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Services on IS10-02 and AB3 down at 21:55 – Isolated reports of audio dropout particularly effecting Topfield receivers. Not seen nor heard at UK teleport on Pro IRD. No AC3 alarms on downlink analyser.

IS10-02 & AB3 services established by 15:33. All stable.

Services down on AB3 and IS10-02 at 20:03. An entirely asyncronous transmission. Sync problems eminated from the outside broadcast in Paris and were entirely outside of our control.

Sync is still not correct coming out of Paris. The last clapper with me was audio leading pictures.  This was agreed at the UK teleport, in the US and at two downlink sites in the UK. I have been in … Continue reading →

There appears to be a few issues at the moment and some are resolved. The primary problem is with those using an Icecrypt receiver, this receiver will not lock to the signal on IS10-02 when using the published freq of … Continue reading →

Test TX begins at 16:00 GMT. 17:00 CET. Please remember that this is a DVBS 2, 8PSK transmission. You will also need to set ‘Pilot on’ particularly if you are using an Icecrypt. The helpline will be operational from 15:45 … Continue reading →

All services down at 10:00 GMT – test complete.

Transmission test: Service established on IS10-02 at 09:22 GMT. Both Services established at 09:30 on AB3