Astra 1N tests - latest chat

[solly]

itv left from transponder 11973v sr-27500 fec 2/3
4 channel down
but still 12480v few channel

 

[welshman234]

Dear Shrubsole sorry you feel so alone today but tomorrow i am having back surgery and I am bricking it!!!!!!. I can confirm that the Sky HD epg has been updated . Channel 131 is showing ITV1 Wales +1 from Astra 1n as the TS is 080f and this is defo Astra 1n as its a TID of 2063. Any how I am having a few drinks before my discectomy tomorrow.

 

[woborny]

I wonder if Huevos can confirm this, but I have been getting a number of calls from around the Benidorm - Alicante area, where many 80 and 90cm dishes are no longer getting the Fives or ITVs now they have moved to 1N. Those dishes do seem to be performing OK 20Kms further north, and alot further south, so perhaps we have located a cold spot for 1n reception on the Costa Blanca - similar to the 2D cold spot perhaps.
Although, given the number of cowboys around , it could be that those dishes are not aligned (or instaleld) correctly, hence the loss.

 

[Shrubsole]

Dear Shrubsole sorry you feel so alone today but tomorrow i am having back surgery and I am bricking it!!!!!!. I can confirm that the Sky HD epg has been updated . Channel 131 is showing ITV1 Wales +1 from Astra 1n as the TS is 080f and this is defo Astra 1n as its a TID of 2063. Any how I am having a few drinks before my discectomy tomorrow.

Ouch! Good luck with the Surgery. Does the Hospital have Wi-Fi? You can lay on your front and put the keyboard on the floor and type away.

 

[pipino]

I wonder if Huevos can confirm this, but I have been getting a number of calls from around the Benidorm - Alicante area, where many 80 and 90cm dishes are no longer getting the Fives or ITVs now they have moved to 1N. Those dishes do seem to be performing OK 20Kms further north, and alot further south, so perhaps we have located a cold spot for 1n reception on the Costa Blanca - similar to the 2D cold spot perhaps.
Although, given the number of cowboys around , it could be that those dishes are not aligned (or instaleld) correctly, hence the loss.

i can confirm that around benidorm area if you have a well set good quality dish and LNB you can receive astra 1N no problems at all ,,but most are rubish installs performed by cowboys and apaches

 

[welshman234]

Ouch! Good luck with the Surgery. Does the Hospital have Wi-Fi? You can lay on your front and put the keyboard on the floor and type away.

We were due to be going to Lanzarote the week after next but my back problems mean I haven been able to walk more than a few yards since last week so they`re doing me as an urgent case. Any how I will take the Dell in as its a clinic which says it has internet for patients(allegedly). At least I will be able to do something ..right another whisky and bed I think. Good luck to all the people especially in far off shores who want nothing more than to watch a bit tof telly....speak to you all soon, I hope.

 

[Analoguesat]

Best of luck welshman - hope to see you back on your feet soon

 

[chelsea_baz]

Via other channels on 11053H 22000 5/6 on a 1.35 my box has tuned into what we lost earlier today.

are you saying you are getting itv central south and itv central east on a 1.35 in corralejo..... at the moment.... can you dopuble check as i think everyone else here has lost it

 

[woborny]

i can confirm that around benidorm area if you have a well set good quality dish and LNB you can receive astra 1N no problems at all ,,but most are rubish installs performed by cowboys and apaches

Cheers. Good to know that 1N is possible in that area on 80-90cm dishes. I may have to make a job list and get down there and see what I can do as had a fair number of emails and phone calls from that area.

 

[radioagogo]

Can anyone tell me why the two ITV's and +1 are almost as before but other channels from 1N are not being received? Excuse once again my ignorance of such matters, will a better LNB help or is it purely a dish size problem?

Hi Milestone 11, Sounds as if your dish may be slightly off but still doing well to get 1n on a 1.35. we must have a meet, still got lurgy at mo. Good Luck to Welshman.

 

[Huevos]

I wonder if Huevos can confirm this, but I have been getting a number of calls from around the Benidorm - Alicante area, where many 80 and 90cm dishes are no longer getting the Fives or ITVs now they have moved to 1N. [...] given the number of cowboys around , it could be that those dishes are not aligned (or instaleld) correctly, hence the loss.

