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CONTENTS Letter from Editor

Direct to Home Television

Global Flash News

Importance of Satellite...

Satellite Receiver

Pakistani Channels

Ku Band Difficulties

Function Satmart AzBox (Test Report)

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Launching Your Own Sat.. How to Hook Up Duel Dish

Around the Satellite World

HD TV in Europe

Artificial Satellites

Satellite TV Antennas

Nanoxx (Test Report)

Abcom (Test Report)

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Trouble Shooter Search Satellite

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Modern World of Telecom..

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Understanding the TV

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LETTER FROM EDITOR Dear Readers, The modern technology of television is growing rapidly in the world of communication. Now people like to buy LCDs and Plasma TV for the better picture quality and imagine when you are watching crystal digital picture or HD quality of picture on a big screen. In recent times, Satellite TV has gained much of importance and spreading all over the world. Many of websites offer software for Satellite TV PC. By availing this feature you could watch the TV channels on your computer. It makes you feel relax and comfortable to watch hundred and thousand's of channels on your PC. Now everything works on your finger tip and as per your wish. There is an array of sports, educational, religious, music, movies, news, weather, shopping, and health channels on your computer. Satellite TV platforms were the first to introduce digital TV in almost all emerging digital TV markets. They remain the sole digital TV providers in many countries. Satellite appears to be the most cost effective way to introduce digital TV in developing countries. Moreover, the cost of digital set-top-boxes (STBs) has dropped by more than 80 per cent in the last six years, facilitating take-off by lowering a barrier for new entrants. Consequently, satellite TV platforms have multiplied in emerging digital TV markets in the last three years. The most recent key trend in the satellite TV market has been the launch of a number of “low cost” platforms. In emerging digital TV markets, “low cost” platforms are primarily launched to stimulate market takeoff. The impact of “low cost” platforms may be most striking in Central Europe.

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VIETNAM DTH STARTS ON ASIASAT 5

Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) has begun delivering a DTH bouquet of 90 TV channels on AsiaSat 5. This DTH service is distributed via AsiaSat 5's new Ku-band Indochina spot beam which offers optimal DTH coverage over Vietnam and neighbouring countries in the Indochina region. The service offers a mix of HD and SD programming content including more than 20 HD channels, VTC's local channels, and many other popular local language and international channels. VTC plans to grow its service to include up to 30 HD and 70 SD channels on its AsiaSat-5 DTH platform. VTC, under the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, is a large state-owned multimedia corporation in Vietnam.

NASA LAUNCHES HD CHANNEL

NASA TV has launched a full-time HighDefinition (DD) channel featuring news and coverage of agency missions and programs. The channel will include live coverage of space shuttles and other spacecraft, a daily program covering the activities of the International Space Station crew and 'Video of the Earth' shots by the station crew. The channel will also deliver video file news feeds for local stations, media conferences and lectures on space-related subjects.

PAY CHANNELS ON FREESAT? Freesat (The UK's equivalent to DD Direct+) already offers its 1 million viewers more than 150 FTA channels. It may add a pay TV tier for Sky Sports 1 and 2. Emma Scott, MD, said: "We are looking at pay television. There is a lot of discussion around the Freesat and pay television issues taking place at board level. We haven't taken a final decision. My personal view is that it would be odd for Freesat not to offer the option as well." Unbundled pay television could be "nirvana for some consumers", Scott said, as "not everyone wants to subscribe to the full pay package". In order to offer pay-TV services, however, Freesat would require the approval of the BBC Trust, and, of course, there may be a few problems with the brand name.

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PAY-DTT FOR FRANCE

France's TV regulator, the Conseil supĂŠrieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has invited bids to run a pay-TVservice on the R3 digital terrestrial multiplex. Bids must be submitted by October 15th, 2010, with public hearings and selection scheduled for December 2010, followed by service authorisation in January 2011. Michel Boyon, President of CSA, said that the body planned to give pay-DTT another chance. "Pay-TV can meet the expectations to which free channels are unable to provide an appropriate response, " he said.

ASIASAT REVENUES, PROFITS JUMP MORE THAN 20 PER CENT AsiaSat saw its 2010 first half-year profits and revenues increase more than 20 percent, according to the operator's latest financial results. AsiaSat's first-half revenues were $88.9 million in 2010 compared to $70.1 million in 2009, a 30 percent increase. Profits jumped from $32.6 million to $39.2 million, driven by growth in its SpeedCast subsidiary. The VSAT services and broadband provider generated revenues of $12.2 million in the first six months of 2010, beating its 2009 standings by 34 percent.

ARABSAT-5A AND BADR-5 SATELLITES

RUSSIAN PAY-TV MARKET GROWING

Russia's pay-TV market is likely to be worth $950 million this year, $120 million more than in 2009. The number of pay-TV subscribers in the country is likely to reach 16.3 million this year and then rise to 18 million in 2011 and over 22 million in 2014. Although the total pay-TV subscribers stood at 14.5 million in 2009 and was almost 21% higher than a year earlier, it was still equivalent to only just over 2% of the world's total. ARPU in the Russian pay-TV market in 2009 meanwhile stood at around $5.

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The Arabsat-5A and BADR-5 satellites have been handed over to Arabsat by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, as part of the in-orbit delivery contract and have entered commercial service. Both satellites were deployed and tested in orbit in the same time period, due to their close launch dates. Arabsat-5AAfter the successful completion of in-orbit testing, the BADR-3, which was launched via a Proton vehicle on June 3rd, was officially transferred to Arabsat on July 17th, at the designated orbital location. This event was followed shortly by Arabsat-5A, launched by an Ariane 5 onJune 26th and officially transferred to Arabsat on July 21st at the designated orbital location, less than one month after launch. Astrium and Thales Alenia Space are acting as co-prime contractors for the satellites' construction and delivery into orbit. Astrium, the team leader, supplied the Eurostar E3000 platforms and assembled and tested the spacecraft. Thales Alenia Space supplied the communications payloads. The Launch and Early Orbit Phases were conducted from the Astrium spacecraft control centre in Toulouse.

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THALES ALENIA SPACE: ARABSAT 5A TELECOMMUNICATION SATELLITE Arabsat 5A telecommunication satellite has been successfully launched by Arianespace form Kourou, in French Guyana, with an Ariane 5 rocket. Arabsat 5A will provide a large range of satellite communications services for Middle East and Africa. Arabsat 5A, a multi-mission satellite, will increase the capacity at the Arabsat 30.5º East position for a large range of satellite communications services such as television backhauling and broadcasting, telephony, business communications, Internet trunking and the provision of VSAT and other interactive services, over sub-Saharan Africa, the North-Africa and Middle East (MENA) region, and beyond. Arabsat 5A was built by an industrial team of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, acting as co-prime contractors. EADS Astrium, the team leader, supplied the Eurostar E3000 platform and assembled and tested the spacecraft.

COOPERATION BETWEEN ARABSAT AND YAHSAT

The Arab Satellite Communications Organisation (Arabsat) and Yahsat holding talks to combine the reach of their satellites' transmissions to cover a swathe of the region extending from Egypt to Pakistan. Arabsat, a Saudi Arabia-based company established in 1976, has four satellites in orbit offering broadcast and other communications services, with three more on the way. Yahsat, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development, a strategic investment company owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, has plans to launch two satellites next year.The president and chief executive of Arabsat Khalid Balkheyour said “We are talking to our friends at Yahsat OCTOBER

GLOBAL FLASH NEWS to see how we can co-operate together to offer services to our common customers in the market,” He also said that “Competition helps us to drive our business better and we're ready for Yahsat because the customer will benefit from a better quality and new services,”.

EUTELSAT W3B LAUNCH SCHEDULED

Arianespace has announced details of the fourth Ariane 5 flight of 2010, with its launcher having completed the initial buildup at the Spaceport. This vehicle will carry Eutelsat's W3B telecommunications satellite and the BSAT-3b relay platform for B-SAT Corporation. This latest heavy-lift vehicle was delivered to French Guiana aboard the MN Colibri, which is one of two rollon/roll-off ships that transport components from Europe to the launch site in South America. The launcher hardware was transferred by road from the port of Pariacabo to the Spaceport.

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BOEING TO BUILD NEW PAYLOAD FOR INTELSAT

Intelsat has contracted Boeing to provide a second ultra-high frequency hosted payload on the fourth communications satellite ordered from Boeing last year.The second UHF hosted payload will be installed on the IS-27 satellite. The payload will offer 20 25KHz UHF channels capable of serving the U.S. government and other Intelsat general clients around the world, Boeing said. The second payload will be identical to the UHF payload for the Australian military that will be hosted on the IS-22 satellite and launched in 2012.

