RUV from Iceland on Astra 2D ?

DMC · 07-05-2003 1:36pm #1

Maybe worth a look,

Lyngsat say that at Transponder 42, 10729 V, you may be able to see some broadcasts from the state broadcaster in Iceland, RUV.

Can anyone see them?

johnnyq · 07-05-2003 4:07pm

I just happened upon them by accident today (was looking for BBC)

RUV and another one can't remember the name were showing the same thing some food thing ?
Hovever not in english though

By the way they are unencrypted

johnnyq · 07-05-2003 4:08pm

the other one was NLC

jabarrett35 · 07-05-2003 5:58pm

I'm just getting 'there is a technical fault with channel...' is anyone else getting this mesage?

watty · 07-05-2003 6:33pm

I'm getting NLC and RUV, both apparently "tests" on the PC Card, FTA, no encryption. Good signal but rotten picture quality.

carrolls · 07-05-2003 8:54pm

A lot of the American shows on these channels are subtitled with English audio which is great. It means we can actually derive some entertainment from these channels.
Good one DMC:D

JDxtra · 08-05-2003 10:10am

I was watching them fine last night - one of the channels was showing Cold Feet in English with Icelandic subtitles. The picture quality was average, but the sound was terrible - very loud and distorted.

watty · 08-05-2003 10:16am

Sound fine on my PC. Checked 19E version and the 28E versions.
Now if GypsyMedia will add NLC /RUV to their Digiguide...
I suppose after the elections it will leave the satellites again.

jabarrett35 · 08-05-2003 12:26pm

Just checked again and I'm receiving 'no satellite signal begin received' I have no problems with other 2d channels. Could the dish be slightly misaligned?

watty · 08-05-2003 12:59pm

You are putting
10.729
Vertical
22,000 SR ****
5/6 FEC ****

Arn't you?
(At least I assume thats the FEC)
Fine on PC. If RTE is OK then dish OK

jabarrett35 · 08-05-2003 1:22pm

Yes Watty I'm putting the right no.in and have save the channels in other channels. Its when I go to look at them that this message appears after sometime. This occurs on both boxes though they feed from a quad lnb. Any ideas? As I said before all other channels are fine.

JDxtra · 08-05-2003 1:30pm

I'll check mine again later - but the audio was defo very bad for me last night on a digibox, and the picture looked quite blocky (just like a shopping channel or something!).

All other channels on 2D are perfect for me.

watty · 08-05-2003 1:36pm

I'll stick it in on my two digiboxes also tonight. They use separte dishes and LNB.

(I have three separate dishes/LNB picking up Sky as this was much cheaper than buying a Quad! Two of the dishs do Astra 19 and Hotbirds 13 too)

johnnyq · 08-05-2003 3:45pm

Originally posted by jabarrett35
Yes Watty I'm putting the right no.in and have save the channels in other channels. Its when I go to look at them that this message appears after sometime. This occurs on both boxes though they feed from a quad lnb. Any ideas? As I said before all other channels are fine.

That happens to me sometimes also I just try 3 or 4 times and then it usually works

CHRIS GREER · 08-05-2003 6:34pm

Apparently it's all to do with the Icelandic General Election on Friday, but it isn't known yet if the channels will stay on after the elections.

watty · 08-05-2003 6:54pm

Island received OK on my aged Grundig S/H Digibox..
(Folks is watching the other one).

channelsurfer · 08-05-2003 6:57pm

do these channels show any sport and if so do you know what timne they show them .

Mossy Monk · 08-05-2003 9:30pm

i keep getting a no signal message

watty · 08-05-2003 10:42pm

Tip1 :
Go Services 4 0 1 Select to Installer Menu
Pick Manual Tuning
The difference to a"Add Channels" is that you see signal strengh bar graph after pressing select
It stays up till you press select again. Then you can add the selected channels withy the yellow button and they appear in "Other Channels"

Tip 2:
Although ther are 50 "slots" for other channels it tends to "break" if you add more than 20..

JDxtra · 09-05-2003 8:53am

The channels were much better quality last night (video and audio appeared fine).

jabarrett35 · 09-05-2003 10:34am

watty I've just done what you suggested and the strengh is fine but no quality. Should I do anything or if I start moving the dish will I muck up the other signals?

watty · 09-05-2003 11:10am

No the installer Add Channels thingy rarely shows quality. Sometimes if you leave it up a while it does.

It is handy though esp. if you adding channels on another satellite via LNB switch etc.

I find that my two boxes if swaped have completely different concepts of "level"

If an old Grundig, then 1/3rd = 1/2 on newer pace (Both will give about 80% quality at that level).

If I carefully tweek the SKy 28.2 LNB on a bracket on a a 19.2E dish I can get 100% level. But it never stays at that

jabarrett35 · 09-05-2003 5:09pm

I'm now at my sisters hous sitting and have been able to tune the channels in. Well as it appears they are not broadcasting english lauagage programmes don't think i'll bother to ajust my dish.

watty · 11-05-2003 2:24pm

Currently they are gone on Astra2D/28.2 (Sky) and astra 19E.

watty · 11-05-2003 5:11pm

These NLC and RUV are not on all the time. They where gone today but now back again.

Could account for somefolks problems.

ShaneOC · 12-05-2003 9:00am

They were both working fine for me yesterday evening at around six. There was a documentary half in English on at that time. Tried teletext on one of the channels but there was none.

carrolls · 19-05-2003 6:31pm

Looks like they have pulled the plug. Not even a carrier now.:(

RUV from Iceland on Astra 2D ?

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