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FIVE FTA on 16 degrees

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  • 02-08-2003 12:52am
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    Greenman
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    Thought this might be of interest to some of you folks.
    Eutelsat W2 at 16.0°E Five (Region 2) DVB 11676 V tp D9 5632 - 5/6. .


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    georgekildare
    Registered Users Posts: 75 ✭✭georgekildare


    Thought this might be of interest to some of you folks.
    Eutelsat W2 at 16.0°E Five (Region 2) DVB 11676 V tp D9 5632 - 5/6. .


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    Regards JD!!!!! Belgium!!!!

    Thanks for the info JD. I have also tuned in and receive Channel 5 on Eutelsat loud and clear in as good quality as with my Sky FTA card.

    However, it seems to good to be true. I cannot think that this will continue uncrypted for long. Does any one know why Channel 5 has been put on Eutelsat, or the meaning of "Region 1" and Region 2?

    I note that "Channel 5 Region 1" and "Channel 5 Region 2" are also on on Telstar 11 at 37 deg W, but there I can only get sound without a picture.


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    David Robinson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭David Robinson


    Originally posted by georgekildare
    Does any one know why Channel 5 has been put on Eutelsat, or the meaning of "Region 1" and Region 2?

    I note that "Channel 5 Region 1" and "Channel 5 Region 2" are also on on Telstar 11 at 37 deg W...
    There is also Region 3 and Region 4 on Intelsat 901 at 18°W. All 4 are encrypted however. These 4 regions are the feeds for the Channel 5 analogue transmitters. Having 2 satellites provides redundancy in the event of failure of one of the satellites. Each analogue transmitter can be switched remotely to any of the 4 regions. The original idea of this was to target adverts at specific areas. Whether this is ever used in practice, I don't know.


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