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VOLUME: 18 - No: 10

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CONTENTS Letter from Editor

How Television is uniting... 45

Global Flash News

Triax

Changing Scenario of...

How to Switch to sate...

Pay Television dis...

Pakistani Channels

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Pakistani Channels

Test Report

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Cable Television

Satellite Communication...

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Satellite Technology Pro...

Satellite TV Installation...

Around the Satellite World

Test Report

Trouble Shooter

Digital TV Receiver Tips

Search Satellite

Satelltie Industry

Satellite Signal Technol...

Satelltie Industry

Satellite Television is...

Master Codes

Satellite TV Has Become

Directional Chart

Facts About Satellite

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First United States Sate...

Digital Chart

UAE’s Maiden Satellite... UAE’s Maiden Satellite...

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LETTER FROM EDITOR Dear Readers, Satellite television and the expanding power of the Internet are not only changing the way news is delivered, but also the perception of what news is and the way journalists do their jobs. These changes are having a profound impact on the news business while at the same time providing societies with more information that can help strengthen freedom, democracy and human rights. You may have already seen several households all around the United States, especially in rural areas, with compact satellite dishes hovering on their rooftops. That means these households have satellite TV and are enjoying the services of satellite TV companies. Satellite TV is another way of delivering television programming to the viewers. Satellite TV is a lot similar to broadcast television. Both of them transmit programming with the use of radio signals. However, there are some limitations to broadcast television. Broadcast stations make use of a powerful antenna to transmit radio waves to the surrounding area within a specific range. The viewers of broadcast TV have a smaller antenna to pick up these signals transmitted by the station. Satellite TV companies, on the other hand, have a solution to the range and distortion problems of broadcast TV. Satellite TV transmits broadcast signals through satellites orbiting the Earth. Since these satellites are situated high in the sky, there are definitely more receivers in the line of sight of the transmitted signal.

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GLOBAL FLASH NEWS

EGYPT LAUNCHES RUSSIA INCREASES NUMBER OF 'MODERATE' SATELLITE TV OPERATIONAL GLONASS SATELLITES

A group of prominent clerics has announced the launch of a new satellite channel in Egypt. The non-governmental channel, AlAzhari, is the brainchild of clerics

associated with Al-Azhar University. The 24-hour entertainment and education channel is expected to be launched during the month of Ramazan. The channel will air on both ArabSat and NileSat, the main satellite carriers in the Middle East, making it available to Muslim and non-Muslim viewers throughout the Middle East and beyond, extending to Europe and South-East Asia. The channel will feature cartoons for children, Islamic soap operas, lectures and call-in shows, which will all carry messages of tolerance and moderation. It will initially broadcast in Arabic and English, with a view to later expanding to programs that will include Hindi and Turkish.

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The number of operational satellites in Russia's Glonass grouping has been increased to 17 while three more remain inactive, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their positions to within a few meters. "According to Glonass information

center, one of the four satellites under maintenance was added to the grouping on May 30," Roscosmos said in a statement on its website. "As of June 1, the Glonass system comprises 20 satellites. A total of 17 satellites are operational while three remain under maintenance," the statement said. The system requires 18 satellites for continuous navigation services covering the entire territory of the Russian Federation, and 24 satellites to provide services worldwide.

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Satellite It's been long since televisions have been included in our list of basic necessity and these day's satellite receivers, free to air receivers have completely changed the purpose for which televisions were used earlier. Now, with the satellite receivers we can almost view five to six channels at a time, you can even have access to recording facilities in your TV through the satellite receivers. These receivers have reached the age of technological sophistications, high quality along with affordable and economical options. The service of satellite TVs started in the early 1990s; it was initially welcomed by the TV enthusiasts and people who sought quality as their first preference. During that point of time, the service was inconvenient because the people who installed the satellite receivers required ample space for the installation in their house yards. Thus, the service was overwhelmed by people who had ample space in their house yards, because at that point of time the dishes were not as compact as today which can just easily fit on the roof tops. The satellite TV did have potential benefits of viewing options; it affected the cable and broadcast systems during that time. There are number of cable TV packages that we use today have been OCTOBER

started with the onset of satellite TV keeping in mind the special interest viewers. Satellite TV systems function with the same principle of broadcast TV. The signal is transferred through air which in turn is picked up by the TV antennas. The signal broadcasts in straight line and it moves out to space because of Earth's curvature. To receive the broadcast signals, you will have to be in sight line with the antenna. It is quite interesting to know that distant broadcast towers are not visible because of the atmospheric pressure except when the day is exceptionally clear. You might have noticed that in some areas the signals become weak particularly in hilly areas where people erect large antenna towers so that they can collect signals that are not reachable because of the surrounding landscape. Hence, there are number of similarities that satellite TV has with broadcast TV but there several differences like the line of sight issue. Further, the digital quality is very good because the signal reaches from a constant immovable source, so there is no need to worry about changing the direction of the antenna every now and then which was quite prevalent with the broadcast signals.

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PAY TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION Pay television or premium television refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analog and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. Some parts of the world, notably in France and the US, have also offered encrypted analog terrestrial signals, available for subscription. Also, some providers offer channels owned by the same company in a single package. Pay television channels come in different price ranges. Many channels carrying advertising combine this income with a lower subscription fee. These are called "mini-pay" channels and are often sold as a part of a package with numerous similarly priced channels. Sometimes, the channels are also sold , OCTOBER

allowing the consumer to select which channels they subscribe to. There are also premium television services which have a significantly higher price than the mini-pay channels, but they compensate for their higher price by carrying little or no advertising and also providing a higher quality output. As advertising sales are sensitive to the business cycle, some broadcasters try to balance them with more stable income from subscriptions. Pay television has become popular with cable and satellite television. There have also been some subscription services on analogue terrestrial television; but free-toair television has always dominated, and scrambled services have been.

