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SAT Observations 96.12.06

WELCOME TO SAT-MIDEAST !
A news release from Cairo, Egypt, located at 30.3 North - 31.15 East
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WHAT YOU'LL FIND HERE:
- Satellite and Transponder Observations in C- and Ku-Band,
- Commented from the Middle Eastern perspective.

WHAT YOU DON'T FIND HERE:
- Astra, Eutelsat Superbeam and Skandinavian Reports.
- D-Box Info, DF-1 Reports and daily Feed Listings.
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THE HEADLINES IN THIS REPORT:

- Bloomberg Layout
- Hot Bird 2
- TRT Avrasya 
- RTL 7

PANAMSAT 4, 68.5 East, SATCO-DX: http://www.satcodx.com/pas4.html
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Bloomberg Information Television on channel 18, as part of the SHOWTIME
Network DStv bouquet, has changed their on-screen layout drastically. It
is not anymore identical to the French version on Eutelsat II-f2.
The on-screen graphics have now a filing cabinet design, with the labels
sticking out, above the various files. On the foremost file the actual
information is displayed, the second (still hidden) file displays only
the label, mentioning the item to follow on display. The on-screen
colours are more decent, all bright colours have dissappeared. The most
obvious change however is the increase in size of the in-screen TV
picture by 22 percent. It occupies now, still from the right hand top,
about 50 percent of the screen surface. It is easier to look at and the
quantity of submitted information, at one given time, has remained the
same.

TURKSAT 1C, 42 East, SATCO-DX: http://www.satcodx.com/ht1c.html
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TRT International Avrasya, in the Europa version, has started
broadcasting on txpr 12, 10.975 GHz, H. Sound carriers are available at
7.00 and 7.20 MHz, however empty.
The txm of the same programm on the West beam continued this evening.

HOT BIRD 2, last seen at 23 East
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SATCO-DX: http://www.satcodx.com/hb2.html

The Hot Bird 2 satellite, presently on the move to 13 East, could be
seen from the morning hours to at least 21:00 CET around 23 degrees
East, testing various txpr with horizontal polarization.
Some frequencies noted, Txpr 51, 11.747 GHZ, H (Widebeam tests); Txpr
59, 11.900 GHz, H; Txpr 63, 11.977 GHz, H; and Txpr 12.015 GHz, H
(Widebeam tests).

HOT BIRD 1, 13 East, SATCO-DX: http://www.satcodx.com/hotbird.html
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RTL 7 officially starting tommorow on txpr 14, 11.492 GHz, V, was
already this evening broadcasting an American movie, with Polish
speech-over. Sound on 7.02 and 7.20 Mhz.

AMOS 1, 04 West, SATCO-DX: http://www.satcodx.com/amos1.html
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No further MPEG2 tests could be observed on txpr 3, 11.159 GHz, V.

Best regards,

Henk C. Room / Sat-MidEast / Cairo - Egypt

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