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  1. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    There's a problem with ITV1 SD regions on satellite at the moment. ITV2 SD is back on,ITV 4 SD is ok,ITV 1 London on 973 is OK (for non London area boxes). ITV 3 SD Off. Hugh
  2. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: European Beam Transfers Starting?

    Can confirm Sky News transponder,12207V on PE footprint,ok in south Portugal,well down on 2A south but much better than north here. Hugh
  3. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F at 28.2E: General Discussion

    That's all taking a very long time...One would have thought the changeover would have happened by now.Apart from the French KA band and the African beam there are only the few old 1N transponders that have moved. One assumes there isn't a "Problem" somewhere... Hugh
  4. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    A Very large one I think....
  5. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    You're right in the line where the signal dies away super fast !
  6. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    I've always found the 2B South beam stronger than 2A in the Algarve but the north beam a little weaker.
  7. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    If you line up the skew to be correct on a Eutelsat etc with a polar mount it will be correct on all satellites (to my knowledge) except Astra which is a tiny bit "offset" as Huevos said. You can compromise and set the skew difference midway between the two (Astra/Eutelsat) but it's still a...
  8. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    Well if that display is on a 1 Metre dish it's more than we get here on a 2 metre so the signal would be 7-8 dB up.....It would be interesting to see an up to date picture now the 1N transponders have transferred and if the vertical transponder is better than the horizontals.
  9. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    Thanks From that pic the original 2F signal jammed in by the 1N's looks quite strong there compared with here!
  10. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    It would be nice to have some reports of people looking with analysers towards Italy and Greece and seeing what is actually there,also North Africa... A colleague of mine drove back to the UK from here some years ago and took a spectrum analyser and 60 cm dish stopping off at various places,the...
  11. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    Or a long piece of dish coax coming down from Figueira Da Foz or Madrid ;) Let's see what the 2E spot beam antenna pattern is like,it may be a little bit kinder in this direction....
  12. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    Whilst I am not the source of "Nothing on a 4 Metre dish" in Southern Portugal I can assure you that looking at the vertical polarised signal in Southern Portugal using a well set up 2 metre dishand a spectrum analyser it would need another 6-7dB to get any viewable signal at all which takes one...
  13. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion

    I've recorded the first part of the interview,file attached...Much better information than the guy two days ago for sure. You can go to the website and listen to the rest of course. Here is the whole hour from the station...
  14. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F at 28.2E: General Discussion

    From what I remember about the talk yesterday was that he was on about "the free channels" going around then...according to his "Spies"...
  15. Mr Hoover

    Astra 2F at 28.2E: General Discussion

    I'm shattered :) The Spanish Talk Radio Expert said 16th December almost certain !!!
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