Eutelsat 28A switchoff looming

[Analoguesat]

Ive just been looking at the 26E frequency usage

If SES put all the remaining Eutelsat freqs on the UK spot that would allow them to use that band for the Astra 2E Middle Eastern beam with little danger of interference to any of the Badr transponders broadcasting into the same area. The only potential issue is 11227V on Badr 5

Also Arabsat 5A at 30E isnt using this band so theres no problems there either.

 

[hvdh]

Centre of box table predicts that starting 17 June, the old inclined Astra 2D will leave 28.0°E, moving to the West 1° per day.

 

[Archive4]

The only potential issue is 11227V on Badr 5

Anyone got a spare ICBM in their pocket, to eliminate potential issues?

 

[hairybadger]

Anyone got a spare ICBM in their pocket, to eliminate potential issues?

I thought *I* was bad for advocating the chainsawing of the odd tree that blocks the relevant parts of the sky...

 

[timo_w2s]

Centre of box table predicts that starting 17 June, the old inclined Astra 2D will leave 28.0°E, moving to the West 1° per day.

With 2G in place I guess she'll no longer be needed for UK spot backup of band D (10.7-10.95), which only 2E can do at the moment.

 

[M60]

With 2G in place I guess she'll no longer be needed for UK spot backup of band D (10.7-10.95), which only 2E can do at the moment.

That was my thinking too, guess they'll shunt her off somewhere like 2E for some inclined SNG duties.

 

[Tururu]

I discovered today that the signal on 11172 H,341,3/4 has increased very much,what makes me think that it is now on a European spot.Before he was on the UK spot.How is in your area?

Since change of SR and FEC tp 11054, february 2015, (the 11196 mark right).
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Desde que cambio de SR y FEC el tp 11054, febrero 2015, (la baliza 11196 a la derecha).

Now looks like this, the beacon right 11196:
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Ahora se ve asi, la baliza 11196 a la derecha:

Four months later, we lost 11180, we now have 11172 (+ 2dBμV).
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Cuatro meses mas tarde, perdimos 11180, ahora tenemos 11172 (+2dBµV).

Thanks for the info, the DreamBox800S-HD tuner works well to SR300 but with modulation standard TV or radio, with 16APSK no longer blocks.
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Gracias por la informacion, el sintonizador DreamBox800S-HD funciona bien hasta SR300 pero con modulacion estandar de TV o radio, con 16APSK ya no bloquea.

PS:Madrid (Spain) is so tp's group since/Por Madrid (España) esta asi el grupo de tp's desde entonces.

 

[peeter3000]

today with 125x140cm

 

[popolon]

spectrum scan from today:

and with scan that shows 2F euro beam 11428H.

So these 11062-11172H are higher than 2F euro, so why is that, or are these now on 2C actually?
and from 17th february (11062-11172H appeared strong ):

and from 12th february (when 11062-11172H signals were not yet seen as high. 11172H still very smaller than 2F UK beam. However there is also 11197H signal, that is same as 2F UK signal level):

and from 12th November 2014 (very very weak 11172H seen, but this is very very smaller than 2F UK beams as seen from this picture, so why is it so low if on 2F UK beam ??? however there is also 11197H signal seen, but lower that 2F UK signal level) :

and from june 2014 (no 11172H... but the 11142-11182V seen ) :

so how are these been always very different levels than 2F UK/2F euro signals here in Finland before february 2015? Or is there some other beams in 2F? Was there two euro beams in 2F? or datasignal in 2E middle east beam?

 

[timo_w2s]

11428H is still on Eutelsat 28A until the end of the month when it switches to 2E (probably UK spot).

 

[popolon]

11428H is still on Eutelsat 28A until the end of the month when it switches to 2E (probably UK spot).

Are you meaning 11428V? As signal level for 11428v is same as eutelsat, but 11428H is same as 2f euro currently.

 

[Analoguesat]

Are you meaning 11428V? As signal level for 11428v is same as eutelsat, but 11428H is same as 2f euro currently.

Nope - 11428H the Freesat "home tp"

 

[timo_w2s]

Are you meaning 11428V? As signal level for 11428v is same as eutelsat, but 11428H is same as 2f euro currently.

Both are still on 28A. Not sure 2F can do that frequency.

As far as we know the plan is:
1st June: 11306H, 11306V, 11344H and 11344V transferred from Eutelsat 28A to Astra 2F UK spot.
19th June: 11222H and 11261H will transfer from Eutelsat 28A to Astra 2G. Most likely UK spot. (We're not sure about 11224V and 11260V but I think it's reasonably safe to assume that will transfer to 2G UK spot too)
29th June: 11389H, 11390V, 11426V and 11428H will transfer from Eutelsat 28A to Astra 2E. Most likely UK spot.

 

[C0re]

And what about the four active D transponders: 11585H, 11604V, 11662H and 11681V?

 

[Analoguesat]

And what about the four active D transponders: 11585H, 11604V, 11662H and 11681V?

We dont know at the moment - the broadcast insider who gave us the details over on the DS forum didnt mention them. We think they will change before the end of the month though.

 

[timo_w2s]

And what about the four active D transponders: 11585H, 11604V, 11662H and 11681V?

I think they are due to switch once 2G arrives next week. They will move to temporary transponders first and the switch to their proper homes later in the month.

Edit: Oops beaten to it by AS. I think the poster on the other site did mention the D transponders but didn't make it very clear.

 

[solly]

Both are still on 28A. Not sure 2F can do that frequency.

As far as we know the plan is:
1st June: 11306H, 11306V, 11344H and 11344V transferred from Eutelsat 28A to Astra 2F UK spot.
19th June: 11222H and 11261H will transfer from Eutelsat 28A to Astra 2G. Most likely UK spot. (We're not sure about 11224V and 11260V but I think it's reasonably safe to assume that will transfer to 2G UK spot too)
29th June: 11389H, 11390V, 11426V and 11428H will transfer from Eutelsat 28A to Astra 2E. Most likely UK spot.

2g only uk beam not pe beam ?

 

[timo_w2s]

2g only uk beam not pe beam ?

We don't know for sure until next week, but I think it looks like they want to keep 11.2-11.45GHz as UK spots.

 

[Fisty McB]

I would not be surprised if at least one transponder is transferred to a pan-European beam instead of a UK spot one, as while anecdotal hearsay suggests that some stations on E28A were keen* of moving off a pan-euro beam to a UK focused one for rights reasons, some channels might want to remain available for mainland European viewers. Irish TV & Vintage TV are two that spring to mind.

* With this rumour abound, I suspect it might be Sony TV UK that was interested - take the current CSC transponder, change FEC, transfer Sony Movie & Sony Entertainment channels to the newly expanded space, discontinue current FTV transmissions, become available on Freesat & job done.

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[M60]

There will be TP's transferred to the PE beam, certainly some of the E-28A D band type.

Sony TV could transfer to the capacity gained via a FEC change, once done, to where Sony TV +1 now resides. However and for historical reasons, Movies 4 Men 2, now Sony Movies, and Sony TV are uplinked by two different operators so putting these on the same Mux isn't an option - yet!

Some of the UK Asian channels appearing on Astra 4A TP B11 is an interesting move, guess to support ongoing cable headend distribution in Europe where the UK spots no longer reach.