Solar Interference during War Horse tests.

Posted on February 18, 2014 by satfacts

There are scheduled to be two periods of solar interference affecting IS10-02 during the TX tests for War Horse on 26th & 27th February.

This solar interference is a natural phenomena and occurs twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn. Interruption of service may occur when the sun passes behind the satellite, as the satellite ground station (cinema), satellite and the sun are in complete alignment.

On the 26th February the interference is likely to start at 12:13GMT and could last for up to 7 minutes.

On the 27th February the interference is likely to start at 12:12GMT and could last for up to 10 minutes.

These predictions are based on a cinema positioned in London.  It may not be exactly the same in your location.  Interference you experience will be affected by your local conditions / antenna size etc.

NB: The main transmission in the evening of 27th February will not be affected.

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ROH: Don Giovanni TX

Posted on February 12, 2014 by satfacts

Please ensure you read all of this posting including warnings below.

22:40GMT Services ceased
22:36GMT content concludes
18:31GMT – a liitle extra added to IS10-02 to assist with any weather related local issues you might be experiencing
All services established and stable at 17:26GMT
The tuning period for tonights transmission begins at 17:30GMT/18:30CET

As you will be aware, severe weather conditions are affecting much of the UK this evening and strong winds / heavy rain can impact the reception of satellite signals.
The Royal Opera House has taken every measure possible to minimise these events but
nevertheless there may be brief losses of transmission during the performance
as a result. We apologise in advance for these possible outages, but hope you
understand the extreme nature of the weather this evening. We hope this does
not impact too much on your enjoyment of this opera.

Following the Met Office red wind warning for much of the UK.  You are strongly advised not to attempt a repair or repositioning your antenna if it is affected by the weather.  This could be highly dangerous and should be left to a professional with the correct safety and access equipment. 

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ROH: Don Giovani AM test

Posted on February 12, 2014 by satfacts

12:15GMT helpline ceased
12:00GMT – The official test period has concluded but IS10-02 and the IS905 primary path remains active for ROH test purposes
12:00GMT Eu5Wa & IS905 French services ceased
Back to ROH feed at 11:35GMT
We are currently transmitting from a pre record so service remains active at 11:32GMT
The teleport need to change a component in the transmission path so there will be a break of 5 minutes at 11:30GMT – will report when re established
Service stable again at 11:15GMT
Service loss at 11:12GMT – will report when re established
The AM test period is now on air.  All services established and stable 11:00GMT

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Met Opera: Rusalka TX

Posted on February 8, 2014 by satfacts

Transmission ceased at 22:07GMT – Clean & stable throughout content
Content concludes at 22:01GMT
There is a fog effect at about 40 minutes into the first act.  Do not adjust your sets
17:40GMT vision disturbance noted on IS905 & Eu7a
17:10GMT slight vision disturbance as WIN switch between transatlantic paths
16:46GMT EU5Wa resolved. Remux fault cleared at WIN
16:30GMT Several callers unable to lock to EU5Wa – investigating
16:05GMT pictures to line on IS10-02
16:00GMT: IS10-02 carriers established – currently no pictures, will switch content to line shortly
Lets hope that you all have your antenna perfectly aligned as its likely there will be significant rain fade this afternoon, especially in the West of the UK.
The tuning period for today’s transmission will begin at 16:00GMT/17:00CET

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MET OPERA: Test 3rd Feb

Posted on February 3, 2014 by satfacts

The Test for “Rusalka” starts at 0930GMT/UK, 1030CET/W.Europe

This is to check your dish alignment and system operability and a chance for the a minority of laggards to practice their tuning skills ahead of show-day.

Opportunities are available on IS-1002 and E5Wa.

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Bolshoi: Lost Illusions TX

Posted on February 2, 2014 by satfacts

17:50GMT services ceased
17:47GMT content concludes
13:04GMT all services established and stable.
13:02GMT – still awaiting incoming feeds from Moscow.

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NTLive: Coriolanus TX

Posted on January 30, 2014 by satfacts

22:07GMT Services ceased
22:03GMT Content concludes
16:52GMT Both services established and stable
NTLive Coriolanus tuning period starts at 17.00 GMT, walk in cards at 18:45GMT.

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NTLive Coriolanus Test 30th January

Posted on January 30, 2014 by satfacts

Services ceased at 12:00GMT
Brief interruption at 11:04GMT to update PIDS
Both services established and stable 10:54GMT
NTLive Coriolanus test this morning at 11.00-12.00 GMT. Please call your helpline if you need tuning information.

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NT Live: Coriolanus test

Posted on January 29, 2014 by satfacts

12:00GMT Services ceased
11:20GMT Subs feed established
11:11GMT Clean feed established. Subs will be up shortly
11:08GMT – Clean feed will be established shortly
Slight SNG difficulties – test will start soon.

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Pathe Live Bolshoi Lost Illusions test 28th January

Posted on January 28, 2014 by satfacts

There is a test this morning for Pathe Live Bolshoi Lost Illusions at 09.00-10.00 GMT, 10.00-11.00 CET.

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