I have a satellite dish pointing at Asiasat 3s and i kinda bored with the channel.I'm thinking of adjust the satellite dish to point at another satellite.Any idea how to do that?Which satellite should i point?

SATELIT PUAKA!!!!

http://www.dishpointer.com/

if u know how to point to Asiasat 3s then what's the problem?

may be ChinaSat 6B at 115.5°E, lots of channels from china, how big is your dish, you may need 1.8m dish for this satellite to receive complete channels

or Palapa D at 113.0°E, lots of indo channels, 1.5m dish

pointing you dish to the right satellite is quite involved, pick you satellite first then do the next step: calculate the satellite dish angles

you can pick a satellite here http://www.lyngsat.com/asia.html

hey i need indian channel which satelite do i need it
like country Indian
i at penang if i get good satelite can i get indian channel a lot full ?????

AsiaSat 3S at 105.5°E got a few indian channels, one of them is STAR Utsav, got web site too http://starutsav.indya.com/

for other indian channels, go here http://www.lyngsat.com/AsiaSat-3S.html

This post has been edited by neb: Mar 26 2012, 06:07 PM

Someone install for me the satelite when i first bought it.How do we know that which satelite signal can we receive in my area(kelantan)?I think my satelite dish is 1.5m.

go to this list http://www.lyngsat.com/asia.html
look inside each satellite, then click on transponder footprint, if it's beam cover over malaysia, then you can receive the channel

so what sort of channels are you interested in watching? these Free-to-ar channels are very limited in selection, some avalable channels are in language such as Siam, Indo, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkian, Hakka, Indian, Pakistan, ......

This post has been edited by neb: Mar 26 2012, 06:13 PM

are there any thing like motorized rotating motor like the one used on rotating antenna that can be installed on the dish so that we can adjust the dish without climbing on the roof?I actually thinking of pointing my dish to Thaicom5.

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Added on March 26, 2012, 6:20 pmI prefer English shows.

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Added on March 26, 2012, 6:22 pm Problem?U JELLY?

This post has been edited by Kendall: Mar 26 2012, 06:22 PM

yes there is, but is a bit pricey, this motorised add-on you can ask your installer, I think it is readily available in Thailand

but the trend now is to install multiple dishes each pointing to separate satellite, then hook up all the dishes to a DiSEqC switch

This post has been edited by neb: Mar 26 2012, 06:27 PM

Wah,1 satellite also don't know where to hide liao.How they managed to hide many satelite?What about the dream box or magic box thing?any different from ordinary china decoder?

those dreambox thing is for watching encrypted channel

for motorised dish I don't know much about it, I think you need to change the whole dish and decoder, ask your installer

magic box? what is that?

If you want to DIY pointing to another satellite, I may help you a bit, but as I said in previous post, it is a bit involved, not for the faint-hearted

as for English FTA channels, quite a lot in asiasat 3s, other satellite such as Intelsat 8 at 166.0°E got 2 channels only: BBC world news and Australian network channel, very limited selection

or subscribe to astro, plenty of english channels

This post has been edited by neb: Mar 26 2012, 07:35 PM

I understand that the dreambox needs smart card and also internet connection,why do we need it?And there are monthly fees but who are we paying to?Why do we need to pay monthly?

usually the box is used to watch pay satellite TV illegally

After i terminated my astro byond last year the decoder is lying there in the av cabinet collecting dust and my satelite dish outside collecting rain water.

Is there any free HD channels for the satelite list?

Lyngsat is a good site to check on the available channels including free to air channels.

First you have to check if you are using C-band or KU-band LNB.

You only need to use motor if you plan to receive signals from different satellite transponder. In order to use motor, you got to have a universal decoder that support this. I have seen people installing both C-band and Ku-band LNB on a motorized antenna.

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Added on March 27, 2012, 2:35 pmASTRO decoder is a very basic unit. You can't use this to watch channels other than ASTRO.

This post has been edited by otnuus: Mar 27 2012, 02:42 PM

you can easily do this to watch sat TV



This post has been edited by ycs: Mar 27 2012, 03:11 PM

wow, the second photo is very special. I don't understand this setup. .
Are you trying to get three different transponder with different positioning of LNBs on a single antenna? The offset antenna has a focal point where the signal is optimum. Signals are degraded when the LNB are not placed at the focal point. With the small Astro dish, I wonder how good is the receiving signals especially when weather turns bad with Ku-band.

How can i do this?D.I.Y. or how?but the parts are difficult to find.Even the decoder people don't dare to sell it under broad daylight.

Dunno why no one has ever brought up forcing gomen to abolish the need to have permit and license to own these in any rally :/

I want one, but too chicken to set up, and getting permit and license is impossible for normal rakyat.