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OPENSAT 3000CRCI The “OPENSAT 3000CRCI PVR” is a small “CI receiver” with “PVR“. It has unusually small dimensions and there fore fits into any living room environment. The front panel features a four digit segment display and in the upper left corner the standby button. All other buttons and slots are hidden behind a flap. If you open this flap it reveals seven buttons to operate the receiver without remote control, a CI slot for all standard modules like Irdeto, Seca, Viaccess, Cryptoworks or Nagravision, a Conax card reader as well as a USB interface. The back panel is equally well designed and sports the usual satellite IF input and loop-through output, 2 scart euro connectors, 4 RCA jacks for stereo audio and video, a 0/12 control current, an optical digital audio output , a UHF modulator output, an RS-232 interface and a mechanical mains switch. The remote control that comes with the receiver sits well in your hand, boasts a convenient design and proper labelling. Even though the on-screen menu of the OPENSAT receiver is more or less self-explanatory the manufacturer provides a comprehensive user's manual which solves any questions that still may arise. It “deals” with all functions and options of the receiver and provides screen shots and illustrations where necessary. The overall build quality of the 3000CRCI is very good and we had no complaints what so ever with the unit we received for testing.

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EYCOS S50.12 PVR

TOPFIELD TF 7700 HD PVR

We were very excited while opening the package and the initial impression from looking at the outside of the receiver did not disappoint us. Sleek but elegant is the best way to describe the S50.12 PVR. The front panel sports a four-digit display as well as eight buttons for complete operation of the receiver should the remote control go missing. Behind a centrally located flap are hidden a pair of CI slots that can be used with a variety of modules (Irdeto, Seca, Viaccess, Conax, Nagravision, etc.) The nicely equipped rear panel also put a smile on our faces. In addition to the IF input and looped-through output for the two tuners, there are also a set of Scart connectors as well as an S-Video connection, three RCA jacks for video and stereo audio, a programmable 0/12-volt output, an RS-232 serial interface, a USB 2.0 port for connection to a PC, an RF modulator and also an optical digital audio output for perfect sound. Rounding out all of this is a main power switch.

This “HD receiver” was produced and developed by the South Korean company “Topfield“. Would you have expected any thing different? This manufacturer somehow always manages to implement the latest technology as well as an easy-to-use concept in their receivers. On the front side of the black and silver cabinet an easy-toread VFD display is located in the center. Below the display can be found a set of five buttons that let you operate the receiver if no remote control is at hand. Unfortunately, if no fresh batteries are available for the remote control, these buttons don't really let you do more than turn the box on and off or adjust the volume and change the channel. Hidden nicely behind a flap are two CI slots that Topfield integrated in the TF 7700 HD PVR. They can accept any compatible module such as Irdeto, Seca, Viaccess, Conax, Alphacrypt, etc. Directly alongside these slots can also be found a USB 2.0 interface that can be used to link the receiver with external devices such as USB sticks, hard drives as well as digital cameras and MP3 players.

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CABLE

TELEVISION

Cable Television, industry built around the delivery of television programming to people's homes by means of a cable system. The term is now usually used to refer to broadband cable systems, constructed from coaxial and fibre-optic cable, usually carrying more than 30 analogue channels and—where the infrastructure has been upgraded—potentially hundreds of digital channels. Most television channels transmitted by cable operators are picked up from satellites, which may also be sending signals direct to people's homes (DTH, from “direct to home”; sometimes called DBS, “direct broadcasting by satellite”), to be picked up by small individual reception dishes. A DTHconnected home normally receives channels from only one satellite however, whereas cable operators can offer channels from several satellites. The digitalization of cable systems that started to take place towards the end of the 1990s and the increased use of fibre-optic cable allow operators to offer pay-per-view services (where viewers pay a fee to watch each programme of their choice) and video-ondemand (where programmes from a huge electronic library are on offer). Interactive services, such as home banking, home OCTOBER

shopping, and distance learning are beginning to be available. Cable systems tend also to offer high-speed access to the Internet. DTH satellite can offer some of these services, but does not have the capacity, even with digitalization, to offer video-on-demand or some advanced interactive services. It has been argued that as a result, while in rural areas, where it is too expensive to construct cable systems, DTH will be the main means of conveying multichannel and interactive services. In urban areas cable television should win out. In its modern, multichannel form, cable first became established in the 1970s in the United States. By the end of 2001 more than 72.9 million US homes—around two thirds of the country's 105.4 million homes with television—were subscribing to cable television. In the United States, cable was able to develop without competition from DTH (which was launched only in 1994). In Britain, broadband cable got off to a slow start in 1983, and investment came only towards the end of the decade and in the early 1990s, when US cable and, particularly, telephone operators were stimulated by an improvement in the programming and legislation allowing them to offer telephony services.

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Digital TV Receiver Tips Digital TV or â&#x20AC;&#x153;DTVâ&#x20AC;? is taking over as the preferred medium for broadcasters. In fact, within the next few years, all televisions will be required to switch from analog to Digital TV receivers. This is a tremendous opportunity for dropship sellers because in a nutshell, the folks who don't make the switch won't be able to watch television. So, that's a massive target market! Besides that, not many resellers are in this niche market yet. However, it can also be a huge risk as every part of the world doesn't have a DTV service, and there is still little information available about this new technology. For example, some people who have converted to DTV still have trouble getting a signal with their Digital TV receiver. There have been several reported fixes for this, including getting an external aerial, adjusting the external aerial and replacing an existing aerial with a stronger one. As you can imagine, this sort of thing could be a major headache for the reseller. On the other hand---no pain, no gain---and to get in on the ground floor of something that is going worldwide might well be worth the occasional headache. So, to avoid this problem, you would need to make yourself knowledgeable about which format OCTOBER

works where and make sure to match customers with the proper format. To address the problem of no signal after conversion or a similar glitch, you could only stay abreast of current fixes and information on digital TV. Also, another very good idea is to always include the digital TV standard ATSC in the title of products offered for sale on eBay or other places you might get international buyers. This would go a long way toward avoiding problems! Digital TV is a hot niche market for a reseller who is willing to catch the wave and ride it to the top! Because most broadcast stations in all US television markets are already broadcasting in digital, consumers are further advised to contact their local broadcast stations to determine the channel numbers on which the stations are broadcasting digital programming. Consumers should then ensure that their televisions are set up to receive over-the-air programming (as distinguished from the signals of a paid provider such as cable or satellite TV service), and then tune to the over-the-air digital channels to see if they can receive the digital broadcast programming.

