@raw-unkut

You need an mpeg4 receiver to be able to get Joytv.

iwes:

All the Gurus in the house, please I need your help.

I am trying to distribute eight ( different TV channels from eight ( different decoders (i.e One TV channel  from each decoder) to thirty (30) different rooms in an hotel

(1)  Please which device can I use to combine the eight ( TV  signals from the decoders in to 1 or 2 or 3 output , also where can I get this device and what will it cost me?

(2) after combining the 8 TV signals into 1 or 2 or 3 outputs, which powerful signal amplifier can I use to amplify the signal, before distributing it to the 30 different rooms, also where and at  what amount can I get the amplifier

@iwes,
The eight channels from the eight different decoders must be of the same polarity,
i.e either V or H and not both, else there will be conflict. Now, for DSTV (which is the
most popular DTH service provider patronized by hotels), this is not usually a problem
because they have cleverly arranged all their stations to be on tps of the same polarities.
Having made sure of their polarities, you need to change the RF output of each decoder
so that they have different numbers. You can choose from uhf 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 & 46.
NO TWO DECODERS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME UHF OUTPUT else both pictures will conflict.
Now, go to the back of the decoders and you will see uhf in and uhf out ports. Loop the uhf
out of the first decoder to the uhf in of the second. Then the uhf out of the second decoder
to the uhf in of the third and so on until the last decoder.
Then take the uhf out of the last decoder and connect it to to a signal booster. You can go to
any DSTV seller and ask of him of ALCAD signal booster. It cost about 4k here. Adjust the uhf
screw on the booster until you get a sharp picture using the test output to a tv nearby. Then,
take the output of the alcad signal booster and distribute it by means of 4-way eurostar splitters
to the different rooms. Depending on how far apart the rooms are, you may need up to three
signal boosters for sharper pictures.

@ George_D


Thank for your help, I appreciate.

To be more specific , I intend to use one Dstv decoder and seven strong 4553x or 4663x series decoders, and the channels will be gotten from the satellites as stated below


NILESAT:-    1) fox series, (2) MBC 2, (3) MTV Arabia, (3) National Geographic, (4) Ajazeeral sports


NSS 7/C:-    CNN


INTERSAT 7/10 :-   etv, 


EUTESAT W4:-  Africa magic (DSTV)

@All

Please, can anyone answer this questions

(1) what is a satellite Arc?

(2) what is an inclined orbit satellite,?

(3) How do one identify inclined orbit satellites?

(4) Is Nilesat, Sirius 4 or Eu telsat 3WA , an inclined orbit satellite.?

BUTONEDAY
smart move
eduzo

@all, who can confirm if Daarsat is still free to air.

@olason,
greetings to you, do u stay in lagos? pls can u install my fta for me am ready to pay u. And i want to buy 3 dish, one for mytv, d second one is for nss7, the third one for etusalt w3. I'm new im this foruw, please let me know. I reside in Amukoko area very close to alaba suru. Thanks, i await for your reply.

@salamander
the cost will determine whether fibre or pan, in any case my target is nilesat. So what do u recommend ?

pls can u also tell me how to get mpeg4 receiver?

iwes:

@ George_D


Thank for your help, I appreciate.

To be more specific , I intend to use one Dstv decoder and seven strong 4553x or 4663x series decoders, and the channels will be gotten from the satellites as stated below


NILESAT:- 1) fox series, (2) MBC 2, (3) MTV Arabia, (3) National Geographic, (4) Ajazeeral sports


NSS 7/C:- CNN


INTERSAT 7/10 :- etv,


EUTESAT W4:- Africa magic (DSTV)

@iwes,
Using what you already know about V and H polarities, you can easily figure
it out for yourself:

1) Fox series, MBC2, MTV arabia, Aljazeera sports are all on V polariities, while only
National Geo is on H tp @nilesat

2) CNN is on H (circular) tp @ NSS7/c

3) etv is on V tp @ intelsat 7/10

4) africa majic is on H tp @eutelsat w4.

Now, here's how it plays out: you will have to make a choice as to what channels you
really want to sacrifice. Check the ones on V tps against the ones on H tps and choose.
After that, you need to buy a 4-way diseqc switch to connect the four satellites.

However, if you insist on connecting all the channels as you propose, then you have to
go for the more expensive option of using a multi-switch. Also you will need a dual out
put lnb for nilesat, NSS C & Eutelsat w4.

@BUTONEDAY,
Bros, my nilesat has been up since last night. Just like I suspected, it was
the neck that shifted out of alignment just a little. What I did was to use the
jack to track it upwards towards badr. I heard the neck snap back into
position and when I brought it back, there was green! MTV arabia (11977v)
was hitting 70% quality though BBc was cracking a bit at 54%. I will still
examine it when I get home this evening. I may need to finetune it a little
and possiby see how to prevent it shiftting next time.

please menbers what need is the position of crtv and how track it please help me any help wil of good to me,

@ all,

Great are the things u guys are doing.
Kudos to George D,Pitodenz,Adewest,Buteoneday,Dejsam,Olason and fellow forumites to numerous to mention,

@ all newbees,

Please try to go through past post they surely would guide us better and if need be ask questions with refrence to past post.

Just concluded my semester exams b4 the ASUU strike and have been down with malaria.but am getting strongerand hope to get in touch with my bro Dejsam who has some stuff i need here in Yola.Once again do have a blessed week.

