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SAT Observations 97.03.29
WELCOME TO SAT-MIDEAST !
A news release from Cairo, Egypt, located at 30.3 North - 31.15 East,
sponsored by TELE-SATELLIT INTERNATIONAL, SATCO-DX and TBS Internet.
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WHAT YOU'LL FIND HERE:
- Satellite and Transponder Observations in C- and Ku-Band,
- Commented from the Middle Eastern perspective.
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NO HEADLINES IN THIS 97.03.29 REPORT:
- Bits & Pieces
- and some hints
- on FORMULA 1
ARABSAT 2B, 31 East, http://www.satcodx.com/a2b.html
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Beside the normal transmissions of Mauretania TV and RTM 1, Marocco, a
lot of soccer feeds in the late afternoon/early evening. Following
transponder were active: 9, 11, 13A, 13B, 15, 17, 19 (3.880 - 4.130GHz
Rc) and 16, 4.064, Lc, in excellent quality.
INTELSAT 705, 18 West, http://www.satcodx.com/i705.html
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ITV is presenting here an English spoken transmission of the Formula 1
races from the InterLagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Take a look on 4.166 GHz, Rc, for feeds with a subcarrier on 6.60 MHz.
The quality is not perfect, but it's better then the SiS transmissions
(without decoder) on Eutelsat II-f4-M, 7 East, transponder 20B, 11.006
GHz, V.
INTELSAT 601, 27.5 West, http://www.satcodx.com/i601.html
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MCM Africa on 3.650 GHz, Rc, are also announcing there encryption from 1
April. (JW, via SATCO-DX)
SME Comment: That's then the end of it. Long Live Pay-TV, hip, hip ;-((
Dr.Dish Digital Tips
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A major question for everyone: What receiver to buy in order to get
MCPC, SCPC, DVB and FTA PowerVu? Tele-Satellit Internationals partner
magazine SatFACTS from New Zealand did some research and here are the
results:
DMV 3000: This receiver can cope with MCPC and partly with SCPC (no
chinese channels). PowerVu is not accepted.
GRUNDIG DTR 1100: No SCPC. Will accept only DVB packages
KRISTAL K 100: SCPC, MCPC, DVB and PowerVu FTA
NOKIA V 1.63: MCPC, SCPC, DVB and PowerVu FTA with some glitches
NOKIA V 1.7X: MCPC, SCPC, DVB and PowerVu FTA with some glitches
NOKIA 9200 S FTA: MCPC, SCPC, DVB and PowerVu FTA, proprietary NOKIA
software
PACE DGT-400: only DVB packages
PACE DVR 500: only DVB packages
PACIFIC SATELLITE: MCPC, SCPC (3-45 Msym), DVB and PowerVu FTA
PANASAT 520: only DVB packages
PANASAT 630: only DVB packages
POWERVU 9223: MCPC, SCPC, DVB and PowerVu FTA
SAMSUNG VS2000: only MCPC, DVB and PowerVu (only in PAL)
SK 888: only DVB-packages
MASCOM 9200S: MCPC, SCPC, DVB, PowerVu FTA, proprietary MASCOM software
Above report was kindly provided by Christian Mass (Dr.Dish)
for Tele-Satellit International 1997
Some data has been complimented to update the overview.
Best regards,
Henk C. Room / Sat-MidEast / Cairo - Egypt
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SAT-MidEast maintains a homepage with all relevant Middle Eastern
satellite information, e.g. receivable satellites, their positions,
future satellites, foot print maps, latest news, broadcaster info's,
broadcaster's addresses, explanation of technical terms in analogue
and digital TV reception, interesting Internet links, and a regular
updated, satellite based, archive of all observations and messages
released since the start of SAT-MidEast on November 5, 1996.
SAT-MidEast: http://www.sat-net.com/sat-mideast/
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TAKE A LOOK FOR MORE INFO AT THE SPONSORS INTERNET PAGES:
- TELE-SATELLIT INTERNATIONAL: http://www.tele-satellit.com/
- SATCO-DX: http://www.satcodx.com/
- The Satellite Encyclopedia: http://www.tele-satellit.com/tse/
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Best regards,
Henk C. Room / Sat-MidEast / Cairo - Egypt
____________________________________________________________________
SAT-MidEast maintains a homepage with all relevant Middle Eastern
satellite information, e.g. receivable satellites, their positions,
future satellites, foot print maps, latest news, broadcaster info's,
broadcaster's addresses, explanation of technical terms in analogue
and digital TV reception, interesting Internet links, and a regular
updated, satellite based, archive of all observations and messages
released since the start of SAT-MidEast on November 5, 1996.
SAT-MidEast: http://www.sat-net.com/sat-mideast/
____________________________________________________________________
TAKE A LOOK FOR MORE INFO AT THE SPONSORS INTERNET PAGES:
- TELE-SATELLIT INTERNATIONAL: http://www.tele-satellit.com/
- SATCO-DX: http://www.satcodx.com/
- The Satellite Encyclopedia: http://www.tele-satellit.com/tse/
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