How to Tune Your Satellite Dish to C-Band:
(Technical Specifications)
| Satellite |
|
Eutelsat 7A |
| |
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|
| Orbital position |
|
5°
West |
| |
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| Downlink Frequency |
|
4123.8 MHz |
| |
|
|
| Polarization |
|
Left (L) Hand
Circular |
| |
|
|
| Transponder (tp) |
|
87 |
| |
|
|
| Video Program
ID (VPID) |
|
33 |
| |
|
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| Symbol Rate |
|
3572 Kb/s |
| |
|
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| Field Error Correction
(FEC) |
|
7/8 |
| |
|
|
| System/Source
ID (SID) |
|
1 |
| |
|
|
| System Encryption |
|
Digital Video
Broadcast (DVB-s) mpeg 2 |
| |
|
|
| ONID-TID (Audio) |
|
36 |
| |
|
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| Beam |
|
Panatlantic
C-Band Global |
| |
|
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| Dish Size |
|
1.8m (6ft) + |
How to Tune Your Satellite Dish to KU-Band:
| Satellite |
|
Eutelsat W3A |
| |
|
|
| Orbital
position |
|
7°
East |
| |
|
|
| Downlink
Frequency |
|
10721 MHz |
| |
|
|
| Polarization |
|
Vertical |
| |
|
|
| Audio
Payload Identifier (APID) |
|
142 |
| |
|
|
| Video
Program ID (VPID) |
|
141 |
| |
|
|
| Symbol
Rate |
|
27500 kb/s (27.5 Mb/s) |
| |
|
|
| Field
Error Correction (FEC) |
|
3/4 |
| |
|
|
| Dish
Size |
|
90 cm |
Note:
• For residential viewers it's advisable to choose a
larger parabolic antenna than would normally be required
if only one LNB were fitted.
• The broadcasting beam covers:
Africa
Europe (inc. UK)
South America
Middle East
USA &
Canada (East Coast)
• The main motorised broadcasting dish is at Kanifing
and measures 7.3m in diameter and is pointing towards
Intelsat (IS 901) 18 degrees west. |
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Information:
The GRTS Satellite Network service from Gambia is
a free-to-air (FTA) digital television reception
signal which was launched on the 25th May, 2009
at a cost of $9.5 million.
GRTS also has a mobile satellite vehicle that can
be operated anywhere in The Gambia and internationally
to send live TV programme signals to the studio
at Kanifing and from their the signal is fed back
to the large transmitting dish where it is relayed
to a worldwide audience.
When phase 2 of the project is finished, it would
give it a broader coverage in the international
community. This involves the switch-over from the
present analogue to the digital system.
As part of the project there are also FM radio transmitters
in Gambia at Abuko, Bansang, Basse, Kundang and
Mansakonko. Again these signals are fed into the
broadcasting dish up to the satellite for listeners
around the world.
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