African Satellite World and Sat Gear

[SatMag]

All the best bro, keep us posted

 

[kungu1]

Nice Sat Evening everyone. I had earlier inquired on any member who has nailed Intelsat 17 @66deg East C band to tell me. This is the reason I had asked the question. By the way this is the link to the lyngsat page of interest Intelsat 17 at 66.0°E - LyngSat I do not know if this is the satellite this decoder is supposed to receive (I am not from India you know)

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Its called a videocon decoder, Digital DTH Service. I got it from a client who wants to view most importantly the following channels Star Vijay, Star Plus, Sun TV, Sun Music and Aadithiya channels. I do not know the client very well and neither does he know me very well, but he trusted me with the decoder today to test if those important channels will work. The humble client says that it should be installed to a dish on 66E. I am guessing C band since there is no Ku band package that has a footprint in Asia leave alone India.

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Its a beautiful piece of tech, drawback is that it does not have a HDMI port.

This is the satellites landmass beam @66E

Problem is that I do not own a 2.4m Primefocus dish to test the decoder.

Who in Nairobi or near Nairobi can help me to test this decoder before I install it at his place. I do not know why but I doubt that this decoder is a pay tv C band decoder.

In the first post of this forum kungu1 posted he nailed it with a 2.4m pf dish. Is it still nailable and do all tps come through.

PS I am free the whole of tomorrow Sun.

Good Morning,

Currently on Intelsat 17 C-Band.

Dish size 2.4 meters (8 foot) solid Pimefocus + Eurostar C-Band lnb, model ESCDT-700

Use frequency 3845 V DVB-S SR 27692 to track the bird.

Snap shots of some of channels on Intelsat 17 + signal strength using Strong Srt 4922 receiver.
Photos taken today morning>>>>

With a brand new dish you can get slightly higher signal strength, as my dish is both old and has fallen off the roof 3 times but still kicking.

Turning dish back to Measat 3/3A

Blessed Sunday.

 

[regiment jey]

Good Morning,

Currently on Intelsat 17 C-Band.

Dish size 2.4 meters (8 foot) solid Pimefocus + Eurostar C-Band lnb, model ESCDT-700

Use frequency 3845 V DVB-S SR 27692 to track the bird.

Snap shots of some of channels on Intelsat 17 + signal strength using Strong Srt 4922 receiver.
Photos taken today morning>>>>

With a brand new dish you can get slightly higher signal strength, as my dish is both old and has fallen off the roof 3 times but still kicking.

Turning dish back to Measat 3/3A

Blessed Sunday.

Good morning Kungu

what is good on measat3/3A? am thinking of investing in 2.4m pf.

 

[findout]

sure,wanted to ask for advice first before hunting for it,,,,I hope those guys don't ask me for a Tv license coz I gat none,bro down here is there is too much bureaucracy,,,will get back to u once I spot the gadget

Hallo, I got mine in Joburg and they didnt ask for tv license, I was taken to the shop by a friend. After testing in Nai, I had to sell it away coz of having to switch between that one, strong and Bein and issues of adding FTA channels. So far strong is serving well.

 

[gkogolah]

Good Morning,

Currently on Intelsat 17 C-Band.

Dish size 2.4 meters (8 foot) solid Pimefocus + Eurostar C-Band lnb, model ESCDT-700

Use frequency 3845 V DVB-S SR 27692 to track the bird.

Snap shots of some of channels on Intelsat 17 + signal strength using Strong Srt 4922 receiver.
Photos taken today morning>>>>

With a brand new dish you can get slightly higher signal strength, as my dish is both old and has fallen off the roof 3 times but still kicking.

Turning dish back to Measat 3/3A

Blessed Sunday.

Hello I did this satellite last year to some Indian friend and can say the signal is pretty good even on 6ft dish here in Mombasa,happy hunting

 

[josephjul40]

There is nothing on my side.
Frequency pliz. by the way what is your location?

try this 21553H 9610

 

[edson05]

For those who've used both the BeIN HUMAX IR-1000S and the TECHNICOLOR DSI722AJS; if either was offered at the same price, which one would you recommend (vis-a-vis image quality, interface, FTA - blind scan, multimedia options, channel zapping, interactivity, etc. I don't care about the about the STB design)? I've to make a decision before 12:00Hrs EAT tomorrow. Thanks in advance for any input!

 

[nutcracker]

Hallo, I got mine in Joburg and they didnt ask for tv license, I was taken to the shop by a friend. After testing in Nai, I had to sell it away coz of having to switch between that one, strong and Bein and issues of adding FTA channels. So far strong is serving well.

findout ur experience copied loud and clear, I guess my strong is still strong afterall,,,thanks buddy

 

[Tony Stark]

For those who've used both the BeIN HUMAX IR-1000S and the TECHNICOLOR DSI722AJS; if either was offered at the same price, which one would you recommend (vis-a-vis image quality, interface, FTA - blind scan, multimedia options, channel zapping, interactivity, etc. I don't care about the about the STB design)? I've to make a decision before 12:00Hrs EAT tomorrow. Thanks in advance for any input!