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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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Tired of searching for the TV guide? Wish that you could just push a button and see what's coming on next or on another channel while you watch your favorite program? With satellite you can. You can even watch your favorite shows in digital HD. With all the fuss about the digital transition knowing that the channels are all one hundred percent digital will stop the worry of losing your signal. There is no additional equipment required to receive a digital signal since the channels are already digital. Do you want one bill for your television and Internet provider? You can have it. Satellite television also offers satellite Internet services. It's a reliable option for areas that can receive traditional signals for the two, or where signals are unreliable, such as in rural areas. While rural areas have difficulty with cable services do to being away from the conveniences of the city towers. The remoteness works fine for satellite reception, there are numerous space bound satellites sending signals to the receiving satellite that sends the programming to your television. There just has to be a place to mount the satellite with an unobstructed view in order for a clear signal to be received. Satellite provides you with OCTOBER

somewhere around three hundred channels for a lower price than cable. Local programming is available with satellite without the need to order additional channels or put up a large antenna to receive them. The channels from your local area are included. With satellite for your television and cable services you can keep up with the latest news, and movies even in the most remote areas. Mobile satellite allows you to travel with your favorite programs. The ability to take satellite programming with you is an option that you don't have with cable. The Internet service provided by satellite gives you the option of watching your programming choices over the Internet at no additional costs. If you love sports and live too far away from the games you don't have to miss them anymore. There are specialty programming packages that allow you to pick and choose the sports seasons you don't want to miss. Satellite not only provides you with programming to occupy the children in the house but there is something for everyone. Channels dedicated to children's programming feature cartoons, animated movies and teen programming so children of all ages have something to watch.

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Inside view xplorer I, officially known as Satellite 1958 Alpha, was the first United States earth satellite and was sent aloft as part of the United States program for the International Geophysical Year 1957-1958. It was designed and built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology under the direction of Doctor William H. Pickering. The satellite instrumentation of Explorer I was designed and built by Doctor James Van Allen of the

Doctor Wernher Von Braun. Jupiter C, a direct descendant of the German A-4 (V-2) rocket, was originally developed in 19551956 as a high-performance rocket for testing purposes. The Jupiter C has its origins in the United States Army's Project Orbiter in 1954. The project was canceled in 1955, however when the decision was made to proceed with Project Vanguard. Following the launch of the Soviet Sputnik I on 4 October 1957, ABMA was directed to proceed with

State University of Iowa. The satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral (now Cape Kennedy) in Florida at 10:48 P.M. EST on 31 January 1958 by the Jupiter C vehicle - a special modification of the Redstone ballistic missile that was designed, built, and launched by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) under the direction of

the launching of a satellite using the Jupiter C, which had already been flight tested in nose cone re-entry tests for the Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM). Working closely together, ABMA and JPL completed the job of modifying the Jupiter C and building the Explorer I in 84 days. Once in orbit, the cosmic ray equipment of Explorer I indicated a much lower cosmic ray count than had been anticipated. Dr. Van Allen theorized that the equipment may have been saturated by very strong caused by the existence of a belt of charged particles trapped in space by the earth's magnetic field. The existence of these Van Allen Belts, discovered by Explorer I, was confirmed by Explorer III, which was launched by a Jupiter C on 26 March 1958. Explorer I was placed in an orbit with a perigee of 224 miles and an apogee of 1,575 miles having a period of 114.9 minutes. Its total weight was 30.66 pounds, of which 18.35 pounds were instrumentation.

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HOW TELEVISION IS UNITING A NATION

Traditionally, TV in Russia is much more than just pure entertainment. It's a social institution of great importance that brings the nation together and provides the basis for Russians' sense of self and identity. Why? Today the Russian economy is on an upswing, and so are consumer services and advertising. It is not surprising, then, that the Russian television market is among the most dynamic in the world, with about 30 percent annual growth rate since 2000. In this market free-to-air (FTA) television leads, setting it apart from its European and American counterparts. The development of, and public demand for, paid satellite and cable services is far smaller in Russia than in the UK and the US. Terrestrial broadcasting owes its strength to its content and quality. There are currently more than 20 terrestrial channels available in such cities as Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok, Moscow, St Petersburg and other large cities. But FTA in Russia includes niche sport and music channels, traditionally pillars of the pay TV industry in the UK and the U.S. In Russia, there are at least two free terrestrial sport channels, MTV and Muz-TV, and three or four movie channels: Russian terrestrial TV offers a OCTOBER

diversity of viewing that is difficult for subscription channels to rival. Russians have traditionally enjoyed free TV. Paid channels will hardly be a priority in a country where the average monthly wage is $400. Technology also presents a problem for the subscription channels. Cables cover only 22 percent of Russian territory, and they are often old copper cables laid to carry analogue signals with a capacity of between 14 and 18 channels – nowadays a negligible number. In the areas where the cable network has be relaid or modernized, the problem is reversed: a 100-channel cable covers the entire city, but lacks sufficient content for this number of channels. There is another major factor: homemade programs dominate Russia's TV landscape. Leading international titles – movies, series and shows – are usually confined to relatively weak time slots. Instead, Russian producers adapt international formats to meet national values and tastes. The purchased and adapted formats play an important role in Russian TV channels' programming. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is very popular on Channel One, as is Wonderfield, Russia's Wheel of Fortune.

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FIBRE OPTIC

SOLUTIONS

TRIAX TOL 32 OPTICAL LNB TRANSMITTER. First of its kind, with four polarities in one fibre cable. One laser only. A customised satellite solution. Fully passive cabling/distribution in the fibre optic domain. If you want to add CATV to your installation simply run one more fibre – and use it with the HFC (see below). Need more positions? - Simply use one more TOL 32 and cabling for each.

