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I have a 10 ft Winegard Quadstar, that can "see" 30W to about 123W at all times, and as far as 135W in the winter with some degradation the furthest west it goes. In the East however, I used to get 1 or 2 transponders on 27.5W and a few more on 22W C-Band, but not anymore (I guess there's nothing on 27.5W now, and some trees that block 22W have gotten a bit bigger.
But then I found that from a specific spot in the front yard, I have line of sight to a section of the arc, roughly from 11W to 30W. I tested it a while ago with a Ku band dish, and got great reception of RR on 14W, as well as everthing that's available FTA on 15W.
But what about C-Band? I had tried putting a C-band LNBF on a 90cm dish, but while i could see a few bumps in the spectrum analyzer, nothing that I could lock. And I was not about to take down the 10 footer just to see Tele-Putin
Then a few weeks ago, a fellow satellite enthusiast and friend of mine told me he had a 6ft mesh dish and was getting rid of it as it was just too small to be useful (which is mostly true). I figured I'd take it to test how it would do on Ku band. And then I realized that while a 6ft dish is a bit small for C-Band, it is also somewhat portable...
So I rigged a temporary, portable mount.: A rectangular frame made of 2x4 and 2x6 to rest the rim on, and a telescopic pole attached to the upper half rib. Not exactly sturdy but stable enough for now, until I figure out something better.
And today, after testing the dish on a few known satellites (58W, 91W, then 47.5W and 40.5W with the dielectric slab), I moved it to the front yard. It took me a while but I did manage to receive 14W:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 3956R / 1571 / 3/4' > Tp# 1
< (1)Belarus 24 /> 1:0:1:1:18:1113
840F74:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 3975R / 3903 / 3/4' > Tp# 2
< (2)RT Esp /> 1:0:1:1:12A:1840F87:0:0:0:
< (3)RT Int /> 1:0:1:2:12A:1840F87:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4069L / 1667 / 3/4' > Tp# 3
< (4)TV VERDES CAMPOS SAT /> 1:0:16:5BA1:1:1848FE5:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4077L / 3333 / 3/4' > Tp# 4
< (5)RADIO BONS VENTOS /> 1:0:16:4:1:1848FED:0:0:0:
< (6)TV Goiania HD /> 1:0:1:4880:1:1848FED:0:0:0:
< (7)TV Goiania 1SEG /> 1:0:C0:4898:1:1848FED:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4082L / 2400 / 3/4' > Tp# 5
< (8)TV Ponta Verde /> 1:0:19:1:1:1848FF2:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4087L / 5833 / 3/4' > Tp# 6
< (9)Cultura Paulista 1s /> 1:0:C0:F038:781:781848FF7:0:0:0:
< (10)Cultura Paulista HD /> 1:0:1:F020:781:781848FF7:0:0:0:
< (11)UNIVESP /> 1:0:1:F021:781:781848FF7:0:0:0:
< (12)EDUCACAO /> 1:0:1:F022:781:781848FF7:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4093L / 3760 / 3/4' > Tp# 7
< (13)TV DIFUSORA MA /> 1:0:1:A001:A0:EB848FFD:0:0:0:<
of those, the strongest was Belarus24 at 8.5dB SNR and the weakest was TV Difusora at 5.7dB. Most were just around 8dB. Not bad for a 6ft dish and 14 degrees elevation.
Note that I did not lock on the 3675 transponder. It's on a global beam and was much weaker ( it seems it was only about 1dB on the SDR spectrum). Also could be because the LNBF that I used is rated for 3700-4200. I might try again with a Titanium C1W-PLL.
As for the other Russian satellite, at 11W, I was able to see the beacon, but I did not see any content there. But I think I was getting into some foliage.
I will also try to get 22W and see if there's anything I can get on 18W.
Now the dish is made of 4 petals, so when I take it apart it fits nicely in my car. I might someday try to take it to a spot where i might be able to see further east (Eutelsat 8W, ABS-3 at 3W
Well, that was fun and I'm pleased with how it worked.
