Intelsat 25 31.5W

[pride21]

hi all i thought i give 31W a try,did a scan and 4167V 12422,pids are V288 A305 ppid257,the quality is a low 21% though its locking no picture or sound,it may need a bit more gain,i ruled out if it was coming from 27.5W or 34.5W when dish moves to either sat it goes completely,any ideas.

 

[aceb]

Hi Pride,

I checked this sat last night but couldn't get a lock on it, tried again this morning and still no lock but did a full blindscan and currently have CRBC Calabar on 3677V 1482. Seems quite stable at 4.6dB. it wasn't there last night when I scanned.

 

[nelson_b]

hi - folks -
been looking here this morning -- i cant see any signal at all for the channel aceb posted. (is it still active)
but i can lock (just) the frequency that pride posted - no picture or sound though. - my scan showed different pids ?
i,v never had a signal lock on the f15 before with such a low d.b. level -- it locks at 0.9 -1.0


please ignore the time/ date on the pics - i,m fed up of re setting it ---my f15 has a mind of its own regarding date/time -- the year was 1925 last week -- and 1904 the week before l.o.l.

cheers ---

 

[pride21]

hi aceb i will try CRBC later.

hi nelson_b strange transponder that one i wonder if its some kind of feed.

 

[aceb]

Hi Nelson, yes it's been there when I've checked throughout the day and still is, with the evening 'News Panorama'. Still no sign of Prides feed!

 

[nelson_b]

Hi Nelson, yes it's been there when I've checked throughout the day and still is, with the evening 'News Panorama'. Still no sign of Prides feed!

hi - aceb
tried a few times yesterday for - CRBC Calabar on 3677V 1482 -- not a trace of signal for me here .
4166 V 12422 will not lock today but is showing 0.5 db despite thick cloud conditions - more snow due here anytime -- so will leave this sat for a while now

cheers ---

 

[aceb]

I've not bothered putting it on this morning, heavy snow blowing through and a couple of inches of it building up on the dish. Too cold to even bother going up the garden to brush it off lol

 

[Vipersan]

Currently have my eye on getting a glimpse of CRBC ..
So far ..nothing ..but I must be close I guess.
Atm ..getting a signal which is quite variable over a 5 minute period
Averaging arounf 3.3 db on the F15 ..
Drops as low as 2.3 db ..and occasional pulses up to 4.4db....but still no sign of lock.
Is there a best time of day for this ? ..and what is the lock threshold ?

I guess I'm too far 'Out of Africa'..
too far North and West for constant levels ..but then ..this is extreme fringe reception.
rgds
VS

 

[aceb]

I've not taken many SNR readings but going by the reported Q I'd say it was stronger at breakfast time than in the evening.

 

[Vipersan]

I've not taken many SNR readings but going by the reported Q I'd say it was stronger at breakfast time than in the evening.

Cheers Paul ..
I shall drag my aching carcass out of bed early tomorrow ..and try again ..
You appear to have locked it at a constant 4.6 db ...so maybe I have a chance albeit a brief window..
rgds
VS

 

[Vipersan]

Oh well ..I suppose I had to try..
at 12:30 last night signal very occasionally pushed up to 5db ..but insufficient to lock..so I went to sleep hoping that 7am might bring better results..
It was lower ..back down to an average of 3.3db..and by 9:30AM ..averaging only 2.5db ..
No sign whatever of this feed transponder 4166V ...which might have been a useful indicator that I was on target..
But for me at least the signal (which I assume to be CRBC) must peak somewhere between 12 midnight and 5:00AM
rgds
VS

 

[aceb]

You could leave EBS Pro scanning it all night on a loop, check for any locks and the SNRs in the morning.

 

[Vipersan]

You could leave EBS Pro scanning it all night on a loop, check for any locks and the SNRs in the morning.

Only problem with this Paul ..is that the 6925 hasn't the gain of the F15 ..so unlikely to catch such a weak signal anyway.
..but maybe worth a try anyway.
rgds
VS

 

[Lasseparabol]

Here are my values.
3677V 8.2dB
4114V 0 (not a hint of signal)
12344V 11.7dB
12341V 11.1dB

Weather was perfect -10 no clouds and no wind.
Have tried several times with 4114V but no results, wondering if ORTM has closed.

 

[aceb]

Like you I don't even see a hint of signal from 4114V, hopefully QWER or someone from the German forum will see this and check as ORTM was last logged there at the end of September 2012.

 

[dx qwer]

Hello,

4115 V is still active, but with low signal.

Best Regards
qwer.