Abschied vom Analogen Sat-Empfang

Ich habe ein Video vom letzen Tag des analogen Satelliten-Empfangs auf Astra 19.2E auf Youtube veröffentlicht. Bitte lest die Beschreibung. I have uploaded a video on Youtube, which documents the last day of analogue satellite transmission on Astra 19.2E. The video shows the remaining channels, which show a scrolling text alerting to the immediate switch … Read more

Understanding Digital TV

Rover Instruments published a booklet with the title “Understanding Digital TV”. It is an excellent aid to better understand reception and distribution problems with digital television, with special focus on DVB-T. The booklet not only explains how to measure the signal and interpret the results – it contains many tips to correct these problems! Best … Read more

TELE-satellite 1201 available for free download!

Hello, TELE-satellite 1201 is now available for free download at http://www.tele-satellite-global.com/ Hope you enjoy the NetUP DUAL DVB-T/C-CI report. If you do, check out their website at: http://www.netup.tv/en-EN/dual_dvb-t-c-ci_card.php Also, this edition features the first article about the waterfall chart for satellite reception! Cheers, vma

TELE-satellite

Hi, I think I totally forgot to mention that TELE-satellite published my first article, which is about JTAG repair of satellite receivers, after a bad flash. Check out issue 1111 at http://www.tele-satellite-global.com/ and stay tuned for more articles… In case you didn’t know: TELE-satellite is first available in print for subscribers and after a short … Read more

Testing my 2.4 mesh antenna…

Hi, Yesterday I tried out my 2.4m mesh antenna. Basically I wanted to find out if the support design would work. Results are not bad, but still I need to measure and design the final structure. The picture shows how big the dish is, compared to myself: I am 1.84m tall… The motorized dish left … Read more

KWS AMA 210S

Hi, Recently I bought a second-hand KWS AMA 210S. While I got it for a very cheap price, it did have some issues: Functional CRT, but with splintered glass; Functional LCD, but with a stain on the inside, covering about 10mmx10mm of the display; Difficulty in turning on and frequent self-reset: this got worse over … Read more

eBay Auktionen: Sat-Messgeräte

Hallo, Auf http://vempire.dyndns.org gibt es eine neue Seite (entfernt – siehe unten!), in der ich Auktionen von Messgeräten dokumentiere. So kann man schnell sehen was aktuell verkauft wird und welche Preise in ähnlichen Auktionen erziehlt worden sind. Ich werde versuchen auch Info’s zusammen zu tragen, so dass potentielle Käufer wissen, was die Messgeräte genau machen. … Read more

SPECTRA VIEW by Waveline

Hi there! I got myself a new satellite measuring instrument: a SPECTRA VIEW by Waveline. This is a funny device, as it only features: – 12V Input – DIN-6 connection for Composite Video Output – “F”-Type connection for LNB cable The output is a composite video signal showing an analog real-time spectrum, pretty similar to … Read more