Newsnet on Ka Band A

[John]

Llew ... good news, i don't think your loosing it.
Newsnet showing on 18.539 V.
They do seem to be having a play around at the moment, when they first fire the TP up it nearly goes off the scale on the Promax.

 

[Llew]

Yup, have that. In Cambridge

 

[Llew]

I'll go and shoo them away

 

[tony smith]

Hi Folks
ITN News net fromITN London is up and running on 18557 as normal, somtimes they do
in the field using a uplink truck put out material they have recorded from ITN London, also ITN London does go off from time to time, and when some trucks go up(start transmitting their level
maybe high as it's controlled by SIS remotely, also with carrier start up no modulation there is a short delay in level setting by the uplink PA.

 

[John]

18557 V on again now, after a break!

@dx-qwer , just looking at your signal levels Edgar and they are nice and high considering your location, can you tell me what size reflector this was off please.
I'm having problems with 18GHz at the moment over the last month with picture break up, and i'm trying to establish where the problem is coming from wether local phone cells interference or lnb problems ?.

 

[dx qwer]

Hi John,

I use a Kathrein CAS 120 dish (1.2m Offset).

Best Regards
qwer.

 

[John]

Hi John,

I use a Kathrein CAS 120 dish (1.2m Offset).

Best Regards
qwer.

Thanks, excellent signal levels.

 

[John]

Astra 19.2° East Ka, very busy tonight leading up to the Leaders debate later on. Expect to see even more freq's taken up as we get closer perhaps.
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[Llew]

Whiteboard up on main for OBs. Pencilled up for riots/protests.

Obscuring the young ladies

 

[John]

Whiteboard up on main for OBs. Pencilled up for riots/protests.

Obscuring the young ladies

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Agree Llew, they could not have positioned it in a worse place . Some interesting reading on that board.
I'm off air at the mo on 18GHz whilst i do a bit of feed trialing ... need to get my finger out and get it back up and running asap.

 

[mapperuo]

Just seen a tweet about ITV News using their satellite trucks for the last time and are going 100% LiveU from now on. Considering also theres a Sky truck uplinking for ITN right now on the usual 16e Sky slots I assume this 19.2e band is on the way out for ITN now?

 

[John]

Just seen a tweet about ITV News using their satellite trucks for the last time and are going 100% LiveU from now on. Considering also theres a Sky truck uplinking for ITN right now on the usual 16e Sky slots I assume this 19.2e band is on the way out for ITN now?

Hmmmm, interesting. I'll have a look around for more info

 

[John]

Hmmmm, interesting. I'll have a look around for more info

... I can now remember about this technology coming in from reading about it over a year ago. Were doomed-were doomed lol.
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[s-band]

Were doomed-were doomed lol.

My thoughts for a while. Intelsat using fibre for long distances and this:-(

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[scopus]

My thoughts for a while. Intelsat using fibre for long distances and this:-(

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Yes, been a serious lack of feeds on 19E over recent weeks. I also noticed ITN uplinking on 16E yesterday. Not suprising seeing what is capable over 4G now. Can see satellite being used still in areas of poor 4G and no fibre, for now at least

 

[scopus]

The once busy Ka 19E is now just home to Newsnet by the looks of it...

 

[Llew]

Unire nags still present on Horizontal, and the ACM feed. How long for is anyone's guess.

 

[scopus]

I get the impression that Ka might be a bit of a failed experiment as we seem to be losing Ka more than gaining any more. ITN signed a 7 year deal with the Ka trucks if my memory is correct in 2013, so they are leaving the party a couple of years early! Anyone else got any thoughts?

 

[John]

... as one door closes another will open. Trust me i'm a Doctor

 

[mapperuo]

I feel for SIS, They lost the Sky News contract the other year as well.