African Satellite World and Sat Gear

bubbastunna said:

nbc showng match 2nite

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Evasion too at 16E, Barca vs Atl

Abaya said:

I was on the roof today looking for kenyan mux at eutelsat 10a.This bird is not stable at mid noon-3pm though i managed 72% signal quality.kbc,ntv,ktn,k24,qtv,utv,sayare,tvt1&2,times and star one/africa are dancing on my screen.Thanks to you my big brothers and jamii family.

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hi, please advise on the size of the dish you are using to nab 10.0'E....my location is voi...am unable to nab that bird with 1.8m dish...what stable signal did you use to nab it...

someone help, I can't get latest thread! pls help.

Abaya said:

I was on the roof today looking for kenyan mux at eutelsat 10a.This bird is not stable at mid noon-3pm though i managed 72% signal quality.kbc,ntv,ktn,k24,qtv,utv,sayare,tvt1&2,times and star one/africa are dancing on my screen.Thanks to you my big brothers and jamii family.

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It's good to hear that, and by way, can l get with my 6ft dish? l think l should give it a trial.

Thank GOD "FOOL'S DAY" is over

cygnusascension said:

Pang was never going to use sat. kicks of a dying horse. why didn't they say it before.

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I came across the following old article recently. Startimes is already on SES5 broadcasting as ‘StarSat' on 5 TPs which holds a good number of Chinese and South African channels; following acquisition of On-Digital Media (ODM) of S.Africa. If they were to place Kenyan channels on easily accessible Ku-band satellite, I guess the channels would have been Free-to-View (buy a special decoder and activate it once to make it FTA) or Free-to-Air on some of the 5 TPs on SES5. Note that Startimes is already availing FTA kenyan channels on 10 East. I guess they use the Sat to link their upcountry transmitters. It's not clear for how long these will remain FTA.

LUXEMBOURG - Saturday, September 14th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

SES announced today that StarTimes Communication Network Technology, China's most influential system integrator, technology provider and network operator, has signed a 10-year contract on SES-5 at 5 degrees East to expand its media footprint in Africa and deliver direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services across the continent.

StarTimes, which is the fastest-growing digital TV operator Africa and has over 2.6 million digital terrestrial television (DTT) subscribers, also acquired SES' 20% shareholding in South African pay-TV operator Top TV.

The contract will see StarTimes utilise four transponders as of October 2013 and a fifth transponder from February 2014 to grow their DTH subscribers in Africa. The Chinese broadcaster will continue to broadcast TopTV on SES-5 by using three of the newly-contracted SES transponders that were formerly leased by ODM. The other two out of the five SES transponders contracted by StarTimes will be used to complement their DTT offering in remote and non-urban areas and grow their pay-TV business.

"The recent success of StarTimes's strategic investment in ODM will allow us to reach new audiences in South Africa. The partnership with SES enables StarTimes to have a DTH platform in addition to the existing DTT and mobile TV (CMMB) platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the high-powered SES-5 at the prime orbital location of 5 degrees East is ideal in overcoming the challenges of terrestrial coverage to reach large audiences. This will allow us to extend our broadcast reach across the continent and ensure excellent service and picture quality for our viewers," said StarTimes Group Chairman and President Pang Xinxing.

According to Ferdinand Kayser, Chief Commercial Officer of SES, "the new partnership with StarTimes will illustrate how the combination of DTH and DTT is a key enabler in Africa's migration to digital TV and also help set pace in the continent's digital migration race."

Ref: Middle East News - SES Enables Chinese StarTimes to Expand TV Reach in Africa

Someone kindly advise me on the merits and demerits of Qsat Q13g decoder

psolo said:

Someone kindly advise me on the merits and demerits of Qsat Q13g decoder

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Go for it though expect ups and downtimes

kaminja said:

I was also trying to decipher that annoying screener on the MBC channels. I thought it was something to do with going secure. I noticed the same is not available on the HD version of the channels.

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Good Morning,

The annoying info on the bottom of MBC Channels is to info MBC viewers of two alternative frequencies which have been added due to MBC Misr channel Jamming.


As per info on Saturday, March 15, 2014 >>>

Satellite TV channel MBC Misr experienced another deliberate jamming of its signal on Friday 14th March during the airing of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's El-Bernameg show.




This was the second time its signal has been jammed following a similar incident during Youssef's episode Friday last week.
"I am not accusing anyone, but I am wondering about the state's inability to protect its satellite which brings it profit from being jammed for an hour from an unknown source," said Youssef via his Twitter account after the show was aired.


The Saudi-owned channel that broadcasts from Egypt's Media Production City issued a statement introducing a new frequency following Friday's disruptions in the signal.
Youssef's third season of El-Bernameg resumed 7 February on MBC Misr after being cancelled on Egyptian satellite channel CBC in October.
It was suspended following complaints that Youssef had mocked supporters of army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and allegedly insulted Egypt's military.
Egypt's general prosecution referred to investigation in Feburary fresh complaints against Youssef of insulting the armed forces, the will of the Egyptian people and the "symbols" of both Egypt and its government, thereby threatening the safety and stability of the country.
The prosecutor referred the case to Cairo's appeals prosecution, which is already looking into at least 30 complaints against Youssef since November.
The 39-year-old comedian also faced a probe under ousted president Mohamed Morsi over allegations of insulting the president and Islam.
In a February poll by Baseera - an independent Egyptian polling agency - 68 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 29 said they liked the show, up from 47 percent in October. The figure for respondents aged over 50 was 35 percent, compared to 22 percent in October.
The show has approximately 8.3 million viewers inside Egypt, Baseera said.

