Astra 2F: Canaries & Africa Discussion

[barryt]

In Gan Canaria today, I have lost Sly news, both HD and SD and C5 HD, "no signal being received"

This is not looking good for those of us with smaller dishes.

 

[Lanzadan]

I still have Sky news HD but the SD version and Channel 5 HD have gone.
Where have they moved to? 2F?

 

[jacko]

me too,and sky sports news hd on a 1 meter dish. tenerife.

 

[timo_w2s]

Sky News HD is still on a northern beam transponder which hasn't moved yet.

I suspect the others are moving to 2F.

 

[barryt]

Thanks for this confirmation.

I only have an old SD sky box but, on the dreambox 800HD I have just done a scan but still can't get sky news HD or sports news.

Looks like a large dish will soon be required.

 

[Lanzadan]

Right i have actually lost a load of channels!
Channel 5HD
Dave HD
Watch HD
Gold
Comedy Central HD
Pick TV and +1
Sky News SD
Discovery HD
Sky Sports 3 HD
Sky Sports News HD
F1
Animal Planet HD
Nat Geo HD
Eden HD

Possibly more.

My Dish is performing very well compared to others the same. I am one of the few that can get Channel 4.

 

[barryt]

Lanzadan, thanks for this list.

It seems to confirm, that we now need to look at a very large dish or internet streaming.

 

[daztfs]

The F1 is the HD version you have lost.

 

[solly]

signal detected 4.5m andrew after switch tp
12.070GHz/H no signal 2a north

12.090GHz/V no signal 2a north

12.148GHz/H no signal 2a north

12.168GHz/V 2.3 c/n 2a north

12.226GHz/H cn. 1.2 c/n 2a north

12.324GHz/V 2.4 c/n 2a north

12.188GHz/H 1.2 c/n 2a south

12.207GHz/V no signal 2a south

12.266GHz/H 1.8 c/n 2a north

12.363GHz/V 1.5 c/n 2a south

 

[milestone 11]

Can confirm we have lost all that Lanzadan has already reported here in Fuerteventura.
The loss of F1 HD is an absolute disaster.
Gone,
Channel 5HD
Dave HD
Watch HD
Gold
Comedy Central HD
Pick TV and +1
Sky News SD
Discovery HD
Sky Sports 3 HD
Sky Sports News HD
F1 HD
Animal Planet HD
Nat Geo HD
Eden HD

 

[milestone 11]

Also,
Good Food HD
Sky Comedy HD
Eurosport 2, (HD lost about a month ago)

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

Can confirm we have lost all that Lanzadan has already reported here in Fuerteventura.
The loss of F1 HD is an absolute disaster.
Gone,
Channel 5HD
Dave HD
Watch HD
Gold
Comedy Central HD
Pick TV and +1
Sky News SD
Discovery HD
Sky Sports 3 HD
Sky Sports News HD
F1 HD
Animal Planet HD
Nat Geo HD
Eden HD

All of those except GOLD gone in Gran Canaria with a 2.4 m Channel Master and Inverto Black Ultra

 

[radioagogo]

Hi All, can confirm all above channels in Milestones post gorn orf here in Villaverde 2.4m channelmaster dish Invacom dual C120 feed, still getting 1n no probs. Happy New Year.

 

[oldfart]

5HD has 0 signal - which is strange, cos I get about 8dB on most of 2F

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

Oldfart, can you tell if this is just a beam change or if it is also a frequency change?

 

[woborny]

Oldfart, can you tell if this is just a beam change or if it is also a frequency change?

Dont think it is a frequency change, as Sky News is still on 12207 according to all my boxes.

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

The channels are back! I wonder if they are 2F and they had to tweak the Canary Islands signal.

Details:

Channel 5HD OK
Dave HD OK
Watch HD OK
Gold OK
Comedy Central HD No signal
Pick TV and +1 OK
Sky News SD OK
Discovery HD OK
Sky Sports 3 HD Breaking up
Sky Sports News HD OK
F1 Breaking up
Animal Planet HD OK
Nat Geo HD No signal
Eden HD No Signal

or maybe it is just because I have the big dish. If they are borderline then you might expect them to come and go during the day.

 

[barryt]

Sky news SD still missing with 1 meter dish, F1 HD and some other HD channels still missing.

 

[satelliteman]

or maybe it is just because I have the big dish. If they are borderline then you might expect them to come and go during the day.

Could well be..

 

[Lanzadan]

I have Gold and F1 SD back but that is it