But then I found that from a specific spot in the front yard, I have line of sight to a section of the arc, roughly from 11W to 30W. I tested it a while ago with a Ku band dish, and got great reception of RR on 14W, as well as everthing that's available FTA on 15W.
But what about C-Band? I had tried putting a C-band LNBF on a 90cm dish, but while i could see a few bumps in the spectrum analyzer, nothing that I could lock. And I was not about to take down the 10 footer just to see Tele-Putin
Then a few weeks ago, a fellow satellite enthusiast and friend of mine told me he had a 6ft mesh dish and was getting rid of it as it was just too small to be useful (which is mostly true). I figured I'd take it to test how it would do on Ku band. And then I realized that while a 6ft dish is a bit small for C-Band, it is also somewhat portable...
So I rigged a temporary, portable mount.: A rectangular frame made of 2x4 and 2x6 to rest the rim on, and a telescopic pole attached to the upper half rib. Not exactly sturdy but stable enough for now, until I figure out something better.
And today, after testing the dish on a few known satellites (58W, 91W, then 47.5W and 40.5W with the dielectric slab), I moved it to the front yard. It took me a while but I did manage to receive 14W:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 3956R / 1571 / 3/4' > Tp# 1
< (1)Belarus 24 /> 1:0:1:1:18:1113
840F74:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 3975R / 3903 / 3/4' > Tp# 2
< (2)RT Esp /> 1:0:1:1:12A:1
840F87:0:0:0:< (3)RT Int /> 1:0:1:2:12A:1
840F87:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4069L / 1667 / 3/4' > Tp# 3
< (4)TV VERDES CAMPOS SAT /> 1:0:16:5BA1:1:1
848FE5:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4077L / 3333 / 3/4' > Tp# 4
< (5)RADIO BONS VENTOS /> 1:0:16:4:1:1
848FED:0:0:0:< (6)TV Goiania HD /> 1:0:1:4880:1:1
848FED:0:0:0:< (7)TV Goiania 1SEG /> 1:0:C0:4898:1:1
848FED:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4082L / 2400 / 3/4' > Tp# 5
< (8)TV Ponta Verde /> 1:0:19:1:1:1
848FF2:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4087L / 5833 / 3/4' > Tp# 6
< (9)Cultura Paulista 1s /> 1:0:C0:F038:781:781
848FF7:0:0:0:< (10)Cultura Paulista HD /> 1:0:1:F020:781:781
848FF7:0:0:0:< (11)UNIVESP /> 1:0:1:F021:781:781
848FF7:0:0:0:< (12)EDUCACAO /> 1:0:1:F022:781:781
848FF7:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4093L / 3760 / 3/4' > Tp# 7
< (13)TV DIFUSORA MA /> 1:0:1:A001:A0:EB
848FFD:0:0:0:< of those, the strongest was Belarus24 at 8.5dB SNR and the weakest was TV Difusora at 5.7dB. Most were just around 8dB. Not bad for a 6ft dish and 14 degrees elevation.
Note that I did not lock on the 3675 transponder. It's on a global beam and was much weaker ( it seems it was only about 1dB on the SDR spectrum). Also could be because the LNBF that I used is rated for 3700-4200. I might try again with a Titanium C1W-PLL.
As for the other Russian satellite, at 11W, I was able to see the beacon, but I did not see any content there. But I think I was getting into some foliage.
I will also try to get 22W and see if there's anything I can get on 18W.
Now the dish is made of 4 petals, so when I take it apart it fits nicely in my car. I might someday try to take it to a spot where i might be able to see further east (Eutelsat 8W, ABS-3 at 3W
Well, that was fun and I'm pleased with how it worked.
