It’s time to get you hat and gloves on again and sweep your dishes of snow.
You will then be ready for the Test at 0900GMT(UK)/1000CET(W. Europe). It will last an hour, be on IS-1002 and Eutelsat5Wa and don’t forget it is DVBS-2/8PSK/Pilot ON
The Channel names is ARQIVA and the material is the Ciel Ecran test-loop
All Feeds STABLE at 0901GMT
Clearing our uplink antenna !
Test period for todays’ transmission begins at 15:45GMT / 16:45CET
User conference will be operational from 15:30GMT
Please ensure your downlink antenna is clear of snow if it is accessible and safe to do so
IS 10-02 services established and stable by 15:37GMT
IS 905 service established and stable by 15:40GMT
EU5Wa services established and stable by 15:43GMT
T12 service established and stable by 15:45GMT
There will be a short break in service on the German and Russian service at 16:05GMT
Russian and German service re established at 16:06GMT
All services ceased at 21:15GMT – Clean & stable transmission throughout
Get out there with a brush and clear all the snow from your dish and your LNB.
A bit of timely housekeeping will give you the best chance of having a successful broadcast reception tomorrow for “Maria Stuarda” from Met Opera.
If you call the helpline with no reception and haven’t done this, we will ask you to put your hat and gloves on 1st and get sweeping!
Good luck!
The test signals for both channels are now on air ready for tonights transmission
Please call the user conference if you need tech assistance
Currently sending a sync test signal – test tape again soon
Test tape to line at 17:10GMT
Services ceased at 21:54GMT. Clean & stable transmission
The test period will begin at 11:00GMT/12:00CET
User conference will be operational from 10:45GMT
Both channels established at 10:52GMT
Services ceased at 12:00GMT
10:52GMT Test signals are now on air for this morning’s test
User conference is operational
Services & conference ceased at 12:00GMT
Having taken no calls on the helpline, we assume you all had perfect reception…..
There is a test this morning 11.00-12.00 GMT for tonights TX La Boheme. Please call your helpline if you need tuning information.
The test transmission on IS10-02 and EU5Wa will be on air at 09:30GMT or 10:30CET(GMT for UK and CET for Europe)
Please call into the user conference (operational from 09:15GMT) if you need assistance
IS10-02 established and stable at 09:29GMT
EU5Wa established and stable at 09:31GMT
Services ceased at 10:02GMT
Glad to see that the snow has not affected any of you….
The test period of today’s transmission begins at 14:45GMT / 15:45CET
The user conference will be operatonal from 14:30GMT
Please note the earlier start time of this production
A new production schedule for today’s transmission has been published. Please ensure you download yours here
Telstar 12 for the middle east territories established at 14:05 – stable and showing Met content at 14:16GMT
English & Russian services on IS10-02 established and stable at 14:19GMT
French & Spanish services on Eutelsat 5Wa established and stable at 14:33GMT
14:35GMT – No subtitles on any service yet
Intelsat 905 established and stable at 14:37GMT
Brief disturbance to all services at 14:39GMT
Subtitles now showing on all services at 14:48GMT
All Eurpoean services ceased at 22:37GMT – Clean and stable transmission throughout.
Goodnight !!
A new production schedule for Saturdays transmission has been published today. Download yours here
