Forthcoming changes for BBC HD services

[Analoguesat]

This info does not affect Sky HD viewers or Freesat HD viewers - the changes will happen automatically on these boxes (If they dont a reboot should sort out most boxes) Nor does it affect Freeview or cable viewers - its only going to affect satellite viewers with other types of boxes

The BBC HD tp will be changing transmission parameters on Sept 27th.

Current parameters

10847V
23000 8/9
DVB-S2 QPSK


-http://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=47


New parameters

10847V
23000 2/3
DVB-S2 8PSK

 

[Lazarus]

My Skybox F3 coped with these changes without me having to lift a finger :-righton

 

[Captain Jack]

I wonder if these changes made fringe reception easier? A much lower FEC... but 8PSK.

 

[sonnetpete]

My Skybox F3 coped with these changes without me having to lift a finger :-righton

I imagine AS will be having a quiet chuckle on finding out that the VU+ didn't cope and needed a rescan to bring back BBC HD.

 

[timo_w2s]

I needed to edit the transponder details (new FEC and 8PSK) on my TM6900 but didn't need to rescan.

 

[DX Excalibur]

I wonder if these changes made fringe reception easier? A much lower FEC... but 8PSK.

Of course these changes made the fringe reception harder, not easier. With Dm 500HD receiver, before I have good reception over 6.2db SNR, and now we need over 7.0db. Before I had reception all day long and now only at some hours in the evening.

 

[Burnham Beech]

VU+Uno with ViX old image managed change automatically here.

 

[Analoguesat]

Vu+Duo didnt change automagically - another black mark against it

 

[Burnham Beech]

Just checked my VU+Duo from 500 miles away - the wonders of modern science - anyway, no go with the the new BBC HD parameters.

Strange that the VU+Uno can cope, but not the VU+Duo - both with ViX images.