TRIAX TOS – OPTICAL SPLITTERS. Choose between 2, 4 and 8 way optical splitters – and split your signal into as many as 32 ways in a single MDU installation. They fit both HFC and Optical LNB ranges. All splitters are dual-windows technology (1310 and 1550 nm) which allows you full upward compatibility when used in HFC networks. By the way, if what you really want is an LNB unit that can handle an overwhelming 128 optical splits, just let us know. We can help you with that too.

TRIAX VIRTUAL OPTICAL CONVERTERS. SAT-IF receiver nodes for TWIN, QUAD and QUATTRO signals. Receives optical signal from LNB via the passive optical network – and then turns the signal into a coax output through two or four (TWIN or QUAD) universal lines, each linked to a set top box. The QUATTRO version presents the four individual polarities on separate coax outputs – and are perfectly capable of driving a regular multiswitch system. Generally, these converters accept and OCTOBER

brid ge an optical link budget from the optical LNB transmitter (see above) equivalent of splitting into 32 ways – and still they can cover distances of more kilometres.

TRIAX FIBRE OPTICAL CONNECTORS Steel armored 3.0 mm fibre optic cable (G657A, LSZH) pre-connected for easy installation. On-site-connectors for use with unterminated cables (No need for fusionsplicing). Barrel connectors allow components to be used with all products.

TRIAX HFC - HYBRID FIBRE COAX OPTICAL TRANSMITTER (OTXS-XX SERIES) Converts electrical CATV signals into intensity modulated optical signals for transmission via optical fibre cables. Signal distribution over distances from 200 metres to 10-15 kilometres. Splits into several directions if needed. Fibre optic cable is terminated at fibre optic receiver nodes (ORB 9X1) – from where traditional coax based MATV/CATV can be realised. Remote controllable via the internet.

TRIAX HFC - HYBRID FIBRE COAX OPTICAL RECEIVER Fibre optic receiver node. For CATV installations. Return path possible via separate laser. Use HFC as in a regular coax installation – but with the benefit of using fibre as an extension cord.

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Switch to Satellite TV Sounds simple enough. Some might say to just pick up the phone and call. This, however, might not be the best approach. Above all, with some research and patience, it may be possible to get a special deal, greater discounts, or given a greater number of channels.First, the research. It's a good idea to check with the various DirecTV and Dish Network authorized dealers and their websites for what their rates are. Note the prices, how many TVs it allows, the channel selection, as well as any premium channels offered. Next, compare the packages. Don't just buy whichever package looks best, but compare between the two satellite television services which packages from both of them look best. Both companies tend to offer a wide selection of channels at very low prices, but it's good to also note how many TVs each package supports, which may be harder to find. Usually there are different prices for supporting 2 or 4 TVs. Overall, it seems Dish Network tends to run cheaper packages. Once determined which one is better, it's time to give the competition a OCTOBER

call. Finally, the negotiation. See if the competition won't one-up their competitor. Dish Network and DirecTV are both highly competitive companies that don't want to lose a customer to their rival. Either one may be willing to sweeten the deal and give a special offer to a potential customer that they are about to lose to the competition. This is where the research comes in handy. Mention how the other guy is offering a better deal, getting into the specifics that are better, and if they are interested in obtaining a new customer, they will often pull out a special deal. This same principle can be applied to almost anything in life. For example, a tip learned from ancestors passed, when needing plumbing done, calling out two different plumbers to the area and telling only one of them they will get the job, has helped cut bills tenfold. The same can apply to anything. Getting two or more seperate companies to come out and recognize someone as a potential customer that could be lost to their competitors always leads to a price war between the two that will benefit the consumer.

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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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Satellite Broadcasting Technology for TV and Radio Satellite TV uses a wireless system of transmitting radio signals to deliver its Television programming to the viewer's home or business. A radio signal can only travel in a straight line however. Enter the satellite.

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By placing an orbiting satellite at 37,000 km (22,300 miles) above the earth and having it match the earth's rotational speed (7,000 miles per hour) the satellite stays over the same spot above the earth. This is referred to as being in geosynchronous orbit. The orbiting satellite then retransmits the radio broadcast signal back down to earth to the receiving satellite dish (minidish) located on your home or business. The signal then travels through coaxial cables from the dish into the receiver that is connected to your TV, where the signal is then descrambled into viewable programming for your family to enjoy. Satellite TV programming that you watches at home begins with a transmitting satellite dish or antenna located at what is known as an uplink station. The satellite dish located on your house is only 18" in diameter and is tiny compared to the huge satellite dishes used at uplink stations. These satellite dishes can be as large as 9 to 12 meters (30 to 40 feet) in diameter. The great size of these satellite dish transmitters allows for a much stronger radio signal and for better aiming of the signal at the orbiting satellite. The uplink dish is pointed toward a specific satellite and the up linked signals are transmitted within a specific radio frequency range, so as to be received by one of the transponders tuned to that frequency range aboard that satellite. The transponder 'retransmits' the signals back to Earth but at a different frequency band (to avoid interference with the uplink signal), typically in the C-band (4-8 GHz) or Kuband (12-18 GHz) or both. The leg of the satellite signal path that transmits the signal down to the Earth station is known as the 'downlink'. Satellites can have up to 32 transponders for Ku-band and up to 24 for C-band only satellites. Typical transponders each have a bandwidth between 27 MHz and 50 MHz. Geostationary Kc-band satellites need to be spaced at least 1 degree apart to avoid signal interference. For Cband satellites the spacing needs to be at least 2 degrees.

