Anything New Out There?

[Mikey11]

I have not touched my KU Motorized dish in over 2-3 years, I have a 39 inch dish set up perfectly on the arc,

With everything that is going on in the world, and the bordem of sitting at home all day, I thought about getting back into FTA,

And hooking up my receiver again,

I have a linkbox9000,

just wondering,

Is there anything more out there then when I "retired" this receiver and dish 2-3 years back?

mainly looking for english feeds,

has anything changed?....or pretty much the same channels?

 

[cyberham]

Can your receiver receive DVB-S2? If not, you need a newer receiver.

Added: A quick check indicates it does receive DVB-S2. On Ku, focus on 87W, maybe 91W, a couple tps on 97W, 99W and 103W. Then monitor the 'What's Up There' section on this site.

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[Brct203]

in a nutshell... yes and no... No drastic changes in 2-3 years. you can now get CGTN News in HD on 103W on the same TP as NHK and RT (new frequency so you'll need to do a blind scan)
a few changes on 97W with more channels moving to HD (mostly middle-eastern channels). Also BVN is now on 97W. The non-CGTN chinese channels on 95W are gone.

65W and 34.5 W now have a few channels ITC in lower Ku (need a universal LNBF), with footprints that might cover only small parts of Canada, if at all.

 

[Titanium]

Also, ABC joined CBS and is distributing in 4:2:2.

 

[Mikey11]

thanks for the replies,

are Russia Today and NHK World HD still available on KU?

im really looking for english news channels, which are probably very few,

 

[cyberham]

I watch them regularly, especially lately. On 97W and 103W respectively.

Added: LPB on 87W has BBC and PBS news every night.

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[Mikey11]

I watch them regularly, especially lately. On 97W and 103W respectively.

Added: LPB on 87W has BBC and PBS news every night.

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thanks,

i got my receiver out today and hooked it up, after all these years the motor and everything still works perfectly fine,

i set up 97w first and scanned, then i set up and scanned 103w

im getting a lot of HD on 103w including NHK, but on 97w RT is only in SD 480i

i recall getting this in HD before, is RT now SD only??

 

[cyberham]

Only SD on Ku 97W. Supposedly HD on C-band 58W and 121W.

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[Keith Brannen]

i recall getting this in HD before, is RT now SD only??

RT HD was in the same mux as NHK HD and CGTN HD on 103, but is gone now.

 

[Mikey11]

RT HD was in the same mux as NHK HD and CGTN HD on 103, but is gone now.

thanks,

i couldnt remember where it was, thats too bad

cool looking dish in your pic!!