BarMoo
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- My Satellite Setup
- 2xPace 430N, 1xNokia MM9800, 1xNokia 80cm Sat Dish, 1xGibertini 120cm, Big Fat Furry Puss
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- Berlin, Germany.
We all know the story that Astra 2C was supposed to be located at 28.2°E (the clue is in the 2), but after that launch disaster (was it 1K?) Astra 2C ended up entertaining the Germans at 19°E.O-Ha
That said, the next bit is as interesting as watch fungi grow on a cow-pat, but might interest you slightly. Anyway, I happened to come across some satellite information for 2D today.
2D has 16 "low band" transponders working between 10.70 GHz and 10.95 GHz.
Astra pride themselves on the fact that, at the flick of a switch and in the event of transponder failure, they can shift "channels" to a co-located satellite. As Astra puts it "Safeguarding Revenue": their own presumably!
However, in my head, there is a problem with this. There are only two birds in the "2" fleet that have "low band" capability. One is 2D and the other is 2C.
Since 2C is nowhere near 2D, this minor inconvenience leads me to an unsubstantiated senario. Yawn.
What if one of the BBC's transponders, say, Tp41 goes belly-up? (actually they are Astra's, but let's make it simple). There are ten services on transponder 41. What to do? The bird is FULL, they are FTV and have, alledgedly, nothing to do with SKY.
Of the 16 transponders on 2D: 10 are leased by SKY (as one is to assume by looking at Lyngsat), 5 by other operators, 1 (Tps 41) by Channel Four me thinks. So, how does that all work then with no co-located bird with low-band capability?
How would Astra facilitate "Safeguarding Revenue" in the event of a major belly-up? Could Astra demand that SKY make space for the FTV broadcaster on one of their transponders? I don't imagine for a second that any of the commercial PSB's would make space for them: given that they have squeezed just about everything into their own space anyway (sic).
Whatever, if the answer is no, then surely, the BBC (and without the protection of encryption) would have to go onto a wide-beam satellite. Nice
I know I have simplified everything, but, the fact remains that there is no back-up for 2D (as Astra define it) and I can't find any info on any planned launches that might provide that back-up?
The answer, I suppose, is whether you take the info on Lyngsat literally. Else, what 'actual' control does an operator or broadcaster have over their leased transponder?
The classic example is ITV. We know that ITV leased two tps from Astra last year: yet, all ITV tps's are listed as "SKY" on Lyngsat (paying for encryption and region control).
I'll finish now before I stand in the cow-pat. Views anyone?
Have Fun,
Mark.
That said, the next bit is as interesting as watch fungi grow on a cow-pat, but might interest you slightly. Anyway, I happened to come across some satellite information for 2D today.
2D has 16 "low band" transponders working between 10.70 GHz and 10.95 GHz.
Astra pride themselves on the fact that, at the flick of a switch and in the event of transponder failure, they can shift "channels" to a co-located satellite. As Astra puts it "Safeguarding Revenue": their own presumably!
However, in my head, there is a problem with this. There are only two birds in the "2" fleet that have "low band" capability. One is 2D and the other is 2C.
Since 2C is nowhere near 2D, this minor inconvenience leads me to an unsubstantiated senario. Yawn.
What if one of the BBC's transponders, say, Tp41 goes belly-up? (actually they are Astra's, but let's make it simple). There are ten services on transponder 41. What to do? The bird is FULL, they are FTV and have, alledgedly, nothing to do with SKY.
Of the 16 transponders on 2D: 10 are leased by SKY (as one is to assume by looking at Lyngsat), 5 by other operators, 1 (Tps 41) by Channel Four me thinks. So, how does that all work then with no co-located bird with low-band capability?
How would Astra facilitate "Safeguarding Revenue" in the event of a major belly-up? Could Astra demand that SKY make space for the FTV broadcaster on one of their transponders? I don't imagine for a second that any of the commercial PSB's would make space for them: given that they have squeezed just about everything into their own space anyway (sic).
Whatever, if the answer is no, then surely, the BBC (and without the protection of encryption) would have to go onto a wide-beam satellite. Nice
I know I have simplified everything, but, the fact remains that there is no back-up for 2D (as Astra define it) and I can't find any info on any planned launches that might provide that back-up?
The answer, I suppose, is whether you take the info on Lyngsat literally. Else, what 'actual' control does an operator or broadcaster have over their leased transponder?
The classic example is ITV. We know that ITV leased two tps from Astra last year: yet, all ITV tps's are listed as "SKY" on Lyngsat (paying for encryption and region control).
I'll finish now before I stand in the cow-pat. Views anyone?
Have Fun,
Mark.