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Satellite Communication The use of satellite in communication system is very much a fact of everyday in life. This is evidence by the many homes, which are equipped with antennas and dishes. These antennas were used for reception of satellite signal for television. What may not be well known that satellites also form an essential part of communication system worldwide carrying large amount of data, telephone traffic in addition to television signals. Satellites offers a number of important features, which are not readily available with others means of communication. Some of them are enumerated below. Very large area of earth is visible from satellite (about 42%) i.e. communication is possible beyond earth curvature (beyond line of sight). Satellite offers communication with remote communities in sparsely populated area, which are difficult to access by other means of communication. Satellite communication ignores political boundaries as well as geographical boundaries. Satellite provides communication with moving aircraft from ground control station across the country. Satellite provides remote sensing i.e. detection of water pollution, oil field, monitoring and reporting of weather conditions etc. The combination of three satellites, with the ability to relay messages from one to the other could interconnect virtually all of the earth except the Polar OCTOBER

Regions. The communication between one point to other depends upon frequency of the transmitted signal as well as mode of communication. The frequency up to appropriately 10 MHz was used for small distance Satellite & Cable TV communication through Ground Wave Propagation. As frequency increases, the attenuation of ground wave increases (Earth starts behaving like absorber for high frequency signals) because of which, it is not possible to establish a reliable communication link through ground waves for frequencies more than 10 MHz. Since Earth is elliptical in shape, thus direct wave which are reaching at receiving antenna are restricted by curvature of Earth (The direct wave communication is not possible beyond Line of Sight). The satellites were used for reflecting the signals having frequencies more than 30MHz. The transponders in the satellite receive the signal and after signal conditioning (suppressing noise, amplification) retransmit back to ground for reception. The frequency at which signal is transmitted from ground to satellite is known as uplink frequency and signal frequency transmitted from satellite to ground is known as downlink frequency. It has been decided by international community that uplink frequency is always higher than downlink frequency.

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SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY

PROGRAMMING Programming is what satellite TV is all about. You buy a satellite system because you want a better TV picture, more channel selection, lower prices, etc. A little knowledge of how satellite system channels are packaged and sold, and how you get the channels on different TV sets in your house will help you select the right equipment and install it so you will be satisfied with the results. A basic satellite system comes with a dish and one receiver. The TV set stays typically on channel 3 and the TV channels are selected on the satellite receiver. If you want to watch two different channels on two different TV sets, you need two satellite receivers (and a dual LNB on the dish). A standard 18" dish is no longer sufficient to receive all the channels available on either Dish Network or DIRECTV. The number of channels that can be broadcast from one satellite is limited, and both systems now use more than one satellite. The standard system from Dish Network is currently the "Dish 500", with a 20" dish capable of receiving channels from two satellites. Dish Network also broadcasts some specialty channels from two other satellites, which require an additional 18" dish. DIRECTV still uses the 18" dish for most channels, but has a wider 24" dish available for some specialty channels from two additional satellites. A DBS dish can be mounted on the roof, wall, chimney, deck, a pole in the ground, or any other sturdy surface that you can fasten to. Read the directions and warnings that come with your particular system before you start. Dish location should be determined before you buy the dish to be sure that you have a suitable location you will be satisfied with and the dish will work properly. Refer to our "Site Survey" section for details. A roof mount on a shingled (nottoo-steep) roof over an attic is an easy job. Locate where the dish is to be mounted, go in the attic and drill a small pilot hole up through the roof on each side of the nearest rafter. Go back on the roof, seal the two holes with silicone sealant, and mount the dish foot over the holes with lag bolts screwed into the beam between the two pilot holes. Drill another hole beside the foot and run the coaxial cable into the attic. Seal all penetrations with silicone sealant. OCTOBER

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PAKISTAN TO SEND SATELLITE IN SPACE BY 2011 Renowned scientist Dr Samar Mubarik Mand has said that Pakistan would send satellite in space by 2011. "Pakistan would have been attacked if had it not been nuclear power", he said while addressing an annual convocation at Institute of Space Technology (Sparco) here. He said that Pakistan would send its indigenous satellite in space by 2011, adding, the space system

deadline of 30th November 2011, according to Philippe Levrier, the head of France Tele Numerique, a public body tasked with helping the public adopt the new broadcasting system. Under the revised plan, analogue broadcasting would be turned off in 24 regions by March 2011. Alanogue switch off for the rest of the country would take much longer.

GERMAN HITS PLATFORM SHIFTS TO EUROBIRD 9A Eutelsat has moved its 'Kabelkiosk' digital HITS platform to the Eurobird 9A satellite. "With the room for expansion that our 9 degrees East neighborhood can offer cable operators, all requirements are assembled for significant growth of subscribers,

of Pakistan would not be only for defence needs only but would be also for the development of mines reservoirs, flood and agriculture.

FRANCE MAY POSTPONE ANALOG SWITCH-OFF France's analogue TV switch-off could be postponed to 2013 or 2014, from its current

channels and cable partners for KabelKiosk," Martina Rutenbeck, managing director of Eutelsat Deutschland, said in a statement. Almost 200,000 homes subscribe to KabelKiosk, with the number of channels increasing over the last 12 months from 70 to 120. OCTOBER

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ITALY BANS ANALOG TV SALES Moving towards its switchover of analogue to digital terrestrial TV, Italy permits sale of only TV with built in Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) decoders. The switch-over commences on 20th May, in select areas. Italian TV viewers currently receive a total of 27 FTA channels on digital terrestrial plus numerous pay-TV channels aired by Mediaset and Dahlia TV.

Pakistan. The two teams will play five oneday internationals and one Twenty20 match in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

CEE (I) TV LAUNCHED ON HOT BIRD Cee (I) TV, a Tamil language digital channel in UK, USA and Australia, has been launched on Hot Bird in Europe.

CABLE TV IS RECESSION PROOF Most Americans not cutting back on pay TV. Nearly 70% of consumers responding to the survey, sponsored by market research provider Pike & Fischer, said they plan to keep their current cable or satellite TV service this year. Only 2 of the 600 respondents said they plan stop their TV subscriptions completely, to curb expenses. 15% said they would reduce the number of pay channels subscribed. Only 8% planned to spend more on larger number of channels or for HDTV. 32% of respondents to the survey said they regularly watch video from Web sites such as Hulu, YouTube and iTunes.

