African Satellite World and Sat Gear

[bat]

Has sm1 ever nailed the folowing birds, Hella sat@39e in this sat we ve Diematv it gives live EPL. nss12@57e we veDuhok tv also live EPL. Azerspace/africasat@46e we ve idman tv gives live EPL. Acording 2 the lyngsat map Africa is coverd. incase there is any forum member who might ve niled d above sat can give d forum more information, my locatin ia mombasa

 

[Jayyemm]

any interesting channels on Kuband at 33 east and above on a 90 cm dish. Unfortunately the way my setup is anything below that (or any thing west) cannot be grabbed because it entails turning the dish all the way round and that faces directly into the wall on which it is mounted. I was happy to nab many channels on 68.5 but I soon realised almost all are Christian and I have no interest in that. I once picked what appeared to be MultiTv (ghana) but I cannot seem to get it again and a quick glance at the map shows its a west satellite (so that still baffles me).

Maybe you hunters have found some gems (or anything i'm just into this for the fun of picking new stuff). I am in kampala

 

[kungu1]

Here are the latest HD receivers from STRONG namely: SRT 4950, SRT 4950H, & SRT 4950M.
SRT 4950 offers normal DVB-S2 HD, 2 USB ports for PVR, Wi-Fi + 3G, and an RF output.
SRT 4950H has same features as SRT 4950 plus IPTV capability.
SRT 4950M is a mini size HD with external IR sensor and external DC 12V power supply, otherwise similar to SRT
4950 in features without RF out.
All the 3 receivers can handle QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, & 32APSK signals.

See pictures below plus attached official Strong pdf brochures.

Bwana Kungu, kindly find out from your contacts in Dubai about their prices. Thanks.

PS: The new SRT 4950H has a new main processor with 2Gb memory compared to just 128Mb for SRT 4922. The
SRT 4950M mini HD has a 1Gb memory processor.

Good Morning Bwana dejumbo,

Thanks for the updates.

I received info from the Strong agents in Dubai regarding pricing of Srt 4950 M & Srt 4950 H>>>

Part of the email letter received>>>>>>

Dear Sir,


Thank you for your interest in STRONG products and for the e-mail you have sent to our sales department.


SRT 4950H is available here in Dubai showroom and it cost AED 165 per unit. (45 dollars)

Other models that available now in Dubai are SRT 4950M it cost AED 145 (40 dollars) and
SRT 4922 it cost AED 250 (68 dollars)

Our contact details in Dubai :

Tel : 00971 4 2211 955
Fax : 00971 4 2211 477
Web : www.strong-technologies.com

For more information please feel free to contact us.


Best regards
Strong sales team

I also received an email from the strong agents in Berirut lebanon with info of 2 strong agents in Nairobi >>>>


Dear Mr. KUNGU
,
Thank you for choosing STRONG products.
Kindly find below the address of our dealers in NAIROBI - KENYA.
You can pay them a visit or call them any time to assist you to buy Strong products SRT 4922HD or STRONG SRT 4950 H.
PS: please do not hesitate to contact me for any questions.

1- Name: Alfa sound electronics
Location: Luthuli Ave - Nairobi. (Mr. Patrick)
Tel: +254 733879267 ( number currently off)
Tel: +254202251579
E-mail: alfasounds2009@yahoo.com

2-Name: Fakhru Electronics & computer
Location: Luthuli Ave - Nairobi, (Mr. Adan Ahmad )
Tel: +254 720565797
E mail: mijlaa114@hot mail.com

Thank you & Best Regards,

Elie Hoyek
P.O. Box: 11-5778-Beirut-Lebanon
Office: +961 4 821 128 Ext:702
Mobile: +961 76 417 207
Roaming: +971 50 5586 796
G-talk: ehoyek@gmail.com
E-mail: e.hoyek@strong-technologies.com


The are retailing Strong Srt 4922HD @ 6000 Ksh.

Hope this helps you source for your gadgets

 

[kungu1]

any interesting channels on Kuband at 33 east and above on a 90 cm dish. Unfortunately the way my setup is anything below that (or any thing west) cannot be grabbed because it entails turning the dish all the way round and that faces directly into the wall on which it is mounted. I was happy to nab many channels on 68.5 but I soon realised almost all are Christian and I have no interest in that. I once picked what appeared to be MultiTv (ghana) but I cannot seem to get it again and a quick glance at the map shows its a west satellite (so that still baffles me).

Maybe you hunters have found some gems (or anything i'm just into this for the fun of picking new stuff). I am in kampala

Good Morning Jayyemm,

Try Yahsat 1A @ [SIZE=+1]@ 52.5° East Ku west beam >>> FlySat Yahsat-1A @ 52.5° East

[/SIZE]Yahsat 1A is slightly above Nss 12 satellite.