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on 22W, this is the scan result on the MIO4K:
< 'DVB-S 3970L / 3333 / AUTO' > Tp# 1
< (1)Program 1 /> 1:0:1:1:1:1320F82:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4015L / 5983 / 3/5 MIS 0' > Tp# 2
< (2)TV Cidade 1Seg /> 1:0:C0:3578:1AB:1AB320FAF:0:0:0:
< (3)TV Cidade HD /> 1:0:1:3560:1AB:1AB320FAF:0:0:0:
< (4)AUDIO 1 by AUDIO 1 /> 1:0:1:3561:1AB:1AB320FAF:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4021L / 3200 / 3/4' > Tp# 3
< (5)TV Leste HD /> 1:0:1:3:1:1320FB5:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4026L / 5000 / 2/3' > Tp# 4
< (6)TV Asa Branca HD /> 1:0:1:BCE0:5E7:B23A320FBA:0:0:0:
< (7)TOP MUSIC (Radio #1) /> 1:0:2:BCFA:5E7:B23A320FBA:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S 4034L / 2963 / AUTO' > Tp# 5
< (8)Prog.01 /> 1:0:1:1:B1:EC320FC2:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4044R / 2500 / 2/3' > Tp# 6
< (9)Radio 20 (Radio #2) /> 1:0:2:14:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (10)Radio 19 (Radio #3) /> 1:0:2:13:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (11)Radio 18 (Radio #4) /> 1:0:2:12:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (12)Radio 17 (Radio #5) /> 1:0:2:11:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (13)Radio 16 (Radio #6) /> 1:0:2:10:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (14)Radio 15 (Radio #7) /> 1:0:2:F:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (15)XANGRI-LA (Radio #8) /> 1:0:2:E:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (16)TRAMANDAI (Radio #9) /> 1:0:2:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (17)TORRES (Radio #10) /> 1:0:2:C:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (18)PAMPA (Radio #11) /> 1:0:2:B:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (19)LIBERDADE (Radio #12) /> 1:0:2:A:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (20)IMBE (Radio #13) /> 1:0:2:9:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (21)GRENAL (Radio #14) /> 1:0:2:8:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (22)ELDORADO FM (Radio #15) /> 1:0:2:7:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (23)ELDORADO AM (Radio #16) /> 1:0:2:6:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (24)CONTINENTAL (Radio #17) /> 1:0:2:5:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (25)CIDREIRA (Radio #18) /> 1:0:2:4:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (26)CAPAO (Radio #19) /> 1:0:2:3:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (27)CAICARA (Radio #20) /> 1:0:2:2:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< (28)104 (Radio #21) /> 1:0:2:1:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4048R / 3750 / 3/4' > Tp# 7
< (29)TV Tambau HD /> 1:0:19:1:1:1328FD0:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4058L / 5000 / 5/6' > Tp# 8
< (30)CD VERDEHD /> 1:0:1:1:B1:B1320FDA:0:0:0:
< (31)CD VERDE1S /> 1:0:1:2:B1:B1320FDA:0:0:0:
< (32)CD VERDEFM (Radio #22) /> 1:0:2:3:B1:B1320FDA:0:0:0:
< (33)CD VERDESD /> 1:0:1:4:B1:B1320FDA:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4063R / 6444 / 5/6' > Tp# 9
< (34)TV PAMPA HD /> 1:0:1:CBC0:65E:65E328FDF:0:0:0:
< (35)TV PAMPA 1seg /> 1:0:C0:CBD8:65E:65E328FDF:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4063L / 3958 / 3/4' > Tp# 10
< (36)TV Antena 10 1Seg /> 1:0:C0:A938:549:549320FDF:0:0:0:
< (37)TV Antena 10 HD /> 1:0:1:A920:549:549320FDF:0:0:0:
< (38)Educa Piauí /> 1:0:1:A921:549:549320FDF:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4069L / 4996 / 3/4' > Tp# 11
< (39)TV TROPICAL 1SEG /> 1:0:C0:C378:61B:61B320FE5:0:0:0:
< (40)TV TROPICAL HD /> 1:0:1:C360:61B:61B320FE5:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4075R / 2500 / 2/3' > Tp# 12
< (41)RBR-SAT /> 1:0:1:1:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< (42)PLUS FM /> 1:0:1:2:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< (43)LIDERANCA /> 1:0:1:3:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< (44)BOA FM /> 1:0:1:4:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< (45)MIX FM /> 1:0:1:5:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< (46)RADIO BSD /> 1:0:1:6:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< (47)Setup Tone /> 1:0:1:7:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< (48)FELIZ FM /> 1:0:1:8:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< (49)MN FM /> 1:0:1:9:1:1328FEB:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4075L / 5417 / 2/3' > Tp# 13
< (50)TV CORREIO 1SEG /> 1:0:C0:9F58:4FA:4FA320FEB:0:0:0:
< (51)TV CORREIO HD /> 1:0:1:9F40:4FA:4FA320FEB:0:0:0:
< 'DVB-S 4165R / 2170 / AUTO' > Tp# 14
another scan also detected
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 3854L / 18095 / AUTO' > Tp# 1
< 'DVB-S2 16APSK 3915L / 19048 / AUTO' > Tp# 2
and using the "signal finder i got this:
< 'DVB-S 4138R / 2170 / AUTO' > Tp# 1
< (1)Encompass - WES (Radio #1) /> 1:0:2:1:1:132902A:0:0:0:<
I got around 9.4dB on most of the channels above, pretty decent for a 6ft dish. The last one (Encompass - WES) is on global beam and I got it with 2.9dB. Good thing it's DVB-S with 1/2 FEC!. It played some nice instrumental music.
