DECT Phone causing interference to satellite TV reception ?
If you are having reception problems with some satellite TV channels, one of the things to check is that it isn’t your cordless DECT phone causing it.
DECT Frquencies are 1880 to 1900 MHz
Hi band problems:-
12480 to 12500 MHz (10600 MHz LO) IF is 1880 to 1900 MHz
Lo band problems:-
11630 to 11650 MHz (9750 MHz LO) IF is 1880 to 1900 MHz
For example if the interference occurs on a channel that is on 11642 MHz for example, the LNB will down-convert it to an IF frequency of 1892 MHz, which is right in the middle of the DECT band. Poor screening and/or DECT equipment too close, could cause problems.
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Free To Air Satellite TV channels from Mexico Telenovelas Intelsat 905 24.5W
The following Mexcican channels from Mexico are currently FREE TO AIR (FTA),
Clásico TV
Ritmosen Latino
Telehit
De Película Europa/Australia
Canal de las Estrellas Europa
TL Novelas Europa
available from Intelsat905 at 24.5 degrees west.
part of the Televisa package.
No te pierdes!
90cm dish recommeded in the UK for reliable reception, contact
http://www.mbcsatellites.co.uk
for installation. Price from £100 for dish including installation, £150 including reciever.
Hispasat also available from the same dish.
Contact us at mbcsatellites@mbcsatellites.co.uk.
ot text or phone Mark 07800743370
Que tenga un buen dia!
Telenovelas, 24.5W
Dish for Freesat installation in Kent from £60
MBC Satelites are offering a full installation for Freesat from just £60, fully inclusive.
Includes Zone 2 minidish,single LNB, installed using high quality CAI approved wf100 cable and high quality compression connectors.
Installation for two receivers or for the Humax Foxsat HDR requiring two feeds from £80 to £90, fully inclusive.
Contact MBC satellites now.
Tel 07800743370
Kent and surrounding areas covered, including Gravesend ,Dartford,Gillingham,Chatham, Strood,Meopham,Sevenoaks,Orpngton, SE London, SE Essex. plus many others.
Email mbcsatellites@mbcsatellites.co.uk
We can also supply the excellent Humax Foxsat HD for £149, or the Humax Foxsat HDR twin tuner recorder for £269.
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Fibre Optic LNB now available.
Global Invacom have now made available their Fibre MDU range.
Rather than using the conventional copper coax from the LNB, this system uses fibre optic.
The advantages include:-
Shorter install time and less complex.
Very long cable runs possible
A single 3mm armoured fibre cable can supply up to 32 multiswitches or receivers.
Current availability includes:
Fibre Optic LNB
Quad Fibre GTU
Quattro Fibre GTU
Twin Fibre GTU
various opical splitters
Pre made fibre cables from 1m to 500m lengths.
Attenuation of fibre runs is reported as 0.03dB per 100m, compared to approx 32dB for standard satellite grade coax.
Data sheet for GTU’sfmdutqq-05
Digital Satellite Meter Lacuna Mk 4 III IV Changing transponders.
This is information for anyone who has a Lacuna Mark 4 Digital satellite meter.
One of the problems with it is that the transponders cannot be edited by the user directly but it needs to be done via a PC.
One problem that was noted was that Nilesat 7w was not recognised as having a signal even though a signal could be received on a satellite receiver. To edit a transponder within the Meter data proceed as follows:-
1. Download “Satloader” from metersupport. This is used to upload and download meter data to/from the meter.
2. Then a meter data editor is required. There is an editor at metersupport,, but the zip file is password protected, for a password an email has to be sent to ask for it. However another option is to download this one. It cannot communicate with the Mark 4, but it can edit the meter data.
3. Run Satmeter loader, following the instructions on metersupport and click on read, it will then save the meter data to a file that is chosen.
4 Run Satmeter3, edit the transponders that need editing, then save as a new file.
5. Using Satloader download the new file to the meter.
Finished!
