NO Analog channels ?

[turbosat]

I seemed to be stumped here, lol, for the first time in a while, with c-band. Trying to get any analog channels on c-band, can't get a hint of a signal on 125, 131,133. I know there were some shopping channels left on 133 not long ago, and I thought the weather channel still had their analog channel going on 131, but now I can't get anything at all on analog, nor VC lock on ESPN/Weather Channel, the only videocipher channels left up there. But even if the VC channels are all gone , I still should be getting something. I connected the IF in back to the digital receivers and I still get good digital video off those satellites. I never heard of this one. I know the modulators aren't dead on 2 c-band IRDS I use, the VC modules were good the last time I checked on the c-band weather channel =I could get a lock/black screen. Any thing I'm forgetting ?

 

[Mr Tony]

The VC boards are not needed for the ITC analog

Try 99W TP16 Vertical....Shepherds Chapel

couple more
91W TP18 V...Classic Arts
133W TP11 H...EWTN or 17 H..Inspirational
131W TP7 V....CSPAN

is the polarity right?

 

[turbosat]

I hope everybody gets a good laugh out of this one! Put it in the dumbest things you ever did forum, lol. I finally figured it out>I had pulled the wrong cable off the diseqc switch, and connected it to the analog receiver. I swore it was Port 1, the c-band 10' dish, but it seems I had replaced the connector on it awhile back and forgot (can't always go by what you 'remember' they look like). What I was actually connecting to the GI 650 was the c-band fixed dish I have on 58W, which has no VC 2 and probably no analog either, haha. Once I got it right, everything worked as before. Why do they put the port numbers soooooooo tiny on these diseqc switches!! Merry Christmas everybody, and Happy New Year.

 

[Mr Tony]

whoops

Been there done that

 

[Aguilobo2001]

There are also:

125W G5-03 H Shop NBC
135W C4-09 V QVC
135W C4-10 H HSN
103W W1-23 H Rai Italia (M-F 18-20, Sat 19-20, Sun 08-14 ET)
101W W1-16 H PBS Info Card

 

[billyboy_1]

There are also:

125W G5-03 H Shop NBC
135W C4-09 V QVC
135W C4-10 H HSN
103W W1-23 H Rai Italia (M-F 18-20, Sat 19-20, Sun 08-14 ET)
101W W1-16 H PBS Info Card

G-5 ch 3 at 125 W Shop NBC was the 1st feed I ran across when I fired up my old C-band dish the other day. It was the 1st signal that old dish had seen in 15+ years. It was great to get it back going and really cool to go from that old sparklie signal to the crystal clear digital stuff now days.

 

[onionscd]

If I don't replace the battery in my 922 receiver, I know a dead battery means I won't have access to any digital channels. But can I still use the receiver to find wild analog feeds, if there are any?

 

[Mr Tony]

very few analog "wild feeds" left...most went digital and even HD

 

[TheTechGuru]

I still see analog live interviews, probably because of the lower delay than digital.

 

[skysurfer]

I still see analog live interviews, probably because of the lower delay than digital.

I'd say it's because of the idiots who work at tv stations. For the network/syndication feeds, they are good since receivers usually are programmed already or the network/syndicator gives great tuning instructions. For other feeds, analog just makes it easier to tune - the "lowest common denominator" so to speak.

My local station was supposed to broadcast the local college's men's basketball game last season from Hawaii and the game never aired locally because the local station couldn't find Galaxy 18 Ku-band and tune the feed. I found the feed with about 5 mins to air and watched it until nearly the end of the 1st half when the feed was pulled after the local tv station gave up.

 

[Mr Tony]

My local station was supposed to broadcast the local college's men's basketball game last season from Hawaii and the game never aired locally because the local station couldn't find Galaxy 18 Ku-band and tune the feed. I found the feed with about 5 mins to air and watched it until nearly the end of the 1st half when the feed was pulled after the local tv station gave up.

oh god I remember that game too. When we had the game and then poof it was gone. I know this is bad memories but.........see pic/letter

 

[cracklincrotch]

There is also a regular analog signal on Galaxy 17. http://www.classicartsshowcase.org/ . It's there 24/7 on channel 18.

I've also seen analog on Galaxy 19 and Galaxy 3C as recently as yesterday. I know it was a feed on 3C as it was some Sam Adams infomercial that ended with "Stay Tuned. Refeed to come" and then the signal vanished from the analyzer.

 

[PKII]

Anyone else miss watching Star Trek a week in advance from what everyone was watching.