the Amiko receiver additionally picked up TV Verdade - O Caminho Antigo at 3974 L 3200
Then I turned to 18W, with very limited expectations. Most channels on that sat are on beams that cover Europe, Africa or Latin America. Only listed TV service that covers this area is on Global beam, with EIRP of about 35dB here in the NorthEast. And that TP uses 8psk 3/4, so it needs 7.9dB to lock.
The MIO4K detected absolutely nothing there. Then I thought of trying with the Amiko miniHDre. While the MIO4K is way more capable than the Amiko, the Amiko has a very nice feature. It displays very weak transponders, even if it can't lock on them. Very nice for "sniffing" weak signals. and on 18W it found the following:
4112 R 2100
4115 R 3496 (listed as data on portalbsd.com.br)
4127 L 1267 (listed as feeds on KingofSats.net)
4130 L 2060 (listed as carrying ORTM 1 and 2 on Lyngsat and others)
4172 L 32818 (listed as data transponder on portalbsd.com.br)
unfortunately I was not able to lock on any of them, but the spectrum viewed in SDRsharp seems to show 4130 at about 6dB.
Next time I will check if there's still anything on 27.5W, and see if I can find a spot in the yard that has LOS to 8W
Ok I played a bit more with it today. Got the same results as last week on 14W, still no 11W, but I was able to get everything that I expected on 22W, and some detection on 18W:
on 22W, this is the scan result on the MIO4K:
< 'DVB-S 3970L / 3333 / AUTO' > Tp# 1
< (1)Program 1 /> 1:0:1:1:1:1
320F82:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4015L / 5983 / 3/5 MIS 0' > Tp# 2
< (2)TV Cidade 1Seg /> 1:0:C0:3578:1AB:1AB
320FAF:0:0:0:< (3)TV Cidade HD /> 1:0:1:3560:1AB:1AB
320FAF:0:0:0:< (4)AUDIO 1 by AUDIO 1 /> 1:0:1:3561:1AB:1AB
320FAF:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4021L / 3200 / 3/4' > Tp# 3
< (5)TV Leste HD /> 1:0:1:3:1:1
320FB5:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4026L / 5000 / 2/3' > Tp# 4
< (6)TV Asa Branca HD /> 1:0:1:BCE0:5E7:B23A
320FBA:0:0:0:< (7)TOP MUSIC (Radio #1) /> 1:0:2:BCFA:5E7:B23A
320FBA:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S 4034L / 2963 / AUTO' > Tp# 5
< (8)Prog.01 /> 1:0:1:1:B1:EC
320FC2:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4044R / 2500 / 2/3' > Tp# 6
< (9)Radio 20 (Radio #2) /> 1:0:2:14:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (10)Radio 19 (Radio #3) /> 1:0:2:13:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (11)Radio 18 (Radio #4) /> 1:0:2:12:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (12)Radio 17 (Radio #5) /> 1:0:2:11:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (13)Radio 16 (Radio #6) /> 1:0:2:10:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (14)Radio 15 (Radio #7) /> 1:0:2:F:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (15)XANGRI-LA (Radio #8) /> 1:0:2:E:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (16)TRAMANDAI (Radio #9) /> 1:0:2