With a HD sat receiver, you can get HD channels like, Dubai HD, Dubai sports HD, RT News HD, Dubai Racing HD, Abu Dhabi Sports HD 1& 2, Fox Movies & series, Star Movies & Star World series open via B*ss Key.

Use frequency 12168 H DVB-S SR 27500 to track the bird.

To know which satellites you can install on western side and avoid the wall obstruction, use an Android phone and install Satellite AR application from Google play webiste >>>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agi.android.augmentedreality&hl=en

Point your phone towards the sky to see on the live camera screen where the satellites are, any line of sight (LoS) issues and the look angles this will help alot to avoid the wall obstruction.

Astra 2F @ 28.2°E west African Beam is possible to get in Kampala as the footprint covers your region.

[FONT=Roboto, Arial, sans-serif]The satellite is above you so the wall wont obstruct the sat signal.
Use Eutelsat 36 (dstv) location to track Astra 2F MultiTv Package on frequency 12522 V DVB-S SR 19531
Astra 2F is slightly below Eutelsat 36 (dstv) northwestern direction.

Happy Hunting.

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[kungu1]

Arianespace have launched another two satellites into orbit – namely 25B/Es’hail-1 and GSAT-7 – via their Ariane 5 ECA rocket on Thursday.

Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was on schedule at the opening of its 50 minute window at 20:30 UTC.

The two passengers carried on Arianespace’s August 29 success with Ariane 5 – EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7 – were placed into a highly accurate geostationary transfer orbit by the heavy-lift launcher, preparing these spacecraft for their useful operational lifetimes.

GSAT-7 ultimately will be positioned at an orbital slot of 74 deg. East, from which it will provide India with UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band relay capacity over the country’s land mass.
In another statement issued by Eutelsat Communications and Es’hailSat confirmed their jointly-owned EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 high-power relay platform also was on course for geostationary orbit.
The spacecraft’s solar panels were deployed within four hours of separation with Ariane 5, and preparations rapidly commenced for the first of four apogee motor firings to raise EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 to its intended orbital position – 25.5 deg. East – for a planned service entry at the end of October.
Once in its final orbital slot, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 – which was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) – will deliver Ku-band television broadcasting, telecommunications and government services for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia; while the satellite’s Ka-band capability will open business opportunities in these regions for both of its operators.

Our next fringe satellite will be EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 @ orbital position – 25.5 deg. East

Satellite Name: Eutelsat 25B (E25B, Eurobird 2A, Es'hail 1)
Status: moving
Position: 26° E (25.5° E)
Norad: 39233
Cospar number: 2013-044A
Operator: Eutelsat Communications S.A.
Launch date: 29-Aug-2013
Launch site: Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Launch mass (kg): 6300
Dry mass (kg):
Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral (SSL)
Model (bus): LS-1300
Orbit: GEO
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.
Details:32 Ku-band and 14 Ka-band transponders to provide services to Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. Satellite owned and to be operated with ictQatar

Below images of EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]footprints>>


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As this is a Qatar satellite, expect the likes of Al-jazeera news and sports package on the sat.
The Sat should be operational from mid October 2013.
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[kungu1]

Saw the following NEWS items on the net:

"MORE GOOD NEWS ON 8° WEST
The reconfiguration of the HOT BIRD constellation will release the Hot Bird 13A satellite which will be deployed to 7/8° West. Renamed EUTELSAT 8 West C, it will enable Eutelsat to switch on additional transponders at the key neighbourhood for satellite television in North Africa and the Middle East. The 7/8 degrees West arc, already hosting Eutelsat and Nilesat satellites, broadcasts over 1,000 channels to more than 30 million homes and represents one of the fastest growing neighbourhoods for digital services. This orbital position will get a further boost in the second half of 2015 with the launch of Eutelsat 8 West B.


SOURCE: Alsat Forums

Update on Eutelsat 8 West B footprint scheduled for launch @ 8° WEST in 2015

Eutelsat 8 West C is currently running tests on frequencies and i expect the footprint to be the same as
Eutelsat 8 West B.

Eutelsat 8 West C will be operational in the coming weeks.

 

[kungu1]

English movies on Mehwar 2 channel on Eutelsat 7 West A @ 7west frequency 11488 H DVB-S SR 27500>>

 

[kungu1]

ASONGA SD/HD music channel on AMOS 5 C-Band frequency 3622 L DVB-S2 8PSK SR 2754

 

[staddos]

Hi Brother Kungu its so refreshing to read the information you post on the forum. You always give freely without hesitation not on this forum alone but in other forums as well. Indeed you are a true son of Africa. May you live long "Bill Gates" of Africa FTA.

 

[bat]

hi kungu, plz sir kindly assit mi, my problem is about how 2 enter biss key on astrovox 9155hd.

 

[ruffcast]

After a few trials and errors ,I've got my SRT 4922 up and running. Its pretty cool. plays *.flv files directly.

