Some test channels on 0.8°W Thor 6

Frequency : 12092.00 H DVB-S2 8PSK
Symbol Rate : 30000
FEC : 3/4

TEST 1 HD = Fashion TV HD
TEST 2 = CNN Europe
TEST 3 = b TV (Bulgarian)
TEST 4 = b Cinema (Bulgarian)
TEST 5 = History Channel (Europe)
TEST 6 = Nat Geo Wild (Bulgarian)
TEST 7 = ZDF (Germany)
TEST 9 HD = MyZen.tv HD
TEST 10 = Ring.BG (Bulgarian) Carling Cup (Leeds Utd. vs Bradford Live now 18h50 GMT)
TEST 11 = b Action (Bulgarian)
TEST 12 = b Comedy (Bulgarian)
TEST 13 = 3Sat (Germany)
TEST 14 = Ukraine or Bulgarian station (Охота и рыбалка) Hunting & Fishing on now 18h50 GMT

Mooz Dance HD. Currently FTA at 0.8W
12.458V 28000

I Think maybe Movie 1 is now gone they are showing a test pattern

Eurosport and Eurosport 2 currently FTA with English audio on Hotbird 13E 11240 V 27500 3/4

Seems to be back and fine again

Movies 24 Eastern Europe currently FTA with English audio

Astra 4A (4.8E)

12265 H
27500
3/4

7w...

Top Movies
Ciaquette
Panorama Action
Panorama Comedy
Kanal 4
FOX
Al Tejariah

all FTA & carrying US/ UK TV/Movies etc.. in English

and there's about another 10-15 that are carrying various US/English movies in the evenings

all FTA ... you need a decent-ish dish (80-90-1m-1.1- 1.2)

... all subject to sat/ frequency changes shortly..

No they've already switched mate, why you're getting um

Sounds like I scanned it just as it went live..

... that was lucky...

I haven't followed 7w lately that much.. been too busy with Viasat etc.. & you expected it to just keep going the other way at 7w as just about everyone in this game expected like NS201 BADR6 BADR5 etc...

Some channels are advertising forthcoming frequency changes though & then there's always the dreaded early 'engineering' tweaks.... so subject to frequency/ signal changes then

.... but would be nice if it stayed as it is .. very handy

found some more too ..

** AB7's channel/tp transfer went live in the early hours yesterday... (23 Oct) I scanned it within hours on a new box for a customer ...

just installed another one in a pub this afternoon, an 88 - & still got most of them & @ 2pm- used to be a classic bad time of the day on 7w...

Yep, some of the transponders are even surviving this heavy rain that's bucketing it down now.

VH1 Classic Europe currently FTA on 19,2 east (11739V, 27500, 3/4)

30W
10.731 H
27500

From the good old U S of A. Great signal here!

Not a service aimed at the US though. Not even sure if its produced in the states.

Thanks for posting

Fair enough. Just looked as if it was a simulcast of the American version by the presentation/commentary etc. Hopefully it'll stay FTA, but I doubt it...

Guess that's the point to be as American as possible with its range of sports. Also I think FOX Sports in the states is regional.

hoi,

eurobird 9A:
11843 v 3/4 27500 trace tropical HD FTA

We have counted about 50+ channels so far on AB7 7.3 west that are FTA & carry feature US Movies or programs in English - & a few 24/7 movie channels including a 4-6 month old movie on today atm .. FTA

Hmm. didn't spot that it was at 7.3 West. I'll change the satellite position from 7.0 W - which although minor, might help with the channels that are breaking up. [EDIT: Just tried it. Intestingly, it made them worse!]

Did you get round to making that list of channels on there with FTA English movies and programmes?

I'm not too sure about ab7's best position because there's 8w & that can bleed more as you go nearer to it so that can push you back to nearer 7w for best signal to noise ratio on ab7... which is still what it's all about - I also think NS 101 & 102 stronger verticals have suffered because of the much more powerful [here] ab7 bleeding over them so mbc2 etc.. is now harder to get on 7w.... 28e bleeds over 26e badr4 otherwise you could use smaller dishes or using blocking techniques to knock down 28e [same on 7w for 8w & 5w bleed over].



the list is being updated daily - every time a movie is spotted a tick goes on that channel & most are in the evening .. number one is Panorama Action atm & it's stronger too..

What size dish are you using I get the mbc channels at 7 west but don´t seem to get any of the other ones that you mentioned.
I have an 85cm fixed at 7 °w in SW Germany

That's interesting- it may well be that AB7 is stronger in the UK & weaker in Germany .. I am pretty sure Nilesat 101/ 102 have always favoured Germany a bit more than the UK too.

I'm only using a Triax 1.1 mainly nowadays .. but we've installed loads of TD88s & TD1.1s & other similar dishes [80s 90s 1ms 1.2s etc..) around the UK, so I have some reports on these too. You can certainly get AB7 on TD 88s (85cm wide x 95cm high).

btw the TD1.1 I use atm I installed about 7 years ago .. never touched it once with spanners since it was installed & it's bang for 7w & 26e & the whole arc& it's on USALS so there is no room for nudging & you'd see anything out straight away the only sat that is off is 16,3e due to the new sat there.... I tried to tweak it for ab7 the other day & couldn't get any more out of it... not bad - since it's had up to 100mph winds & every storm in the last 7 years.

Thanks for the info I forgot to mention that my 7°w dish has a twin lnb I am sure that would not be as sensitive as a single lnb.

It doesn't follow really - it can go either way- the best example being the Invacom Quad was the top LNB for 2D on the bigger dishes round Spain etc..

& we've installed a lot of twin & quad Black Ultra LNBs that are about the same as the single - especially now they have extended the necks on the twin & quad.

depends on the lnb make/ model though.

MTV LIVE HD on Astra 1M @ 19.2° East since 07h30 GMT

DVB-S
11778.00 GHz
Polarity : V
Symbol Rate: 27500
FEC: 3/4
HD & Dolby Digital

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