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ARIANESPACE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH CONTRACTS FOR INTELSAT-20 Leading international satellite operator Intelsat has chosen Arianespace to launch its Intelsat-20 satellite. Arianespace has announced that it has been chosen by Intelsat to launch the Intelsat-20 satellite during the second quarter of 2012. Weighing 5,800 kg. at liftoff, Intelsat-20 will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 ECA from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Intelsat-20 will be built by Space Systems/Loral and will provide at least 15 years of in-orbit service. Positioned at 68.5 degrees East, this high-power satellite will deliver a wide range of telecommunications, video, voice and data transmission services, enabling Intelsat to expand its global coverage in the C and Ku bands. It will replace the Intelsat-7 and Intelsat-10 satellites. The launch is slated for the first quarter of 2012, using an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport, in Kourou, French Guiana.

INTELSAT STARTS CONSTRUCTION OF INTELSAT 27 SATELLITE Intelsat, the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services has announced that it has commenced construction of the Intelsat 27 satellite (IS-27). IS-27 will have a hybrid C- and Ku-band design for media and network customers and will be augmented with a 20 x 25 kHz channel UHF payload for use in government applications. IS-27 is expected to be launched by December 2012 and will be placed in the Atlantic Ocean Region as a replacement for the Intelsat 805 satellite. Intelsat signed an agreement with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems for manufacturing of IS-27 earlier this month. Intelsat authorized Boeing to proceed with the UHF hosted payload in the second quarter of 2010 for long-lead construction in order to meet a launch date in 2012.

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DTT GROWS IN HUNGARY

The take-up of DTT is growing rapidly in Hungary, with the national service MinDig TV now watched in 100,000 households, or over 12% of all terrestrial homes. There was an over fivefold increase year-on-year in the number of DVB-T MPEG-4 compatible receivers (set-top boxes, integrated TV sets, PCI cards and USB sticks) sold in the first half of this year. As a result, 8% of Hungarian households now own a DVB-T receiver.

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Inside view

Receivers have a number of other features as well. They pick up a programming schedule signal from the provider and present this information in an onscreen programming guide. Many receivers have parental lock-out options, and some have built-in digital video recorders (DVRs), which let you pause live television or record it on a hard drive. These receiver features are just added bonuses to the technology of satellite TV. With its moviequality picture and sound, satellite TV is becoming a popular investment for consumers. Digital cable, which also has improved picture quality and extended channel selection, has proven to be the fiercest competitor to satellite providers. The TV war is raging strong between OCTOBER

satellite and digital cable technologies as well as between the providers who offer these services. Once considered luxuries in most households, satellite and digital cable are becoming quite common as providers bundle TV with Internet and phone services to offer competitive deals and win over customers. Today, U.S. cable systems deliver hundreds of channels to some 60 million homes, while also providing a growing number of people with high-speed Internet access. Some cable systems even let you make telephone calls and receive new programming technologies! In this article, we'll show you how cable television brings you so much information and such a wide range of programs, from educational to inspirational to just plain odd.

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I-LINK IS-9000 PVR FTA SATELLITE RECEIVER The new iLink 9000 comes equipped with USB 2.0 and PVR functionality so you can record all your favorite shows and a built-in ethernet adapter to allow the i-Link to connect to the internet. Simply attach any external USB hard drive (up to 1Tb) and start recording your favorite programs within seconds. Other important features are Multi-LNB controlled by DiSEqC =>DiSEqC 1.0, 1.2 and USALS, Total 5,000 Channels Programmable, Blind Scan, Picture In Graphic (PIG), Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for On Screen Channel Information, Multi-language supported for Menu and OSD, Zoom Function, Parental Lock, Closed Caption Support with Universal Remote Control.

SATZEN Z500 The new Satzen Z500 comes equipped with USB 2.0 port, HDMI port for high picture quality up to 1080i, internet capability, and PVR functionality so you can record all your favorite shows and a serial-to-ethernet adapter to allow this FTA receiver to connect to the internet. This receiver is MPEG-II Digital & Fully DVB Compliant, C/KU band control for each antenna, LNB Tone Switch 22KHz mode on/off, MultiLNB controlled by DiSeqC =>DiSEqC 1.0, 1.2 and USALS, Total 5,000 Channels Programmable, Blind Scan, Picture In Graphic (PIG), Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for On Screen Channel Information, Multi-language supported for Menu and OSD and upgrade Software & Update Database through USB Port and Rs232. OCTOBER

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LIMESAT ULTRA FTA SATELLITE RECEIVER LimeSat Ultra comes equipped with USB 2.0 and PVR functionality so you can record all your favorite shows and a built-in ethernet adapter to allow the LimeSat to connect to the internet. Simply attach any external USB hard drive (up to 1Tb) and start recording your favorite programs within seconds. This receiver supports DiSEqC Control Versions 1.0, 1.2 and USALS Auto TP Update, Channel Search, Channel Auto Tune, PVR Scheduling, USB PVR w/ Time shift, Parental Control and Fast Multi-Satellite Search.

TOPSAT TS-5000 Topsat 5000 comes equipped with Double Memory (512 MiB), Dual USB 2.0 (Front/Rear), and PVR Functionality so you can record all your favorite shows and a Built-in Ethernet Adapter to allow the Topsat to connect to the internet. Simply attach any external USB hard drive (up to 1Tb) and start recording your favorite programs within seconds. Enjoy fast channel change and awesome picture quality with the Topsat TS-5000 FTA. TopSat TS-5000 is C/KU band control for each antenna, Network Ready with built-in RJ-45 port, Dual USB(Front/Rear) for upgrade / recording PVR-Ready (Recording, Play, Time shift, etc.), Firmware upgrade via USB Support, 9 Day EPG Blind Scan, True Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and 150 satellites and 10,000 channels with Sleep / Wake Up / VCR Record and Channel Reminder. OCTOBER

SONICVIEW 8000 HD SONICVIEW 8000 HD PVR V2 with internal cooling fan is the hottest new high definition FTA (Free-To-Air) Digital Satellite Receiver that will deliver the best in High Definition television. Sonicview 8000 HD PVR V2 FTA Receiver is very easy to setup and use. This Sonicview High Definition unit will provide 1080i output quality on all the best channels with USB 2.0 port Sharp video tuner and much more. The PVR (Personal Video Recording) function allows you to record your favorite shows on external Hard Drive. Sonicview 8000 HD PVR V2 FTA Receiver has a very powerful processor, fastest booting & scan speed which makes this receiver to be the best in the Free To Air World. This box is equipped with 6,000 Channels Memory Capacity for TV & Radio Programs, 8 Favorite Channel Lists: Programmable Channel Sorting by FTA, CAS, Satellite, Alphabetic Order & Network, Zoom In-Out Function for Watching Screen, Various Aspect Ratio with4:3, Letter Box, Full Screen & 16:9 and Background Graphic Display for Radio Program Channels.

EM 9700 SATELLITE RECEIVER This Euromax receiver is fully DVB-S / MPEG II Compliant, PAL-NTSC Autoconversion System, DisEqC1.2, Voltage (14/18), Tone (22K) and 0/12V LNB Switching Support LNB Switching Support, Multi-language OSD (English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Greek, Portuguese, Russian), Multi-language Audio and Subtitle Reception, Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and VBI Teletext Supprot, A/V Output through SCART, RF modulator or A/V cable, RF Modulator for TV standard (PAL B/G/D/I/K, NTSC), TWO SCATS Sockets (Optional), Reserved AC3 Digital Audio Output, Picture in Graphic (PIG) support, Automatic search for Transponders and Channels, 4500 Channels Memory Space, 200 Favorite Channels, Easy and fast software upgrade through RS-232 port and Receiver to Receiver Software Upgrade.

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TRIMAX SM2200

CONAXSAT CNX NANO 2

For the first time ever, an economical digital meter that will enable you to view the actual TV channel on the screen of the meter. Now, you can quickly and accurately align the satellite, and instantly check the stability of the channel right on the screen of the meter. Transponders, Frequency, Symbol Rate, Polarity, and other settings can be modified by the user. There is never a need to send your meter in for a upgrade. Important features of this signal meter are shows strength and quality readings, shows channel picture, shows both S/N and C/N, show numerical reading and bar reading, completely programmable by the user, DiSEqC Control and USB port for software upgrades.

The Conaxsat Nano 2 is our TOP PICK for a standard definition FTA satellite receiver. Big in Power, Small in Size! - Introducing the all-new Conaxsat Nano 2, a replacement to the older CNX-Nano. This new includes an external CNX Internet Adapter to allow a variety of media functions as well as automatic factory firmware upgrades. Coming from one of the most trusted brands in the community that has built its reputation by only manufacturing quality receivers at affordable pricing, the new Nano is truly one of the top performing USB PVR ready receivers in the market today. The Nano 2 features a 9 days advanced electronic program guide, USB 2.0 host, Component Video output, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound with SPDIF, and of course is USB PVR ready.

