Astra 2F at 28E (at last!)

[BlindFaith]

This is not 11171H. Look at the spectrum outline in my image and you can see 11171H just below this signal.

The spectrum outline is saved in the meter memory. This carrier is outside the spectrum outline.

@gonzobaby was referring to 11171H. Below this frequency there seems to be activity from time to time. But IMHO it's too early to call ;)

Here's shot from crazyscan (loop mode) with a spike at about 11145H; 16:34 CET

 

[buckshee]

Any reason why this bird is drifting. 14.30 today it was at 27.88 Now its 27.66

 

[joddle]

Any reason why this bird is drifting. 14.30 today it was at 27.88 Now its 27.66

Who says its drifting ? the so called "real time" sat sites only predict the sats postion from the previous movements so at the moment assume it has gone past its proper place. They will update soon but it does not mean the sat is doing a jig up there.

 

[solly]

11165h receiver it near 1.5db c/n

 

[buckshee]

Who says its drifting ? the so called "real time" sat sites only predict the sats postion from the previous movements so at the moment assume it has gone past its proper place. They will update soon but it does not mean the sat is doing a jig up there.

and there´s me thinking they had forgot the park brake

 

[solly]

new signal 11954h ?

 

[Analoguesat]

Any reason why this bird is drifting. 14.30 today it was at 27.88 Now its 27.66

The tracking sites do NOT carry real time data. Its just extrapolated from the last set of orbital elements - which are normally updated every few days to once a week or so.

Whilst the elements are perfectly acceptable for the average satellite like the Space Station, Envisat or the Iridium phone birds where changes of direction are rare, they fall down as soon as a satellite is being controlled from the ground station as the predictions immediately become invalid.

The "drift" for 2F will continue until the orbital elemets are updated - then she will "jump back" to 28.2E.

 

[Schroeder]

new signal 11954h ?

11954.00 H 13 Astra 2A South

Occasional Feeds, data or inactive frequency

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

Those frequencies are on 1N, show as "Occasional Feeds, data or inactive frequency" unlikely they are from 2F unless they has closed them on 1N and migrated them to 2F for testing

Well isn't that exactly what you would expect them to do?

 

[Huevos]

Here's shot from crazyscan (loop mode) with a spike at about 11145H; 16:34 CET

Yes that is it. My picture was over several minutes on peak-hold so it has caught several of these spikes and the end image looks like it is a wide transponder. But the reality is that peak is made up of several spikes that are tightly grouped.

 

[Mr Hoover]

There is something there,roughly centred on 11954 H.Quite wide and here in S.W.Portugal about 3dB down
in carrier level on the adjacent lower North Beam transponder, looks like it's varying a little in strength..

 

[trigger]

Not sure if this is anything or not

Just changed an LNB on a 3M dish here and BBC etc on my meter was fine but showing nothing for the BBC HD transponder. I would expect it to be no problem with this sized dish here.
Probably the LNB but couldnt check properly as the Barca game was starting.
Any one else seen a change on this freq?

Cheers

 

[solly]

11954h line 2.2 c/n not much strong not lock it

 

[BlindFaith]

11954H -> 11958H, 26E ??

 

[Mr Hoover]

11954H -> 11958H, 26E ??

Not a sidelobe of 26E for sure.

 

[andrewcrawford]

there definitely something on 11954 cant get a lock but there something there

 

[gonzobaby]

nothing there... exactly on this frequency my line of the spectrum is going downwards, not a little peak of a TP

 

[andrewcrawford]

i cant say if it still there middle of doing system updates but ill check again after finished but what it is doign is what it done when 1n was lightning up transponders after moving to 28e so there nothing veiwable just semi light trasnponder

 

[BlindFaith]

..like gonzobaby wrote, absolutely nothing here. Maybe Africa beam??

 

[Huevos]

There is something there (11954H). Very small peak coming from about 27.7E. Once the dish gets to about 27E it disappears below 26E transponders, but is already falling by this point.