UK TV SD channels moving to UK spotbeam

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here in Carcassonne south france I get BBC around 90
versus yesterday dave etc at 77,(encrypted atm)
and watchability is at 72 on my receiver (ie under 72 I can't watch)
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txp 6 11817 V 13.3 dB
txp 22 12129 V 6 dB
txp 48 10818 V 9 dB
txp 116 11427 V 8 db

Just checked on the 1.2 motorised. Half an hour ago 12129 V was not locking, jumping between 0 - 4 dB
Yesterday when I checked on the 1.8 I was getting 8.9 dB on 12129 V ( 6.2 db on the 1.2 dish )
 

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txp 6 11817 V 13.3 dB
txp 22 12129 V 6 dB
txp 48 10818 V 9 dB
txp 116 11427 V 8 db

Just checked on the 1.2 motorised. Half an hour ago 12129 V was not locking, jumping between 0 - 4 dB
Yesterday when I checked on the 1.8 I was getting 8.9 dB on 12129 V ( 6.2 db on the 1.2 dish )
Interesting figures. Where abouts in Spain are you?
 

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Interesting figures. Where abouts in Spain are you?

I'd guess somewhere not that far from Torrevieja going by the postcode ;-)
 
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LP, how does it look on your 1.2, if your not watching the golf as well. You´re about 15 Km further south?
 

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Quite correct, Formentera del Segura ( near Rojales )
Will check again on 1.2 and 1.8 when the golf has finished on 12.5 W!
¿Hi Brian....all ok with you no doubt?

With the 1.8m 10 minutes ago .....some drop indB.

You may remember back in May 2015 when they ran 12422 H with the 'Red Button' services using the spot beam.....some drop.

Today 12129 V 27500
12129.JPG

May 2015 12422 H 27500.
red button 31-05-2015 b.JPG
 

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LP, how does it look on your 1.2, if your not watching the golf as well. You´re about 15 Km further south?
You must have seen me on the keyboard !! :D:D
 
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OK, here are the results from the Fomentera Jury!
1.2, followed by 1.8
Txp 6 13.3 dB , 14.9 dB ( solo SE max reading is 14.9 )
Txp 22 6 dB , 8.6 dB
Txp 116 7.9 dB , 10.2 dB
Txp 48 8.9 dB , 11.2 dB

LP, move your dish a tad!
 

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Some of these channels are viewable with the film-on service:D

Dave is one of them:-rofl2

Regards

If anyone use tvheadend, https://tvheadend.org/ it's very convenient to use filmon channels together with you ordinary channels (DVB-T/S etc). Just add IPTV in tvh and link to this simple script,

bbc_one.sh
Code:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/bin/livestreamer http://www.filmon.com/tv/bbc-one best -O | /usr/bin/avconv -i pipe:0 -acodec copy -vcodec copy -bsf h264_mp4toannexb -f mpegts pipe:1

Do one script for every channel. You also need to install livestreamer of course. I don't have any subscription so the quality is very poor on a 55" TV but ok in "emergency" situations.


How it looks like in kodi.

filmon.png
 
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If anyone use tvheadend, https://tvheadend.org/ it's very convenient to use filmon channels together with you ordinary channels (DVB-T/S etc). Just add IPTV in tvh and link to this simple script,

bbc_one.sh
Code:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/bin/livestreamer http://www.filmon.com/tv/bbc-one best -O | /usr/bin/avconv -i pipe:0 -acodec copy -vcodec copy -bsf h264_mp4toannexb -f mpegts pipe:1

Do one script for every channel. You also need to install livestreamer of course. I don't have any subscription so the quality is very poor on a 55" TV but ok in "emergency" situations.


How it looks like in kodi.

View attachment 88272
Just saw that ring, don´t know what it made, was too busy typing!
 

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The three channels are now free to air - so a Freesat launch should be soon..
 

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Yesterday, Drama and Really have today gone free-to-air.:)

Sorry about that woborny, I didn't see your post for some odd reason. You beat me to it by 30 mins... Well done!
 
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Just turned the 1.2 to 28.2 and have Drama on. Only getting 6.2 DB so quite a lot of pixels!
Switching feed to 1.8 fixed dish, 8.7 dB, no problem with reception.
All creatures great and small!
 

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Just turned the 1.2 to 28.2 and have Drama on. Only getting 6.2 DB so quite a lot of pixels!
Switching feed to 1.8 fixed dish, 8.7 dB, no problem with reception.
All creatures great and small!
How does that C/N compare with the likes of the C and D band 2E/2G spots? I was only seeing a 0.2dB increase in C/N between TP6 and TP22 here in North West England so reckon the EiRP has been wound back to restrict overspill. The PSB spots in band C/D give over 15dB C/N, measured with my Horizon HDSM.
 
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How does that C/N compare with the likes of the C and D band 2E/2G spots? I was only seeing a 0.2dB increase in C/N between TP6 and TP22 here in North West England so reckon the EiRP has been wound back to restrict overspill. The PSB spots in band C/D give over 15dB C/N, measured with my Horizon HDSM.
Not quite sure what you mean. I did a comparison against other spots in post 30. " Likes of the C and D band 2e/2g spots " I thought everything on the bird is KU?
Advise txp´s you want checked and I will gladly check
 

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Just turned the 1.2 to 28.2 and have Drama on. Only getting 6.2 DB so quite a lot of pixels!
Switching feed to 1.8 fixed dish, 8.7 dB, no problem with reception.
Just for info for you....
The 80x85 is showing 6-6.9db
The 1.8 is showing 11.7db
 
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Just for info for you....
The 80x85 is showing 6-6.9db
The 1.8 is showing 11.7db
That´s quite a severe drop off between our two locations, Huevos is in between us, would love to know what he´s getting there. I´ll try and contact him to find out.
Is there a significant difference between this and say ch5 or bbc1?
 

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80cm first, 1.8 second
C4 (1071) : 6.9db, 14.6db
BBC News HD (11023) 7.7db , 13db
BBC Two Eng (10773) 6.65db, 14.4db
C5 8.4db, 13.8db
ITV1HD 11097 0 , 9.2db
ITV1HD 11053 0 , 11.4db
 
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