DREAMBOX SATELLITE RECEIVER STAR TRACK SR-55X Main feature of this new receivers are 4000 programmable channels User friendly On Screen Menu Fast program change Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for OSD Channel information Auto search &amp; Manual search function User friendly OSD Channel Editor &amp; Channel Loader in PC environment Many OSD languages Freeze frame Parental Lock function Software transfer from receiver to receiver Teletext and Subtitle Numeric display (4 digits) Cover silver General data: LED display: 4 Digits Input Voltage Rang e: 100~250V AC 50/60 Hz Power consumption: max 20 W Operating Temperature: +5?C ~45 ? C Size (WxDxH) in mm: 260x185x57 or 220x153x49 (Optional) Net-Weight: 1,5 kg Tuner: Input Frequency Range: 950~2150 MHz RF Input Level:-25~-65 dBm LNB Power: 13/18 V DC (+(- 5%) Max. 500 mA, Video Decoder: Profile level: MPEG-2 MP@ML Video Resolution: 720 x 576 (PAL), 720x 480 (NTSC) Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 16:9(Letter Box) Demodulation: Modulation: QPSK (SCPC, MCPC capable) Input Symbol Rate: 2~45 Ms/s System and Memory. OCTOBER

Dreambox Satellite Receiver is one of the satellites that are not just manufactured to give the best satellite connection but a lot more. This is very useful receiver. The Dreambox Satellite Receiver is built with a 300 MHz Processor, Linux Operating System, hardware decoding at MPEG-2, OLED display, plug and play for easy and quick access to the receiver, smart card reader, V.24 Interface and 10 /100Mbit for faster connection. Furthermore, there is a 2 USB port with 2.0 models, an analog modem, 64 Mbyte flash to give you fast and no downturn result. Apart from all this you also get unlimited list of radio and TV shows, a change time of only one second and EPG or electronic program guide. The other best thing about Dreambox Satellite Receiver besides the specification that made it function perfectly is the size and weight.

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SONY SAT-T60 SATELLITE RECEIVER

4DTV DSR922 SATELLITE RECEIVER

The Sony SAT-T60 is actually smaller than my original 1997 Sony SAT-A2 DirecTV satellite receiver. This was a bit surprising, considering all the extra internal hardware included within this unit. You would think that hard drive space, a fan, and a more elaborate modem would take up a bit more space. Maybe it was more to the fact that the old satellite units just allocated more space than was necessary. The SAT-T60 comes in a handsome silver and gray enclosure that sets it apart from the other items on the typical audio rack. The sleek futuristic front panel includes a few control buttons that you will probably never utilize in place of the remote. A look at the back panel reveals improvements over past satellite technology. The first thing that catches your eye, upon inspection, is that this unit now includes inputs for two satellite input feeds, which enables dual tuner recording capabilities.

The 4dtv satellite receiver automatically stores most satellites following proper installation procedures. With the interactive program guide, which is updated daily, there is no need to physically learn the operation of receiver, and enables those that are less technically challanged equal opportunity to select their programs. The built in real time clock lets you see at a glance and stay current for program changes. One of the best features is the information or info button on remote which displays a star rating, cast description, and a much better definition, in comparison to the limited videocipher text cutoff blocks. Favorite settings A and B for mulltiple users - The 4dtv digital receiver is all setup for your HDTV channels and all you need is the Hdd200 decoder which converts your existing NTSC to High Definition channels. Since the downloaded (IPG) information is done daily there is no need to reprogram satellite name changes, since this is updated automatically.

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HDTV in

Europe High definition television is happening. There are few who now doubt that HD will inevitably replace standard definition viewing just as colour television swept away black & white decades ago. HDTV represents a confluence of interests among all the major actors in the audio-visual value chain as each sub-sector of the industry moves towards HD in its own way. From content creators to equipment manufacturers commercial interests are coalescing around the growing popularity of HDTV and supporting its development. And on the demand side HDTV is acknowledged universally as a compelling consumer proposition limited only by availability, complexity, and price. Meanwhile, the global economic slowdown will certainly hamper growth of HDTV. Consumers will be less willing to invest in HD equipment despite declining prices and many content producers, especially commercial broadcasters, will be reluctant to make new outlays in production and transmission with no immediate financial gain in the short term. The next six to eighteen months may be viewed as an interruption rather than an indication of waning demand for HD services. In terms of channel provision, there are five types of operators that are currently developing HDTV offers in Europe: pay television operators through satellite (like Sky, Canal+); international players (Discovery, OCTOBER

VOOM, HBO); pay television operators through cable and IPTV; commercial broadcasters (TF1); and Public Broadcasters (BBC, SVT). The number of individual HD channels in Europe in mid 2008 was close to eighty and nearing one hundred by the end of the year. First, nonEuropean content is growing and may dominate most HD viewing in the future. As HD channels proliferate, the demand for HD programming increases to fill schedules and platform bouquets. Non-European based players like Voom (Rainbow Media), Discovery, National Geographic, HBO (Time Warner), etc. offer ready-made HD productions as well as entire channels that offer a convenient way for broadcasters and platform operators to fulfill their HD product needs. Discovery has distributed its documentary channels throughout Europe against little European competition in this genre and HBO has expanded aggressively in Eastern Europe. Second, there is a risk that HDTV will remain predominantly a premium pay service for a privileged part of the population. The pace at which HD channels move to free satellite and terrestrial transmission will be a critical determinant of not only how quickly HDTV develops, but also to what extent average viewers will have access to the new technology. Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs) will be important in tackling both issues.

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Inside view An artificial satellite is a manufactured object that continuously orbits Earth or some other body in space. Most artificial satellites orbit Earth. People use them to study the universe, help forecast the weather, transfer telephone calls over the oceans, assist in the navigation of ships and aircraft, monitor crops and other resources, and support military activities. Artificial satellites also have orbited the moon, the sun, asteroids, and the planets Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. Such satellites mainly gather information about the bodies they orbit.

useful satellites and 6,000 pieces of space junk are orbiting Earth. Satellite orbits have a variety of shapes. Some are circular, while others are highly elliptical (egg-shaped). Orbits also vary in altitude. Some circular orbits, for example, are just above the atmosphere at an altitude of about 155 miles (250 kilometers), while others are more than 20,000 miles (32,200 kilometers) above Earth. The greater the altitude, the longer the orbital period -- the time it takes a satellite to complete one orbit.

artificial satellites

Piloted spacecraft in orbit, such as space capsules, space shuttle orbiters, and space stations, are also considered artificial satellites. So, too, are orbiting pieces of "space junk," such as burned-out rocket boosters and empty fuel tanks that have not fallen to Earth. But this article does not deal with these kinds of artificial satellites. Artificial satellites differ from natural satellites, natural objects that orbit a planet. Earth's moon is a natural satellite. The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957. Since then, the United States and about 40 other countries have developed, launched, and operated satellites. Today, about 3,000 OCTOBER

A satellite remains in orbit because of a balance between the satellite's velocity (speed at which it would travel in a straight line) and the gravitational force between the satellite and Earth. Were it not for the pull of gravity, a satellite's velocity would send it flying away from Earth in a straight line. But were it not for velocity, gravity would pull a satellite back to Earth. To help understand the balance between gravity and velocity, consider what happens when a small weight is attached to a string and swung in a circle. If the string were to break, the weight would fly off in a straight line. However, the string acts like gravity, keeping the weight in its orbit.

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free satellite

TV Comes

and goes

From 1981 to 1985, the “big-dish” C-Band satellite market began to take off. System sales soared as hardware prices fell, and the idea of a practical DBS system was beginning to take shape. The advantages to consumers were abounding! There were many satellites used by programmers, and consumers could get programming from almost all of them. And because their programming came from multiple sources, it was often 20-30% cheaper than cable. And the quality was exceptional! That was because the signal was first generation – that is, directly from the programmers to their homes – providing a far superior picture and sound quality. As with most new technological advancements, the cost to the everyday consumer was very high. In 1980, a satellite TV system cost approximately $10,000. But by 1985, the prices on the systems dropped to about $3000 each. As the price came down, more people looked to the multiplechannel capabilities of satellite TV as an alternative to cable. The programming was free during these years. People made a onetime purchase of a system and received more than 100 channels, including every basic and premium cable service…free! Of course, just as the founders of the “dotOCTOBER

com” industry realized, if you give products and services away free, you don't make a profit. So several cable programming providers lobbied the government, which subsequently introduced the 1984 Cable Act, allowing them to encrypt (convert into code) their satellite feeds. Scrambling systems were developed so their signals were no longer broadcast “in the clear” for everyone with a satellite dish to pick up without any payment to the program developers. Free dish satellite TV programming was outlawed! The first immediate result of the Cable Act was that the satellite sales industry dramatically dropped. The other immediate effect was the emergence of a new threat to the industry – satellite signal theft. Of the approximately 2 million units manufactured between 1986 and 1995, less than 500,000 were legally receiving services. However, in December 1986, the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) was founded as a result of a merger between SPACE and the Direct Broadcast Satellite Association. It was a task force which quickly seized a good hold on the problem in 1993, severely impacting the amount of people stealing satellite TV signals.