The 2 new frequencies are frequencies:



Viewers can in Egypt, and the Gulf countries
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[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Frequency: 11470 Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27.500 Ms / s
error correction: 5/6[/TD]
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viewers in the countries of North Africa
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[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Frequency: 11559 Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27.500 Ms / s
error correction: 5/6
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Kevin11 said:

Anyone with a 1.8m nab bin thai com 5 receiving MTV thailand?

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Good Morning Kevin11,

Yes you can get the MTV Thailand (3440 V DVB-S SR 26666) on your 1.8 meter primo.

Best C-Band lnb, Eurostar ESCDT-700 lnb

kungu1 said:

Good Morning Kevin11,

Yes you can get the MTV Thailand (3440 V DVB-S SR 26666) on your 1.8 meter primo.

Best C-Band lnb, Eurostar ESCDT-700 lnb

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from the look of things this lnb is far much better than es 21

The guest channel on SES5 has changed to Nat Geo Gold. Enjoy

kungu1 said:

Good Morning,

The annoying info on the bottom of MBC Channels is to info MBC viewers
of two alternative frequencies which have been added due to MBC Misr
channel Jamming.


As
per info on Saturday, March 15, 2014
>>>

Satellite TV channel MBC Misr experienced
another deliberate jamming of its signal on Friday 14th March during the
airing of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's El-Bernameg show.

This
was the second time its signal has been jammed following a similar
incident during Youssef’s episode Friday last week.
“I am not accusing anyone, but I
am wondering about the state’s inability to protect its satellite which
brings it profit from being jammed for an hour from an unknown source,”
said Youssef via his Twitter account after the show was aired.


The Saudi-owned channel that broadcasts from
Egypt's Media Production City issued a statement introducing a new
frequency following Friday's disruptions in the signal.
Youssef's third season of El-Bernameg resumed
7 February on MBC Misr after being cancelled on Egyptian satellite
channel CBC in October.
It was suspended following complaints that
Youssef had mocked supporters of army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and
allegedly insulted Egypt's military.
Egypt's general prosecution referred to
investigation in Feburary fresh complaints against Youssef of insulting
the armed forces, the will of the Egyptian people and the "symbols" of
both Egypt and its government, thereby threatening the safety and
stability of the country.
The prosecutor referred the case to Cairo's
appeals prosecution, which is already looking into at least 30
complaints against Youssef since November.
The 39-year-old comedian also faced a probe
under ousted president Mohamed Morsi over allegations of insulting the
president and Islam.
In a February poll by Baseera — an
independent Egyptian polling agency — 68 percent of respondents aged
between 18 and 29 said they liked the show, up from 47 percent in
October. The figure for respondents aged over 50 was 35 percent,
compared to 22 percent in October.
The show has approximately 8.3 million
viewers inside Egypt, Baseera said.

The 2 new frequencies are
frequencies:



Viewers
can in Egypt, and the Gulf countries

[TABLE="width: 600"]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Frequency: 11470 Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27.500 Ms / s
error correction: 5/6
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


viewers in the countries
of North Africa
[TABLE="width: 600"]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Frequency: 11559 Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27.500 Ms / s
error correction: 5/6
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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Did they mention which satellite because blindscans on 7W position are not yielding anything. Maybe the tps are on 8W can any member confirm what abu i man posted and if the SD channels on that sat have the message too.

techdee said:

Did they mention which satellite because blindscans on 7W position are not yielding anything. Maybe the tps are on 8W can any member confirm what abu i man posted and if the SD channels on that sat have the message too.

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they are on 8W

Is there anyone in the house getting uganda mux on 10e at my end the tp is red

Abaya said:

I was on the roof today looking for kenyan mux at eutelsat 10a.This bird is not stable at mid noon-3pm though i managed 72% signal quality.kbc,ntv,ktn,k24,qtv,utv,sayare,tvt1&2,times and star one/africa are dancing on my screen.Thanks to you my big brothers and jamii family.

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i only get sayare

bubbastunna said:

i only get sayare

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dish size?

techdee said:

Did they mention which satellite because blindscans on 7W position are not yielding anything. Maybe the tps are on 8W can any member confirm what abu i man posted and if the SD channels on that sat have the message too.

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Frequency 11470 V Sr 27500 is on Eutelsat 8 West A KU Band Steerable Beam>>>



While Frequency 11559 V SR 27500 is on Eutelsat 7 West A North West Africa Beam>>>



No manager reports yet from our Brothers in North Africa regarding reception of MBC SD channels on the footprint.

The are missing out big time.

When ever I blind scan on Eutelsat W4/W7 I dont get any HD channel any help please?
Other SD channels are coming up

psolo said:

Someone kindly advise me on the merits and demerits of Qsat Q13g decoder

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Dear PSOLO,I won't go into the merits and demerits of Qsats. I will only offer you free FTA logic. Please never engage yourself with things to do with backstreet payment hardware, especially when you will be paying shadowy characters who wont be there when the signal suddenly is scrambled and yet you have paid. These decoders that work like dongles where payment is made and you have to use the modem to decrypt sygnals is run by a cartel and you risk burning your money when things go bad. Restrict yourself with FTA, but if you want to try them for educational purposes then you may take a risk, but just know that there is a shadowy character who will skim you off your penny. As a rule of Thumb, STRONG Decoders are indeed strong (forgive the pun).