TEN SPORTS DEAL WITH FOX SPORTS Taj Television, which owns Ten Sports, has signed a $15 million syndication deal with Fox Sports. Under the agreement, Taj TV will syndicate to Fox Sports its entire portfolio of international cricket rights for Australia. The deal will include all international matches in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe, as well as the Hong Kong Sixes. The syndication deal starts with the Australia tour of OCTOBER

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CHINA MERGES SAT & TELECOM COS The Chinese government has merged China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) with China Satellite Communications Corp. (China Satcom). China Satcom, with total assets worth 6.6 billion yuan ($965 million), will operate as a

wholly owned subsidiary of CASC. China Satcom said its telecommunication operations will be taken over by China Telecom, a major telecom service in China, after the merger is completed with CASC. China Telecom is among three telecom services left in China, including China Mobile and China Unicom. CASC plans to launch 7 satellites for broadcast and mobile communications, in the next 5 years.

CHINA PLANS DTT Beijing plans to set up a national Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) network and push for the convergence of the terrestrial digital TV network, satellite broadcasting & mobile multimedia broadcasting systems. Using satellite broadcasting, the Chinese government will bring TV to 716,600 villages with more than 20 households by 2011. It is hoped that the investment will also stimulate China's domestic consumption and revive its national economy.

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ITALY TO AUCTION 5 DTT LICENCES

Italy will auction 5 digital TV licences (DTT) in a move to boost competition. The auction will take place once the switchover to digital from the analogue system is complete by the end of 2012. Agcom, Italy's communications regulator, said its decision was taken in consultation with the European Commission. Three of the networks on offer will be reserved for new entrants. Broadcasters with 2 or 3 national analogue television networks can make offers for only two of the networks up for grabs.

UAE TO CRACK DOWN ON DISH TV USERS UAE authorities have vowed to crack down unauthorised Dish TV dealers who illegally sell imported DishTV STBs from India throughout the Gulf. Recently, some violators were arrested and criminally charged with violation of the copyright law marking the largest actions against Dish TV dealers in the GCC . "Legitimate businesses such as UAE pay TV services, are greatly hurt by this kind of piracy," said Scott Butler, CEO of the Arabian Anti-piracy Alliance. "Illegal pay TV is simply an unacceptable violation of intellectual property rights," he added. The set top boxes required to receive Dish TV are available from unauthorised dealers across the Emirates. The boxes are imported illegally direct from India. The UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE) has ordered multiple raids against DishTV dealers in the past, as well as checks of incoming baggage at customs. The new directives - announced by Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Alshihhi, general manager of the MoE - will see the police and other authorities tighten restrictions on illegal DishTV dealers beginning a period of sustained action.

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ABC PLANS KIDS CHANNEL IN INDIA

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is planning to launch a kids channel early next year for the pre-school and the 8 to 14 year olds. For Indian audiences, all its the channel will also carry subtitles in Hindi & even English, to overcome the Australian accent. The Australian government funded channel, which has an international presence in over 44 countries across Asia, the Pacific and Indian subcontinent, admitted that it pays carriage fees for its current channel. "India is the only market where we pay carriage," said Australia Network CEO Bruce Dover. "I can't get into the specifics of that, but we are working with the Setpro team and they have good relations with the operators. We have a five-year deal with them," he added. "Co-productions in India is one of the areas we are looking at. We feel there is a big opportunity here. We just went through a re-branding process with the tagline 'From Our World to Yours.' It is about introducing Australia to India," Dover added.

ECHOSTAR AND ASIASAT FORM DTH JOINT VENTURE EchoStar Corporation and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited and Asia's leading satellite operator has announced the formation of a joint venture for the delivery of a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service to Taiwan and other targeted regions in Asia. The satellite TV service will broadcast from AsiaSat 4, providing a wide variety of audio

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AROUND THE SATELLITE WORLD and video channels in an all digital format distributed directly to consumer homes via a small satellite antenna and a digital set-top box. EchoStar, bringing more than 25 years of experience in satellite television and consumer pay television operations, is leveraging its DTH operations expertise and award-winning set-top box technology to deliver superior television to Asian viewers. AsiaSat, Asia's premier satellite operator with 20 years of marketing and operational excellence, is the owner and operator of the AsiaSat 4 satellite with a Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) payload that enables viewers to receive the DTH offerings using satellite antennas as small as 30 cm in diameter.

SATELLITE OPERATORS' RISE A THREAT TO CABLE

Cable television operators are being squeezed by the rapid growth of satellite TV, which is cheaper and more convenient for consumers, notably in provinces outside of Bangkok. With the liberalisation of pay TV, many small satellite TV operators with only 30 or fewer channels have sprung up, especially in suburban and provincial areas. Installing satellite TV generally costs between 3,000 and 5,000 baht and this enables viewers to view between 80 and 100 channels without a monthly fee. On the other hand, cable TV operators charge from 350 baht per month. Kasem Inkeaw, president of the Thailand Cable TV Association (TCTA), said satellite TV was seen as the main competitor by cable TV operators. "We have realised the threat and have been forced to adjust. We will ask our 250 members to improve by reprogramming to attract viewers," he said. Currently, about 10 channels - five belonging to Live TV and the rest to Media of Medias and other operators - are locked out of satellite TV and only available on cable. Cable TV operators will also improve their transmission systems with fibre-optic lines, which can carry more channels, said Mr Kasem. Live TV Co, a subsidiary of SETlisted Live Incorporation Plc, will continue to run its channels on cable, said its managing director Kulapong Bunnag."It's a strong point that we can claim to audiences that they can watch our channels on cable TV as the signals are much clearer than on satellite TV. This is also good for us to convince our advertisers," he said.