:2:FFFF328FCC:0:0:0:< (17)TORRES (Radio #10) /> 1:0:2:C:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (18)PAMPA (Radio #11) /> 1:0:2:B:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (19)LIBERDADE (Radio #12) /> 1:0:2:A:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (20)IMBE (Radio #13) /> 1:0:2:9:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (21)GRENAL (Radio #14) /> 1:0:2:8:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (22)ELDORADO FM (Radio #15) /> 1:0:2:7:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (23)ELDORADO AM (Radio #16) /> 1:0:2:6:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (24)CONTINENTAL (Radio #17) /> 1:0:2:5:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (25)CIDREIRA (Radio #18) /> 1:0:2:4:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (26)CAPAO (Radio #19) /> 1:0:2:3:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (27)CAICARA (Radio #20) /> 1:0:2:2:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< (28)104 (Radio #21) /> 1:0:2:1:2:FFFF
328FCC:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4048R / 3750 / 3/4' > Tp# 7
< (29)TV Tambau HD /> 1:0:19:1:1:1
328FD0:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4058L / 5000 / 5/6' > Tp# 8
< (30)CD VERDEHD /> 1:0:1:1:B1:B1
320FDA:0:0:0:< (31)CD VERDE1S /> 1:0:1:2:B1:B1
320FDA:0:0:0:< (32)CD VERDEFM (Radio #22) /> 1:0:2:3:B1:B1
320FDA:0:0:0:< (33)CD VERDESD /> 1:0:1:4:B1:B1
320FDA:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4063R / 6444 / 5/6' > Tp# 9
< (34)TV PAMPA HD /> 1:0:1:CBC0:65E:65E
328FDF:0:0:0:< (35)TV PAMPA 1seg /> 1:0:C0:CBD8:65E:65E
328FDF:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4063L / 3958 / 3/4' > Tp# 10
< (36)TV Antena 10 1Seg /> 1:0:C0:A938:549:549
320FDF:0:0:0:< (37)TV Antena 10 HD /> 1:0:1:A920:549:549
320FDF:0:0:0:< (38)Educa Piauí /> 1:0:1:A921:549:549
320FDF:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4069L / 4996 / 3/4' > Tp# 11
< (39)TV TROPICAL 1SEG /> 1:0:C0:C378:61B:61B
320FE5:0:0:0:< (40)TV TROPICAL HD /> 1:0:1:C360:61B:61B
320FE5:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 4075R / 2500 / 2/3' > Tp# 12
< (41)RBR-SAT /> 1:0:1:1:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< (42)PLUS FM /> 1:0:1:2:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< (43)LIDERANCA /> 1:0:1:3:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< (44)BOA FM /> 1:0:1:4:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< (45)MIX FM /> 1:0:1:5:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< (46)RADIO BSD /> 1:0:1:6:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< (47)Setup Tone /> 1:0:1:7:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< (48)FELIZ FM /> 1:0:1:8:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< (49)MN FM /> 1:0:1:9:1:1
328FEB:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S2 8PSK 4075L / 5417 / 2/3' > Tp# 13
< (50)TV CORREIO 1SEG /> 1:0:C0:9F58:4FA:4FA
320FEB:0:0:0:< (51)TV CORREIO HD /> 1:0:1:9F40:4FA:4FA
320FEB:0:0:0:< 'DVB-S 4165R / 2170 / AUTO' > Tp# 14
another scan also detected
< 'DVB-S2 QPSK 3854L / 18095 / AUTO' > Tp# 1
< 'DVB-S2 16APSK 3915L / 19048 / AUTO' > Tp# 2
and using the "signal finder i got this:
< 'DVB-S 4138R / 2170 / AUTO' > Tp# 1
< (1)Encompass - WES (Radio #1) /> 1:0:2:1:1:1
32902A:0:0:0:< I got around 9.4dB on most of the channels above, pretty decent for a 6ft dish. The last one (Encompass - WES) is on global beam and I got it with 2.9dB. Good thing it's DVB-S with 1/2 FEC!. It played some nice instrumental music.
the Amiko receiver additionally picked up TV Verdade - O Caminho Antigo at 3974 L 3200
Then I turned to 18W, with very limited expectations. Most channels on that sat are on beams that cover Europe, Africa or Latin America. Only listed TV service that covers this area is on Global beam, with EIRP of about 35dB here in the NorthEast. And that TP uses 8psk 3/4, so it needs 7.9dB to lock.