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OPTICAL FIBER CABLES

REPLACE COAX

Compared to coax, optical fibre cables have substantial benefits in distribution of satellite TV signals. However there are – or rather have been - barriers for use of fibre technology in multi dwelling and single- family home installations: Optical transmitters have been excessively expensive and handling of fibre cables has required complicated and expensive tools. As these barriers are now removed, the advantages of fibre will save installers of both time and material costs. Additionally fibre technology allows signals from one LNB to be distributed to a much larger number of outlets and at almost unlimited distances. The properties of coax cables add challenges, work hours and sometimes tough technical problems to the everyday life of TV installers. It is only habit – and of course the lack of an alternative – that leads installers to accept the time and trouble needed to cope with high cable loss, electromagnetic interference and restrictive limits to the number of outlets and the distance that can be covered from one LNB and in one multiswitch installation. The limitations of coax become more and more evident, as set-top boxes include more OCTOBER

than one tuner, and the number of set-top boxes in each household increases. Suddenly an ordinary single home installation requires a bundle of coax cables from LNB to outlets. And in multi dwellings the capacity of existing head-end or multiswitch systems can not meet the needs of an expanding number of advanced satellite receivers. Satellite signals are high frequency signals (950 – 2.150 MHz) and cable loss in this frequency area is much higher than in the frequency area of terrestrial signals. For each 100 meter of coax cable, satellite signals loose 18-32 dB. Cable loss of course can be compensated by amplifiers, but amplification magnifies both signal and noise and so, there are tight limits to the number of outlets and the distance you can reach in coax cables and with usable satellite signals. The physical laws that apply to fibre cables are very different from those of coax cables. In fibre you have practically no cable loss (0,03 dB compared to 18-32 dB per 100 meter in coax) and you have absolutely no electromagnetic interference. Furthermore fibre cables are much less expensive than coax and with increasing prices on the copper used in coax cables, the price difference will continue to grow.

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install own installyour your own dish and get

nvesting in a satellite dish or antenna will provide you will more choices in home entertainment due to the increased reception for television stations. You can save money by performing the installation yourself, but there are some things you should consider before installing either an antenna or satellite dish your roof. This will result in an easier installation without complications later. You can avoid re-installing this technology if you know the directions and details of placing the equipment. It is important you install them correctly. There are several things to think about and decide before installation. First, you should consider the installation site. Regardless of whether you are installing an antenna or a satellite dish, it is important that the dish has a clear line between the satellites and its entire dish surface. There must be a clear path available for the dish to receive information. The line between the satellites and the dish should not be blocked by trees or roof tiles, for example, and should be clear from

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electri cal lines. Likewise, be sure the dish or antenna is installed in a location allowing for easy access. This will be appreciated if a repair to the dish or antenna is needed. If the dish or antenna is installed on the roof, install it in a place that will not cause the roof to leak. Secondly, you should have the right equipment. You need three parts to connect for the antenna or dish to work properly. You must have the dish or antenna, a coaxial cable to connect the dish to the television and a receiver to plug directly into the television. It is important to measure the coaxial cable to confirm that it will reach the dish or antenna from inside your home. You will need other equipment such as a drill and screws to mount the dish or antenna in the right place. Thirdly, know the correct way to point the satellite dish so that you can receive the best satellite TV reception. If they are pointing in the wrong direction, you will not be able to receive anything. A compass is usually included with the installation kit. Dishes should generally be pointed at a twentyfive to fifty degree angle. Finally, be careful while installing the dish or antenna on the roof. It is best to avoid installation on the roof when it has been cold or raining. Also, be sure you have a stable ladder and have someone hold it if possible.

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MASTER CODE

MASTER CODE In Order to solve the software problems of digital receivers, we are here with master codes for your better convenience.

Amstrad SilverLine, Cromline

0000, 3472

EchoStar

7604,2441,3604

Astrovox

8175,1250,1668,1010

EchoStar 2200-1200

7604

Aztech

1004,1111

EchoStar 2110, 3000, 3600

3453

Baff

2142

Euromax Em5000/7000CI

2142

Benjamin

1004,1250

EuroStar/ Euro Box

9999-0000

Besat

8175

FortecStar 5100PLUS

1010,1668,1002,1111

Citizen

7604

FortecStar Lifetime Ultra 1010,1012,9966,6699,0000

Coolsat

0103

FortecStar

1002, 1004,2228,2002,2004

Daewoo

8503,0500,0600

FortecStar 6000

1002

Digimaster

2606

FortecStar Oneworld

0914

Digi Box

8175

FortecStar Alpha/Beta

2580

Digital Telecom 2000

1004,0786

FortecStar 500

7777

Digital Telecom 2003/04

2999-1976

Galaxy

9949

Digital Telecom x100

GoldmasterSAT

3453,2606,3141 9247,1600,1700

Humax

0000-1234

Hyundai

0325,6962,8503,0500,0600

2046 ACTIVATE CODE (9339) 1818 Digital Telecom DB9 ACTIVATE CODE (8040) 9876 Digital Telecom X1500 D & X1001 MINI ACTIVATE CODE (PAGE UP) 1250 Digital Telecom X10 ACTIVATE CODE (7799)

Hyundai1100MCOM

1004

Digital Telecom X11

Kaon

Left to Right press Red, Green, Blue and Yellow buttons

15 16

3328

8989 Digital Telecom BLACK BOX & +1- +2 -911 ACTIVATE CODE (9999)

Kaon

Press Yellow key, Enter 0000 Press Blue 2 times, Press Green 2 times, Press Red 2 times, Press Menu key.

Digital Telecom X400

9876

Kaon

Yellow, Blue, Green, Menu

Dynavision CI-888, CI-991

1004

Kyoto

3453

Dynavision Elite CX-9900

9247

Lawrence

1250

Dynavision Elite F-6600

9247

MediacomMFT930I

5347

Dynavision CX 777

5518

MediacomMFT910I

1250

Echolink EL-700 FTA

3327

MediacomEXEL

1250

Echolink EL-707 FTA

2020

MediacomMCIElite

7777

Echolink EL-707 FTA Plus

1520

MediaStar

2142,8175

Echo Set

7176

Metabox1-2-3

1004

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MASTER CODE In Order to solve the software problems of digital receivers, we are here with master codes for your better convenience.

Megastar

2606,3141

SonySat-Spider

8989

Micro-X MDR-2800 FTA

1004

Satcruiser

3742,3472

Micro-X MDR-6000 IR

1004

Signal

8888,5555,4444

Micro-X MDR-6500 IRCI

1004

Smart

3472,6934

Micro-X MDR-4000 FTA

1250

Starsat

1234,1361,2999,1999,9876

Natvision

1668,1010

Startrack

0786,2480

Neosat 9800CI

1631,6805

Strong

0235,0325,1361,0735

Neosat SX-1600 Plus

1004

SuperLazer 20000/1000

2142

Neosat SX-9800CI

2580,3842

SuperMax

5790

Neosat SX-9600

3472, 3842, 8510

Taplin

3453

Neosat SX-9800I

2142

TechnoSat

3724, 2374,7176, 2606,1470, 2441, 3724,1250, 6893, 8766,1497

Neosat9800CI(old)

8510

Teleman

7176,1973

Next Wave

8503

Topfield

2606,2999

Nokia9800-9860-9600

1234

Toshiba

1048

Nokia 9200 S

147258

100

Truman TM-150, 100Plus, 160, 155, 7000, Vege

1004

Opensky

0786, 1777

101

Truman TM-7000 Plus /Xtream

8191

OpenStar

1234

102

Truman TM-100, 200

8175-2958

Opentel

0937,3472

103

Vantage

1404

Pace

9949

104

Vestel

8277,929526

Panasonic

3872,3472,1470,3725,2374 105

Viva

0786

Pansat

1668,1010

106

VIP

0282

Radix

9815

106

Vortec

2002,7777

Samsat

0937

107

Winnersat

0963

Samson SSI

9876

108

Wisplus

5030

Samsung

0235,7777

109

Wiztech

2020

Samsung702

9911

110

Xcruiser 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 750, 725

1250

Samsung202SVACI

1631

111

XricaX5

2613

SamsungDSR2000

Press Menu Key, Go To System Setup And Go To System Information, Enter 0000.

