Nice one !
Have you been able to get any of the frequencies below 4000 MHz apart from Kohenoor News with the 1.8m dish? Depending on the beamwidth angle of your dish you might be able to grab 3770V if you move off the satellite slightly to the West?
Paksat 1R 38E
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Nice one !
Have you been able to get any of the frequencies below 4000 MHz apart from Kohenoor News with the 1.8m dish? Depending on the beamwidth angle of your dish you might be able to grab 3770V if you move off the satellite slightly to the West?
scopus
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- Primesat/Famaval 1.8 PF C/ku/Ka, Octagon SX8HD1, SX88, Openbox S3 Mini HD-V8S Freesat V7 HD-V8 Finder, Amiko A4K Combo, Satlook Colour HD Spectrum, Sansui A909 Amp and BOSE Acoustimass speakers for the audio.
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I keep trying MB. Might have another scan..
John
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- Elite 2.2 PF with Multi lnb changer - CM1.2 - Gibertini 1.25.
Ku - Ka - Ext Ku - C & Ext C. X.
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Promax HDRanger+ & HDRanger2 Analysers.
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... conditions seemed to be more favorable last night and this morning for 38°E and up here in North Nott's the 2.2 managed to grab 7 Tp's with 10 programs between them - still a bit of a juggling exercise though to slightly nudge out strong destructive signal influences from next door at 40°E. The elusive '92 News' @ 4023 V was grabbed but did not lock.
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nelson_b
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- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
Nice one John ...
I,v been a bit busy the past few days to check any signal strengths here ... its a funny old satellite and individual t.p.,s vary regardless of the time of day or weather conditions etc.
@John
Nice one.
What are the frequencies for the DTV channels and CH-3, I am not sure if I locked them?
John
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- Elite 2.2 PF with Multi lnb changer - CM1.2 - Gibertini 1.25.
Ku - Ka - Ext Ku - C & Ext C. X.
PC cards 6983,6903, main receiver GTX Combo. Ericsson RX8200.
Promax HDRanger+ & HDRanger2 Analysers.
- My Location
- North Nottinghamshire. UK.
'CH-3' is 4082 V.
The 'DTV 1,2 &3' are all on I THINK - 4135 V. I scrubbed the original scan Dave , i'll try and re-capture.
I had locked and renamed CH-3 to ATV Pakistan but I did not manage a lock on 4135V, best I had was 8.2db and it needed 9.4db. I have put the Ku-Band feed back on the dish now so missed the opportunity last night to try to lock 4135V
nelson_b
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- My Satellite Setup
- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
I had locked and renamed CH-3 to ATV Pakistan but I did not manage a lock on 4135V, best I had was 8.2db and it needed 9.4db. I have put the Ku-Band feed back on the dish now so missed the opportunity last night to try to lock 4135V
Same here .. I,v always been 1.0 to 1.5 d.b. below lock on 4135V .. still set up for C band here - will keep an eye on Paksat for a little while longer .
nelson_b
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- My Satellite Setup
- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
I had locked and renamed CH-3 to ATV Pakistan but I did not manage a lock on 4135V, best I had was 8.2db and it needed 9.4db. I have put the Ku-Band feed back on the dish now so missed the opportunity last night to try to lock 4135V
Had a little time to spare this afternoon so went out and optimized the l.n.b./ scalar for 4135V and although i had flashes up to 8.7 db it hovered around 8.2/8.3 mostly
But checking through the unlocked t.p list ... a surprise ... locked 3825 V 4800 - this has always been 1.0 db or more below previously.
nelson_b
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- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
I had locked and renamed CH-3 to ATV Pakistan but I did not manage a lock on 4135V, best I had was 8.2db and it needed 9.4db. I have put the Ku-Band feed back on the dish now so missed the opportunity last night to try to lock 4135V
The EXP Channels at 3825 V 4800 were very short lived ...
But i noticed 4135 V was gaining strength here in the evening .. so left a monitor on .. fell asleep watching some t.v on Netflix ... when i woke just after midnight it was locked - so gabbed the camera for a pic or two .... it is still locking intermittently this morning . The challenges with this Sat are very addictive - l.o.l.