The MIO4K detected absolutely nothing there. Then I thought of trying with the Amiko miniHDre. While the MIO4K is way more capable than the Amiko, the Amiko has a very nice feature. It displays very weak transponders, even if it can't lock on them. Very nice for "sniffing" weak signals. and on 18W it found the following:
4112 R 2100
4115 R 3496 (listed as data on portalbsd.com.br)
4127 L 1267 (listed as feeds on KingofSats.net)
4130 L 2060 (listed as carrying ORTM 1 and 2 on Lyngsat and others)
4172 L 32818 (listed as data transponder on portalbsd.com.br)
unfortunately I was not able to lock on any of them, but the spectrum viewed in SDRsharp seems to show 4130 at about 6dB.
Next time I will check if there's still anything on 27.5W, and see if I can find a spot in the yard that has LOS to 8W
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Is ESPN News changing packages? I see on the lineup card that ESPN News is only available in Top 200 and above now. Is this accurate? Did anyone with Top 120 or 120+ lose ESPN News?
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Curious if you still have ESPN News on 142 right now with AT120 or AT120+. As of today, the Dish website no longer lists it on the public website for that package.
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Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!
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So I have recently setup Indoor OTA due to drop to Local from Dish, and found out reason why I have such bad signal is my Monitor now none of cable for my monitor near OTA or it cable going to TV, but the TV right above my Monitor maybe not even a foot.
If i have 3 to 2 bars with monitor off said channel for most part of perfectly watchable, but as soon my monitor is ON (show image of desktop or what ever) OTA going to TV halved that 3 to 2 bars become 1 and 2 if I lucky and channels start scrambling alot, and depending on what is being shown on monitor it might out right give no signal, and I can easily restore singal to being bad if change what show on monitor or bring back 3 to 2 bars if I turn monitor off or let it to to standby mode.
I have already disconnect every cable on TV except the OTA cable leaving just that so it not those cable. the Power cable for monitor and DP to DVI cable the monitor is using no where near that OTA cable either.
Any idea on how to fix this? moving my monitor isnt exactly an option neither is moving the tv and moving the OTA to other side room even with long cable dont fix this issue.
I have one those Leaf MoHu antennas 11x3 ones, I had same issue with one gateway mohu antennas the older one too
If i have 3 to 2 bars with monitor off said channel for most part of perfectly watchable, but as soon my monitor is ON (show image of desktop or what ever) OTA going to TV halved that 3 to 2 bars become 1 and 2 if I lucky and channels start scrambling alot, and depending on what is being shown on monitor it might out right give no signal, and I can easily restore singal to being bad if change what show on monitor or bring back 3 to 2 bars if I turn monitor off or let it to to standby mode.
I have already disconnect every cable on TV except the OTA cable leaving just that so it not those cable. the Power cable for monitor and DP to DVI cable the monitor is using no where near that OTA cable either.
Any idea on how to fix this? moving my monitor isnt exactly an option neither is moving the tv and moving the OTA to other side room even with long cable dont fix this issue.
I have one those Leaf MoHu antennas 11x3 ones, I had same issue with one gateway mohu antennas the older one too
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Do you have any splitters or combiners in between the antenna and TV? That can cause issues, especially indoors.
I would get that antenna into the attic or outside if at all possible.
And we need your Rabbitears reception report to really be able to provide answers specific to your location-
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I would get that antenna into the attic or outside if at all possible.
