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The Irish version of Sky Sports 1 HD is broadcasted on ASTRA 2E uk spot beam. This is the Sky HD channel list in Ireland : http://www.satellite-calculations.com/DVB/28.2E/bskyb.php?4104/50 Channel number 401 is from 10.862H which is ASTRA 2E uk spot beam

Report from 40km North of Oslo,Norway 60.359N 10.571E: 1.2m Gregorian (Fibo). Receive ASTRA 2E 24/7 in is clear sky. No margin for rain. 10.847V DVB-S2 (BBC One England, BBC Two HD etc.) is the transponder with less margin. 2E BBC DVB-S transponders can take slightly more rain but they are...

With a 17 inch mini dish the sun interference season starts in the southern part of UK on the 5'th of October and ends in the northern parts of UK on the 18'th of October. Normally the satellites today is high power and normally it will not result in interruptions if the antenna is aligned...

There is still 2 HD transponders left on the Thor5 T2 beam and all the transponders of the Thor5 T1 Nordic beam is occupied. There is also DVB-S transponders active on Thor5 T2 beam. UPC is moving from 19.2E to 0.8w and will need 7 transponders from day one. The three HD transponders...

There is still 2 HD transponders left on the Thor5 T2 beam and all the transponders of the Thor5 T1 Nordic beam is occupied. There is also DVB-S transponders active on Thor5 T2 beam. UPC is moving from 19.2E to 0.8w and will need 7 transponders from day one. The three HD transponders...

Teletext can be carried in a DVB transmission but as you correctly point out its not a part of the MPEG video. DVB is much more than video transmission :) DVB has made a huge numbers of specifications. Btw, DVB do not make any specifications for video or audio compression even though the...

Teletext can be carried in a DVB transmission but as you correctly point out its not a part of the MPEG video. DVB is much more than video transmission :) DVB has made a huge numbers of specifications. Btw, DVB do not make any specifications for video or audio compression even though the...

I am sure that Astra do NOT know where the sidelobes exist. It is extremely complex to calculate as the satellite has multi feeds illuminating the shaped antenna onboard the satellite. For a normal parabolic antenna it is more easy to calculate sidelobes but it will be wery complex for spin...

Old FTV cards will definatly be switched off as BSkyB is changing to a more secure updated version of VideoGuard. At the moment all Sky channels is simulcrypted in two different VideoGuard systems or versions. Those who have old FTV cards will definatly loose ITV,CH4 & CH5. The big...

Well if a 2.7m is needed in Warsaw I guess the antenna must be much bigger on the Romanian border as it is more far out of the 2D footprint than Warsaw. It is a possibility that it is not possible. When the EIRP is below a certain level it wont help even with a monster dish.

Most of the time BBC World and BBC News 24 transmits exactly the same signal - only different logos and BBC World is not 16:9.