Turksat 4A Ka Band A now active
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SimonE
Regular Member
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.2m CM dish with elevation jack, Supermount 1224 H-H rotator, Octagon SX88+, DR.HD D15, GT Media Combo, Ku PLL LNB, C Band: Titanium C1W-PLL, Ka Band: XMW R9216AF with FD9000 feedhorn, Inverto Saorsat LNB and Inverto Ka/Ku LNB . Zone 2 dish pointing at 28E with Octagon SF8008.
- My Location
- Gloucestershire, UK
Checked the Ka band muxes on Turksat 4A today.
18633L-no reception
18669L -good lock all channels resolved
18702L-no reception
18739L-good lock all channels resolved
18774L-no reception
18633L-no reception
18669L -good lock all channels resolved
18702L-no reception
18739L-good lock all channels resolved
18774L-no reception
stephan94
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.80 Channel master 5 LNB KU KA C Band ,Dr HD D15
Openbox S3 HD II, SR 200 Extreme 4K; GTmedia V9 prime ; TBS 6983
- My Location
- Bavaria
SimonE
Regular Member
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.2m CM dish with elevation jack, Supermount 1224 H-H rotator, Octagon SX88+, DR.HD D15, GT Media Combo, Ku PLL LNB, C Band: Titanium C1W-PLL, Ka Band: XMW R9216AF with FD9000 feedhorn, Inverto Saorsat LNB and Inverto Ka/Ku LNB . Zone 2 dish pointing at 28E with Octagon SF8008.
- My Location
- Gloucestershire, UK
Stephan94,
You may need a piece of PTFE down the mouth of the LNB at 45 degrees to the probes to create circular polarisation. That should improve reception.
SimonE
SimonE
Regular Member
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.2m CM dish with elevation jack, Supermount 1224 H-H rotator, Octagon SX88+, DR.HD D15, GT Media Combo, Ku PLL LNB, C Band: Titanium C1W-PLL, Ka Band: XMW R9216AF with FD9000 feedhorn, Inverto Saorsat LNB and Inverto Ka/Ku LNB . Zone 2 dish pointing at 28E with Octagon SF8008.
- My Location
- Gloucestershire, UK
Just had a look here and the mux on 18669L has gone and some channel changes have occurred in 18774L. 18739L is as shown on Lyngsat.
SimonE
Regular Member
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.2m CM dish with elevation jack, Supermount 1224 H-H rotator, Octagon SX88+, DR.HD D15, GT Media Combo, Ku PLL LNB, C Band: Titanium C1W-PLL, Ka Band: XMW R9216AF with FD9000 feedhorn, Inverto Saorsat LNB and Inverto Ka/Ku LNB . Zone 2 dish pointing at 28E with Octagon SF8008.
- My Location
- Gloucestershire, UK
The mux on 18739L is now DVB-S2 22500 8psk 2/3 with 32 channels for Satview Network. All mpeg4 SD with AAC audio
The mux on 18773L has gained PGGM TV in HD SID=52117.
The mux on 18773L has gained PGGM TV in HD SID=52117.
s-band
Member
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.5m IRTE PF, Invacom SNF-031, TBS6983,
Various L, S, C, X & Ka bits. 1.2m S/X/Ku/Ka Prodelin on Az-El (being refurbished), 1.8m Precision PF with Bullseye Ku LNB or various C & X bits
- My Location
- Essex
Using the linear pol feed so I'm losing 3dB, 18709 is the strongest here. I get a bit of noise from a tree on 42E further degrading the signals. How strong are these TPs with others in UK?
John
Enthusiast.
- My Satellite Setup
- Elite 2.2 PF with Multi lnb changer - CM1.2 - Gibertini 1.25.
Ku - Ka - Ext Ku - C & Ext C. X.
PC cards 6983,6903, main receiver GTX Combo. Ericsson RX8200.
Promax HDRanger+ & HDRanger2 Analysers.
- My Location
- North Nottinghamshire. UK.
I'll plot it later G, i can set the lnb to Vert pol and take a grab and then turn to LHC and take a grab to show the difference. Levels are up and down around those frequencies for me as well. Using the 1.2 Gibby / Gilat lnb board / Gilat poloriser
John
Enthusiast.