I used to just turn the VCR on and record whatever than go back and see what it found.

Or the news people adjusting their makeup and picking their nose : / on the feed they thought no one was watching. lol

 

[TheTechGuru]

Still happens on analog occasionally. I saw many live interviews on analog not too long ago, but they're all one sided, you can't hear what questions they're being asked.

 

[PKII]

Still happens on analog occasionally. I saw many live interviews on analog not too long ago, but they're all one sided, you can't hear what questions they're being asked.

Hmm...I need to dig my analog out of the closet. I wish FTA receivers could receive analog too...

I tossed all my decoders. : /

 

[jduffin]

Outside of the Shepherd's Channel on G16 (99W), I counted 5 analog feeds yesterday (Friday) morning on that bird.

 

[rrob311]

what kind of receiver does one need to get these channels? Is there any channels left on Analog as of today?

 

[Mr Tony]

any old C-Band receiver will get analog

I've got a few of them here

http://www.satelliteguys.us/fta-shack/256801-any-long-memorial-day-weekend-fta.html#post2547752

 

[Mr Tony]

as to whats left...pretty much the above is still correct

91W
Classic Arts 18V
99W
Shepherds Chapel 16V
125W
ShopNBC 5H
131W
C-Span 7V
Weather 13V (scrambled)
133W
EWTN 11H
Inspiration 17H
135W
QVC 9V
HSN 10H

 

[federer_11]

Is the information in lyngsat.com up-to-date ? There are few satellites that are still broadcasting analog transmissions.

72,0W: AMC 6
- C-Band tp16 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp20 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp21 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp22 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp23 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp24 (feeds) (NTSC)
- Ku-Band tp22 (feeds) (NTSC)

79,0W: AMC 2/5
- Ku-Band tp15 (feeds) (NTSC)

83,0W: AMC 9
- Ku-Band tp4 (feeds) (NTSC)
- Ku-Band tp8 (feeds) (NTSC)
- Ku-Band tp14 (feeds) (NTSC)
- Ku-Band tp20 (feeds) (NTSC)

87,0W: AMC 3
- C-Band tp11 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp22 (feeds) (NTSC)
- Ku-Band tp3 (CNN Feeds) (NTSC)

89,0W: Galaxy 28
- C-Band tp109 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp112 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp114 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp119 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp120 (feeds) (NTSC)

91,0W: Galaxy 17
- C-Band Classic Arts Showcase (NTSC)
- Ku-Band tp20 (feeds) (NTSC)

95,0W: Galaxy 3C
- C-Band tp4 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp6 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp9 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp22 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp23 (feeds) (NTSC)

97,0W: Galaxy 19
- C-Band tp9 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp15 (feeds) (NTSC)

99,0W: Galaxy 16
- C-Band Shepherd's Chapel (NTSC)
- C-Band tp17 (Disney/ABC feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp18 (Fox feeds) (NTSC)

103,0W: AMC 1
- C-Band tp1 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp9 (HUD feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp21 (Univisión feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp23 Rai Italia (Mon-Fri 18-20 & Sat 19-20 & Sun 08-14 ET) (NTSC)

105,0W: AMC 15
- Ku-Band tp12 [EchoStar info card] (NTSC)

107,3W: Anik F1R
- C-Band tp12A (feeds) (NTSC)

111,1W: Anik F2
- C-Band tp1B VSEN Henrico (08.45-11.30 ET) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp3B VSEN Varina (08.45-12.30 ET) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp5B (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp6B (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp11 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp7B VSEN Wise (08.30-13.17 ET) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp8B (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp9B (feeds) (NTSC)

116,8W: SatMex 5
- Ku-Band tp12 (feeds) (NTSC)

123,0W: Galaxy 18
- C-Band tp 2 (feeds) (NTSC)
- Ku-Band tp22 (feeds) (NTSC)

125,0W: Galaxy 14
- C-Band ShopNBC (NTSC)

127,0W: Horisons 1
- C-Band tp14 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp21 (feeds) (NTSC)
- C-Band tp23 (feeds) (NTSC)

131,0W: AMC 11
- C-Band C-SPAN (NTSC)
- C-Band The Weather Channel US (NTSC; Scrambled in VC2)

133,0W: Galaxy 12
- C-Band EWTN US (NTSC)
- C-Band INSP (NTSC)

135,0W: AMC 10
- C-Band QVC US (NTSC)
- C-Band HSN (NTSC)