Posted by cbx on 11/15/06 01:47

On my Satwork, the frequencies are low, but
the symbol rates are right on, go figure...

Jim






On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:13:45 -0600, Rich Piehl
<rpiehl5REMOVETHIS@FORNOSPAMcharter.net> wrote:

>cbx wrote:
>> Satwork ST3688. As an experiment, I did a blind scan on AMC4 with NIT
>> ON, and apparently it picked up all the channels twice.
>
>Network scan on checks all the transponders on a satellite, not just a
>given polarity. You will end up duplicates
>>
>> Also, another question same receiver. When I do a blind scan with the
>> Satwork, the frequencies it comes back with for the transponders are
>> listed on the receiver as around 5 to 7 Mhz lower than listed on
>> Lyngsat. Operation is OK it appears (except White Springs TV on
>> Telstar 7, video is horrible there and lists as about 7 mhz low - if I
>> enter the Lyngsat frequency the channel drops out. I'm thinking that
>> either the receiver master clock or PLL is off, or the Universal LNB
>> is off frequency).
>
>My 3688 tended to pick up frequencies off slightly, as well. It would
>also tend to get a higher symbol rate than Lyngsat. The higher the
>symbol rate the more the symbol rate the 3688 would be off. If the
>symbol rate was in the 25000 for a given channel my 3688 would be as
>much as 25 or 30 higher. Once I would find an 'unpublished' or backhaul
>transmission I would always verify it with another receiver just to make
>sure it was accurate before I would submit it to Lyngsat.
>
>Take care,
>Rich
>
>God bless the USA

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