same dish size. I'm not at home so can't check signals for the moment. Are the migrated BBC channels watchable (without pixelation)?

 

[MarkW]

No spots here

 

[rasd]

Nothing here in Granada :-(

 

[tothbros]

as expected, lost all tp's moved to 2e uk, no lock on any frequencies

 

[C0re]

Which tps are still on Astra 1N?

 

[timo_w2s]

Which tps are still on Astra 1N?

I think it's just these 6 left on 1N:

10.714GHz/H
10.729GHz/V
10.759GHz/V
10.832GHz/H
10.891GHz/H
10.906GHz/V

Basically ITV and Ch4.

 

[tothbros]

sky channel 605, nickelodeon+1 is supposed to be on 10876V, ex 1n uk, now 2e uk, right? how i can still receive it...maybe its mapped to another freq?

 

[tothbros]

and the same with all the disney channels that were on 10862h - is now in 2e uk, but i can receive these as well...must be mapped to the new disney tp?

 

[popolon]

and the same with all the disney channels that were on 10862h - is now in 2e uk, but i can receive these as well...must be mapped to the new disney tp?

Maybe those pay channels are moved actually to 2E europe beam?

 

[Jester87]

Nothing in Cyprus from 2E.
Viktor Mustafa.

 

[rearofthestore]

Good Morning from Kamnik Slovenia (20km N of Ljubljana).
As expected lost all BBC channels and Watch HD. However as with tothbros above receiving 10876V on full power so can't think it has moved yet. All PE on 2E as strong as before (if not stronger).

 

[timo_w2s]

Nickelodeon has started testing on 12.266GHz/H (now 2A South)
Disney has been testing for a while on 11.914GHz/H (now 2E Europe)

Maybe they have mapped already.