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I am currently in Sydney. Can I subscribe to DISH TV or Tata SKY in India and use it in Sydney? I have done a bit of research and found out Dish TV uses NSS 6 Satellite and that satellite has foot prints in Australia. Can you please point me in right direction. (Musa Malik, Sydney) A. You are right that NSS-6 satellite carrying Dish TV signals has its footprints in Australia but these are the footprints of their South East Asia beam where they carry mostly Thai channels. Dish TV signals are on India Beam which covers only the Indian subcontinent. Insat-4A carrying Tata SKY signals also does not have its footprints in Australia. Hence you can not subscribe to Tata SKY or Dish TV as their footprints are restricted only to India. OCTOBER

the satellite stuff, seems quite exciting. What I want to know is that I have bought a FTA DTH box. Can I get C-band satellite channels from it? Is the C-Band dish still available in the market since one shop that I went looked at me strangely when I enquired about a Cband dish? (Shahryar Basheer, via e-mail) A. C-Band is very much in service even today. You must have gone to a DTH dealer who generally may be your neighbourhood grocery shop-owner or a television shop owner. They would not know the ABC of satellite television. To get the C-Band equipment, you should visit a cable TV hardware shop which is generally located in the electronic market.

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a new reader of your web-site Q:3I&amthankful for the guidance you provide to people who don't know about dish & other satellite channels. I am living in Peshawar. I receive Ku band channels on my 90cm solid Ku band dish from a satellite at 75 Degree East. I also have 4 feet solid dish. I am using this for 'C ' band. Can I use it for Ku band for more channels? I also want to know about Yamal on Ku band & how can I get more Ku band adult channels on my dish. (Sajid Iqbal, Peshawar) A. You are receiving the Ku-Band signals from ABS satellite at 750 East. You can definitely receive the Ku-Band signals on your 4 ft C-Band solid dish provided you use the Ku-Band LNB with it. You can use the same receiver for receiving Ku-Band. The LNB frequency to be used is 9500 and 10600 MHz. You can see our website or the magazine for different FTA channels on all satellites. You must check if the foot print of the satellite cover your city or not. Yamal 201 satellite at 900 E and YAMAL 202 at 490 E do not have Ku-Band transmissions.

DISEQC SETTING is a DiSEqC setting, how it is Q:4What set in a receiver for different satellites? (Ausaf Husain, Karachi) A. The DiSEqC 1.2 system has been adopted as a standard by satellite receiver manufacturers. It needs several adjustments to achieve correct dish alignment including correct eastern/western alignment, manual setting of all the satellite positions, limit setting etc. Configuring an installation to receive signal from various satellites like you want to do, is possible with multiple dishes and a simple switch system as shown in the diagram. DiSEqC- enabled peripherals allow OCTOBER

CABLE TV to know about your website Q:5Ioncame the net. I am glad that you started such a wonderful service that not only solved other's problems but also cleared many basic doubts. I have no knowledge

about satellite, dish, types of cables used in cable TV and Dish TV. (Kamran Amin, Hyderabad) A. A satellite system consists of a satellite receiver box that connects to your TV, an outdoor satellite dish, LNB and a remote control. You have to decide if you wish to receive C-band or Ku-band channels because for C-band you will require a large dish of 6 ft or more diameter and for Ku-band you will require a small 60-120 cm dish. Even there are different LNBs for these frequency bands. If you wish to receive both these frequency bands, you will have to go for a Cband dish with perforations smaller than Âź inch or a solid dish with a universal LNB.

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KU BAND LNB want to buy a Ku Band LNB and Q:7 Idish for watching Free-to-Air channels, particularly any French TV? (Aman Kashif, Rawalpindi) A. There is only one French channel available on Ku-Band in India. It is TV 5 on NSS-6 at 95 Degree East, at 11.038 GHz frequency in vertical polarization. This is available on Dish TV DTH, so you will have to buy their DTH package to receive this channel. This channel is also available on Asiasat 3s at 105.5 Degree, as a free to air channel on C-Band. For this you require a large C-Band dish and LNB. A digital receiver can receive Ku as well C Band signals

SATELLITE DISH you increase the power of a Q:8 Can satellite dish by increasing its circumfrance? (Sajid Hussain, Balochistan) A: No, a receiving dish is used to capture signals only. However, by increasing the circumference you can increase the received signal. However, you're also dealing with a concaved surface and the receiving portion of the dish assembly, usually called an LNA

(low noise amplifier) or an LNB (low noise block) would have to have its length from the center of the dish extended to maintain its focal point.

UHF ANTENNA FTA CHANNELS am residing at Dubai. Previously Q:8 Iwith a Dish I could view FTA channels viz sun TV, DD Podhighai etc but for the past one month I could not view the same. Please tell me how can I see these DD channels and other free to air Indian channels? (Asghar Ali, Dubai) A. You have not mentioned the satellite from which you were receiving the free-to-air channels including Sun TV, DD Podhighai etc. We presume that you were watching NSS-6 satellite and DD Direct FTA signals on a large Ku-Band dish. NSS-6 foot-prints touched Dubai so you could receive them. However, now DD Direct Channels have shifted to Insat-4B which does not have footprints over Dubai.

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you use your old UHF Q:10Can antenna with a new HDTV and will it pick up broadcast HDTV signals? (Imran Aslam, by e-mail) A: To answer your question simply, yes, you can pick up over the air HD signals from

your analog antenna. As a matter of fact that's how I have my HDTV set up. I just read somewhere recently, but can't recall where, that over the air HD is a much cleaner signal or much better picture than cable or sat. I don't have cable or satellite but just use the antenna that I have hanging in my attic. What you will discover, depending on your location and signal strength I'd imagine, is that you will not only receive your regular network broadcast but additional stations as well.

