Astra 2F: Pre-Operational Discussion

[Pedro0102]

Still I mean...

 

[Mr Hoover]

Just 4/7 and Ch4 hd Ch4 is skill there...

Yes,that's on "lowband" as I call it

 

[StefanoFI]

My fears were unfortunately correct.
10964H is dead. A dip in the spectrum for me.
I will test at the dish without long old cable run inbetween, but I have bad sensations.
Firenze, 180 cm ChannelMaster.

 

[Pedro0102]

Bye Bye Channel 5 !!

Well, the HD version is still there...

 

[Mr Hoover]

Well, the HD version is still there...

OK,never ever watched Ch 5 to be honest

 

[Mr Hoover]

Well,nothing else seems to be happening.

I wonder if this is all for tonight?

 

[Pedro0102]

OK,never ever watched Ch 5 to be honest

Same here...


In the Algarve can you see the signal envelope that I show on the thumbnails on my post 337?

With my poor meter I can see the signal envelop of the transponders... Obviously they are too weak for my 1,5m Gibertini.
Now the question is what would be the size of the dish to make them viewable....

 

[Mr Hoover]

Yes,I can see the signal envelope....Just..... on a 2 Metre dish.

I think at least 10dB more signal would be needed here at the moment...A large dish

Around 1800-2200 Portugal/UK time the test transponder has seemed a bit stronger
than the rest of the time(maybe 3dB up)

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

Well, the HD version is still there...

It´s on 2A South.

 

[DragonSat]

CH5 SD Gone. HD still fine as always.

ITV Granada & London still working. BBC all fine. CH4 and 4HD still OK aswell.

Only seems to be CH5 SD missing for me. No great shakes (We watch HD anyway)

 

[mikey05]

Hello,

in Munich, 80cm, 28.2 in Focus:
11127V *nothing*
11052H *nothing*
10964H *nothing*

I never used 10994H, but its dead as well

My card was able to pick up a bit of a signal on 11023H, but I never ever got a lock on this Frequency.
The channels moved today are really dead - i dont see anything at all.

So effectively lost for me are:
Channel5.*
Channel4 HD

In germany we say "Galgenfrist" (reprieve...) until 2E arrives

 

[solly]

@mikey05
i think 2.5 meter need peak signal

 

[Dave Simpson]

Zero signal on Ch5 and Channel 4 HD here in Barcelona with an 80cm dish and on Humax Foxsat receiver. I'd be interested to hear what our friends down near Valencia - Alicante are observing.

(also Sky News and Challenge seem to have been moved onto the Freesat EPG).

 

[sunandwine]

Probably old news for all you all nighters ,I've just switched on and every thing is fine ,Inc 5

 

[woborny]

Zero signal on Ch5 and Channel 4 HD here in Barcelona with an 80cm dish and on Humax Foxsat receiver. I'd be interested to hear what our friends down near Valencia - Alicante are observing.

C5's ITVs1 C4HD still fine here on my 80cm dish (Gandia - 70kms south of valencia)
10964 H (c5) on humax showing 100% strength and 65% quality
11053 H (itvs) on humax showing 100% strength and 65% quality
11126 V (C4hD) on humax showing 100% strength and 70% quality

so pretty similar to the BBC freq 11023

 

[mikey05]

@mikey05
i think 2.5 meter need peak signal

Well, for me I think maybe 1.8m could be enough, but those dishes dont fit on my balcony ;)
The absolute maximum I can install is about 1.2m, but that might get me a signal few hours in the morning when 2F is strong.

 

[joddle]

Zero signal on Ch5 and Channel 4 HD here in Barcelona with an 80cm dish and on Humax Foxsat receiver. I'd be interested to hear what our friends down near Valencia - Alicante are observing.

(also Sky News and Challenge seem to have been moved onto the Freesat EPG).

Well I've kept the 20db attenuator on and this morning can report the following from my Humax Foxsat HD

BBC and ITV channels all still at 70%SS 100%SQ
Channels 4 and 5 down to 65%SS 100%SQ
4seven down to 60%SS 100%SQ

 

[Dave Simpson]

C5's ITVs1 C4HD still fine here on my 80cm dish (Gandia - 70kms south of valencia)
10964 H (c5) on humax showing 100% strength and 65% quality
11053 H (itvs) on humax showing 100% strength and 65% quality
11126 V (C4hD) on humax showing 100% strength and 70% quality

so pretty similar to the BBC freq 11023

Weird - nothing at all on my Sky Digibox either. Could Barcelona be in some sort of black spot? (I could never get anything at all on 11023).
Why would this be???

 

[Analoguesat]

Please remember to put your town & dish sizes on the reports - if you have reception or not.


FWIW - C5 current signal strengths on 10964H:

7020

SNR 97%
AGC 95%


Duo

SNR 99% (cant see that one going up!)

This morning:

7020

SNR 96%
AGC 95%

Duo

99%


No change

 

[buckshee]

Probably old news for all you all nighters ,I've just switched on and every thing is fine ,Inc 5

Same here, in sunny Mazarron 8901 & 8911 still broadcasting from 2F with BBC One HD from 1N