- My Satellite Setup
- Elite 2.2 PF with Multi lnb changer - CM1.2 - Gibertini 1.25.
Ku - Ka - Ext Ku - C & Ext C. X.
PC cards 6983,6903, main receiver GTX Combo. Ericsson RX8200.
Promax HDRanger+ & HDRanger2 Analysers.
- My Location
- North Nottinghamshire. UK.
The levels are all over the place here at the moment and are changing rapidly between the three carriers seen on the grabs.
Here's two grabs - the Green plot is with correct LHC pol and the Red plot is with Vert Linear setting - as you can see, they don't make sense.
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If you consider that 18708 is fluctuating in signal level then the plots seem to be OK?
The only oddity is the signal level of 18708, perhaps it is not LHC which accounts for it being at a reduced level when the polariser is in line and at higher level when the polariser is removed?
The world of the wavy line men aint simple, thats for sure.
SimonE
Regular Member
- My Satellite Setup
- 1.2m CM dish with elevation jack, Supermount 1224 H-H rotator, Octagon SX88+, DR.HD D15, GT Media Combo, Ku PLL LNB, C Band: Titanium C1W-PLL, Ka Band: XMW R9216AF with FD9000 feedhorn, Inverto Saorsat LNB and Inverto Ka/Ku LNB . Zone 2 dish pointing at 28E with Octagon SF8008.
- My Location
- Gloucestershire, UK
Here in the West of England the mux on 18709 is definitely circularly polarised and locked with 13dB C/N. The other two muxes no longer lock. They still appear to be circular and the stronger of the two is 18738. I guess they have been moved to a different beam.
John
Enthusiast.
- My Satellite Setup
- Elite 2.2 PF with Multi lnb changer - CM1.2 - Gibertini 1.25.
Ku - Ka - Ext Ku - C & Ext C. X.
PC cards 6983,6903, main receiver GTX Combo. Ericsson RX8200.
Promax HDRanger+ & HDRanger2 Analysers.
- My Location
- North Nottinghamshire. UK.
Thanks for checking Simon - i can say for sure all three carriers are LHC as per my motorised Pol H/V/L/R on the Band A rig. Signals are best in mid afternoon onwards with me.
** Also checked RHC / H / V just in case 5B was using something there for tests, nothing seen. Checked Ka Band C & D , nothing seen as yet. Upper Ku Extended nothing seen.
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- My Satellite Setup
- Triple Dragon, Dreambox 8000, Echostar AD3000ip, TBS6522,6925,6983 PCie cards.
Gibertini 1.25m motorised dish driven by the AD3000, with either Inverto BU Quad or Norsat / XMW Ka LNBs . SMW 1.05m + 3 other dishes. Speccy: Promax HD Ranger+
- My Location
- The Flatlands of East Anglia
Quite strong tonight, had to try my modded Inverto Saorsat LNBF on the Sky dish - the old one for the pre-digital service. (60cm?)
The advantage of the Inverto is of course it's ideal for the L/R circular transmissions, like this one.
Next job is to try it on the Gibby next to the Inverto KA/KB LNBF.
The advantage of the Inverto is of course it's ideal for the L/R circular transmissions, like this one.
Next job is to try it on the Gibby next to the Inverto KA/KB LNBF.
- My Satellite Setup
- Triple Dragon, Dreambox 8000, Echostar AD3000ip, TBS6522,6925,6983 PCie cards.
Gibertini 1.25m motorised dish driven by the AD3000, with either Inverto BU Quad or Norsat / XMW Ka LNBs . SMW 1.05m + 3 other dishes. Speccy: Promax HD Ranger+
- My Location
- The Flatlands of East Anglia
Now on Gibby 1.2.
A decent increase of signal, even on 18738L, though not enough to lock (as we have noted, signal reception differs considerably over 24 hours on these TPs. For my location, best noon onwards. )
The Saorsat's output gain suffered when it was modded, so it has a 20dB inline amp to RX.
Its 'twistable' cap has a slit for a dielectric insert for linear TPs.
A decent increase of signal, even on 18738L, though not enough to lock (as we have noted, signal reception differs considerably over 24 hours on these TPs. For my location, best noon onwards. )
The Saorsat's output gain suffered when it was modded, so it has a 20dB inline amp to RX.
Its 'twistable' cap has a slit for a dielectric insert for linear TPs.