Vodacom Test - Intelsat 20 (IS-20) @ 68.5° East

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Vodacom Test

12681V 27700 2/3 DVB-S H.264 HE - AAC
Europe Africa Beam
Intelsat 20 (IS-20) @ 68.5° East

Provider : Sentech DTH

 

[hvdh]

This transponder is now 12682 V 30000 3/5 8PSK, and is starting to carry several programmes.

Aside the inevitable preaching channels, it carries the South African channels:
Mindset Network Channel 1, ID "Learn"
Mindset Network Channel 2, ID "Health"
Jet TV
Vodacom TV

and a bunch of South African radio channels: Fresh FM, Jet FM, Fusion FM, Legit FM, and African Bank.

 

[hvdh]

Some new surprises on this transponder: Football TV, Mundial TV and Zumba TV. And countless in-store radio channels.
Zumba TV of course shows latin dance music, check that out!

 

[zorbua]

There are 12 TV Channels and 19 Radio ones. Receiving them with a 12.2db SNR. Dr. HD F15 1.2Dish.

 

[hvdh]

Jim Jam was added today, with encryption flag but still FTA, and with English audio.

 

[Anonymous_1]

3830 V & 3839 V 7200 (copy of 3854 & 3864 H), until now this transponder was used by Globecast .

 

[Anonymous_1]

Weak signal in low band .

10822 H 30000 and 10862 H , anyone else ?

 

[hvdh]

10911 H 6708 <-- 12611 H 6708
10893 H 8498 <-- 12593 H 8498
10822 H 29950 <-- 12522 H 29950

I knew the 850 MHz spur (10600 - 9750) of non-single LNB users, but this one is strange.
Edit: it's 2 * 850 = 1700 MHz lower!

Maybe by switching off other equipment, you can get rid of these peaks?

 

[hvdh]

The Sentech transponder, 12681 V 30000 2/3 QPSK, started a little package of Southern African countries:
NBC TV (Namibia)
BTV (Botswana)
Lesotho TV (Lesotho)
Swazi TV (Swaziland)
SABC 1 (South Africa)
TVM 1 (Mozambique)

Encrypted in Nagravision 2/3

 

[Kveys]

Thanks @hvdh ! Must observe that freq. now because there would be 2 new satcountry (Namibia/Lesotho) for me. Hope we´ll see some fta moments sometimes/someday..? Also SABC would be nice to see again, after loong time. Screengrab from 2005 (Panamsat 10) ->

 

[hvdh]

I remember (long ago indeed) that Swazi channel was FTA (or Nagra 1) on PAS 10. Boring programming and bad picture quality.

If hysteria stations also count for you, Agapa TV (new on 12722 H) is from Namibia!

 

[Kveys]

I have Swaziland point already It was easy catch 3 winter ago on 60E (C-band). I dont count these "hysteria" channels for countrypoints, because there´s sure not any local things on programme. Also 68.5E "contain" for eg. Malawi (prophetic channel) and also earlier was some other hysteric-channel listed as Rwanda on Lyngsat but naah, these arent real countrypoints.

So still waiting by satellite-tv Rwanda, Namibia, Malawi, Madagascar, Lesotho and Central Africa from Africa. But now 2 of them are maybe possible...

 

[hvdh]

Additions to the Sentech encrypted package:
ZBC (Zimbabwe)
TBC1 (Tanzania)
ZNBC TV2 (Zambia)

 

[hvdh]

Sorry Kveys, above package has disappeared already...
Instead, "Sentech HbbTV Test" now runs FTA, despite $-flag, in 1280x1024.
Some pieces of SABC programming I think.

 

[Kveys]

Too bad! Hope these "extraordinary" channels/countryes will back sometimes..?

 

[hvdh]

Yes Kveys, some channels are back!
SABC1, NBC1, TVM1, BTV: all encrypted
TBC1 (Tanzania): FTA now.

 

[Kveys]

Yes Kveys, some channels are back!

For sure they are back, when I´m not at home

But this time no problem, because my fav nr. 1 (CMT) on telly now



Greetz from Memphis, Tennesee Lads!

 

[Kveys]

12566V Citizen Tv gone and another channel from kenya started inoorotv.co.ke