Convert a Worldspace radio for Astra2

Greenman · 28-01-2011 05:53PM #1

Maybe this is one for you Watty:)

I have a Hitachi Worldspace as per

Its lying idle as Worldspace is gone, would there be anyway of retuning it to the Ku Band for the Astra 2 radio stations?

Any possibilities would be welcome.:)

Greenman · 29-01-2011 06:20PM

Greenman wrote: »

Maybe this is one for you Watty:)

I have a Hitachi Worldspace as per

Its lying idle as Worldspace is gone, would there be anyway of retuning it to the Ku Band for the Astra 2 radio stations?

Any possibilities would be welcome.:)

Bump:) any ideas Watty.

Apogee · 29-01-2011 06:23PM

Worldspace doesn't use DVB-S.

A doorstop!

watty · 29-01-2011 07:10PM

Apogee, as per usual, squarely hitting nails on heads

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldSpace

It's L-Band frequency (1452-1492 MHz range). Completely different system to DVB-s so an LNB won't work to make it use Ku.

Nothing doing with it. I nearly bought one once, but by then most of it was subscription only, so I didn't bother.

A nice idea as alternative to Shortwave Broadcast. But radios too expensive for "3rd World"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfriStar

When did they pack it in? I thought last year anyway, still running?

Any new European service will be a different and incompatible system. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETSI_Satellite_Digital_Radio
I can't see ETSI SDR working. Sirius XM is also a financial failure, So is DAB.

I'm happy to dismember it for interesting parts

Convert a Worldspace radio for Astra2

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