This post was copied on part II page 26
I can sort you out with an 8-Way Disecq send me a mail on ecowas4all@yahoo.com
@ECOWAS4ALL,
Thanks so much for your help. I have already sent you a mail on this (pinkboy_ng) but then I saw Pitodenz reply on the subject. I think I'm going to try his idea and see if it works. If it doesn't then maybe I will still settle for the 8-way afterall.

Get a 2 ways eurostar splitter and connect the wires from pas 7/10 lnb and the one from nss7ku lnb and give them one port,use the remaining 3 ports for other satellites.N.B. The two satellites u combined together will now use the same port number.e.g.port #2 will be for both nss7ku and pas7/10.
@Pitodenz,
Thanks so much for your suggestion. I will try it out and see how it goes.

Comrade George D and other gurus, after going through your post on part II page 26 can u please explain this position of yours to me better , am having problem with my disecq, 5 LNB, one for pas 7/10, and the rest LNB are on 1.8 dish (Nss 7, Sirius, W3A, Nilesat), the distribution is given me a problem, please can u help me out.

hi all i hope this is de probrem but maybe i wil get a solution please my nokia 2300 is sayign contact serves pls can someone help me

@ all
I used "Hitv" dish measuring 60cm x 66cm (60cm for short) to track Eut W4, but tracking Intelsat 7/10, I was only able to catch Mana sat 1$2. Mytv an other fta are not comming out green even after fine tunning lnb. what could be the problem house?

Greetings to my people,

Geroge D, how are u, i hope fine. i miss bros . really i did try since last week , but i could not get the birds that u gave me the tracking frequency . i dont know why i could not get any signal . pls do u have any solution to this bro , i will be glad if u can be of help to me THIS WHERE THE SATELITE NAMES: .intelsat 901. intelsat 907,intelsat 10-02 ,INTELSAT 903.

THANKS BRO .

STILL COUNTING ON YOU .

UCHENNA WRITES

@Comrade Dejsam,

thank you for your quick intervention, i will try to see whether i will be able to combine the two birds in one LNB (Sirius and Eutelsat W3A),  becos it took me several days be4 i could be able to get W3A, i know is possible becos several gurus in the house has done that, i will feed u back on my outcome.

thank you.

hello members, greetings from fellow fta enthusiasts from the east african diaspora, we mainly link up from the east african forum, but was informed of this forum. i have been requested to get a sample of the coco card, adacabara card and the juju card for testing back in our region as we are unable to acquire then save for dubai. esp to george_d who indicates their availability, i am in lagos for a stint of work and would like to get some for my brothers back home to do some more testing upon. our major advantage is that we straddle the equator, thus we mainly using motorized dishes adjust the elevation and only infrequently the azimuth. our forum is http://forum.paytv.ro/showthread.php?t=36090&page=110. any help on this is greatly appreciated.

@ rugambwar.I could smell a rat o! I wonder what pay tv forum has got to do with a fta forum.Somebody should try and figure out the equation.May be you are looking for FUFU card.

rugambwar:

hello members, greetings from fellow fta enthusiasts from the east african diaspora, we mainly link up from the east african forum, but was informed of this forum. i have been requested to get a sample of the coco card, adacabara card and the juju card for testing back in our region as we are unable to acquire then save for dubai. esp to george_d who indicates their availability, i am in lagos for a stint of work and would like to get some for my brothers back home to do some more testing upon. our major advantage is that we straddle the equator, thus we mainly using motorized dishes adjust the elevation and only infrequently the azimuth. our forum is http://forum.paytv.ro/showthread.php?t=36090&page=110. any help on this is greatly appreciated.

if you are truly in lagos give me a call, am sure i can be of help. 08033401080. I did not know that there was a specific thread dedicated to african viewers on that forum. thanks for pointing it out. am sure they can learn from us and vice versa.

@butoneday

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You are welcome to our side of the equator.

iwes:

@All

Please, can anyone answer this questions

(1) what is a satellite Arc?

(2) what is an inclined orbit satellite,?

(3) How do one identify inclined orbit satellites?

(4) Is Nilesat, Sirius 4 or Eu telsat 3WA , an inclined orbit satellite.?

@iwes,
The above questions are purely academic in nature. While I am very much in support of theory
for the sake of learning the fundamentals of satellite technology, I must point out to you that
you don't really need any of these info to be able to track the simplest of birds being intelsat 7/10.
All the same, pls click on the link below and read all you can. This site will answer all your questions
and much more. I personally printed out hard copies of almost that entire website and read it for
days when I was just starting out like you. In the long run, it pays to read all you can lay your
hands on so that you can support your practical experience with theory when the time comes:

http://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/tuningp2.html#anchor166032

@Jesu de,
That 8-way diseqc switch has since been overtaken by events. Back then I had several
90cm dishes scattered about the compound and that was when I was in serious need of
a multiple outlet diseqc. I have however done away with those dishes and replaced them
with a single motorized system. I still make use of a diseqc but the regular 4-way type is
more than enough for my 3-in-1 lnb set up now.

You can try what dejsam told you about combining w3a and sirius 4 in one position and
see how far it goes.

@Twinstaiye
I didn't see or hear from you again

@Olofofo
I have confirmed, if you're ready let me know

@ George_D


thanks for the info

rugamwar
salutations. you can see what the rdi-board lacks.
eduzo