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Cartoon Network FTA on 16E

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Cartoon Network (English) timeshared today with Bulga on
11010 V
27.5
3/4

It was on at 13:00 today but switched to Bulga sometime before 16:00.

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    rai unorai uno Posts: 21,328
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    Where does Art come into it - that has been time sharing with Bulga recently. Mind you, I think that TP has only been active for a few days anyway.

    I notice they sneakily changed from 11014 to 11010, BTW.

    Edit: Belay that, me hearties - I've just checked Flysat and they have amended the Listings for the third time today!
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    logjamlogjam Posts: 2,842
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    My box copes with small changes in frequency so I hadn't noticed the change.
    btw - Isn't this the frequency we had problems with 19E interference earlier this year?

    Art normally comes on later in the evening.

    EDIT - Just checked the Flysat listing and it looks like they missed the change over time too :)

    Flysat says it switches to Art at 21:00. I don't know what time zone that is.
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    rai unorai uno Posts: 21,328
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    Mine sometimes copes - but, annoyingly, not always. Rejigging Hot-thing 7 was irritating!

    I have an idea it was this frequency - just trawling through old Threads.........................


    ....found it. It was the first incarnation of Total TV on 11018
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    logjamlogjam Posts: 2,842
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    Just found it myself - You started the thread on 16th Feb
    I remember the frequency '11010' because of its binary look !!

    http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=344230
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    rai unorai uno Posts: 21,328
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    I thought it seemed rather eloquent :D

    No wonder, though, that the signal is not too clever - same with you, I guess?
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    logjamlogjam Posts: 2,842
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    It is very low. Usable but not very robust. :(

    I remember back in February, freezing up on the roof slightly altering the dish to reduce the 19E interference signal, only to find they changed the frequency 45 minutes later!!!! :mad:

    I suppose the reason I can get any signal now is because of that adjustment .
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    rai unorai uno Posts: 21,328
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    Not forgetting the 10 Mhz difference in frequency - Which may help. :cool:
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    rai due wrote:
    Not forgetting the 10 Mhz difference in frequency - Which may help. :cool:

    I originally found it at 11010.
    It seems to have shifted slightly again. Presently it comes up at 11012 Mhz on my box. I think the 19 E analogue signal that caused the interference is at 11009 Mhz
    (Confirmed - Phoenix at 11009 V on 19E)

    That is ony 3Mhz difference
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    rai unorai uno Posts: 21,328
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    It's quite interesting that they are time-sharing not two but three "Channels".

    Edit: "Interesting" wasn't the best choice of word - try "Different" :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 225
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    @ logjam

    Ref "Flysat says it switches to Art at 21:00. I don't know what time zone that is."

    Flysat, being Turkish based, perhaps that is their time?

    Jeff;)
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    ffej wrote:
    @ logjam

    Ref "Flysat says it switches to Art at 21:00. I don't know what time zone that is."

    Flysat, being Turkish based, perhaps that is their time?

    Jeff;)

    I did a control check on that. They have ITV4 coming on at 19:00. It actually comes on at 18:00 - so it looks like CET.

    Is Turkey CET?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 225
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    No, just found out that Turkey is EET (Eastern European Time), so that theory of mine is knocked on the head.Jeff;)
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    I sometimes read about satellite frequencies shifting slightly. How is this possible? I always thought that the transponders on a satellite had a fixed frequency given to them when the satellite was built.
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    logjamlogjam Posts: 2,842
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    Someone is bound to give a better explanation than this but I'll tell you how I understand it. A transponder doesn't have a fixed frequency as such. It isn't like a TV transmitter. It broadcasts a frequency which is related to the frequency of the signal it receives from the ground. (It was explained to me that it it was like a pipe with a 'U' bend.) So it is possible to change the frequency.

    It is even possible for a transponder to imitate 2 transmitters and broadcast 2 frequencies!!!!

    The word 'Transponder' means 'transmitter - responder'

    (I didn't know any of this 3 months ago! All due to my questions and good, informed answers from my friends on these forums :) )
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    Cartoon Network switched off at 14:00 BST today , so that make it . . . . .

    05:00 - 14:00 - Cartoon Network
    14:00 - 20:00 - Bulga
    20:00 - 04:00 - Art Channel.
    (btw ffej Jeff, I notice that lyngsat gives time in CET as well)
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