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Briantist: No speculation here:
Comparing files List Freesat 30-11-2015 18 00.txt and List Freesat 01-12-2015 13 00.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Renamed
ChartshowDance 1 4014 53315 2110 2 11307V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 502
Dancember 1 4014 53315 2110 2 11307V 0 1 Freesat 111111111111 502
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Drama 1 5003 6522 2022 2 12129V 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 162
Really 1 19012 6523 2022 2 12129V 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 164
Yesterday 1 26000 6505 2022 2 12129V 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 163
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Briantist: Not so far. Here''s the ASTRA DIFFS:
Comparing files List ASTRA 30-11-2015 18 00.txt and List ASTRA 01-12-2015 13 00.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Renamed
Playboy TV Hot 1 1866 5703 2019 2 12071H 1 1 BSkyB 011111111000011 924
XXXUniforms 1 1866 5703 2019 2 12071H 1 1 BSkyB 011111111000011 924
Renamed
GOLD 1 2304 6504 2006 2 11817V 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 110
Christmas GOLD 1 2304 6504 2006 2 11817V 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 110
Renamed
Good Food 1 2308 6508 2006 2 11817V 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 133, 255
Christmas Food 1 2308 6508 2006 2 11817V 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 133, 255
Renamed
Good Food +1 1 2326 7626 2093 2 11523H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 243
Xmas Food +1 1 2326 7626 2093 2 11523H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 243
Renamed
GOLD +1 1 2703 7605 2093 2 11523H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 166
Xmas GOLD +1 1 2703 7605 2093 2 11523H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 166
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Good Food HD 25 4067 3867 2027 2 12227H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 133, 255
Xmas Food HD 25 4067 3867 2027 2 12227H 1 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 133, 255
Renamed
Chartshw Dnce 1 4215 53315 2110 2 11307V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 372
Dancember 1 4215 53315 2110 2 11307V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 372
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
1528 25 1037 1528 2001 2 11720H 1 1 BSkyB 000000000000010 1017
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I forgot the TS DIFFS:
Comparing Freesat 30-11-2015 18 00.txt and Freesat 01-12-2015 13 00.txt
Changed:
10832.25 H 23000 5/6 DVB-S2 0.25 8PSK 028.2E :TSID = 2049 --> 10832.25 H 22000 3/4 DVB-S2 0.25 8PSK 028.2E :TSID = 2049
Found:
12129.00 V 27500 2/3 DVB-S QPSK 028.2E :TSID = 2022
The TSID of the TS on 12129V is currently 2006, the same as that on 11817V, which is why I called it a TS clone.
Since the TSID is a unique identifier of a TS (multiplex) within a DVB Network, it is not possible to have more than one TS with a particular TSID.
Thus 12129V is not presently in the ASTRA Network.
The Freesat tables show 12129V with a TSID of 2022, which is what the TSID will be, before the transponder move 11817V --> 12129V, occurs on ASTRA.
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Briantist: If it had been deleted, there would be nothing there at all.
There is an MHEG stream which contains this message:
"Rishtey Europe is currently not available. http://europe.rishteytv.c…uot;
According to the EPG, it should be on air.
According to the EPG, VIVA should NOT be on air but it is!
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Briantist: I think it is safe to say that Dave won't be on Freesat just yet.
Comparing files List Freesat 01-12-2015 13 00.txt and List Freesat 01-12-2015 17 11.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Schedule Flag Change
Drama 1 5003 6522 2022 2 12129V 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 162
Drama 1 5003 6522 2022 2 12129V 0 1 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 162
Schedule Flag Change
Really 1 19012 6523 2022 2 12129V 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 164
Really 1 19012 6523 2022 2 12129V 0 1 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 164
Schedule Flag Change
Yesterday 1 26000 6505 2022 2 12129V 0 0 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 163
Yesterday 1 26000 6505 2022 2 12129V 0 1 Freesat 1EEE1EEE1EEE 163
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jb38: No, I hadn't checked. It makes nonsense of their message. Accurate information is hard to come by these days.
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FEC for ITV HD transponders changes from 2/3 to 3/4
The benefit: Multiplex capacity increases from 44.520 to 50.083 Mbit/s
The cost: A higher signal to noise ratio is needed (a bigger dish) for the same Quality of reception.
