BBC HD Transponder changes - 27/9/2012

[solly]

New parameter

Frequency 10,847 MHz (vertical polarity)
DVB-S2, 8PSK
Symbol Rate 23.0 MSymb/s
2/3

 

[alec]

Since this change occurred (and the transponder(?) change to BBC 1 HD, instead of the previously perfect reception I am getting (sometimes severe) pixelation and artefacts on these 2 channels - despite 90-100% signal strength and 100% quality. Even a slight shower of rain makes things worse, although the effect on the signal strength is only minor (e.g. down to 80%).

Setup: Foxsat HDR, location SW France, 80cm dish.

Reception of ITV HD and Channel 4 HD is unaffected.

All suggestions gratefullly received!

 

[PaulR]

Firstly, you need to check that the dish is properly aligned and especially that the skew of the LNB is optimised. Then look at the cable to see if it's old or water has ingressed.

After that I would suggest that you might need a larger dish. But I would also advise you wait until 2F is in position as this will replace 1N (the satellite that carries the majority of the Freesat channels) and you may need a larger dish again and you would be spitting feathers if you'd only just bought one!

 

[C0re]

Do you have troubles with other transponders transmitting in 8PSK? At 19.2 degrees East there are more transponders in 8PSK. Frequencies you could check:

10773H 22000 3/4 - Anixe HD/QVC HD /HSE24 HD/Astra Portal
10803H 22000 3/4 - HD+ Demo/Astra 3D Demo
11171H 22000 2/3 - Orange Ciné Max HD and other channels from the Orange subscription package.
11303H 22000 2/3 - Servus TV HD
11347V 22000 2/3 - 3Sat HD/KiKa HD/ZDFinfo HD
11362H 22000 2/3 - ZDF HD/zdf-neo HD/zdf.kultur HD
11376V 22000 2/3 - Russian Today HD/Russian Today Español HD and some channels from Orange/CanalSat subscription packages.
11494H 22000 2/3 - ARD - Das Erste HD/Arte Deutsch HD/SWR BW HD /SWR RP HD
11582H 22000 2/3 - BR Süd HD/BR Nord HD/NDR Niedersachsen HD/NDR Mecklenburg-Vorpommern HD/NDR Hamburg HD/NDR Schleswig Holstein HD/Phoenix HD
12012V 29700 2/3 - Channels from CanalSat subscription package.
12168V 29700 2/3 - Channels from CanalSat/Orange/TNTsat/SFR subscription packages.
12207V 29700 2/3 - Channels from CanalSat/Orange/TNTsat/SFR subscription packages.
12246V 29700 2/3 - Channels from CanalSat subscription package.
12441V 29700 2/3 - Channels from CanalSat/Orange subscription packages.
12574H 22000 2/3 - Sonnenklar.TV HD/Juwelo HD/Pearl.tv HD/Dr. Dish TV

I didn't add the 8PSK frequencies used by the Spanish Canal+.

 

[Pietclock]

the BBC have switched on their new TP on 11023H 23000 2/3 8PSK transmitting tests.