Only thing i haven't tried is using a 3g modem with the new august 2013 software.
but for now I have connected it to the internet using this vonet WiFi bridge.



Its something some may consider using when they have WiFi access where they stay.
But so far quite impressed.I am looking forward to software with IPTV options and update in the future.

Thanks esp to Msonda for the help. The HD channels are extremely sharp and as they say "glorious" indeed

 

[ruffcast]

After a few trials and errors ,I've got my SRT 4922 up and running. Among its many cool features include playing *.flv video files directly from USB.

Only thing i haven't tried is using a 3g modem with the new august 2013 software.
but for now I have connected it to the internet using this vonet WiFi bridge.
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Its something some may consider using when they have WiFi access where they stay.
But so far quite impressed.I am looking forward to software with IPTV options and update in the future.

Thanks esp to Msonda for the help. The HD channels are extremely sharp and as they say "glorious" indeed

 

[mtuko2]

after much anticipation i nailed rdv here in dadaab.and my 10 e showing loud and clear

 

[permie]

after much anticipation i nailed rdv here in dadaab.and my 10 e showing loud and clear

:A S thumbs_up: What dish size and lnb have you used on both? Is 10E stable even during the day?

 

[permie]

hi kungu, plz sir kindly assit mi, my problem is about how 2 enter biss key on astrovox 9155hd.

Try updating it with this firmware http://www.ast-micsupport.com/ASTROVOX M3601_FD620_2M_0326.zip and check whether super setting will appear on setting menu. If not press the red button followed by 1510 or 1010 or1250 or 8175 while on setting

 

[mtuko2]

:A S thumbs_up: What dish size and lnb have you used on both? Is 10E stable even during the day?

centre es21 for 10e reception the othe is just zuku dual lnb dish size is 1.8m tho kenyan mux starts at 3pm

 

[Lunsat2]

Good Morning Bwana dejumbo,

Thanks for the updates.

I received info from the Strong agents in Dubai regarding pricing of Srt 4950 M & Srt 4950 H>>>

Part of the email letter received>>>>>>

Dear Sir,


Thank you for your interest in STRONG products and for the e-mail you have sent to our sales department.


SRT 4950H is available here in Dubai showroom and it cost AED 165 per unit. (45 dollars)

Other models that available now in Dubai are SRT 4950M it cost AED 145 (40 dollars) and
SRT 4922 it cost AED 250 (68 dollars)

Our contact details in Dubai :

Tel : 00971 4 2211 955
Fax : 00971 4 2211 477
Web : www.strong-technologies.com

For more information please feel free to contact us.


Best regards
Strong sales team

Interesting, this is Mr strong himself speaking: latest model SRT4950H with enhanced features going at USD45, old model SRT 4922 going at USD68. I wonder why.
:A S-confused1:

 

[Jayyemm]

Good Morning Jayyemm,

Try Yahsat 1A @ [SIZE=+1]@ 52.5° East Ku west beam >>> FlySat Yahsat-1A @ 52.5° East

[/SIZE]Yahsat 1A is slightly above Nss 12 satellite.

With a HD sat receiver, you can get HD channels like, Dubai HD, Dubai sports HD, RT News HD, Dubai Racing HD, Abu Dhabi Sports HD 1& 2, Fox Movies & series, Star Movies & Star World series open via B*ss Key.

Use frequency 12168 H DVB-S SR 27500 to track the bird.

To know which satellites you can install on western side and avoid the wall obstruction, use an Android phone and install Satellite AR application from Google play webiste >>>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agi.android.augmentedreality&hl=en

Point your phone towards the sky to see on the live camera screen where the satellites are, any line of sight (LoS) issues and the look angles this will help alot to avoid the wall obstruction.

Astra 2F @ 28.2°E west African Beam is possible to get in Kampala as the footprint covers your region.

The satellite is above you so the wall wont obstruct the sat signal.
Use Eutelsat 36 (dstv) location to track Astra 2F MultiTv Package on frequency 12522 V DVB-S SR 19531
Astra 2F is slightly below Eutelsat 36 (dstv) northwestern direction.

Happy Hunting.

Thanks Kungu. I managed to get NSS 12 although it was a little elusive. But I am still having trouble with the Yahsat. I keep moving up until I think its too far and then I come back down to NSS 12 to try moving up again. I dont know if I am moving to fast or what but I will keep trying.

Any thing I might be doing wrong. I also notice that the boundaries for Yahsat are a bit off from Kampala. Maybe the 90 cm isnt big enough.

 

[ugda]

nice setup you have there.
way down below yahsat you get 36e

Today i thought of adding another lnb to pick astra 2f, fortunately succeeded and now there are 7 lnbs on the 8ft. I.e ku 68.5E, 64.2E, 60.0E, 57E, ku 52.5E, 36E, and 28.2E. Setup picture to be posted later.

 

[ugda]

Here is the setup