I only want back some shows NTV7 cancelled but is still available on channels that Assteruk dun have

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 29 2012, 10:17 AM

wow, how much is this? Who can do it for me or is it DIY?

You can DIY. The 3 LNB on 1 dish from the right pic is pointing to 3 satellites. Usually people do this to get NSS6, Measat3 and Thaicom5 using 1 dish

Good info thank you. So one dish but cannot use astro byond decoder?

You can only use astro decoder to receive measat3 signal. For other sats, you have to use other type of decoder.

Where to get this other type of decoder?

You can look around, saw people selling them in lelong, mudah and even lyn garage sales (long time ago. I dont think mod approve since it can be used to get illegal pay TV). 2 of the most popular brands are Dreambox and Openbox(openbox=skybox=yumy same internal hardware/interface/system only different name)

Use which assthrow dish with Dreambox?

Actually looking at all the 3 satelite services NSS6, Thaicom5 and Measet3

Measet 3/3a has the most HD channels (none for NSS6 and Thaicom5 only 2 both Thai TV)

ALL HD CHANNELS Available on Measet 3/3a:-

Discovery HD World India
We TV
Life Inspired
Food Network Asia
Sundance Channel Asia
All Sports Network
I-concerts
Sky News HD
NBA TV
Fashion Wild
Unitel Classica Asia
High TV (HD 3D)
SET One
AXN HD Asia
Travel Channel HD Asia
Fashion One (USA)
History HD Asia
Eurosport Pacific
Cartoon Network South East Asia
Fox Asia
Star World Philippines
TVN Asia
Fox Family Movies
Nat Geo Wild Asia
National Geographic Channel HD Asia
Edge Sports
Star Cricket
ESPN India

I think most people like me will just happy to get the above HD channels from the byond decoder and dish.

Now i need someone to help me to adjust the dish and make the decoder works again without buying dreambox or illegal card sharing.

(i already sent astro card to astro as per their requirement so now no card in the slot)

Wait if the dish already adjusted to get astro previously before i terminated them, i dont have to do anything right coz astro using Measat3? So how to activate the decoder?

This post has been edited by chokia: Mar 30 2012, 01:01 PM

You can use either the old grey dish or the new beyond dish for Thaicom5 Ku and NSS6 Ku. Well maybe beyond dish for NSS6 since the signal is weaker compared to Thaicom5.

Some of the channel on Measat 3 that you've listed are not available on astro for example Fashion TV, Life Inspired, High TV etc. These channel are broadcasted using Measat3 C band while astro is using Ku band. For C band you need to use bigger dish such as 5-6 ft dish and unless you're in some remote kampung place or in Sabah/Sarawak it will hard to hide the big dish and MCMC will come knocking on your door.

For astro decoder you need the card otherwise it wont work. Just plug in the cable from your dish to your decoder, insert your smart card and you're good to go provided the card is activated. And those C band signal from measat cannot be received through astro decoder, you need dreambox or openbox + bigger dish.

I was watching Life Inspired HD all these while on astro before terminated them last year.

So you're saying even after we terminated astro byond, dont send the card and still can activate these channels?

Or if i understand correctly astro decoder is useless after we terminated astro?

This is something new to me. Never know this can be done. Very creative.
How is the signal strength with this setup for each of the satellite?

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Added on March 30, 2012, 3:32 pmYes, Astro decoder is useless after you terminated their service. That box is a stripped down to basic decoder.

This post has been edited by otnuus: Mar 30 2012, 03:32 PM

Obviously the signals are going to take a hit compared to using 1 LNB per dish. However they are still quite good and able to receive HD channels perfectly for all 3 satellites. Since NSS6 is the weakest among those 3, the dish will be aligned towards NSS6 rather than Measat3 to have maximum gain.

MCMC do aerial survey?

If I can get a 5ft dish which decoder do I need to watch Measet 3/3a?

I don't think they do aerial survey, but your jealous neighbour might report on you to MCMC. Try to hide your big dish from public eye if you install one.

For watching Measat3 or any other satellites, the cheapest with HD capability is openbox variants. If Dreambox, DM800 series, DM500 series does not support HD.

To maximize the 5ft antenna, it will be good that you install both C-band and Ku-band LNB to enjoy more channels. Nowadays there should be less and less TV channels on C-band as the available spectrum is smaller compared to Ku-band and the bigger antenna requirement at user end. This is more costly for both service provider and customer with the only benefit of less susceptible to rain fade.

How do I differentiate a HD-capable openbox from the others?

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Added on March 31, 2012, 6:58 amThanks for the heads-up.