The Lacuna MK4 Digital satellite Meter.
Satellite forums
Interested in finding out what is available with no Sky, check out this Satellite forum:-
Has a great section on what is available from around Europe with screenshots.
For satellite,cable. Hardware, & Technology forums, for discussion, help, and questions on all aspects of satellite, cable, FTA, computers, wireless networks, digital entertainment, digital cameras, and video gaming go to Techwatch.
Satelite Systems- Where to Start?
At the suggestion of a customer this page has been set up for those who want to ‘get into’ satellite TV, but not quite sure where to start. This page will frequently be upated and if there are any suggestions of what to add then please Contact Us and we will do our best to add them.
Satellite Terms
DiSEqC- Digital Satellite Equipment Control. This is a system that is used to control varuious satellite components, such as switches and motors. It comes in three main types, DiSEqC 1.0, DiSEqC 1.1 and DiSEqC 1.2. The first two are to control switches and DiSEqC 1.2 is used for motors. All control signals are sent up a single coaxial cable which is fed from the LNB
USALS- Universal Satellites Automatic Location System.
This is a piece of software, that uses the DiSEqC system to control a DiSEqC motor. Instead of having to manually drive the motor round to find the satellites, the USALS software will calculate where to move the motor based on the installation site location. It is much easier to use than DiSEqC 1.2 alone.
LNB - Low Noise Block downcoverter. The is the object on the end of the arm on the dish. It collects the signal from the dish and coverts it from ku band down to a much lowe frequency suitable for sending down a coaxial cable to a receiver.
…. more to follow later.
Spanish Colombian TV Intelsat 905 in the UK, Multivision Latino
To receive Colombian TV chanels from Intelsat 905 (24.5W) requires at least a 60cm satellite dish pointed at 24.5ºW and a receiver which is MPEG-4 and DVB-S2 capable.
More info on the channels here Multivision Latino and here Lyngsat.
The parameters that need to be entered into a capable receiver are as follows:
Freq: 11.048 GHz
symbol rate: 14.400 MS/s
Pol : H
Modulation: DVB-S2 8PSK
Code rate: 2/3
Pilot: OFF
A satellite system suitable for receiving these channels would be the TM6800 motorised satellite kit.
Graphical explanation of declination and dish setting by example
A diagram showing the declination and elevation angles for a DiSEqC motor.
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What is the best satellite cable.
A question often asked is ” What is the best satellite cable? “.
For the satellite IF signal from your LNB to your the receiver the type of cable to use is very important.
For example, ordinary TV coax cable cannot be used. Satellite IF signals range from approx 1GHz to 2.15GHz. The everyday TV coax has far too much attenuation at the higher frequencies and the screening is poor.
For a standard satellite installation a CAI benchmarked cable such as Webro foam wf100 should be used. There are many alternatives such as pf100 , TX100, TUK100 etc. These ‘100′ type cables are recommended for up to 40m runs, for longer runs wf125 or even wf165 can be used. All the benchmarked satellite coax cables consist of a copper core, copper foil and copper braid, for the best screening and attenuation properties and all are closely matched to 75 ohm.
Any good satellite installer in Kent will use a CAI approved benchmarked cable, with motorised satellite dish installations and multi-feed systems this is especially important as all these extra components introduce extra attenuation.
The problem with RG6 is that it is a generic name and some can be good quality and other can be poor.
To see the specifications for various CAI approved benchmarked cables click here:- Benchmarked cables.
If arranging a satellite installer in Kent, insist on a banchmarked coax cable. The cost differential between the cheap RG6 and a high quality satelite coax cable is minimal. Expect to pay around 50p a metre for wf100, pf100 benchmarked cable for cut lengths.
wf100 pf100 etc are suitable for Sky Digital satellite, to help cure a bad signal problem make sure you use a high quality satellite coax cable.
If you need to purchase cut lengths of hgh quality satellite cable suitable for sky, NTL , Nilesat, Digitalb, then contact MBC satellites.