Dakar Rally 2018

william-1

william-1

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My Satellite Setup
OP Gibertini 100 XP+ Inverto Black Ultra Lnb
Superior Dark Motor (160° max)
(50 east to 45 west)
Octagon SX88+Optima (A/B switch) Edision primo IP S2

Raven 88cm Mesh Dish + IBU Twin output
Stab100 H to H (120° max)
(53 east to 45 west)
Octagon SX88+ Ultra HD (A/B switch) Golden Interstar Alpha_X
My Location
Epping Forest Essex
Eutelsat 10A @ 10 east
11045 H 14400 HD
id Dakar TV-1

Free to Air

Home - Dakar
 
william-1 said:
Eutelsat 10A @ 10 east
11045 H 14400 HD
id Dakar TV-1
Free to Air
Home - Dakar
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Many Thx
- Any idea yet of daily timings, or is the feed pretty continuous?
(Otherwise, I'm stuck with the short after-midnight slots on Eurosport on SlySport!)
 
These feeds Dakar TV1 & Dakar TV2 were active from 21:00 GMT both encrypted in Biss (Search with google for keys)

FTA from 10:45 Dakar TV2
Dakar TV1 was fta earlier
Feeds terminated @ 23:25 GMT

Stage 1 - Lima > Pisco - Dakar 2018

Stage 2 tomorrow

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jeallen01 said:
@william-1
Many thanks - will investigate "as appropriate"
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"Problem" solved :D - although I haven't been able to see anything being transmitted on that sat/frequency/SR/polarity so far this morning (did find a ref elsewhere to 11045 H S/R 6666, but nothing there either about 30 mins ago)
 
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The symbol rate will change to 14400 when the Dakar feed on 11045 H becomes active again,

Other symbol rates will be used for feeds on 11045 H as with other frequencies on feed satellites as most frequencies that are leased for a few hours.
 
william-1 said:
The symbol rate will change to 14400 when the Dakar feed on 11045 H becomes active again,

Other symbol rates will be used for feeds on 11045 H as with other frequencies on feed satellites as most frequencies that are leased for a few hours.
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Thanks - thought it must be something like that. So, today's feeds haven't started yet - wonder what time they will?
BTW: that FTA start time of 10.45 that you gave in post #3 - was that GMT, or Peru local, which seems be 5hr later than UK local?
 
Thanks - that clarifies the situation, and so I will keep looking there until I find something!
 
Eutelsat 10A (10.0 ° E)
11046 H 14400 HD
ID: DAKAR TV1
ID: DAKAR TV2

Both feeds are currently Free to Air

2018-dakar.webp
 
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Thanks again - unfortunately what little hair I have left is currently disappearing fast!

I can plenty of channels that are definitely on 10E on the TM (using your latest list) AND on the SX88, but I can't get a whiff of 11046/H/SR14400 - even after I modded the SX88 transponder listing on that frequency to have the correct polarity/SR! Quite a few scans latter show 80% signal strength but 0% quality!

PS: the SX88 is still at as-delivered s/w version of 1.04.15, as I have yet to pluck the courage to go through the update to a later version!
 
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Try adjusting your dish position I take it you are using the TD110 ?
SX88 go to Menu / Antenna settings
Press the green button edit & try + in Longitude to 10.2 E if it improves then try 10.4 ect if no signal increase then go the other way 9.8E ect
We have had a lot of wind gusts recently so try this until the weather warms up then you can venture out to re-align the dish.
 
william-1 said:
Try adjusting your dish position I take it you are using the TD110 ?
SX88 go to Menu / Antenna settings
Press the green button edit & try + in Longitude to 10.2 E if it improves then try 10.4 ect if no signal increase then go the other way 9.8E ect
We have had a lot of wind gusts recently so try this until the weather warms up then you can venture out to re-align the dish.
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Yes, I'm using the TD110, and I have already done what you suggested with both the SX88 & the TD positioner settings and the best signal levels on the "live" transponders on 10E are when the USALS setting is around 9.5E/9.6E on both receivers.

By comparison - on the SX88 - on 10756/V/2480 I'm seeing 81% Strength & 52% Quality, on 11221/V/30000 I'm seeing 85% & 64% respectively, & on 10962/H/2880 I'm seeing 81% & 33% respectively.

Could the above be indicative that I'm having issues with the Inverto Black Twin on the dish, in as much as could the H polarity output be low??

FWIW, about 0.3-0.5 deg is the sort of position "deviation" I've become used-to across certain parts of the arc since I set the TD110 up a couple of months ago (and it has been a case of "leave well alone" since then until the weather gets a lot better).
 
william-1 said:
Eutelsat 10A (10.0 ° E)
11046 H 14400 HD
ID: DAKAR TV1
ID: DAKAR TV2

Both feeds are currently Free to Air
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dvb-s2 8psk 11046 H 14399 3/4
Activo TP sin canales, ahora si estan activos,sin video
Active TP without channels, now if they are active,


ID: DAKAR TV1 ok...without video
ID: DAKAR TV2 ok


DAKAR TV2 DAKAR_2018_1.jpg 23:30 GMT+2
DAKAR_2018_1.webp


Recordar grabar, EuroSport 1 (Aleman) en: Astra a 19.2ºEste DVB-S 12226 H 27500 3/4
Remember to record, EuroSport 1 (German) in:
 
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Tururu said:
dvb-s2 8psk 11046 H 14399 3/4
Activo TP sin canales, ahora si estan activos, 4:2:2
Active TP without channels, now if they are active, 4: 2: 2
ID: DAKAR TV1 ok...on....15 minutos...off
ID: DAKAR TV2 ok...off
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So, they are now 4:2:.2! sounds like the reason I can't see "anything". OTOH, I didn't see any signs of signals when scanning those frequencies that there were any "active" ones (regardless or not of whether they could be locked) there.
 
jeallen01 said:
So, they are now 4:2:.2! sounds like the reason I can't see "anything". OTOH, I didn't see any signs of signals when scanning those frequencies that there were any "active" ones (regardless or not of whether they could be locked) there.
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Dakar TV1 is not active atm
Dakar TV2 in 4:2:0 with NBCSN Dakar
100cm Gibertini dish + single Inverto Black Ultra with TM5502HD

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dakar-dakar-2018-the-2018-dakar-route.webp
 
Thanks guys

I've switched off the receivers now, but I will take another hard look tomorrow!
 
jeallen01 said:
So, they are now 4:2:.2! sounds like the reason I can't see "anything". OTOH, I didn't see any signs of signals when scanning those frequencies that there were any "active" ones (regardless or not of whether they could be locked) there.
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4:2:2? (Edite el post y lo quite)..
No tenian video los canales
Solo activo los canales, pero sin video, realice grabaciones para ver desde el PC.
Luego los activaron.
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4:2:2? (Edit the post and remove it).
They did not have video channels
I only activate the channels, but without video, make recordings to watch from the PC.
Then they activated them.
 
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