MT PBS switch to S2

[Joe Moll]

Today MT PBS officially switches to S2. There's a news release on MT PBS website explaining the new satellite frequency that they are going to be using. Joe

 

[brentb636]

just scanned it at 12106 V 2396 . Using the Sathawk so other S2 parameters are not available.

 

[FaT Air]

C/P:
The MontanaPBS service is now encoded using the DVB-S2 standard.

Satellite: AMC-21, Ku Band (125 deg W)
Polarity: Vertical
Downlink Freq: 12105.5 MHz (effective 10/1/2010)
Symbol Rate: 2.398 MS/s
Forward Error Correction (FEC): 2/3
Video Program Identifier (Video PID): 0033
Audio Program Identifier (Audio PID): 0038
PCR: 0033
The above is part of:
URGENT: New Satellite Tuning Information for MontanaPBS

 

[Hindu55]

I scanned 12105 V 2398 2/3 fec with my prof 7500 and I show these pids

Video Program Identifier (Video PID): 0101
Audio Program Identifier (Audio PID): 0256
PCR: 0101
PMT: 32

Video shows as H.264 also.

 

[Dee_Ann]

Oh what the heck!!!!????

I can get OETA and OKLA but now Montana is not coming in.

I edited it to show the settings posted here and there is nothing there.

All the other S2 channels come in, no reason why Montana shouldn't!

 

[Mr Tony]

guess I'll have to try it tomorrow

 

[Tron]

Looks like its time for that DVBWorld 2104D... Montana is one of my more frequently watched channels.

 

[rogerduncan100]

Great. Ten more channels my brand new Viewsat Max HD receiver can't get.

 

[Cadsulfide]

Azbox gets it ok

 

[chapelrun]

Maybe some helpful information

My receiver does not do S2 but does do MPEG4 (SonicView HD-8000)

If you don't get S2 but do have MPEG4 here is what you still can get from AMC21 (125W) - - - this information was pulled 2 Oct 2010 at 0730 Eastern.

TELAIRITY ENCODED
12094 V 4340 3/4
VID - 32 AUD - 33 PCR - 256 (MPEG4 1080i)

PBS KIDS
12138 V 30000 3/4
VID - 49 AUD - 52 PCR - 49 (MPEG2 1080i)

PBS HD
12138 V 30000 3/4
VID - 65 AUD - 68 PCR - 65 (MPEG2 1080i)

PBS HD04
12150 V 14029
VID - 49 AUD - 52 PCR - 49 (MPEG2 1080i)

PBS NOC SD
12126 H 4444 3/4
VID - 177 AUD - 180 PCR - 177 (MPEG2 480i)

PBS SD01
12179 V 30000 3/4
VID - 177 AUD - 180 PCR - 177 (MPEG2 480i)

PBS VME (Spanish)
12179 V 30000 3/4
VID - 209 AUD - 212 PCR - 209 (MPEG2 480i)

PBS SD
12179 V 30000 3/4
VID - 225 AUD - 228 PCR - 225 (MPEG2 480i)

PBS Create
12179 V 30000 3/4
VID - 193 AUD - 196 PCR - 193 (MPEG2 480i)

PBS HD03
12179 V 30000 3/4
VID - 49 AUD - 52 PCR -49 (MPEG2 1080i)

Thus some things have disappeared from 125W but many PBS channels remain both SD and HD. I'm not sure of the number but I think I only lost a few channels.

I hope this information helps someone.

 

[carlospr43]

Can't lock the new Montana PBS in my CS8000HD. Anyone who already have locked the signal can let me know the FEC and if the Pilot is on or not??so I can play around, also its 8PSk or QPsk??
Thanks a lot

 

[Skyscanner]

As happens so often, they may have shot themselves in the foot. I have to think this will adversely affect their funding drives as many will be hesitant to upgrade to another rx to get basically this 1 channel. I still get Create and PBS World. I'm going to miss PBS Montana, but I can get PBS locally OTA, won't be spending several hundred $ anytime soon to get this channel.
ss

 

[LoTech]

Can't lock the new Montana PBS in my CS8000HD. Anyone who already have locked the signal can let me know the FEC and if the Pilot is on or not??so I can play around, also its 8PSk or QPsk??
Thanks a lot

Carlospr43, I can't lock it on my Coolsat 8000 either. I tried FEC 2/3, 8PSK, QPSK, Pilot On/Off; no luck. Not a blip of signal.

You guys that have locked it, how does the signal strength and quality compare to OETA? I get it just fine.

 

[bassist]

No luck with my CS8000 either.

 

[Dee_Ann]

I'm getting nothing at all with a happaege S2 tuner card in a PC.

Other S2 channels are coming in but are a little glitchy.

I have an old primestar 75e dish for this satelilte. I have another primestar 1m dish on satellite 97 which I think is backwards so I'm going to go swap them around and put the bigger 1m primerstar onto the PBS satellite. Maybe that's the problem?

I just need more coffee while my meter charges up. A good day for my dogs to come assist me. (read that as be in my way and a pain in my backside.. )

Oh, and I can see that it's not "just me" this time. Whew... I'm sure someone will figure out what's the problem here.

 

[truckracer]

i am locking the signal at 75% and entered the pids manually on my pansat 9200 but no audio or video. it just says "ch-A"

 

[TRG]

just scanned it at 12106 V 2396 . Using the Sathawk so other S2 parameters are not available.

Are you saying that the Sathawk wont work with Montana PBS?

 

[Dee_Ann]

Aw bummer!

I should have put my meter on to charge last night when I thought about this.
It's taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r to charge..

I guess I'll be putting that pole in for the lawn chair dish while this pokey old meter charges up.

 

[Sadie]

Is anybody getting this on the East coast? if so with what size dish.
I'm in Nova Scotia and spend all morning tweaking my 1 meter dish and only got a lock once, not enough to be viewable.
Its not the best of days for weak signals, heavy cloud, I'm getting a lock on LPB buts its not strong enough to watch today, usually its just watchable.
Looks like I'm going to be shopping for a bigger dish, the good news is that MPB is the wife's favourite channel so the should be less static than normal

 

[eurosport]

Not a blip here in north FL. I get LPB, OETA and all the national PBS feeds perfectly, so I'm not touching that dish! (I have a 1.2m P* on 125w and it was a BEAR to get it dialed in so everything came in) ...Montana did not have an HD feed anyway so no big deal to me. Not sure why i can't lock it though, but the problem is NOT dish alignment!