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riginal satellite broadcasts are converted into a highquality, uncompressed digital stream containing a lot of data, and sends it at a speed of 270 megabits per second (Mbps) for each channel. All of this data must be compressed however or the satellite would not be able to receive the information. The system of compression used in the U.S. is the MPEG-2 compressed video format. This is similar to the system used to make DVDs. The provider could now reduce the 270-Mbps stream to about 5 or 10 Mbps, enabling them to transmit about 200 channels, instead of the 30 they could transmit before compression. These signals are scrambled so that only paid subscribers can receive them. Unlike their predecessors, today's satellite dishes are small, only 18" in diameter and are referred to as a 'mini-dish'. A typical satellite dish consists of two parts: the reflector and the feed horn. The reflector is the concave dish-shaped part of the antenna. This is the part of the antenna that captures and focuses the satellite signal onto

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the feed horn. The feed horn is the part of the antenna that is mounted on an arm that sticks out from the reflector dish. It takes the signal and feeds it through a cable to your satellite receiver (black box). Newer satellite dish designs feature multiple feed horns. This is so the dish can pick up signals from several satellites and clearly focus the captured signal on one of the several feed horns. Something called a feed horn has a feature known as a low noise block down converter (LNB). This provides for clear signal. The LNB does two things: It amplifies the signal received from the satellite provider, and filters out 'signal noise,' radio signals that do not carry the satellite provider's television programming. The satellite receiver is simply the black box that is connected to your television set. It receives the signal from your mini-dish and then de-scrambles the signal into viewable pictures for your family to watch. The receiver does three main things: It receives and de-scrambles the signal which contains the programming. It separates the programming into the individual channels you request by way of the channel selector button on either your TV or your remote control. It tracks your Pay Per View usage, and sends your billing information for this programming to your provider.

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atellite television gives you the best that TV has to offer. The programming is superior to cable in many ways. There are channels that you could only dream of getting on cable; and forget about broadcast.

They cannot hold a candle to the line up available on satellite television. Your whole family can find something to enjoy. There are almost unlimited choices in sports programming. There are channels covering all of the mainstream sports, channels dedicated to one sport and even channels that cover the not so popular sports. There are children's channels that can provide entertainment to even the most finicky kids. Science and history lovers will find channels that are right up their alley. You can get all of this and have excellent sound and picture quality. Television and movie connoisseurs will be impressed. The technology that brought us satellite television has gone through an evolution that took it to the cutting edge. There are no more giant dishes taking up half of your roof or a big portion of your yard. The new receivers are much less obtuse and blend in much better with your outdoor dĂŠcor. OCTOBER

Cable cannot compete with the customer service offered by the satellite companies. They know how terrible cable customer service has been historically and have taken great pains to make vast improvements. They know their competition and will do whatever it takes to make their existing customers happy and win new ones. The value of your dollar is always increasing as the satellite companies add new programming and services in and effort to stay ahead. They are always striving to find new ways to satisfy their customers. With the economy in bad shape, consumers are looking for ways to stretch their dollar and find cheaper entertainment. More people are staying in and this makes it very important to have quality programming at the ready. Shows that entertain and teach us new things are also in high demand. With satellite television you can learn to cook, make crafts or restore cars. Exploring new hobbies is easy with satellite television. Your satellite television and DVR can team up to make sure that you never miss your favorite shows. Before DVR you either had to revolve your life around your favorite shows, or set the VCR. Now, your DVR can keep track of your favorite shows for you. You can live your life and watch your shows. Kids are busy too these days and they will appreciate the ease and convenience of satellite TV and a DVR.

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Modern convenience has brought to every room in our homes, satellite TV at the touch of a button for hundreds of channels. Now, the very convenience that we've enjoyed at home for years has become available in many travel capacities. Most travel vehicles such as motor homes, SUVs and tour buses are equipped with Satellite TV dishes attached to the rooftops. No need to miss your favorite shows while on vacation or while traveling the country. Simply take high-speed connectivity with you! The "push of a button" lifestyle has become such a commonplace that you can now purchase watches and other personal attire equipped with remote capability. Televisions the size of cell phones (PocketDish) or even watches can be carried with you in a shirt pocket. Children under the age of twelve or so will never know what it was like to have less than one hundred channels to choose from, or to have to get off the couch and manually switch to their favorite program. The twenty first century is sure to bring with it even more sophistication and high-tech equipment all aimed at helping to make our fast-paced lives much easier. Many of these special and sophisticated satellite features are fast becoming safety necessities as well. OCTOBER

No longer do we have to travel alone. Simply purchase a vehicle equipped with satellite capabilities which will even map your trip for you and monitor the position of your vehicle. Many truckers are tracked in this manner and companies sell satellite tracking kits so you can track your teenagers whereabouts. One can only wonder where satellite TV will take us in this next decade. These days, getting a satellite TV subscription doesn't have to cost much. More deals are now more accessible to more consumers, and, with the advent of the Internet, ordering and subscribing has been made much easier. Ordering online is actually the best way to get a great deal. Providers can offer the best deals because they save on operational costs, and because of this, they pass on the deal to subscribers and future subscribers. Moreover, ordering through cyberspace will save you more time and effort, as opposed to going to an office physically and ordering there. Aside from going online, another advantage to getting satellite TV in this day and age is the competition. Because there are more providers mushrooming everywhere, everyone keeps clamoring for your attention by offering you attractive deals.

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invention/introduction of the microprocessor in the 1970s represented a quantum jump for the onboard capabilities of a spacecraft. This technology introduction represented a prime catalyst in the development of micro satellites since it enabled small physical structures in support of sophisticated data handling applications. The engineering of micro satellites, which

SMALL SATELLITES IN REMOTE SENSING and more expensive and took a long time to design, build and be launched. One of the extreme examples was Envisat. For these large satellites compromises often had to be made between different objectives and different instruments. A failure of the whole system meant the death of many different projects. The future is likely to see more small satellites, each of which is dedicated to a particular mission objective and carries a single instrument. Through this approach more and more countries around the world are becoming involved in Earth observation from space, not just in using the data from the major established systems but also in constructing their own systems. There were some small, low-cost satellites in the early days, but they were overlooked or considered toys by the space community. The first micro satellites were built by enthusiasts of the amateur radio community and launched in the early 1960s. The

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emerged in the early 1980s, took a radical change of approach from the custom design of traditional spacecraft, namely a designto-capability scheme to achieve cost reductions by focusing on available, and existing technologies using a general purpose bus and 'off-the-shelf' components and instruments. The new approach of small satellite design was pioneered by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) of Surrey University, UK. Set's lead has now been followed by various companies and space agencies throughout the world. A key feature of this work is the development of micro satellite technology transfer programmes, providing partnerships and on-the-job training of engineers and scientists of foreign national organizations in cooperative programmes-in particular to those who were not in a position to start or afford their own space projects-to participate in the development of their own micro satellites.

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