Posted by kryppy on 09/20/05 00:48

On 17 Sep 2005 17:32:50 -0700, 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.


You need a good old mesh dish 6' or more with a c band lnb.
Your clone will be fine, but the freq is 3906 and symbol rate is 3750.

http://www.lyngsat.com/ia5.html

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