Arabsat 5A at 30.5°E (FSS Pan-Arab Beam)

[Zorch]

Hi again all,

Arabsat 5A at 30.5°E (FSS Pan-Arab Beam)

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12.624V [2310] 5/6 DVB-S QPSK [FSS Pan-Arab Beam]

Medi1 TV Morocco [VPID 0508/APID 0556/PPID 8190]

TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 93%
Signal Quality 57%

Edit: Signal Quality has now gone up to 60%

I have been unable to lock onto this Frequency/Channel for quite a while... I originally found this
Frequency/Channel about mid September last year... however the reception of this satellite is very unpredictable/unreliable in the UK... so if you would like to lock the position of this satellite into your receiver/positioner... then now would be a very good time to try... while this frequency is so strong...

I would appreciate any feedback from forum members (in the UK) who have managed to find this satellite/frequency on the FSS Pan-Arab Beam

I have attached some pictures below... they were taken this afternoon...

Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[martico]

Hi Zorch.

Very patchy here in South Manchester on a 1m dish and TM 6900 HD Super. Signal strength 72 and Quality 49/50/51.

Thanks for the info, like you say, now it's in the memory..

 

[Zorch]

Hi martico,

Very patchy here in South Manchester on a 1m dish and TM 6900 HD Super. Signal strength 72 and Quality 49/50/51

Thanks for the feedback mate... that's not bad for a 1 metre... you must have your dish set up very accurately... my signal readings on this frequency are getting stronger and stronger... in fact I don't think I've ever seen the signal as strong...

TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 93%
Signal Quality 64%

Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[EMPB]

Even further West (Blackpool NW England) 1.1m Triax Dish, Inverto Black Premium Selected Twin 40mm LNB 0.2dB

30.5°E 12.624V [2310] 5/6 DVB-S QPSK [FSS Pan-Arab Beam] "Medi1 TV Morocco"

Spiderbox HD9000: Signal Strength 59-60% Signal Quality 2% - No Channel Lock
Topfield TF4000PVR: Signal Strength Level 79% Quality 0% - No Channel Lock



As a comparison (to my alignment/set up/location):

at 26°E 11.919H [27500] 3/4 DVB-S QPSK [BSS Badr4 MBC Beam] "MBC Action"

Spiderbox HD9000: Signal Strength 77% Signal Quality 70% - Channel Lock ok
Topfield TF4000PVR: Signal Strength Level 87% Quality 98% - Channel Lock ok

 

[Zorch]

Hi EMPB et al,

Even further West (Blackpool NW England) 1.1m Triax Dish, Inverto Black Premium Selected Twin 40mm LNB 0.2dB

30.5°E 12.624V [2310] 5/6 DVB-S QPSK [FSS Pan-Arab Beam] "Medi1 TV Morocco"

Spiderbox HD9000: Signal Strength 59-60% Signal Quality 2% - No Channel Lock
Topfield TF4000PVR: Signal Strength Level 79% Quality 0% - No Channel Lock

...the reception of this satellite is very unpredictable/unreliable in the UK

I moved my dish onto Arabsat 5A at 30.5°E earlier this morning to check my signal readings on this particular TP

12.624V [2310] 5/6 DVB-S QPSK [FSS Pan-Arab Beam]

Medi1 TV Morocco [VPID 0508/APID 0556/PPID 8190]

TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 93%
Signal Quality 58%

As you can see... the Signal Quality is down a bit ATM compared to the level it was peaking at on the 27th... but those readings were from mid/late afternoon and late evening...

@EMPB
With your set-up mate... I think you should be well capable of locking onto this frequency at some time today... dependent, that is, upon the weather conditions in your area being favourable...

Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[Zorch]

Hi again all,

I have been trying to get a lock on the following frequency since the (DVB-S) Medi1 TV transponder left on 7th July... I never thought I would ever be able to receive it though as it's a DVB-S2 signal and this satellite is very 'fringe reception' here in the UK... but to my amazement I finally got a lock on it this afternoon...

12.621V [3800] 3/4 DVB-S2 [8PSK] MPEG-2 [Pan-Arab Beam]

Medi1 TV Sat [VPID 0308/APID 0258/PPID 0308] FTA
Medi1 TV National [VPID 0508/APID 0556/PPID 8190] FTA
Medi1 Radio [VPID 0000/APID 0256/PPID 0256] FTA

TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 91%
Signal Quality 66%

I have attached pictures below... if anyone is interested...?

Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[Zorch]

Hi again all,

I really can't believe what happened this afternoon... I actually managed to get a signal lock and a picture on the following DVB-S2 8PSK transponder/frequency on this satellite...

12.656 V [1660] 5/6 DVB-S2 8PSK

View attachment 75987(click on image to enlarge)
Thanks to FlySat

I thought it would have been impossible as the Signal Quality needed for reception of DVB-S2 8PSK transponders/channels would be too high to achieve... I've always tried for a signal lock on this transponder/frequency... but I've NEVER been successful... until today...!!

Arabsat 5A at 30.5°E

12.656 V [1660] 5/6 DVB-S2 8PSK [Pan-Arab Beam]

MTV Alloubnaniya World (Lebanon) [VPID 100/APID 110/PPID 0100] FTA

TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 88%
Signal Quality 74%

View attachment 75988

View attachment 75989

View attachment 75990

View attachment 75991

View attachment 75992
Thanks to FlySat


Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[Zorch]

Hi again all,

Well it seems it wasn't a fluke... the signal lock on this transponder/channel is rock solid today... and the lock was achieved a lot earlier than yesterday... surprising really as it very dull and overcast here today whereas yesterday was brilliant sunshine...

12.656 V [1660] 5/6 DVB-S2 8PSK [Pan-Arab Beam]

MTV Alloubnaniya World (Lebanon) [VPID 100/APID 110/PPID 0100] FTA

View attachment 76023

TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 88%
Signal Quality 74%


Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[Zorch]

@mdt @digi247 @nelsonb

Signal Quality has increased on this transponder...

Can any of you guys with 1.2m dishes get a lock on this now...?

View attachment 76026

TM 5402 HD CI+ Super+
Signal Strength 87%
Signal Quality 77%


Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[nelsonb]

hi -- yes i can
1.2 channel master into Dr hd F15 showing a decent lock here at the moment

regards

 

[Zorch]

Hi nelsonb,

Thanks for the feedback mate... it's quite a good channel actually...

Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[Rumpelstiltskin.]

Nothing SW UK TD110 TM5402 Inverto black ultra.

 

[Zorch]

@manic01 @nelsonb

Try this one... it was on earlier today...

12.721 V [3000] 3/4 DVB-S QPSK [Pan-Arab Beam]

Sudan TV [VPID 1660/APID 1620/PPID 1660] FTA

Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[nelsonb]

hi - Zorch -

yes that one also --weak lock though - slight picture freeze. (please ignore the time/date -- l.o.l.)

regards ----

 

[grafter1]

Both of those are quite stable here with enough margin for some rain fade which makes them good signals for Arabsat. In the last few weeks I've also had an intermittent signal from 10923H, there's also a data service running on 10766V named ArabSat 5A,both these are stable on a 1.8.

 

[grafter1]

I can't see a way of editing my recent post so I'll send this as a further reply, one more regular Pan Arab beam signal is IMN or Al Iraqiya TV on 12527V 2500, slightly weaker than the others but locked OK. Medi1TV used to be a good signal but is no longer available on my 1.2.

 

[Zorch]

Hi grafter1 & nelsonb,

Thanks for the pictures and info from both of you... I didn't get to post my picture last night...

View attachment 76037
12.721 V 3000 ~ Sudan TV

@grafter

Nice results mate... whereabouts do you live...?

Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[grafter1]

Hi Zorch, I'm in Sussex. 30E is stronger in the morning here, checked signals earlier and all three were slightly up on last night even with the increased cloud cover (which is a PITA as I wanted to check another part of the garden for dish suitability being that it's the first day of solar outage here).

 

[Zorch]

Hi again grafter1,

I've been checking the other 3 transponders you mentioned in previous posts...

10.923 H 17000 ~ slightly elevated Signal Quality reading (compared to normal background noise)

10.766 V 30000 ~ slightly elevated Signal Quality reading (compared to normal background noise)

12.527 V 2500 ~ much better Signal Quality reading indicating I'm quite close to getting a lock (I'll keep checking this one)

Your geographical position (on the South coast) may be a big advantage with reception of transponders on this satellite...

Thanks again for the info mate...

Best Wishes,
Zorch

 

[mdt]

12.656.V.1660 SS80% SQ20% so not enough for a lock here but im only using a TD110(still),regards mdt