Hi again all,
I'm really confused as to which 'Downlink Beam' is actually being used to send the signal for reception of the following transponder/channels...?
Eutelsat 10A at 10.0°E
10.832 V [8876] 5/6 DVB-S2 [8PSK] 18.0 Mbps [Unknown Beam?]
Harmonic Package (Conax)
Record Int'l Europa [VPID 1011/APID 1012/PPID 1011] Enc
RTP Int'l Portugal [VPID 1021/APID 1022/PPID 1021] Enc
RTP Africa Portugal [VPID 1031/APID 1032/PPID 1031] Enc
TVM 2 Mozambique [VPID 1041/APID 1042/PPID 1041] Enc
TIM Mozambique [VPID 1051/APID 1052/PPID 1051] Enc
TV Record Mozambique [VPID 1061/APID 1062/PPID 1061] Enc
Gungu Televisao Portugal [VPID 1071/APID 1072/PPID 1071] Enc
MGM Channel Portugal [VPID 1081/APID 1082/PPID 1081] Enc
Soico TV Mozambique [VPID 1091/APID 1092/PPID 1091] Enc
Top TV Mozambique [VPID 1101/APID 1102/PPID 1101] Enc
TVI 24 Portugal [VPID 1111/APID 1112/PPID 1111] Enc
TVI Int'l Portugal [VPID 1121/APID 1122/PPID 1121] Enc
Afro Music Espana [VPID 1131/APID 1132/PPID 1131] Enc
The Official Eutelsat Downlink Beams & Coverage Areas/Footprints
EUTELSAT 10A satellite - downlink coverages - Eutelsat
FlySat lists the beam as 'E10A' (not E10A Wide)
FlySat Eutelsat 10A @ 10° East Beams
KingOfSat lists the beam as 'Europe'
Reception Reports - KingOfSat
Lyngsat lists the beam as 'Wide'
Eutelsat 10A at 10.0°E - LyngSat Maps
SatBeams lists the beam as 'SAfrica'
SatBeams - Satellite Coverage Maps - Sat Footprint Eutelsat 10A (E10A, W2A, Eutelsat W2A)
If the FlySat map is to be believed... reception of this transponder should be VERY EASY with a 60-75cm dish.
If the KingOfSat map is to be believed... reception of this transponder should be FAIRLY EASY with a 80-90cm dish.
If the Lyngsat map is to be believed... reception of this transponder should be VERY EASY with a 60-75cm dish.
Well that can't be right because I'm using a Fibo 120cm x 135cm Gregorian Dish an Inverto Black Pro C120 LNB with a TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+ and I'm only just able to achieve a signal lock on this transponder... also I can only achieve the signal lock from about 10.30am onwards...
Below you can see my current (stable) Signal Strength/Signal Quality readings on this transponder... however if the Signal Quality drops below 70% then the signal lock is lost... and sometimes it can take a while for the receiver to re-acquire it...
TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 97%
Signal Quality 73%
Finally... if the SatBeams map is to be believed... then reception of this transponder should be ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE for anyone outside of Southern Africa... lol
I can think of only three possible explanations...
1/ The signal IS coming from the Downlink Beam as stated by FlySat/KingOfSat/Lyngsat... but the signal is VERY WEAK.
2/ The problem lies somewhere within MY OWN SATELLITE SETUP (Dish/LNB/Receiver).
3/ As stated in the title of this thread... there's an UNKNOWN BEAM in operation.
Has anyone else got any ideas...?
I've attached a few pictures below for anyone who's interested...
Best Wishes,
Zorch
I'm really confused as to which 'Downlink Beam' is actually being used to send the signal for reception of the following transponder/channels...?
Eutelsat 10A at 10.0°E
10.832 V [8876] 5/6 DVB-S2 [8PSK] 18.0 Mbps [Unknown Beam?]
Harmonic Package (Conax)
Record Int'l Europa [VPID 1011/APID 1012/PPID 1011] Enc
RTP Int'l Portugal [VPID 1021/APID 1022/PPID 1021] Enc
RTP Africa Portugal [VPID 1031/APID 1032/PPID 1031] Enc
TVM 2 Mozambique [VPID 1041/APID 1042/PPID 1041] Enc
TIM Mozambique [VPID 1051/APID 1052/PPID 1051] Enc
TV Record Mozambique [VPID 1061/APID 1062/PPID 1061] Enc
Gungu Televisao Portugal [VPID 1071/APID 1072/PPID 1071] Enc
MGM Channel Portugal [VPID 1081/APID 1082/PPID 1081] Enc
Soico TV Mozambique [VPID 1091/APID 1092/PPID 1091] Enc
Top TV Mozambique [VPID 1101/APID 1102/PPID 1101] Enc
TVI 24 Portugal [VPID 1111/APID 1112/PPID 1111] Enc
TVI Int'l Portugal [VPID 1121/APID 1122/PPID 1121] Enc
Afro Music Espana [VPID 1131/APID 1132/PPID 1131] Enc
The Official Eutelsat Downlink Beams & Coverage Areas/Footprints
EUTELSAT 10A satellite - downlink coverages - Eutelsat
FlySat lists the beam as 'E10A' (not E10A Wide)
FlySat Eutelsat 10A @ 10° East Beams
KingOfSat lists the beam as 'Europe'
Reception Reports - KingOfSat
Lyngsat lists the beam as 'Wide'
Eutelsat 10A at 10.0°E - LyngSat Maps
SatBeams lists the beam as 'SAfrica'
SatBeams - Satellite Coverage Maps - Sat Footprint Eutelsat 10A (E10A, W2A, Eutelsat W2A)
If the FlySat map is to be believed... reception of this transponder should be VERY EASY with a 60-75cm dish.
If the KingOfSat map is to be believed... reception of this transponder should be FAIRLY EASY with a 80-90cm dish.
If the Lyngsat map is to be believed... reception of this transponder should be VERY EASY with a 60-75cm dish.
Well that can't be right because I'm using a Fibo 120cm x 135cm Gregorian Dish an Inverto Black Pro C120 LNB with a TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+ and I'm only just able to achieve a signal lock on this transponder... also I can only achieve the signal lock from about 10.30am onwards...
Below you can see my current (stable) Signal Strength/Signal Quality readings on this transponder... however if the Signal Quality drops below 70% then the signal lock is lost... and sometimes it can take a while for the receiver to re-acquire it...
TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 97%
Signal Quality 73%
Finally... if the SatBeams map is to be believed... then reception of this transponder should be ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE for anyone outside of Southern Africa... lol
I can think of only three possible explanations...
1/ The signal IS coming from the Downlink Beam as stated by FlySat/KingOfSat/Lyngsat... but the signal is VERY WEAK.
2/ The problem lies somewhere within MY OWN SATELLITE SETUP (Dish/LNB/Receiver).
3/ As stated in the title of this thread... there's an UNKNOWN BEAM in operation.
Has anyone else got any ideas...?
I've attached a few pictures below for anyone who's interested...
Best Wishes,
Zorch
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