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Old 04-02-2006, 08:37
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Originally Posted by remlap
TCM is fta on Astra 2

12051 V 27500 2/3 ID "7101"

It is blocked to regular SKY Digiboxes.
I wonder what all of this is about and how long it will last. TCM is starting up a second channel. Wouldn't it be nice if it made one of them FTA (the slight crackling, rustling sound you can hear is me clutching at straws).
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:03
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Originally Posted by timo_w2s
TV3 Eesti seems to have gone this morning unless it's just my reception (60cm dish) but it was coming in strong all yesterday.
Reported freq change to 12684H 5064 3/4 yesterday. However this also appears to be off air at the moment.
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:10
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It is definitely there - I scanned an hour ago and discovered that it has taken over the PIDS of the only other Channel that was on that TP (whose name I cannot recall as it was in Swedish Chef lingo and I have already edited it to TV3).

I have checked literally a minute ago and it is broadcasting.

PS The TP scan brings up FSS Filmimee, just as it did when it was on its original frequency.
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:10
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Originally Posted by Analoguesat
Reported freq change to 12684H 5064 3/4 yesterday. However this also appears to be off air at the moment.
Ah, perhaps a cunning new form of encryption. Hopping SCPC frequencies....
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:15
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Weird

I get no signal on the new freq. Im getting good signals on all the other 5E channels I have stored.
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:16
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Is it just my recever but i cannot get any sound on this FTA TCM, is it just my recever?
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:20
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Originally Posted by Analoguesat
Weird

I get no signal on the new freq. Im getting good signals on all the other 5E channels I have stored.
When I scanned, I saw FSSthingiwotsit come up - I saved the changes, but when I went into my Channel editor, it wasn't there!

I tried again and found that my receiver went straight to an existing station that I had stored weeks ago, but discovered it had in fact become TV3!. Don't forget this same thing happened the other day with me complaining I couldn't find the Congo channel - I later realised it had nicked the slot briefly held by TV Pika. Very confusing!
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:20
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Originally Posted by Analoguesat
Weird

I get no signal on the new freq. Im getting good signals on all the other 5E channels I have stored.
I get it quite easily now that I put the correct symbol rate in thanks to rai man. My Technomate had it down incorrectly as 6666.
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:22
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Another thought - I didn't get a signal on that TP at first either - but I noticed the preset SR was 6666: I changed it to 5064, which is what TV3 was using on the other frequency and all burst happily into life.

Hope that helps.

Edit: Previous Poster beat me to it!!
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:27
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Originally Posted by thrashmetalman
Is it just my recever but i cannot get any sound on this FTA TCM, is it just my recever?

I don't have sound either.
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Old 04-02-2006, 11:54
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Ah a typo was giving me problems! TV3 Estonia is12684 V 5064 3/4
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Old 04-02-2006, 13:07
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Great time to switch over for me anyway

Estonia version of Family Fortunes / Family Feud its basically a US copy.
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Old 04-02-2006, 13:26
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Reality TV fta in English on 13E (11283V 27500 3/4). Edusat (Polish) is in the clear on the same tp.


Edit CNBC is also in the clear on this tp.
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Old 04-02-2006, 13:37
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Two of us report no sound on TCM, but no-one else has said 'owt - Can anyone else please confirm whether they have sound or not???
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Old 04-02-2006, 13:50
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Originally Posted by rai man
Two of us report no sound on TCM, but no-one else has said 'owt - Can anyone else please confirm whether they have sound or not???
No sound for me either.
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Old 04-02-2006, 14:19
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Originally Posted by remlap
No sound for me either.
I did have sound this morning, but now nothing.
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Old 04-02-2006, 15:01
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Thanks for that - occasionally I have had to add a User Channel to overcome this sort of thing, but it seems the cause is at source, rather than local.
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Old 07-02-2006, 23:44
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Time to see what your not missing

BBC Prime is FTA on Hotbird 13e 11131 V 5632 3/4
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Old 08-02-2006, 00:01
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Originally Posted by remlap
TCM is fta on Astra 2

12051 V 27500 2/3 ID "7101"

It is blocked to regular SKY Digiboxes.

Iv got it but theres no sound
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Old 08-02-2006, 00:11
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Originally Posted by robcole2004
Iv got it but theres no sound
Its been like that for a few days now dont worry.
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Old 08-02-2006, 14:50
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If my receiver is to be believed this 'TCM' is broadcasting a clear audio channel - but with nothing on it at the moment.

The PID is 2322


Originally Posted by remlap
Time to see what your not missing

BBC Prime is FTA on Hotbird 13e 11131 V 5632 3/4
Oh man! Now you've mentioned it on this forum it will be gone in a couple of days. If only you had not mentioned it we could have watched it forever because no one would have noticed they've accidently knocked into the encryption switch and turned it off!
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Old 08-02-2006, 14:59
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Originally Posted by logjam
If my receiver is to be believed this 'TCM' is broadcasting a clear audio channel - but with nothing on it at the moment.

The PID is 2322




Oh man! Now you've mentioned it on this forum it will be gone in a couple of days. If only you had not mentioned it we could have watched it forever because no one would have noticed they've accidently knocked into the encryption switch and turned it off!
And don't mention the fact that ITV is FTA at the moment. I don't think they've noticed yet.
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Old 08-02-2006, 15:17
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Originally Posted by flobadob
And don't mention the fact that ITV is FTA at the moment. I don't think they've noticed yet.

Shuuush. Once the programme providers notice they will put up their prices and ITV will be forced to encrypt again!!

Getting back to something like the topic. I notice BBC Prime still has the old Teletext.
What a pleasure to see news items almost instantaneously. There was a time when I got all my news from Teletext.
This begs the question. Why doesn't the BBC broadcast teletext with its 28E digital channels?
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Old 08-02-2006, 16:15
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Originally Posted by logjam
This begs the question. Why doesn't the BBC broadcast teletext with its 28E digital channels?
Because they rather stupidly assume that all viewers at 28.2E have a digibox and assume they'll get their news from BBCi text via their dodgybox. Now if only they managed to broadcast the interactive services using the open source MHP....
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Old 10-02-2006, 17:38
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Originally Posted by remlap
TCM is fta on Astra 2

12051 V 27500 2/3 ID "7101"

It is blocked to regular SKY Digiboxes.
Picture but no audio !
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