And we need your Rabbitears reception report to really be able to provide answers specific to your location-
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I get I just need to short out the monitor from kill the signal to the tv cause the monitor being on and show image basically castrates signal
I just moved wires around moved power cord away data cord and what not, and some made this issue worse just have my monitor on and show image was enough to just kill signal, I went and moved monitors data cable DP to DVI cable and it came back even if was still spotty at best, now I think it DP to DVI cable I using considering moving seem maninpulate how bad the signal that cable is still no where near OTA cable or any cables going to the tv, the tv and monitor are on the same surge protector though
no spilter is just for my tvDo you have any splitters or combiners in between the antenna and TV? That can cause issues, especially indoors.
I would get that antenna into the attic or outside if at all possible.
And we need your Rabbitears reception report to really be able to provide answers specific to your location-
RabbitEars.Info
RabbitEars, where you can learn all about local, over-the-air TV channels.
I get I just need to short out the monitor from kill the signal to the tv cause the monitor being on and show image basically castrates signal
I just moved wires around moved power cord away data cord and what not, and some made this issue worse just have my monitor on and show image was enough to just kill signal, I went and moved monitors data cable DP to DVI cable and it came back even if was still spotty at best, now I think it DP to DVI cable I using considering moving seem maninpulate how bad the signal that cable is still no where near OTA cable or any cables going to the tv, the tv and monitor are on the same surge protector though
Well, it's grounded up to the Surge Protector anyways ... but if not 3rd prong, it's not grounded ... I don't recall if my TV's have a ground, guess I never thought about it ...
Now ya got me curious, I got to check.
Well, thats interesting, I thought all TV's were grounded ... guess not, maybe they figure if the voltage gets that far, its not going to save the TV ...
get rid of the monitor and plug the computer into the tv and use it as the monitor 
New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
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The 'get after it media' stations
www.getafteritmedia.com
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etc
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
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I was pretty satisfied by the Finale as well. So many multi-season shows come up short, but this one was well done. The whole season has had a pretty high body count (including some of the executive producers
) so the tombstone seemed quite appropriate.
Hopefully the Gen V show sticks around a few more seasons.
) so the tombstone seemed quite appropriate.Hopefully the Gen V show sticks around a few more seasons.
I was pretty satisfied by the Finale as well. So many multi-season shows come up short, but this one was well done. The whole season has had a pretty high body count (including some of the executive producers
Hopefully the Gen V show sticks around a few more seasons.
Gen V was cancelled already. The story of The Boys is over, it's on to the prequel now.
All that buildup in their series and they were called useless, retconned and sidelined in the finale.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
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Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Over the past year I have been tracking the changes on Western Arc. The past 3 months have had a lot of changes that I posted in the other MPEG2 Western Arc shutdown thread. Now that 129 is (basically) out of commission, here is where Western Arc stands. This is just a national channel list, (no local channels) based off what I can see and what others have contributed. Thanks to everyone who has helped me come up with the locations of some of the channels – I would try and list all of you out, but I know I would forget someone! As has been suggested in other parts of the forum, it would be great to collect the spotbeam data for those who could contribute!
A couple of pieces of info:
When I talk about number of channels on a transponder, all my numbers are unique channels – for example, channel 101 and 199 are the same channel mapped to two different numbers, but in terms of space, only takes up 1 channel worth of bandwidth on the transponder.
Finally, I have to give Dish a ton of credit. When it was 110/119/129, Dish had 82 transponders they were using – it took a lot to get it down to 50 transponders and figure out where all the pieces were going to go. What are the things they did to get there? Here are the things I saw:
A couple of pieces of info:
- Out of the 64 transponders between 110/119, there are currently 50 transponders that Dish is licensed to use. 22 are Spotbeams, 28 are ConUS transponders (14 transponders are licensed to DirecTV and Dish doesn't have access to them)
- Those 28 ConUS transponders are divided as follows:
- 10 are dedicated to National HD channels (ESPN, CNN, Disney Channel, etc). Dish is maxing out at 16 HD channels per transponder (note – in an earlier post I said there was one transponder with 17 HD channels, that was an error on my part. When I double checked my listings, one channel changed transponders). Before the transition, there was a maximum of 14 HD channels per transponder.