Am in TeamBein...it has never let me down..when it comes to the epl, it takes it to a whole new level, but you have to subscribe to enjoy and it comes married with the card. My experience with the Technicolor is limited, but all I can say is that if you want quality..Bein is the way, if you want fancy gadgetry technicolour is the one for you..:bump:

 

[edson05]

Am in TeamBein...it has never let me down..when it comes to the epl, it takes it to a whole new level, but you have to subscribe to enjoy and it comes married with the card. My experience with the Technicolor is limited, but all I can say is that if you want quality..Bein is the way, if you want fancy gadgetry technicolour is the one for you..:bump:

Thank you, Tony Stark

I want to get BeIN mainly for formula one. BeIN uses Sky sp**ts F1 commentary which for my taste is better than the world feed/BBC commentary used by dsthieves. TECHNICOLOR DSI722AJS like HUMAX IR-1000 is the other reasonably priced BeIN sp**TS decoder (images attached). I want recommendation(s) for which of the two you find better (price & external design aside). I watched a few youtube videos in this regard and to be honest I liked the Technicolor interface but someone I talked to (who already has the Humax he bought in Maghreb) told me Humax is better and slightly more expensive, which makes sense. Those who've used the Humax IR-1000s & the Technicolor DSI722AJS, which one do you find "better"?

 

[bubbastunna]

Good Afternoon Ijumuso,

To lock on Intelsat 904 C-band frequencies, you require a 2.4 meter prime focus dish.

Still on the Eastern side you can get Africasat 1A @ [SIZE=+1] 46° East [/SIZE]on your 1.8 meter prime focus dish.


Frequency 3730 V Dvb-S2/8psk SR 30000 hosts two channels, namely Glow tv which is part of the OpenView tv Package from SA.
Also on, Nat Geo Gold open via biss key >>>Key FOX Sports,Sinema TV,Sinema TV HD,Nat Geo Gold |

boss does not work anymore, is there a new one?

 

[GITZ]

Am in TeamBein...it has never let me down..when it comes to the epl, it takes it to a whole new level, but you have to subscribe to enjoy and it comes married with the card. My experience with the Technicolor is limited, but all I can say is that if you want quality..Bein is the way, if you want fancy gadgetry technicolour is the one for you..:bump:

check your pm... tonny stark

 

[findout]

findout ur experience copied loud and clear, I guess my strong is still strong afterall,,,thanks buddy

On the same note, to continue watching ADTV (skynews HD, national geographic HD, MBC HD etc ) thru OSN, if one has to get their decorder, ill have to take out the IR2020 off the cabinet. Has any member migrated to OSN - ADTV package?

 

[kungu1]

Kenya's Wananchi Group is to lease capacity on the Yamal 402 satellite following a new agreement between the media company's subsidiary iSAT Africa and Russia's Gazprom Space Systems (GSS).


Under the terms of the agreement, Dubai-based iSAT Africa will use the satellite's southern beam for services in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other Central African countries.

"Yamal-402 satellite perfectly meets our requirements due to its high power and the wide Ku-band coverage zone, allowing us to use it for the small regional networks as well as for pan-African VSAT networks in Sub Sahara region," said Santosh Sakpal, technical manager at iSAT Africa.

"We are planning to further develop our services on this satellite and are very interested in the extension of our partnership."

Dmitriy Sevastiyanov, director general, GSS , added: "We are glad to welcome a new African partner on board our satellite. Gazprom Space Systems counts on a fruitful and long-term cooperation with such a well-known company as iSAT Africa."

The move follows a recent tie-up between the satellite operator Eutelsat and iSat Africa for the delivery of a digital terrestrial television (DTT) service in East Africa.

 

[Kibukila]

The channels are showing but no Audio using SRT4922HD.Some forums members claim that solid 9030 STB have the audio on those channels.Any input is welcome.

kungu1 do you get audio on these channels?

 

[mah-mah123]

Man Utd v West Ham kwa tv3

what SAt and freq is TV3 on?

 

[freddygaz]

what SAt and freq is TV3 on?

Hello its on Astra 2F west africa beam....dish size from 150cm going upwards needed if you are located in Nairobi.....western Kenya are getting it with 90cm...

 

[escober]

Hello I did this satellite last year to some Indian friend and can say the signal is pretty good even on 6ft dish here in Mombasa,happy hunting

why do you have to reply the whole quote with only a two sentence statement. you give hard time to mobile users to scroll the whole page

 

[Boss Jacobs]

As Per Lyngsat website Y1A at 52.5°E - LyngSat MBC standard definition now on Yahsat frequency 11862 H DVB-S SR 27500 on Mena footprint.

Happy viewing:cool2::cool2:

Mr.kungu how big should my dish be inorder to grab yahsat here in fortportal western UG

 

[klevgit]

am getting 600+ channels there Felix most of them in arabic though.
my channels were back over the wkend and epl,laliga and serie A rocked