Typical, I switch the feed over to Ku-Band and there is a glut fest of increased signal levels that you boys are mopping up. I am gonna return to this satellite at some point with a dish worthy of the challenge, my wimpy 2.0m bin lid just aint up to the task for sucking decent juice from this bird.
John
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- Elite 2.2 PF with Multi lnb changer - CM1.2 - Gibertini 1.25.
Ku - Ka - Ext Ku - C & Ext C. X.
PC cards 6983,6903, main receiver GTX Combo. Ericsson RX8200.
Promax HDRanger+ & HDRanger2 Analysers.
- My Location
- North Nottinghamshire. UK.
Yet to be decided, looking at options and ease of mounting without a huge amount of fabrication work onto my existing Precision polar mounts and ground stands. No wad shelled out for now, just on the sniff for something suitable.
nelson_b
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- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
I think it my be that "old"- (20 years maybe) Gardinier Block/flange .l.n.b. that i fitted a few days ago that helped with those last two t.p,s .... it had the edge on some frequencies over the l.n.b.f,s when i did some comparisons the other day.
I,m going to turn the arrangement 90 degrees this afternoon for H transponders and optimize it for 3834 H 6500 ... my original target here ... as it has the one channel on it (8XM) that i would actually spend time watching here on Paksat .. i used to receive this channel and "Jalwa" another music video channel until they changed frequency and upgraded to -S2 8PSK etc.
This will probably be my last ditch effort here before i go back to K/u again for a while ...
I look forward to seeing some results from you with a 3 meter dish in the near future - @moonbase
nelson_b
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- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
No chance or receiving my original target - 3834 H 6500 - here, my best effort was 2.5 db short of lock.
So that,s it from this sat for now ... the dish has been returned to k/u again for a while ... tracking down weak signals from here was enjoyable though, and kept me part occupied through the x mas / new year period.
So that,s it from this sat for now ... the dish has been returned to k/u again for a while ... tracking down weak signals from here was enjoyable though, and kept me part occupied through the x mas / new year period.
Yes, 38.0 East has been an interesting and sometimes frustrating satellite to scan this past month or so.
If you have the 2.4m CM back on Ku-Band with the Ku LNB at the focus there are some feeds on the Middle East beam from 39.0 East that offer a little bit of a challenge. The 11450 - 11580 MHz range on 39.0 East has feeds in DVB-S2 8PSK with FEC of 5/6 requiring 9.4dB for a lock. I have been hovering a couple of dB below a lock with the Precision 2.0m dish but your 2.4m CM should be capable of getting them?
nelson_b
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- Strong 4375 driving a 2.4 m Channel Master dual focus offset + Invcom Quad C120 K/U l.n.b. + BSC 421 and Zinwell C band l.n.b.,s - DR HD F15 - TM5302 - Octagon SX88+Optima - GT Media V7 - HD receivers. + other dishes currently in use - Antique 3.0 m Prodelin P.F. - Channel Master 1.8 m offset - Channel Master. 1.2 m.
- My Location
- North West Yorkshire - near Lancashire & Cumbria borders.
O.K - M.B. - Will have a look there when i have the chance ... Poor weather forecast for the next day or two up here in the north - possible strong winds.
John
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- Elite 2.2 PF with Multi lnb changer - CM1.2 - Gibertini 1.25.
Ku - Ka - Ext Ku - C & Ext C. X.
PC cards 6983,6903, main receiver GTX Combo. Ericsson RX8200.
Promax HDRanger+ & HDRanger2 Analysers.
- My Location
- North Nottinghamshire. UK.
... just had a quick look at that 3834 H signal out of curiousity Nelson but due to the strong LHC signal on the same freq next door at 40°E i stood no chance
ndiqbal123
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Channel Master 1.2M
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- Rochdale
Guys Hi!,
Can we get the Paksat Bird on a 1.2 Channel master Dish?
Which would be the best Feedhorn\ C-band LNB to use
Can we get the Paksat Bird on a 1.2 Channel master Dish?
Which would be the best Feedhorn\ C-band LNB to use
It depends on where you are located. From a UK location you have very little chance of getting C-Band signals from Paksat at 38.0E with a 1.2m dish.