112

Zinwell

8888

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geostationary satellites t is mainly done through geostationary satellites. These satellites are fitted with special devices. These devices can receive signals from an Earth station and transmit them again in different directions. These special devices are called transponders. A TV transmitter on an Earth station transmits signals in the form of electromagnetic waves. These waves carry audio (sound) or video (picture) message. The satellite receives these waves. The transponders in the satellite retransmit the message either in the same frequency or a different frequency in different directions. These signals are then received by a large number of ground stations. These stations are located in various regions. The signals received from the satellites are very weak. The ground stations amplify the signals before transmitting them again. It is these signals, which are received by the TV sets located far away from the programmetransmitting stations. Other means of telecommunication like telephone (mainly for long distances), telex (i.e., printed messages) and FAX (i.e., facsimile of printed matter or pictures) use a similar mechanism. In the case of intercontinental telecommunication, two or more satellites are linked together. High frequency radio and submarine cable systems have been widely used for long- distance overseas telecommunications. The high frequency

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band from 3 MHz to 30 MHz has provided worldwide telephone and telegraph circuits. But it has following two drawbacks. (i) High noise levels (ii) Limited bandwidth To a limited extent, cables can provide high quality circuits and can carry up to 1000 or more telephone circuits and even television signals. Ionospheric reflections are not possible for frequencies in the very high frequency and microwave bands. So, lineof-sight links are required with an array of repeaters. With the advent of Earth satellites, we can provide a microwave repeater at almost any desired altitude. So, distances of thousands of kilometer can be covered by a single Earth-satellite-Earth link. The feasibility of wide-band communication over large distances has been demonstrated by the Telstar, Relay, Syncom and Early Bird satellites. A good quality service can be continuously ensured by a global operational satellite system. Thus, communication satellites would give a valuable service in addition to the submarine cable and high frequency radio systems. There are a number of INTERSAT satellites over the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans operating as relay stations to as many as forty ground stations around the world. The international system of satellite communication caters to the continental 625/50 as well as the American 525/60 systems.

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Direct to Home

Television

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importance of satellite communication technology There are artificial man made satellites revolving around earth which help us to communicate. In fact they help us in many ways. The television that we watch and the internet that we browse all work through the satellite technology. The technology is in fact used at all those places where the use of cables and wires is practically impossible. It first and most important application was in inter country long distance telephony. These satellite phones get connected directly through geostationary satellite and then the signals are transmitted to teleport which is connected to a satellite phone system. The technology is used in the regions or places where the submarine communication cables and fiber optic cables is not possible. The technology is also applied for television and radio broadcasting. Today the dish TV used widely is an improved version of the satellite technology which was given for the first time by Arthur Clarke in 1957. Since then it has improved a lot with dozens of channels for entertainment. The technology has thus benefited the entertainment industry hugely which has also grown and evolved into its present version giving range of entertainment to its viewers. Technology is used in the military for communication. UHF radio links, global command and control system are some OCTOBER

form of application of satellite technology for military communication. Besides this the technology is widely used for global positioning. This is helpful for mapping of regions. A detailed map of a particular region can thus be framed and used for various purposes. Satellite imagery has also gained much importance and is giving many benefits to the researchers in geographical field. The technology is beneficial for forecasting of weather. With the improvement in technology and new advances being made the weather can be predicted with greater accuracy. This has its own importance as different research expeditions and explorations of various regions are dependent upon weather forecast. The airlines and similar mode of transportations are also dependent on accurate weather predictions. There are satellite internet services used widely by the business enterprises. The satellite internet provides the enterprises to use VOIP feature. This feature is very important for the companies with branches in remote locations where broadband connections are too costly or are not possible to use due to geographic conditions of the region. The satellite internet thus provides for easy connectivity and prevents the company from all those financial losses due to the use of broadband connections.

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PAKISTANI CHANNELS DIRECTORY Waseb TV

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

4166 H 5700 3/4

Seraiki Channel

TV-One, News One

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

4166 H 5700 3/4

Urdu Channel

Aaj News

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

PTV Home, News, World Geo News ATV A Lite / A Plus

4161 H 3040 3/4

Urdu News Channel

4091 V 13333 3/4

Urdu Channel

4180 V 26666 3/4

News Channels

4091 V 13333 3/4

Urdu Channel

4154 H 5632 3/4

Urdu Channel

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

PTV National

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

4114 V 7000 3/4

Urdu Channel

PTV Global USA

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

Hum TV Masala TV Style 360 Madani Channel

4106 V 2894 3/4

Urdu Channel

4132 H 9200 3/4

Urdu Channel

4132 H 9200 3/4

Cooking Channel

4132 H 9200 3/4

Fashion Channel

3738 V 2815 3/4

Religious Channel

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

KTN News

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

4084 H 5779 3/4

Sindhi News Channel

KTN / Kashish TV

Asia Sat 3S 105.5oE

Awaz TV DM Digital Global AJK TV ZAM TV

4084 H 5779 3/4

Sindhi Music Channel

4176 H 2250 3/4

Sindhi Channel

Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E Asia Sat 3S 105.5 E

4071 H 14240 3/4

Urdu Channel

3777 V 3333 3/4

Urdu Channel

4076 H 2539 3/4

Urdu Channel

Asia Sat 5 100.5 E ChinaStar 1 87.5 E

Starlite TV/ Silver Screen/ Flim World

Thaicom 78.5 E

3960 V 30000 5/6

Movie Channels

Apna Channel

Thaicom 78.5oE

3600 V 26667 3/4

Punjabi Channel

Joo Music

Thaicom 78.5oE

Apna Channel

VTV 4 Filmazia

3960 V 30000 3/4

Music Channel

3960 V 30000 5/6

Punjabi Channel

3600 H 26667 3/4

Educational Channel

Thaicom 78.5 E Thaicom 78.5 E o

Thaicom 78.5 E

3960 V 30000 5/6

Movie Channel Religious Channel

Hadi TV

Thaicom 78.5 E

3431 H 13333 3/4 3452 H 7188 2/3

Good News

Thaicom 78.5oE

3960 V 30000 5/6

Christian Channel

AVT Khyber

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3796 H 7300 3/4

Pushto Channel

Khyber News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3796 H 7300 3/4

Pushto News Channel

Waqt TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4003 H 2964 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Tensport Pak.

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3744 H 20770 3/4

Irdeto-2

CNBC Pak

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3810 H 3312 2/3

News Ch. Decoder

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ARY Digital Asia/ UK Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3864 H 19890 3/4

QTV / ARY The Musik Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3864 H 19890 3/4

Urdu Channel Islamic Channel Music Channel Urdu Channel

ARY Mid. East ARY News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

Hum TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3774 H 3300 2/3

Urdu Channel

Aag TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4124 V 19850 3/4

Music Channel Decoder Urdu News Channel

3864 H 19890 3/4

Samaa TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4117 H 3333 2/3

Rohi

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4143 H 3306 3/4

Seraiki Channel

Dawn News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4127 H 3255 3/4

English News Channel

Express News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4158 H 6510 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Dunya News

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

4150 H 6600 3/4

Urdu News Channel

AKS TV

Intelsat 7/10 68.5oE

3808 V 10340 3/4

Pakistani Movie Channel

VSH News

Paksat 38.0 oE

3809 H 2175 3/4

Balochi Channel

Royal News

Paksat 38.0 oE

3897 H 2500 3/4

Urdu Channel

Hadi TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3893 H 1770 3/4

Religious Channel

Dhoom TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

4157 V 2850 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Sindh TV/Sindh News

Paksat 38.0 oE

3753 V 6500 3/4

Sindhi Channel

Ziaqa TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3883 H 3000 3/4

Food Channel

N Vibe

Paksat 38.0 oE

3907 V 3255 3/4

Urdu Channel

Kook TV / Apna News

Paksat 38.0 oE

4145 V 6000 3/4

Punjabi News Channel Sindhi Channel

Dharti TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3735 V 3333 3/4

Mehran TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3730 V 2890 3/4

Sindhi Channel

Din News

Paksat 38.0 oE

4104 H 3000 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Zam Zam TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3724 V 3255 3/4

Islamic Channel

City 42 News

Paksat 38.0 oE

3911 V 3100 3/4

Urdu News Channel

PTV Bolan

Paksat 38.0 oE

4035 H 2894 3/4

Balochi Channel

Oye

Paksat 38.0 oE

3864 H 3790 3/4

Music Channel

Punjab TV, Star Asia

Paksat 38.0 oE

3886 H 6200 3/4

Punjabi Channel

Play TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3945 H 4700 3/4

Music Channel

Haq TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3951 H 3240 3/4

Islamic Channel

N Vibe

Paksat 38.0 oE

3956 H 3255 3/4

Urdu Channel

ARY Nick/ARY Zauq/ARY M.E.

