Sounds more like the usual issue of improving things worse without bothering
to tell anybody first.
The same attitude as constantly redesigned web sites etc.
Brian
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"brightside S9" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:31:17 +0100, Peter Duncanson
> > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:55:55 +0100, Peter Duncanson
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:37:00 +0100, brightside S9
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone know what has happened to Bloomberg TV on sat.
>>>>
>>>>According to
>>>>http://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/us...TV-Europe.html
>>>>For UK, Astra 2E, freq= 11246V, SR = 27500.
>>>>
>>>I think that should be freq= 11426 V.
>>>
>>>>That is what the ROSS HDR-6110 USB sat box says is tuned to.
>>>>
>>>>Bloomberg channel was OK yesterday, sig strength and quality are as
>>>>they normally are when Bloomberg is being watched.
>>>>
>>>>All other stuff I watch on the box is working as it should be.
>>>>
>>>>I can't find anything on Google search to say the channel has moved or
>>>>there is a problem.
>>>>
>>>>Could some try Bloomberg and let me know what they get - picture or
>>>>blank screen.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>I'm getting a very erratic picture. The signal strength shown on my
>>>Freesat box, Humax FOXSAT HD, is flicking between 100% and 0%. Even when
>>>the strength is 100% the Quality is varying between about 50% and 65%.
>>>
>>>However, that is Bloomberg from Astra 2G, freq=11685 V.
>>>
>>>That is marked as "NEW" here:
>>>http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-2G.html
>>>
>>>Perhaps the Bloomberg channel has moved.
>>
>>There is no signal on Astra 2E, freq= 11246 V.
>>
>>Bloomberg from Astra 2G, freq=11685 V is the one in the Freesat group of
>>channels.
>>
>>When a Freesat TV channel changes frequency and/or satellite the change
>>is handled automatically by Freesat boxes.
>
>
> Thanks for the feedback Peter.
> Yes the freq is 11426, original post freq was a typo.
> Quality =100%, strength = 60% (these are normal value for a good
> signal on a ROSS receiver. These values are the same as yesterday).
> There is a signal as the receiver would report 'no siganl' if it
> deteriorates or goes missing and there is no report.
>
> http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-2G.html says Bloomberg is on 11686V and
> so does http://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/us...TV-Europe.html
> for Europe.
>
> Something odd is happeneing. There is a Czech article(? or post) here
> http://www.parabola.cz/zpravicky/262...pskeho-svazku/
> which translates to (google translate):-
>
> "Other international channels on the orbital position 28.2 ° E shifts
> from Britain into the European union. Recently, a modification made by
> the Chinese news channel in English CNC World. Now the same step comes
> Bloomberg TV Europe.
>
> Test broadcasts already underway in European beam on Astra 2G (28.2 °
> E). The station has so far been distributed in the UK Beam Astra 2E
> (28.2 ° E).
>
> new technical parameters - Bloomberg TV Europe:
>
> . 2G Astra (28.2 ° E) freq. 11,685 GHz, pol. V, SR 22000, FEC 5/6,
> DVB-S / QPSK.
>
> Viewers in Europe can watch TV Station Bloomberg Europe from major
> European Astra satellite system at 19.2 ° E and Eutelsat Hot Bird 13 °
> E. Now the smooth adoption of the program as well as possible from the
> position 28.2 ° E."
>
> Maybe the effects of Brexit has already started 8-). It looks like
> I'll have to experiment with the ROSS box settings. Either 11685V or
> 11686V will be a good place to start. Though if you say the signal is
> iffy that won't help me to sort it out.
>
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