PBS mux on 125W moving around...preparing for changes

[PopcornNMore]

I noticed on another site that PBS West and PBS HD03 now appear at 12180 V.

 

[Mr Tony]

ummm...no need to "notice on another site".......its been posted here that they've been there since they switched 12180 over to DVB-S2 a month + ago

12180 V 30000 will have the HD E&W feed, Create, V-Me, World and a SD/HD feed

and here is a PPT that shows what it was to be when they converted them over
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads...d-preparing-for-changes?p=2936417#post2936417

The original post that had the dates mentions that

June 18 - 26
Test MPEG4 on TX 24 (HD01-3, SD01-4)

June 22nd is when the change was completed
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads...d-preparing-for-changes?p=2895878#post2895878

 

[TVHabit]

I just cannot get my receiver (MicroHD) to scan any PBS on 125W. I've tried everything, add Trnspndrs, normal/detailed Blind Scan and I am 98 percent sure I'm on 125W because it scans Claro. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[KE4EST]

Have you tried manually entering a transponder to see if you are getting a proper signal? Claro is real strong so, it is easy to get even if you are off. What size dish are you using?

 

[SatelliteAV]

Receiving the PBS channels with a microHD, GEOSATpro 90cm and SL1PLL here in Northern California on both the shop and home set-ups.

Double check the LNBF skew and dish aiming. Like ke4est suggests, The aiming can be off slightly and still receive the Claro channels.

 

[TVHabit]

I'll try jogging the dish back and forth again...I know it's me and not the equipment. I'm totally satisfied with the new receiver maybe I need to refocus. I have a winegard fta dish, not sure of the size in meters but it's bringing in the sats 90% with most at 60-75% levels. For some reason, I'm just not having luck with 125W...but I'll get it. Thanks!

 

[TVHabit]

Have you tried manually entering a transponder to see if you are getting a proper signal? Claro is real strong so, it is easy to get even if you are off. What size dish are you using?

I have tried individual transpndr searches on other sats...and if I haven't with 125W, I will now. Say thanks for the response. It's good to know someone is "out there" and willing to help with advice.

 

[TVHabit]

I figured out my problem. The MicroHD is an upgrade from my CoolSat 8100hd which is pretty useless now with the new formats and I needed to reset the LNB to 10600 to bring in 125W. I don't know how many channels popped in when I made the fix but I'm a happy camper/FTA Satellite watcher!!!

 

[KE4EST]

Glad you got it figured out!

 

[jdbob]

HD04 now has an overlay that says "MPEG2 DVB-S SCPC Transmission End Date 9/25/12 @ 12:00 ET" so it looks like they finally got everyone on board.

 

[Mr Tony]

good to know....I kinda gave up thinking they would drop the channels off those older TP's

 

[northgeorgia]

And this from SD01: "MPEG2 DBV-S MCPC Transmission End Date 9/19/2012 @ 12 noon ET"

HD04 now has an overlay that says "MPEG2 DVB-S SCPC Transmission End Date 9/25/12 @ 12:00 ET" so it looks like they finally got everyone on board.

 

[Mr Tony]

yeah the 12060 TP now shows 9/19 at noon as the drop date

 

[skysurfer]

yeah the 12060 TP now shows 9/19 at noon as the drop date

Be aware....one drop-dead date is for the MCPC mux, the other is the drop-dead date for the SCPC carriers that typically carry syndicated programming.

the NETA feeder is still in DVB-S as I type this (whereas the other two have gone DVB-S2) so I don't know if they are drop-dead'ing to DVB-S2 by the end of the month or if they are staying in DVB-S which probably is fine as the receivers PBS uses probably are backwards compatible to DVB-S.

 

[gpflepsen]

Hey all you PBS Procrastinators!

New info slides are up telling you that you have until 10/9/2012 to get your stuff straight! Time's a tickin'. Again.

 

[Mr Tony]

again.......it was suppose to be today that the DVB feeds were going away

 

[rv1pop]

Guess what...... I do not care! The values of the children's programing, particularly , do not match mine.

 

[Cadsulfide]

Glad I bought a Micro...

 

[KE4EST]

Glad I bought a Micro...

Yep you would be losing out.

 

[Mr Tony]

exactly. But there will be some folks who when the station actually drops and all that is left is DVB-S2 feeds will say

"WHERE DID PBS GO?????"