Paksat 38.0 oE

3968 H 11480 3/4

Kids / Urdu Cooking Channel

Value TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3998 V 2850 3/4

Urdu Channel

Ravi TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3917 V 3333 3/4

Punjabi Channel

Metro One

Paksat 38.0 oE

4115 H 3333 3/4

Urdu Channel

G Kaboom

Paksat 38.0 oE

4031 H 3248 3/4

Music Channel

MTV Pakistan/Indus Vision

Paksat 38.0 oE

3814 H 4666 3/4

Music Channel

Business Plus

Paksat 38.0 oE

4110 H 3255 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Indus News

Paksat 38.0 oE

4120 H 2850 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Apna News/Kook TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

3785 H 2850 3/4

Punjabi Channel

Oxygene

Paksat 38.0 oE

3797 H 3255 3/4

Urdu Channel

Channel 5

Paksat 38.0 oE

4026 H 3255 3/4

Urdu Channel

Sohni Dharti TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

4149 V 2800 3/4

Agricultural Channel

Sabzbaat Balochistan

Paksat 38.0 oE

3819 V 2222 3/4

Balochi Channel Islamic Channel

Kohenoor TV

Paksat 38.0 oE

4153 V 3333 3/4

PTV Global

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11224 V 27500 3/4

Urdu Channel

Aapna Des

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11260 V 27500 2/3

Kashmiri Channel Urdu News Channel

ARY News

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11390 V 27500 2/3

Geo UK/Aag TV/QTV

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11426 V 27500 2/3

Urdu Channels

DM News

EuroBird-1 28.5 oE

11344 H 27500 2/3

Urdu News Channel

ARY Digital M.E

Nilesat 101 7.0 oW

11804 H 27500 3/4

Urdu Channel Decoder

Geo USA

Nilesat 101 7.0 oW

11881 H 27500 3/4

Urdu Channel Decoder

Aaj TV

Nilesat 101 7.0 oW

10930 H 27500 3/4

Urdu News Channel

Dawn News

Nilesat 101 7.0 oW

12303 H 27500 3/4

English News Channel

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Band Difficulties he Ku band (Kurtz-under band) is primarily used for satellite communications, particularly for editing and broadcasting satellite television. This band is split into multiple segments broken down into geographical regions, as determined by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union). The Ku band is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 11.7 to 12.7GHz. (downlink frequencies) and 14 to 14.5GHz (uplink frequencies). The most common Ku band digital reception format is DVB (main profile video format) .vs the studio profile digital video format or the full-blown Digicipher II 4DTV format. The first commercial television network to extensively utilize the Ku Band for most of its affiliate feeds was NBC, back in 1983. The ITU Region 2 segments covering the majority of the Americas are between 11.7 and 12.2 GHz, with over 21 FSS North American Ku-band satellites currently orbiting. Each requires a 0.8-m to 1.5-m antenna and carries twelve to twenty four transponders, of which consume 20 to 120 watts (per transponder), for clear reception. The 12.2 to 12.7 GHz segment of the Ku Band spectrum is allocated to the broadcasting satellite service (BSS). These

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direct broadcast satellites typically carry 16 to 32 transponders. Each provides 27 MHz in bandwidth, and consumes 100 to 240 watts each, accommodating receiver antennas down to 450 mm (18 inches ). The ITU Region 1 segments of the Ku spectrum represent Africa and Europe (11.45 to 11.7 GHz band range and 12.5 to 12.75 GHz band range) is reserved for the fixed satellite service (FSS), with the uplink frequency range between 14.0 and 14.5 Ghz). When frequencies higher than 10 GHz are transmitted and received used in a heavy rain fall area, a noticeable degradation occurs, due to the problems caused by and proportional to the amount of rain fall (commonly known as known as "rain fade"). This problem can be combatted, however, by deploying an appropriate link budget strategy when designing the satellite network, and allocating a higher power consumption to overcome rain fade loss. In terms of endviewer TV reception, it takes heavy rainfalls in excess of 100 mm per hour to have a noticeable effect. The higher frequency spectrum of the Ku band is particularly susceptible to signal degradation- considerably more so than C band satellite frequency spectrum, though the Ku band is less vulnerable to rain fade than the Ka band frequency spectrum.

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TV Antennas: How it Works Satellite

Satellite TV antennas are commonly referred to as the dish shaped antennas. Well, they are called by this name for a specific purpose. It is because the “dish” out here is

defined as a parabolic reflector. The parabolic reflector plays a major role in catching the signal but then the aim needs to be accurate! To be more specific, the signal needs to come directly at the antenna. The parabola shape out here is indeed of much importance for the simple reason that no matter wherever the signal strikes on the dish, it is sure to bounce away from the dish and return to the same accurate point. When it comes to prime focus satellite TV antennas, the signal is chiefly focused at a specific point directly towards the front of the dish reflector similar to the handle of the umbrella. The satellite TV antennas come with a collection device at the same exact point for catching the signal, commonly referred to as feedhorn. The feedhorn plays a viable role in sending the collected signal to a LNB or a low noise block. This low noise block on the other hand plays a viable role in translating the Ku-band or C-Band signal into L-band wavelengths…a signal that the OCTOBER

receiver can manipula te to a further extent. A common question that may come into your mind is “In case of satellite TV antennas, how come a signal is transferred to a translation device?” Well, the low noise block transfers the signal into a computer image or television picture, irrespective of the signal at the initial upload. Today, most satellite TV customers get their programming channels through a DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) provider, such as DISH Network or DirecTV. Currently, they are leading DBS provider. The provider brings thousands of channels to your TV with better picture and sound quality since the provider's broadcast is completely digital. Satellite dish service is used to deliver television channels and even internet services to domestic households without using cables. At the time I post this article, I found two leading Satellite dish service providers; those are DISH Network and DirecTV. They all have more than 3000 channels and will grow for coming years and guess what? They share a lot of the same programming even though they compete to get customers.

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IRAN PLANS TO LAUNCH RASAD 1 SATELLITE Iran will launch Rasad 1 satellite (Observation 1) before the end of the current Iranian calendar year (starting March 21), Communications and Information Technology Minister Reza Taqipour has said. Rasad 1 was scheduled to be launched into space on the back of a domestic carrier during the period marking the government week (last week of August), but its launch was delayed until the second half of the year. According to Iranian officials, domestically-manufactured Rasad 1 provides weather forecasts and will beam high resolution satellite imagery back to Iran. Iran launched its first home-made satellite Omid in February 2009, which coincided with the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.

NEW SATELLITE TV CHANNEL APPROVED Media sources say a new satellite television station â&#x20AC;&#x153;al-Beit Beitak,â&#x20AC;? due to launch by the end of the year, has been approved. Ahmed Ezz, National Democratic Party secretary-general for organizational affairs, will own a 50 percent share in the station's shares, along with Mahmoud Baraka's OCTOBER

company, Baraka Designs, and other shareholders. Several more channels will be launched at a later date, according to the sources. The shareholders say the station's team will include fresh blood and produce "different" content.

SINO EXECS LAUNCH XIAMEN SATELLITE TV Chinese officials from the city of Xiamen met with their counterparts in Cebu yesterday to promote Xiamen satellite television which could enhance cultural exchanges and cooperation between the sister cities Xiamen and Cebu City. Alfred Go, a member of the Cebu Business Club and a representative of the Cebu Chinese community group in the Cebu City, said that the satellite television could improve the understanding between the people of both cities. Go, who is also the general manager of LH Prime Medical Clinic, said during the launching of the satellite TV that he hoped it would build stronger ties between the two governments and the business community as a whole.The two cities have had sister-cities ties since Oct. 26, 1984. Hong Biling, director general of the Publicity Department of CPC Xiamen Municipal committee and executive vice president of Xiamen International Cultural Exchange Association, who headed the Xiamen delegation, said they were there not only to launch the satellite TV but also to visit relatives in Cebu City. China reportedly plans to merge its regional radio and television networks, which number about 1,000, into one single national cable TV company.

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CHINA TO CREATE CABLE TV GIANT Chinese state media have reportedly quoted the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television official Tao Shiming as saying that the networks need to be consolidated, although SARFT has yet to formally announce the policy. "The nation's radio and television networks need to be consolidated under one roof as currently they are individually run and have not developed into large-scale entities," senior SARFT official Tao Shiming was quoted as saying. Plans are still being made but a new company would have start-up investment of about 80 billion yuan (US$11.8 billion) and would have much better economy of scale for investment in technology and programming. The process is likely to take three years. It would create a rival to state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).

available. To facilitate the project the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture and Information has employed the services of Newtec and local integration company First Gulf Company. Newtec's participation with its equipment in this major contract will also contributes to provision for the expansion of Saudi Arabia's capacity for DTT broadcasting, with the extra capacity being used both for migration to HD of the current channels, and to accommodate the first private broadcasters now appearing in the Kingdom.

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SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES MAJOR TV NETWORK EXPANSION As part of major infrastructure initiative enabling satellite, DTT and HD migration as well as new broadcaster provision and IP, the government of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has launched a next-generation TV and radio exchange network. This initiative will see the deployment of a state-of-the-art solution for contribution between studios and broadcast facilities located across the country, and for the exchange of radio and TV content between locations. The network's first stage of deployment will include HD-capable terminals and a central earth station pointed to Arabsat 5A, which launched in June. The initial deployment will use Ku-band satellite bandwidth with the future option of Ka-band when the upcoming extra satellite capability becomes OCTOBER

The ongoing and increasing strength of the broadcast industry in Brazil has been sharply illustrated by a leading broadcast technology firm opening up a new broadcast manufacturing facility for digital TV transmitters in the country. Communications and information technology company Harris Corporation is confident that having localised manufacturing will enable it to leverage the strong growth potential of the Brazilian market as it continues digital transition. As they prepare for a scheduled analogue shut-off date in 2016, Brazilian broadcasters are in the process of migrating to the ISDB-Tb digital format that has been adopted in the country. To date, only 120 channels out of the approximately 10,000 television licenses that currently exist in Brazil have made the transition from analogue to digital. Harris claims market leadership in ISDB-Tb systems in Brazil, with more than 60 transmitters sold throughout the region to date.