Don't forget most installs in Benidorm are lash-ups just attached to balcony railings and such-like with one U-bolt.

Also Benidorm is one of those areas where everyone only has small dishes so they all have the channels programmed through "other channels". So most likely cause is just the frequency change means the Sky receiver needs to be manually remapped.

Anyway, I installed an 80cm dish in Benidorm this afternoon with an Inverto Black Premium (that's the cheapo one). It worked fine and MER was 9.0dB on the 1N transponders.

The screenshots are from my Fibo90. On a stable signal my receiver starts to pixel heavily at 37% SNR on a 5/6 FEC source so they will give you an idea of the margin.

 

[Shrubsole]

Even Sony TV has now gone from 12422H leaving nothing there. But where has it gone to?

EDIT: Ah! it's gone to 11973V.

 

[pipino]

Don't forget most installs in Benidorm are lash-ups just attached to balcony railings and such-like with one U-bolt.

Also Benidorm is one of those areas where everyone only has small dishes so they all have the channels programmed through "other channels". So most likely cause is just the frequency change means the Sky receiver needs to be manually remapped.

Anyway, I installed an 80cm dish in Benidorm this afternoon with an Inverto Black Premium (that's the cheapo one). It worked fine and MER was 9.0dB on the 1N transponders.

The screenshots are from my Fibo90. On a stable signal my receiver starts to pixel heavily at 37% SNR on a 5/6 FEC source so they will give you an idea of the margin.

thanx for the report m8, i´m using triax TD78 with inverto black ultra ..i´m getting quite stable and decent signal with that ,, i also had to tune a visiosat bigsat (multifeed) and i still get all astra 1N channels ok

@woborny
many installs are made with 60cm crap dishes and cowboys still called them 80cm ..so get ready to see a big mess down in benidorm and area

cheers

 

[ralphmagno]

hello,
its windy here in naples but here is what i got.
sky box receiving 10.964 h and 11.053 h as well.
used a cheep satellite receiver and got a lock on both.
the cheep receiver did work some what on a 1 meter dish.
but was braking up tonight.
will try a 2 meter dish and see what happens
ralph
ps both ch 5 and itv are in the clear for now
this can not be the spot beam can it??
i guess the normal ch 5 has stoped transmitting??
ralph

 

[Analoguesat]

ps both ch 5 and itv are in the clear for now
this can not be the spot beam can it??
i guess the normal ch 5 has stoped transmitting??
ralph

Yes its the uk beam. All versions of C5 are transmitting as normal. (10773H & 10964H) with the HD version still on the widebeam.

Dont expect Astra2 2E F &G to be so kind to you though!

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

Four more labels have appeared on 11052 H (20700, 20711, 20715 and 20780). Not enough to be a TP move for all of 12402 V where there are six ITV1s plus an interactive ITV stream.

 

[milestone 11]

are you saying you are getting itv central south and itv central east on a 1.35 in corralejo..... at the moment.... can you dopuble check as i think everyone else here has lost it

Yes, loud and clear with a good picture. Been good all night, just watched a 1.5hr programme on +1. E4 excellent C4HD good when it's there but pixellates and drops out for a second once every couple of minutes.

 

[Huevos]

Four more labels have appeared on 11052 H (20700, 20711, 20715 and 20780).

Those are the labels that have been there for weeks. Originally they corresponded to the SIDs carrying the test channels but yesterday the real channel labels were added and these test labels given new SIDs.

 

[milestone 11]

Those are the labels that have been there for weeks. Originally they corresponded to the SIDs carrying the test channels but yesterday the real channel labels were added and these test labels given new SIDs.

So the ITV's that I'm getting aren't 1N? The chart in your thumbnail is suggesting 2A/2B. Nevertheless, still good reception on Central East, South and Wales+1.

 

[milestone 11]

Hi Milestone 11, Sounds as if your dish may be slightly off but still doing well to get 1n on a 1.35. we must have a meet, still got lurgy at mo. .

Hi radioagogo. Not a problem, there's no immediacy.

Good Luck to Welshman.

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