- 1 transponder is dedicated to adult content
- 2 are a mixture HD PPV Movies/4k channels
- 3 are set aside for HD Sports channels that are only on for live games (NBA League Pass, the PAC 12 alternate channels, some PPV events, etc); 3 SD PPV Sports Channels are there as well.
- 7 are for SD and/or music channels. Dish is maxing out at 26 SD channels per transponder thus far on the SD transponders.
- 5 transponders on 110 I have no channels listed but Dish operates. (they are labeled as ConUS on my chart below) There are other things that could be on those transponders, like RV Distant Networks, internal testing channels, etc, that I can't see. They might be able to be used for additional content, but I am not sure exactly what is on those transponders.
When I talk about number of channels on a transponder, all my numbers are unique channels – for example, channel 101 and 199 are the same channel mapped to two different numbers, but in terms of space, only takes up 1 channel worth of bandwidth on the transponder.
Finally, I have to give Dish a ton of credit. When it was 110/119/129, Dish had 82 transponders they were using – it took a lot to get it down to 50 transponders and figure out where all the pieces were going to go. What are the things they did to get there? Here are the things I saw:
- During this migration from 129, Dish converted 7 ConUS transponders on 119 into Spotbeams – that is how they ended up fitting on all the HD locals that used to be on 129. (for those interested, TP 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 are the ones that used to be ConUS on 119 that are now Spotbeam)
- Removed almost all SD duplicate channels that are offered in HD
- Converted remaining SD channels from MPEG2 to MPEG4
- There are also 2 subtle things that changed from the HD channel perspective
- At the beginning of the transition, Dish decreased the number of PPV Movie channels – prior to this transition the PPV channels HD PPV movies were 502-522; now they are 502-517.
- At the beginning of April when MLB, NBA, and NHL regular seasons were all going on at the same time and this transition began, there were a ton of games "joined in progress" for the HD feeds. That wasn't common since the days before the full time HD RSN's. The reason for that was prior to the transition, Dish had 4 transponders set aside for HD Sports – 2 transponders was the bandwidth set aside from the HD RSN's before Dish dropped the RSN's, then 2 transponders were for alternate channels. Now we are down to 3 transponders for HD sports.
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As many of you know I have been paying for a majority of the operation of the site out of my own pocket for awhile now. Now looking at things we have a number of renewals coming up that I could use some help with. These renewals include the license renewal for our Forum Software, Renewal of a number of our add on's the site uses, renewal of domain names etc.
I have set a goal of $400.00 - any extra that comes in will just go to fund the operations of the site. None of the money will go to me (I tried BuyMeACoffee a few months ago, and they denied me saying they do not do business with Satellite Piracy sites... which we are not... hell we host the beta programs for both DISH and DIRECTV here...)
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I planned on removing it today, but then my fathers car broke down and I had to drive him all around to get his stuff done. Then I had a doctors appointment after that which was annoying...
Dr asks me if I have had any changes, so I tell him something wrong with me that started a month or so ago and his reply back is, that it sucks to get old... I hate that. Why ask me. if your going to come back with a smart ass answer.
Anyays I hope to get rid of Tapatalk tomorrow.
And we had more people donate today, thank you! The extra money is going to future expenses since things like add ons don't expire at the same time.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU AGAIN!
Dr asks me if I have had any changes, so I tell him something wrong with me that started a month or so ago and his reply back is, that it sucks to get old... I hate that. Why ask me. if your going to come back with a smart ass answer.
Anyays I hope to get rid of Tapatalk tomorrow.
And we had more people donate today, thank you! The extra money is going to future expenses since things like add ons don't expire at the same time.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU AGAIN!
Anyays I hope to get rid of Tapatalk tomorrow.
Tapatalk has been removed.
I have added a new feature which is a work in progress called "Social Feed" which displays the forums Facebook style. Its nice for people who like that, but needs work. But i have been watching this one for awhile and the author is being really responsive to suggestions and adding them. So if you have any please let me know and I can pass them along.
I have added a new feature which is a work in progress called "Social Feed" which displays the forums Facebook style. Its nice for people who like that, but needs work. But i have been watching this one for awhile and the author is being really responsive to suggestions and adding them. So if you have any please let me know and I can pass them along.