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#7715
Fri 30 Dec 2005 02:57:PM
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Hi All,<br /><br />From what I can gather, the only free to air Greek channels are:<br /><br />Optus B3 - ERT, RIKSat (conjecture as to if this is really Greek anyway)<br />PAS - Ant Pacific (until January anyway)<br /><br />Is this right?<br /><br />I am a newbie to satellite, and from what I can gather, there are different providers... is that right? How does it all work? I'm currently using UBI (I think on the Optus B3 network) and can only get ERT and RIKSat. What can I do to get Antenna Pacific? Do I need to move my dish and connect to PAS or can I just setup another transponder? If I move my dish, I gather that means that I will lose ERT and RIKSat.<br /><br />Sorry for all the newbie questions, I'm sure there are simple answers....<br /><br />Thanks,<br />goulin
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#7716
Fri 30 Dec 2005 03:06:PM
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Yes on Optus B3 only ERT and Rik are FTA<br /><br />If you move your dish you will gain Ant1 until it encrypts but lose ERT and Rik
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#7717
Fri 30 Dec 2005 03:55:PM
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Thanks for that.<br /><br />Alternatively, I can install a second dish... which we gave away to a friend, maybe I can get it back.<br /><br />Do you know what position I need to move it to so that I can get Ant1? Once I have the right position, it's just a matter of setting up all the transponders again right? Is there a list of all the transponders for all the services (i.e. is there somewhere where you can lookup all the settings for the transponders for Optus B3, for PAS etc)?
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#7718
Fri 30 Dec 2005 03:57:PM
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#7719
Fri 30 Dec 2005 04:06:PM
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Thanks for that.<br /><br />Another question... how easy is it to adjust the dish, say if I wanted to move it from UBI to PAS8. It would just be a matter of adjusting the angle right (from 152 to 166)?
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#7720
Fri 30 Dec 2005 04:07:PM
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yeh move from 152E to 166E and PAS8 is abit lower the B3
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#7721
Fri 30 Dec 2005 04:10:PM
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More stupid questions coming... I had the Sat installed by someone, so I've never actaully looked at it....<br /><br />But... do I need some sort of tool to measure the angle, or is it guess work, or does the Sat have the angles labelled on it (depending on the Sat you have)? Because if it easy to adjust the angle, I might just move it for the few days that I can get Antenna Pacific then move it back.
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#7722
Fri 30 Dec 2005 04:13:PM
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the dish mount should have numbers on it but thats just a rough idea PAS8 is about 45-47 degrees elevation i think
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#7723
Fri 30 Dec 2005 04:52:PM
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Its a good idea to make some markings on the dish elevation and azimuth for B3 before moving it. Its easier to look for it when you want to move back.
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#7724
Fri 30 Dec 2005 05:12:PM
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Thanks for all the advice.<br /><br />Chances are I just need to move the dish vertically right? There should be no horizontal movement needed?
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#7725
Fri 30 Dec 2005 11:46:PM
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use the calculators on www.sciteq.com.au to wotk out elevation.
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#7726
Sat 31 Dec 2005 03:25:AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by goulin:<br /><strong> More stupid questions coming... I had the Sat installed by someone, so I've never actaully looked at it....<br /><br />But... do I need some sort of tool to measure the angle, or is it guess work, or does the Sat have the angles labelled on it (depending on the Sat you have)? Because if it easy to adjust the angle, I might just move it for the few days that I can get Antenna Pacific then move it back. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I bought a angle dangle tool from Bunnings and when I position it in the middle of the dish I can set the elevation very accurate withing 1 deg <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/default/smile.gif" /> .
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#7727
Sat 31 Dec 2005 03:28:AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Big Chief:<br /><strong> Its a good idea to make some markings on the dish elevation and azimuth for B3 before moving it. Its easier to look for it when you want to move back. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The chief always has good Ideas :)Mark the elevation and Azimith with a White ink pen (fine point)and you will know how to come back to B3 or Pas 8 if you have to. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/default/smile.gif" />
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#7728
Fri 03 Feb 2006 03:37:AM
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#7729
Fri 03 Feb 2006 04:06:AM
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Any chance of posting a pic of the angle dangle tool.<br /><br />That would be great.<br /><br />Hey goulin.. A sat-Finder and a compass (quality) are a good investment.<br /><br />Cheers..
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#7730
Fri 03 Feb 2006 02:27:PM
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Yeah... but not worth it now that Antenna Pacific is gone... only really after the free to air Greek channels, and unfortunately they all got encrypted.<br /><br />It was good there for a while...
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#7731
Tue 07 Feb 2006 08:28:AM
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Antenna running FTA ATM on Pas8.
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#7732
Tue 07 Feb 2006 08:31:AM
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I thought it was supposed to disappear in Jan? That's why I didn't bother moving my dish.
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#7733
Tue 07 Feb 2006 08:44:AM
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It did proberly a tech fault or another free preview who knows?
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#7734
Mon 06 Feb 2006 09:10:PM
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BTW everything in that Mux is FTA
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#7735
Tue 07 Feb 2006 02:17:AM
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Looks like they're all back free to air again (on Optus B3). Not sure for how long, but I heard that they were doing it because of the slow uptake to the package
Last edited by goulin; Mon 22 May 2006 04:42:AM.
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goulin i suggest u read here to the reason why there FTA has nothing to do with slow uptake there changing Encryption to Irdeto 2 so they got to replace every subscribers box to a new IR2 box and the channels are FTA til mid June<br /><br />BTW it isent just Greek Channels all UBI channels are FTA if u havent already noticed
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hello i was wondering if any one could help me catch pas8 i have a sat finder what do i have to do
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