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    Astra 2 reception in galicia, spain

    My friend in northwest Spain had her setup installed professionally, and I’m surprised that it’s not for Astra 2, but a smaller dish and decoder using some input code. However, I’m using Astra 2 with a free to air signals only. Since the Spring I’ve completely lost the UK beam on my 1,50 dish...
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    Astra 2G: Iberia & Balearics Reports

    BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Five have disappeared for me in their HD versions here in NW Spain. Has anything changed in the last few months, or is it just a question of readjusting/changing the LNB etc? My receiver is a Thomson TNT (French “Freesat” box) which is very sensitive. The dish is...
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    Ofcom agrees for Radio Caroline to turn up the power

    Very exciting! We just about pick it up on 648 after dark in northwest Spain since they increased to 1kw. I wonder what difference an increase to, say, 5kw would make? Driving up from Spain this month we listened to 648 from Rouen to Calais, which was fine except when passing under HT power lines.
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    SPANISH SATELLITE CHANNELS: TVE International - HD receiver box needed

    My observations may be out of date, but I believe Spanish TDT satellite decoders for Hispasat are difficult to obtain,( unlike French!) but on 13 degrees you also have Canal 24 horas news channel, and Spanish radio channels. On Astra 19 degrees you have Canal Sur, Extremadura, TV Galicia HD in...
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    Just Sharing This Badr-4 reception

    I’ve got the fixed dish well centered on 26 degrees, and connected my Freesat receiver to check that Sky News, very strong here, wasn’t breaking through on 12207, and it wasn’t, so I think the dish is discriminating well, but perhaps is just not large enough yet. I agree that Inverto Black...
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    Just Sharing This Badr-4 reception

    An idea occurs to me, probably crazy, (the idea, me, or both) which would be to place a thin vertical pole very near the dish to block out the offending satellite only. So I would focus my dish on Badr, choose the unobtainable TV5MONDE frequency and experiment with a broom(!) while watching the...
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    My d My dedicated Fransat receiver with 60cm dish in NW Spain has the following frequencies with a signal, all Vertical. 11512, 11679, 12564, 12690, 12732, 11595, 11137, 10972, 11054
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    Still have FR3 and TV5MONDE FBS at 23hrs
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    Swiss versions just mean some ad breaks have ads for Switzerland. Programmed are the same as in France, but FTA!
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    The radio channels had all “gone” at 2pm Spanish time. Will be home soon to check if there’s anything left on my 60cm dish...
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    TV5MONDE SD, FR3 etc still coming in at 14.15 local time, but rain, or rather, a power cut stopped play. Will look again at 23.00.
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    I’ll be going home for lunch, northwest Spain, so I’ll see immediately if the migration has happened. Will report back unless someone else posts first.
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    The next weekend with a clear sky I will give it my best shot, and at different times of the day!
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    In reality I have more than enough French from TNT Sat, and radio from satellite and Tune In, but I used to enjoy TV5MONDE Magreb from 26E, and if it’s there I want it! Although I can still receive Dubai One and MBC in SD on my 1m Gregorian dish, no luck so far with TV5MONDE. Maybe it’s on a...
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    Eutelsat 5 West B - reception reports

    I’m afraid I’ve given up on 5 degrees West after so many years of French TV in analogue and digital. I have bought a THOMSON receiver with TNT card here in Spain. On connection to a dish pointing at Astra 1 it fired up immediately, and quickly flashed up a message saying the card would expire on...
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