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HBO LATIN AMERICA EXPANDS SATELLITE COVERAGE

CHINA LAUNCHES NEW MAPPING SATELLITE

HBO Latin America Group (HBO LAG) has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract with Intelsat to increase its program distribution to viewers across Latin America using capacity on three of the satellite neighbourhoods that serve the region. The new contract with HBO LAG is the latest development in Intelsat's 16-year relationship with HBO LAG for whom it has provided pan-regional coverage, cable head-end penetration and redundancy. The deal includes a teleport restoration program for HBO LAG via IntelsatONE, Intelsat's new IP/MPLS fibre and teleport network. HBO LAG will broadcast its content from the HBO brand of channels such as HBO, HBO2, HBO Plus, HBO Family, HBO HD, Cinemax, Max, Max HD and MaxPrime. It will also offer A&E, Animax, AXN, E! Entertainment, Sony Entertainment TV, The Biography Channel and The History Channel. “This contract provides us with a reliable and resilient distribution platform from which we can serve the Latin America cable market, support the efficient introduction of our new high-definition programming and ensure service continuity for nearly the next two decades,” commented HBO LAG CEO Gaston Comas. “Intelsat's operational and technical expertise, combined with its responsive customer service, will enable us to reach our existing and new subscribers with the highest-quality signal.”

China successfully launched a mapping satellite, "Mapping Satellite - I," from the northwestern Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 3:10 p.m. (Beijing time). The satellite, which was launched on a Long March 2-D carrier rocket, had entered into the preset orbit, according to the center. The satellite, developed by a company under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), would be mainly used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out

surveys on land resources, and mapping, said a statement on the Ministry of National Defense website. The remote sensing information and test results from the satellite would promote the country's scientific research and economic development, said the statement. The launch was the 128th for China's Long March series of rockets since April 24, 1970, when a Long March-1 rocket successfully sent the country's first satellite Dongfanghong-1 into the space. OCTOBER

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US PAY-TV SUFFERS RECORD SUBSCRIBER DROP The combined US pay-TV market has been hit by its first ever subscriber fall, according to tracking data released by research firm SNL Kagan. The company blamed the combination of the weak US economy as well as the transition to digital broadcasting, suggesting that US operators may not be immune from the kind of subscriber erosion that has seen European cable lose share to free-to-air DTT services. Kagan said the US market encountered its worst ever second quarter performance, losing 216,000 customers compared to a 378,000 gain in the same period last year. Cable suffered its worst quarterly video loss to date, loosing 711,000 subscribers, as six of the eight MSOs reported individual worst performances. The DBS (DTH) and telco businesses had some cheer to report, declaring additions of 81,000 and 414,000 subscribers respectively. Cable MSO's share of combined video subscribers dropped to 61%, against 63.6% in the Q2 2009.

INDIA - WORLD'S LARGEST DTH MARKET Strong growth of the domestic DTH broadcast market may soon take India into

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the No. 1 position globally in terms of the largest DTH subscriber base, ahead of the US, an industry official said. "As at Juneend, the DTH subscriber base in India stood at 23.5 million, which is equivalent to the size of the markets in other countries. By this year-end, we will leave the US behind, which has got a 32 million subscribers base, making us the largest DTH country," Bharat Business Channel Limited (BBCL) Chief Executive Officer Anil Khera told the press.

TAIWAN GETS HD DTH SERVICE DishHD, the new AsiaSat-EchoStar joint venture DTH company, has started commercial service in June. With MPEG-4 format via AsiaSat 4's Ku-band Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) beam, DishHD

offers more than 30 High Definition (HD) channels to the Taiwan market. DishHD delivers a range of regional and international programming, encompassing all genres, from sports, movies, entertainment, news, music, dramas, documentary, to lifestyle, fashion, food, science, cartoon and children programming. DishHD's DTH services are uplinked from AsiaSat Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong where the traffic of the services and AsiaSat's satellite fleet is monitored around the clock.

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HD DISH SATELLITE RECEIVER How Can I Connect a Standard TV to a HD Dish Satellite Receiver? (Mohammad Imran, Dubai) Ans: You can connect your regular TV to a Dish Satellite Receiver in various ways: Connect the RCA jacks (yellow, red, and white) from the inputs of the TV to the outputs of the dish satellite receiver. Another option is to plug the coaxial cable output of the satellite receiver (usually a black cable with a single metal wire in the inside) into the 75ohm antenna input on your standard definition TV. You will be able to see all the programming on your standard TV. But you will see in standard quality, even if you are watching a HD channel. To watch a HD channel in HD quality you'll need a HD TV.

FTA CHANNELS I need to program my receiver Q:2Will before viewing FTA channels? (Murad Ali, Karachi) Ans: The receiver will be delivered preprogrammed to watch FTA channels. The

password for getting into the menu is 0000, all zeros. A FTA channel can become scrambled at any time. Through the years there have been channels come and go, but the new channels emerging outnumber the ones that go. OCTOBER

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is the benefit of having 'Dual Q:3What LNB's'? (Zafar Iqbal, Peshawar)

programs can I watch on the Q:5What extra TVs? (Farman Ali, Saudi

Ans: A dual LNB's will allow you tune into two separate satellite signals at once. This is very useful if you have two television sets and wish to watch different channels on each of them. Quad-LNB's also exist for those with more than two television sets.

Arabia) Ans: The way it works is that you sign up for a programming package from your satellite provider, Dish Network or DIRECTV. As you'll see elsewhere on this site, that selection will include a basic programming package, and any optional programming, such as Movie or local channels. For $5 per month per additional receiver (after the primary receiver), the selected programming package will be replicated, meaning you can watch that same programming on different TVs, independent of each other. Exception: If you order a pay-per-view event, it is only available on the receiver on which it is ordered.

SATELLITE PROBLEM satellite equipments doesn`t Q:4Our work at all, what should I do? (Nasir Jamal, via e-mail) Ans: Firstly make sure your decoder still connected to the dish. secondly make sure your card in the decoder is not expired. Thirdly you need to find out which satellite package you are meant to be getting with the setup... the situation is there are many different satellite channels that are bundled into a variety of packages. then you shall call the satellite guy to buy the new card.

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PAY SATELLITE TV I receive unlicensed pay Q:6 Can satellite TV services in Hong Kong? (Kamran Haider, Hong Kong) Ans: According to the Broadcasting Ordinance, a person shall not, in the course of trade or business, import, export, manufacture, sell, offer for sale or let for hire any decoder to receive the unlicensed pay satellite TV services in Hong Kong. Although viewers are not in violation of the law, they are subject to a number of risks. Viewers should refrain from dealing with any party offering such decoding devices for receiving unlicensed pay satellite TV services.

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FOREIGN SATELLITE TV the cheapest way to get Q:7 What's foreign satellite TV? (Raheem Zuberi, via e-mail) Ans: The best way to get started is to buy yourself an old Sky ANALOG receiver and a 60cm or 80cm dish. OK so Analog hasn't got a long-term future outside Germany, and the channel line-up is limited, but for ÂŁ20 who cares? It'll teach you what's involved, since digital is the same only with more complicated receivers.

Can I receive international satellites on my dish? What should be the size of dish antenna? (Sami Ahmed, Dubai) Ans: This depends on where you live, what size dish you have, and how low you can "aim" your dish to the horizon. Playing with the Intelsats, Panamsat, and the Russian Statsionar birds is something that folks on the East coast of the USA do all the time. You should have a LARGE dish though, 16 to 20 feet to really do the job, though people have picked up signals with dishes as small as 7 1/2 feet from as far west as Minnesota. With the average 10 to 12 foot dish you may do just fine. To receive the signals, you will need a few modifications to your system. You will need a circular feed, as unlike Domestic USA birds that are Horizontally or Vertically polarized, International satellites use Right Hand, or Left Hand Circular Polarization.

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POOR PICTURES pictures during the day Q:8 Iandhavepoorgoodpictures at night or in cold weather. (Nazim Kamal, via e-mail) Ans: Most cable systems have Automatic Level Control and sometimes they do not hold or adjust for signal level changes. When this happens there is a degradation of signal when the weather is hot or cold and the cable provider should be informed of the problem.

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KU-BAND LNB does it cost to add Ku to my Q:10What system? ( Amjad Ahmed, Quetta) Ans: If your dish is KU compatible (some mesh dishes are not) all you need to add OUTSIDE is a DUAL BAND FEED, such as the COROTOR II, and an additional KU LNB. The cost for this will be between $188 and $300 depending on where you buy, and how sensitive your KU LNB will be. To tell if your mesh dish will work on KU measure the size of the holes or openings in the mesh.

