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ASTRA 1 N IS JUST HOME

  • 18-10-2011 07:55PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭


    astra 1N will be in its orbital position 28.2e at 5am tomorrow morning:D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,634 ✭✭✭Mayo Exile


    lgs 4 wrote: »
    astra 1N will be in its orbital position 28.2e at 5am tomorrow morning:D

    Blow by blow account ongoing over at DS. :D.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭JustAddWater


    As a newbie to SKY satellite, what exactly will this mean for the user? if any!

    Presumably more bandwidth and more HD channels etc coming on board? Any new FTA channels?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    It will allow for more FTA channels due to the tight beam. Channel 4 will be adding more FTA channels as will Channel 5


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,944 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    How tight is the beam?

    Presumably designed to cover the UK ...... will it reach South West Ireland? ....... not that I live there .... just wondering about this 'narrow beam' I have seen referenced a few times.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    You will be fine

    Here is the footprint here, http://www.flickr.com/photos/54601843@N03/5068070339/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,944 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Minstrel27 wrote: »
    You will be fine

    Here is the footprint here, http://www.flickr.com/photos/54601843@N03/5068070339/

    Thank you ;) Not as "narrow" as I imagined :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭smodgley


    when can we expext channels from this?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,066 ✭✭✭homer911


    There's some talk of Channel 4 using it for a HD version of Film4 or E4, probably before Christmas..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭m1nder


    Hi, can anyone let us know can we use this? what will it give us that we currently do not have?

    For example, I have a VU Duo STB with both sat tuners cables to my dish which is an old Sky install 28.2E. So how to add this satellite? do I need to sacrifice one of my tuners to dedicate it to this sat? Do I need a new satellites.xml? What channels might I receive?

    Hope this post makes sense and proves helpful to others. Many thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,903 ✭✭✭Apogee


    1N is co-located with the other satellites at 28E, so they all appear as a single satellite to your dish. You can simply scan for any new transponders/frequencies manually as they become active.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,150 ✭✭✭Johnmb


    m1nder wrote: »
    Hi, can anyone let us know can we use this? what will it give us that we currently do not have?

    For example, I have a VU Duo STB with both sat tuners cables to my dish which is an old Sky install 28.2E. So how to add this satellite? do I need to sacrifice one of my tuners to dedicate it to this sat? Do I need a new satellites.xml? What channels might I receive?

    Hope this post makes sense and proves helpful to others. Many thanks
    It is joining the other satellites at 28.2E, so you don't have to do anything fancy to your current set up to get it. Once it starts actually transmitting some channels that are FTA, just rescan to get them either by doing a full scan for all the channels on 28.2/.5E or by adding the specific transponders/frequencies, which will no doubt be given out here on the board once they start transmitting.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 810 ✭✭✭muincav


    Johnmb wrote: »
    It is joining the other satellites at 28.2E, so you don't have to do anything fancy to your current set up to get it. Once it starts actually transmitting some channels that are FTA, just rescan to get them either by doing a full scan for all the channels on 28.2/.5E or by adding the specific transponders/frequencies, which will no doubt be given out here on the board once they start transmitting.

    A lot of switching allready today...link below

    http://en.kingofsat.net/news.php


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭lgs 4


    muincav wrote: »
    A lot of switching allready today...link below

    http://en.kingofsat.net/news.php[/QUOTE ASTRA 2D IS NOW 1 N BOTH FREESAT AND SKY :eek::D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    muincav wrote: »
    A lot of switching allready today...link below

    http://en.kingofsat.net/news.php

    wow thats some move already should make loads of space for some new repeats in the near future lol


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 6,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Steve


    Hold your breath on the changes re 2D to 1N, DS are saying that it's not happened.

    Steve

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭m1nder


    Why is this of interest folks? It means nothing to the end user surely....Is it not the case that our existing TV services are gonna be beamed from a different piece of kit, a bit like RTE installing a new transmitter. Is that it? or am I missing something? and if so, who cares?

