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TELE-satellit News, 10 July 1996

Transponder News

Headlines:
Nordic Blackout Was Power Failure
MED TV Planning 24 Hour Service
Orion 1 US Transponder Plan
PAS 3R US Transponder Plan


KOPERNIKUS DFS-1, 23.53
- Another blackout on this satellite, today for the Wetter-Kanal. According
Jean-Gerard Hemer, for few hours channel 11.675 Ghz h was showing just a
testcard (with a test-sound signal only). In the last week, I received many
numbers of interruptions on this satellite. (Stefan Hagedorn)

EUTELSAT 2F1, 13.0E
- As predicted, the teletext-service by VIVA ZWEI has ceased on channel
10.972 Ghz h. During the last week it was showing a demonstration to the
multimedia messe "komm 96". VIA ZWEI text will be back 1997. (Stefan Hagedorn)

TV-SAT 2, THOR, INTELSAT 707, 1.0W
- The reason for all the problems on the last saturday for a lot of Nordic
channels on the satellites TV SAT 2, THOR and INTELSAT 707 was a power
blackout for about 15 minutes. That's reported Gunleik Nisi. He called the
earth-station (the uplink station in Norway). (Stefan Hagedorn)

INTELSAT 603, 34.5W
- The director of MED TV, Kizilhan, told the German news-magazine FOCUS, the
channel will be back soon for 24 hours a day. A few test-transmissions from
MED TV on channel 10.972 Ghz v were noted on the afternoon. During the
weekend it wasn't broadcasting on this channel. (Stefan Hagedorn)

ORION 1, 37.5W
- According to Steve Kittelsen on Usenet, this is the US beam transponder plan
Ch: Transponder: Bandwidth: Frequency: Polarity:    Services:
1      18a          27       11.7145      H
2      18b          27       11.7415      H
3      19a          27       11.7775      H         Occ feeds
4      19b          27       11.8045      H
5      20a          27       11.8405      H
6      20b          27       11.8675      H         Serbian TV
7      21a          27       11.9035      H
8      21b          27       11.9305      H
9      22a          27       11.9645      H
10     22b          27       11.9915      H
11     23a          27       12.0275      H         (digital)
12     23b          27       12.0545      H         (digital)
13     24a          27       12.0905      H 
14     24b          27       12.1175      H
15     25a          27       12.1535      H
16     25b          27       12.1805      H
17     26a          27       11.7145      V
18     26b          27       11.7415      V
19     27a          27       11.7775      V
20     27b          27       11.8045      V
21     28           36       11.8540      V          (BET Jazz)
22     29           36       11.8855      V          Occ feeds
23     30           36       11.9260      V
24     31a          27       11.9645      V          Occ feeds
25     31b          27       11.9915      V          (digital)
26     32a          27       12.0275      V          (digital)
27     32b          27       12.0545      V
28     33a          27       12.0905      V
29     33b          27       12.1175      V
30     34a          27       12.1535      V
31     34b          27       12.1805      V

PANAMSAT 3R, 43.0W
- According to Steve Kittelsen on Usenet, this is the US beam transponder plan
Ch: Transponder: Bandwidth: Frequency: Polarity:  Services:
1      4L           27       11.7755      H       Occ feeds
2      4U           27       11.8025      H       Occ feeds
3      8L           36       11.8990      H       Occ feeds
4      8U           36       11.9290      H       Occ feeds


  Thanks to:
  Stefan Hagedorn, dxstefan@aol.com
  Steve Kittelsen, stevekit@worldnet.att.net

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