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Modern World of Telecommunications

In the modern world of telecommunications, the concept of wireless global coverage is of the utmost importance. However, real global coverage can only be achieved by satellite systems. Satellites communication is the most important mean of the communication network. The traditional satellites communication and inter-satellites links are built by microwave. In recent years, laser links for inter-satellites communication are becoming more and more important. Laser communication systems operate in a frequency range above the regulated spectrum. Laser provides many advantages for using in point-to-point ISLs (intersatellites links) such as for links between satellites and spacecraft in deep space. Such advantages include: high speed; high bandwidth; small antenna size; narrow field of view; and narrow antenna beam. These advantages combined with the advantages in fiber optic components (optical preamplifiers, multiplexers, detectors, etc) have made laser attractive for laser links. Now we can bring WDM (wavelengthdivision multiplexing) to emerging broadband satellite communication systems. By using the common antenna system and ATP (Aiming, Tracking and Pointing) system, the satellites will get more capacity. In the inter-satellites laser communication, the important performances of the systems such as BER and BL both have direct relation with the optical systems. The optical systems have OCTOBER

the function of ATP. The optical antenna is the most important component of the optical system. So the optical antenna is an important key technology to the intersatellites laser communication. Satellite communication, the use of man-made satellites travelling in Earth orbits to provide communication links between various points on Earth, is mans most important nonmilitary exploitation of space technology. Communication satellites permit an interchange of live television programs and news events between nations and continents. International telephone service is carried out through Earth stations located in over 50 countries. Basically, the technique involves transmitting the desired signals from an Earth station to an orbiting satellite. The equipment aboard the satellite receives these signals, amplifies them, and rebroadcasts them to another Earth station, thus providing the desired communication link. In the early 1970s, an organization known as the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium, usually referred to as Intelsat, was responsible for all non-Soviet international nonmilitary satellite communications. A US government-regulated private corporation known as the Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat) acts as manager for Intelsat and operates its satellites. Total operating revenues for this corporation were 47,000,000 in 1969, not including the income of many of the Earth stations located outside the US.

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Fifty years ago it didn't matter much that there were a dozen or so incompatible systems of television in the world. Distance was a great insulator. But times have changed. Today, satellites link every country with television, and the Internet provides video, audio, and the written word to virtually anyone anywhere who has a computer and telephone line. Now, incompatible broadcast standards, not to mention scores of different languages, represent a barrier to world-wide communication and understanding. Dictators like it that way, as do others who fear that the free flow of information will undermine their views and threaten their control. This is why many countries ban outside films and broadcasts, and spend millions of dollars each year to try to keep out "undesirable" information. Touching on these basic human similarities is a major goal of TV production. Plus, films and TV programs represent two of the major exports of the United States. In fact, many productions don't begin to show a profit until they go into international distribution. A TV program produced in one country can't automatically be viewed in many other countries without converting it to a different technical standard. These technical OCTOBER

differences relate to both incompatibilities in equipment and in the approach to broadcasting the audio and video signals. The television set industry has been in good health in Europe in recent years driven by the switch to flat panel technologies. However, the product is re-entering a period of relative maturity as the novelty wears off and flat panel becomes normal. This is propelling consolidation of television manufacturers and component suppliers. Margins are falling in TV sets and price wars have challenged equipment makers. Television makers are now finding that they cannot revalue the market by selling larger screens and so stronger focus will have to be placed on understanding consumers better. The current economic difficulties will dampen the market somewhat, but consumers in Europe see a TV set as an essential part of modern life. While set pricing and profits may fall, the underlying market is expected to remain fairly resilient. The growth of HD broadcasting and downloaded programming offers significant opportunities. However, business models may have to change and embrace better understanding of delivery of programming, with possibilities of revenue sharing.

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Satellites have now become an integral part of the worldwide communication systems. Although longâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;range and long distance communication took place much before the introduction of satellite systems, they had a lot of disadvantages. Point â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to â&#x20AC;&#x201C; point communication systems are very difficult in the case of remote & isolated locations, which are surrounded by oceans, mountains and other obstacles created by nature. The satellite is nothing more than a radiorelay station But, they have one potential advantage- The capability of a direct line of sight path to 98% (excluding the polar caps, which are in accessible to satellites) of the earth's surface. One of the most important event in the history of satellite communication took place when COMSAT or communication satellite corporation, launched four satellites within 6 years that is between 1965 to 1979. The first of these series was the 'Early Bird' , which was launched in 1965. This was the first communication station to handle worldwide commercial telephone traffic from a fixed position in space. The next series INTELSAT was a group of satellites that served 150 stations in 80 countries. The communications satellites are placed in OCTOBER

orbits called equatorial geosynchronous orbit. The satellite placed in this orbit will appear stationery over a selected location on the earth' s surface. So, communications satellites are placed in an orbit that is directly over the equator, moving in a west to east direction at an altitude of 22,282 miles above sea level (36,000 km appor. as explained earlier) and with a forward velocity of 6874mph to complete one orbit in 24 hours. This orbit is called the Clarke orbit. All of the ground equipment along with the transmission path and receiving antenna at the satellite are included in the up-link system. Basically, this includes everything before the input terminals of the satellite receiver. The down-link is described in terms of satellite transmitted output power, down link antenna gain and beam width and the ground area that the transmitted signal will cover the foot print. At the attitude of the Clarke-orbit, one satellite could command a footprint area of 42.2% of the earth's surface. The beam-width from the satellite for such coverage is 17.2o Since such a satellite is not sufficient for global coverage, we need more than one to be specific 3 satellites.

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Telestar 18 (138°E)18

Agile 2 (146°E) 2

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Asiasat 4 (122° E) 4

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Chinasat 6B(115.5°E) 6B

Apstar 6 (134°E) 6

Express AM 3 (140°E) AM 3

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JC Sat 3 (128.8° E) 3

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Telkom1&AAP-1(108.2°E)

Indostar 2 (107.7°E)

Asiasat 3S (105.5°E) 3S

Palapa C-2 & Koreasat 2 (113° E) 2 C-2

Sinosat 1 (110.5°E) 1

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Asiastar(105.0°E)

Dish Size 04-06 ft

Asiasat 5 (100.5°E) 5

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Insat 3A (93.5째E) 3A

NSS 6 (95째E) 6

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Measat 1 (91.5째E)1

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Yamal 102 (90°E) 102

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Chinastar-1(87.5°E) 1-

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Intelsat 709(85.2°E) 709

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Insat 2E/3B/4A(83°E) 2E/3B/4A

ST 1 (88°E) 1

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Express AM2(80째E) AM2

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LMI 1 (75째E)

Thaicom 2/5 (78.5째E) 2/5

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Telstar 10 (76.5째E) 2/3

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Insat 3C/4CR (74.0°E) 3C/4CR

Intelsat 4 (72°E) 4

Eutelsat W5 (70.5°E) W5

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Intelsat 906 (64° E) 906

Intelsat 7/10(68.5°E) 7/10

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Intelsat 902 (62° E) 902

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Yamal 202 (49°E) 202

NSS 703 (57°E)

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Intelsat 904 (60°E) 904

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Turksat 2A & Turksat 3A (42°E)

Intelsat 12 (45.0°E)12

Bonum 1 (56°E) 1

Express AM 22(53°E) AM

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Astra 2D (28.2°E) 2D

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Badr 4/6 (26°E) 4/6

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Astra 1D/3A (23.5°E)1D/3A

EuroBird 2 (25.5°E) 2

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Eutelsat W-6 (21.6° E)W-6

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Afristar (21.0째E)

Astra 1F/1H/1KR/1L/1M (19.2째E) 1F/1H/1KR/1L/1M

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Eutelsat Seasat 1(16째E) 1

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Hot Bird 6//8/9 (13째E) 6/8/9

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Eutelsat W2A (10째E) W2A

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Astra 4A (4.8째E) 4A

EuroBird 9 (9.0째E)

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Eutelsat W3 (7째E) W3

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Thor 2/3/5 (0.8°W) 2/3/5

Intelsat 10-02 (1°W) 10-02

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Dish Size 8 ft

Atlantic Bird 3 (5°W) 2

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Nilesat 101/102-(7°W) AtlanticBird-4 4

Amos 2(4°W) 2

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DIGITAL & HDTV CHART Badr 4/6 (26.0°E) 4/6

Eurobird 2 (25.5°E) 2 Astra 1D (23.5°E) 1D

HDTV CHANNELS ARE AS BELOW: Optus B1 (160.0°E)

Koreasat 3 (116.0°E)

Astra 1H-1M (19.2°E) 1H-1M 3

ChinaSat 6B (115.0°E) 6B

Asiasat 5 (100.5°E) 3S

Hot Bird 6/7A/9 (13.0°E) 6/7A/9 Measat 1 (91.5°E)1

Intelsat 12 (45.0°E) 12 Türksat 2A (42.0°E) 2A

Hellas Sat 2 (39.0°E) 2 EuroBird 9A (9.0°E)

Eutelsat W4 (36.0°E) W4

Eurobird 1 & Astra 2A/2B/2D (28.2°E) 1

2A/2B/2D

Eutelsat W3A (7.0°E) Dish Size 8 ft

W3A

Atlantic Bird 2 (8°W) 2

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