Posted by Rich Piehl on 09/18/05 02:52

arcadefreaque@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm hoping that someone here can take a glance at my info below and be
> able to quickly say "yeah" or "no way" and maybe give me some advice.
>
> I know a bit about sat stuff. Was in it way back in c-band days, but
> there is so much hacking crap to wade through and way more various
> equipment that I can't tell what I'm getting into.
>
> Basically, I want to know if I can use my 20" dvb dish (with a new lnb,
> I presume since I still have the circular polarity one from when I was
> a dishnet subscriber on there now) with the Pantec ultra (pansat/fortec
> clone) to recieve BYUTV (the only thing I want with the DVB)
>
> Here's the info on where I plan to snag the dvb signal for BYUTV -
> * Telstar 5 ch. 11
> * Downlink 3934.80
> * 3.648 mb/s
> * tag 0 (or tag 15)
> * mpeg mode: transport
> * signal: digital compander MPEG2
> * Requires a digital compression satellite receiver capable of
> receiving a DVB stream is needed (Wegener 4000, 500, 396, 400, or 422
> are recommended).
>
> Here's the specs of the clone dbv receiver -
> TUNER & CHANNEL
> Input Connector F-Type female IEC169-24
> Frequency Range 950 - 2150 MHz
> Demodulation QPSK
> Symbol Rate 2-45 Msps
> Input Level -65 dBm ~ 25dBm
> Input Impedance 75 ohms
> LNB Power 13/18 V DC, Max. 500 mA
> DiSEqC Control Version 1.3 Compartible
> Band Switching 22 KHz Tone
> Viterbi Decoding Rate 1, 2/3, 3/4,5/6,7/8
> MPEG TRANSPORT STREAM & A/V DECODING
> Transport Stream MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 138-18-1
> Input Rate Max. 90 Mbit/s
> Video MPEG-2 MP@ML
> Video Resolution Max. 720 x 480
> Aspect Ratio 4:3 - Normal TV, 16:9 Wide TV
> Audio Decoding MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer I & II
> Audio Mode Single/Dual Channel, Stereo, Joint Stereo
> MAIN SYSTEM
> Main Processor STi5518 (ST2D 32 bit, 81 MHz)
> Flash Memory 2 Mbyte
> SDRAM 8 Mbyte
> CPU Clock 81 MHz
> EEPROM 32 Kbit
> RF MODULATOR
> PLL type Ch 21-69 for the modulation
> RF Connector 75 Ohm, 169 - 2, Male/ Female
> TV Standard PAL B/G, I, SECAM L, NTSC M selectable
> Frequency Range UHF:470~860 MHz
> A/V & Data OUTPUT/INPUT
> IF Input IEC1692 Male/Female
> IF Loop-through Output 1 x F type
> RCA Jack CVBS Audio L, R 0/12 DC out
> Serial Port RS-232C Bound Rate 115200, 9 Pin D-Sub
>
>
> I guess what I'm asking is
> 1) is a 20" dish big enough?
> 2) do I need a different lnb?
> 3) will this receiver receive/decode the signal?
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice or direction.
>

A 20" dish to receive C-Band is pretty small. I would say a minimum 6'.
And you will need an LNB with linear polarity.

Your location shouldn't be a problem, so long as you have a clear view
pretty much straight to the south. I live not too far from St. Louis
and T5 is almost dead south from here.

Not familiar with the Pantec, but BYUTV is a fairly strong, mainstay
signal. Any reasonable MPEG DVB receiver should be able to receive it
as long as it's programmed right.

Take care,
Rich

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