The change affects these services:
11052.75 H 23000 3/4 DVB-S2 8PSK
ITV2 HD
ITV4 HD
ITV Wales HD
ITV HD [ITV1 HD North]
11097.00 V 23000 3/4 DVB-S2 8PSK
ITV HD [ITV1 HD London]
ITV HD [ITV1 HD South East]
ITV HD [ITV1 HD Mid West]
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According to the Freesat SI tables, these recently added services are available in the test region 100:
162 Drama
163 Yesterday
164 Really
858 Test 1 SD
859 Test 2 HD
Curious to actually see these on the Foxsat HD, the 'postcode' for 'region' 100 was entered and a 'Freesat Tune' initiated.
Sure enough, there they were. The three UKTV services had 'nd' appended to indicate NDS encryption - strange to see that in Freesat mode.
Selecting 'Yesterday' and going to diagnostics, the TSID shown was 2022 (it isn't - it's 2006), 12129V, signal/quality 100/100.
Strangely, for 'Test 1 SD' and 'Test 2 HD' there was no signal.
The configuration of the transponder hosting 'Test 1 SD' and 'Test 2 HD' according to a recent update to the Freesat NIT is:
10832.25 H 22000 3/4 DVB-S2 8PSK
Puzzled, I attempted to carry out a 'Manual Tune' using those parameters and, again, there was no signal.
While in 'Manual Tune' I took the opportunity to scan 12129V. Selecting 'Yesterday', now in 'non-Freesat' mode, diagnostics showed the TSID as 2006.
Back to the PC to take a look at 10832H. I had carried out a blind-scan last night, instead of 8PSK it was QPSK!
Back to the Foxsat and a 'Manual Tune' with 10832.25 H 22000 3/4 DVB-S2 QPSK, brought in the two (now nameless) services which played perfectly in non-Freesat mode.
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More FEC changes:
Comparing ASTRA 02-12-2015 12 02.txt and ASTRA 03-12-2015 13 30.txt
Changed:
11719.50 H 29500 3/4 DVB-S2 0.35 QPSK 028.2E :TSID = 2001 --> 11719.50 H 29500 8/9 DVB-S2 0.35 QPSK 028.2E :TSID = 2001
12324.00 V 29500 3/4 DVB-S2 0.35 QPSK 028.2E :TSID = 2032 --> 12324.00 V 29500 8/9 DVB-S2 0.35 QPSK 028.2E :TSID = 2032
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Monday 30 November 2015 7:14PM
Briantist: Not a lot happening Brian. There is that UKTV transport stream clone, but I expect you know all about that.
There used to be some interesting feeds on Eurobird (Eutelsat 28A) in the 12500-12750 MHz band.
This band, now cleared of BSkyB services, is again being used for feeds.
There was a peculiar feed/test on 12572V 7500 5/6 QPSK DVB-S2 at 13:40 26/11/2015 consisting of four looping HEVC 1920x1080 video streams.
The picture quality was pretty bad at the bitrates used:
max min avg service_name
02.983 01.501 02.840 H265-1
03.002 01.880 02.840 H265-2
02.983 01.981 02.840 Service 03
02.970 01.651 02.835 Service 04
02.052 00.250 00.733 Null Packets
00.400 00.200 00.321 All Other Streams
12.410 12.410 12.410 TS Bitrate
FTA BSkyB DIFFS:
Blissmas and another Channel 5 region drop off the BSkyB box.
Blissmas is inactive, a mere entry in the SDT.
Comparing files List ASTRA 23-11-2015 18 00.txt and List ASTRA 30-11-2015 18 00.txt
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
Removed from BAT
Channel 5 1 1829 7702 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 010101010101011 57, 105, 171,1006
Channel 5 1 0 7702 2057 2 10964H 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
Removed from BAT
Blissmas 1 4205 53305 2110 2 11307V 0 1 BSkyB 111111111111111 376
Blissmas 1 0 53305 2110 2 11307V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
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SERVICE NAME TYPE EPGID SID TSID ONID FREQ.P ENC EIT PROVIDER BOUQUETS LCN
55216 1 0 55216 2112 2 11343V 0 1 BSkyB 000000000000000
55216 is showing a black 544x576 16/9 screen with a 1 kHz tone.