    PS: I'm not being facetious here, I'm genuinely asking.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,853 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    m1nder wrote: »
    Why is this of interest folks? It means nothing to the end user surely....Is it not the case that our existing TV services are gonna be beamed from a different piece of kit, a bit like RTE installing a new transmitter. Is that it? or am I missing something? and if so, who cares?

    PS: I'm not being facetious here, I'm genuinely asking.

    The new satellite means new capacity for the narrow beam intended to cover the UK meaning that more channels can become "freesat" and drop out of Sky encoding - for example the ch 5 add ons, Fivestar and Fiveusa. Also extra capacity for +1s and HDs.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,783 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    m1nder wrote: »
    PS: I'm not being facetious here, I'm genuinely asking.
    What Marcusm said basically. More Narrow Beam Capacity, means more FTA channels, including HD channels.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭m1nder


    Marcusm wrote: »
    The new satellite means new capacity for the narrow beam intended to cover the UK meaning that more channels can become "freesat" and drop out of Sky encoding - for example the ch 5 add ons, Fivestar and Fiveusa. Also extra capacity for +1s and HDs.

    Yeah but theses are free anyway, I know not freesat but fta (I think, jesus I get confused). These can be had with a sky ftv card. I have one in my stb and get these, chan5 hd, pick tv etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,783 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    m1nder wrote: »
    Yeah but theses are free anyway, I know not freesat but fta (I think, jesus I get confused). These can be had with a sky ftv card. I have one in my stb and get these, chan5 hd, pick tv etc.
    It means people don't have to bother with freesatfromsky card, and a hack for FTA receivers/ combo's. And with freesat you get the full 7 day epg for those channels. Might be no advantage to you, but it will be for a lot of people.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 209 ✭✭okla


    Ch4 HD now broadcasting.
    11123 V 22000 2/3 8PSK.
    Getting 100% signal and strength on humax.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    m1nder wrote: »
    Yeah but theses are free anyway, I know not freesat but fta (I think, jesus I get confused). These can be had with a sky ftv card. I have one in my stb and get these, chan5 hd, pick tv etc.

    Not everyone has a FTV card or wants to use Sky boxes. FTA means anyone can view them with any box without the need for paying for a FTV card.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,411 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    okla wrote: »
    Ch4 HD now broadcasting.
    11123 V 22000 2/3 8PSK.
    Getting 100% signal and strength on humax.

    I'm getting it on 11127 on AzBox super strong 100% signal. It is so strong that there is a weaker 43% signal on 11127 H but I read elsewhere that this is known as polarity crosstalk.


  • Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    11.127 V would most likely be correct as this would correspond with Astra's band C plan. I'll see if I can recite them from memory...

    10.964 H, 10.979 V, 10.994 H, 11.009 V, 11.023 H, 11.038 V, 11.053 H, 11.068 V, 11.082 H, 11.097 V, 11.112 H, 11.127 V, 11.141 H, 11.156 V, 11.171 H, 11.186 V

    I think that's right. If so then they're the frequencies to look out for.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭homelink


    I'm getting it on 11127 on AzBox super strong 100% signal. It is so strong that there is a weaker 43% signal on 11127 H but I read elsewhere that this is known as polarity crosstalk.

    Not picking up anything on skybox.Is it dvbs2?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    It certainly is.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭homelink


    Minstrel27 wrote: »
    It certainly is.

    Can somebody please explain (again) why the sky box can't manually tune this in as the symbol rate & fec settings for this channel can be programmed in?:confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,903 ✭✭✭Apogee


    homelink wrote: »
    Can somebody please explain (again) why the sky box can't manually tune this in as the symbol rate & fec settings for this channel can be programmed in?:confused:

    1. Because they've designed the firmware in such a way that the default channel scan is DVB-S and there's no option to change it to DVB-S2.

    2. Because "Sky care"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭homelink


    Apogee wrote: »
    1. Because they've designed the firmware in such a way that the default channel scan is DVB-S and there's no option to change it to DVB-S2.

    2. Because "Sky care"
    Thanks.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭ISAA


    Channel 4 3 db stronger that 2d using promax metre. single transponder transmitting only at this time.


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