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    Satlink WS6906 upgrade (mine)

    Still trying to figure why they used a USB socket an the WS6906 when it needs to connect to an RS232 socket on the computer in a null modem configuration to talk to it.Such hassle to update it.Still reckon its a pure toy and only useful for countries where the sun doesn't shine.British Isles...
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    Astra 28.2 and Eutelsat 28.5 What's left

    After all the recent changes to this slot could anyone tell me what transponders are available to view in the Canary Islands on a 1 mtr dish. Haven't been able to lock a signal since I tried to realign the dish and am now wondering if it's worth my while trying any longer.
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    Satlink WS-6932 - DVB-S2, DiSEqC etc.

    I hear you but for something I bought for £320 two years ago they are being knocked out for £68 brand new on Satlink site.Gimmicks I reckon but its purely my own thoughts on my experience.Amazed nobody has come up with an accessory for the iPhone or The Samsung Galaxy to address the Satellite...
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    Satlink WS-6932 - DVB-S2, DiSEqC etc.

    I have the WS6906 which would be the SD version of this and to be honest it is basically a glorified portable STB.You can see nothing on the screen when the sun is shining.It has a cheap plastic feel about it and any sort of firmware updating is fraught with danger as the unit has a USB input...
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    Astra & Eutelsat at 28 east is fta pickup in Gran Canaria possible

    Yes I've been following those two threads closely. Just wanted to find out a strong fta reference transponder on either Astra or Eutelsat at 28 east as I'm being swamped by signal from 26 east. The daily transponder changes on Astra and the drop in power on Eutelsat 28A is not exactly helping...
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    Astra & Eutelsat at 28 east is fta pickup in Gran Canaria possible

    I recently replaced an 80cm dish with a 1m Televes dish owing to a drop in signal on the Eutelsat bird.I know my timing couldn't have been worse.After mounting the dish the signal on BADR 26 east is nearly off the scale so everything is working as expected but I can get nothing on 28 east.I...
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    Eutelsat 28A at 28e and RTE Radio 1 Extra shutdown

    Ok, so for any members based in Gran Canaria, am I likely to pick up any fta channels on the 28 east.As I said in an earlier post I have a 1 mtr dish available but on top of all the chopping and changing with Astra, the drop in power of Eutelsat bird I am now being swamped with powerful signal...
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    Eutelsat 28A at 28e and RTE Radio 1 Extra shutdown

    Well the question begs now, what will be available on an fta basis outside the British Isles with a dish pointing at 28 degrees.Seems very little by the looks of it.
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    Eutelsat 28A at 28e and RTE Radio 1 Extra shutdown

    I noticed that 28B was on station.Are we looking at tightly focused beams similar to the new generation of Astra birds.I fear the days of DXing are truely coming to an end.
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    Eutelsat 28A at 28e and RTE Radio 1 Extra shutdown

    For listeners of the above radio station I've just had it confirmed that this station will cease broadcasting on Eutelsat 28A at 28e on 31st January 2013.Being in Gran Canaria this was the only way I could listen to this station as being back and forward to Gran Canaria I do not have an internet...
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    Astra 2F: Canaries & Africa Discussion

    Has Eutelsat at 28.5 lost power too.Was getting it with an 80cm dish but can't seem to pick it up with a 1mtr dish now.Does anyone know if they are going to pull all fta from this satellite.It really all does seem a complete mess.I use it to get Irish Radio RTE 1 Extra and the music channels.
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    Free to air reception in Gran Canaria after December

    I've been away for a while and have noticed all the chat about the impending reconfiguration of the 28.2 degrees slot in the coming months.A simple question to pose but I reckon a difficult one to answer is will there be any fta material remaining to view after December in Gran Canaria.The...
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    KA reception is a no go so far for me

    Just an update from the Emerald Isle.We had a feature on the National Radio Broadcaster RTE Radio 1 today on this very subject.They were crowing on about our new DTT service and how brilliant the new service would be (what a joke). They said that for the few people who couldn't receive DTT there...
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    7w nilesat

    Whats the chance of receiving this from Dublin with the same setup as yourself
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    BADR 26 east MBC TV What program is being shown on all channels at the moment

    For at least the last 24 hours the same program is being shown on all five of the MBC English language channels.Is it some sort of special broadcast as the guide seems to have special messages in Arabic, not one of my strong points.
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