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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fisty McB" data-source="post: 1162762" data-attributes="member: 389824">A simple look at the transponders in use at 19 East would suggest that German broadcasters have absolutely no issues using 8PSK modulation via satellite for HD (and some SD) broadcasts.It is simply a case that whoever is in charge of transmission capacity will evaluate the best method of delivering a balance of data capacity for channels verses the size of satellite dish required for reception from a given satellite.To give a recent example, the transponder used by High View for their channels that were launched on 19 East earlier this year use 8PSK with an FEC of 3/4 for the single transponder they are carried. They're presuming that this will be adequate in terms of reception for the average German satellite TV viewer using (for example) a 60cm fixed satellite dish pointed at 19 East.</blockquote>