This post has been edited by DarkNite: Mar 31 2012, 06:58 AM

Openbox: S9, S10, S11, S12
Dreambox: DM800 series such as DM800hd, DM800se etc

All HD capable box have HDMI output.

Lol why i hv to go through these 'boxes" again? I thought this thread is about a new way to make use the old terminated astro byond decoder and dish.


Btw when i queried about openbox and dreambox last time they stressed that NO astrobyond hd channels. so i assumed no HD channels for these card sharing boxes. RM30 per month with all astro SD channels but not HD. Now you suggest these boxes again.

I donot want astro channels! I think most people want is free HD channels from these satelites

This post has been edited by chokia: Mar 31 2012, 12:02 PM

well said!

Astro byond decoder is useless after you've terminated the service. These "boxes" are not only for card sharing but can also receive Free to Air (FTA) channels broadcasted from many satellites flying over our country.

You can use back your byond dish to get any Ku band beams such as from Thaicom5 and NSS6. There are currently about 2-3 FTA Test HD channel on Thaicom5 Ku band and a few SD channels. NSS6 Ku band used to have 5-6 FTA HD channels but maybe they're now encrypted. Most of good stuff you are encrypted and you have to subscribe to their services or resort to illegal card sharing.

For C band, you have no choice but to use bigger dish. There are FTA channels on Measat 3 C band such as RTM TV1, RTM TV1 HD, Fashion One HD etc. Asiasat 5 C band also have a few FTA channels. Asiasat5 Ku band got a few FTA HD but maybe those who live in northern area can receive the signal.

Here are some sats that can be locked from our country:
Measat 3/3a
Thaicom 5
NSS 6
ST1 & ST2
Palapa D
Vinasat 1
Asiasat 3s
Asiasat 5
SES 7
Telkom 1

Oh by the way, you are correct about HD channel from astro byond not available from card sharing since the byond smart card is paired with the byond decoder. But you can still get HD channel from other sats such as Thaicom 5, SES 7 etc through card sharing or FTA.


http://www.satbeams.com/footprints :
to check the footprint of the satellites. Google map style. Just point your location and it will show you the minimum dish size, azimuth, elevation etc.

http://www.lyngsat.com
Comprehensive details of the sats, their channels, frequency, beam info etc

http://www.dishpointer.com/
To check the azimuth and elevation from your current position

This post has been edited by xernix: Mar 31 2012, 01:14 PM

Ok say i opted for all free HD channels and not astro, can these "box" sellers allow to just sell the box* without that card sharing monthly payment?

*with installation including dish adjustment to receive signals.

card sharing means we still need to pay for services? sorry noob here

Viewing pay TV channels without paying for them is illegal.

I agree. But then, Astro is too arrogant and corrupted, TM is too slow in rollout, DETV has lousy procurement officer...

FineTV and ABN are in another time zone...

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Apr 5 2012, 11:16 AM

So, if I get a Dreambox (for example) + Byond dish pointing to Measat3 will I able to view all those HD channel?

Nope.. Even with the card sharing service..

Erm I'm so outdated bout this kind of things.

What should I do to get this satellite tv? Buy? Or DIY setup?

Suggest you point to Telstar 18 at 138.0°E.
Subscribe to D-sky package and can watch the Rainbow channel from Taiwan. (search yahoo or google for rainbow channel taiwan).

http://www.lyngsat.com/Telstar-18.html

This post has been edited by timing_posting: Oct 6 2012, 03:25 AM

Was wondering, if I bring my Astro Byond decoder + an active smart card (legal one), can I watch Astro from Bangkok?

What else do I need?

I know I will need a satellite dish, but what kind and what size of dish?

I was told Ku Band Dish should be sufficient, but from the
[ http://www.satbeams.com/footprints ]
it shows that I will need a C Band Dish with

[ Reception details
EIRP level = 40 dBW
Recommended dish size = 150cm / 59.1in ]

but I also read somewhere that our Astro Byond decoder are not compatible with C-Band dish?

Can some one help me?

we selling 138C original D-BOX,u need 6tf c-band dish to receive.no need smart card and internet.


bottom idst cbox android able to watch rainbow as well without dish and need internet.


88ku2 india start sharing soon.

adjust the satellite dish is easy...
is that OK to get the decode/decoder?

Woo~ Pro man. This is really professional technical installations~

By the way, I turn to my satellite at JCSAT-2A position hard to receive satellite signal leh. That positions mostly Taiwan channels~ Did you all guy receive on that positions channels? Please let me know, expert~

Another things is.... Did you all guy who sells satellite smartcard (NOT the astro smartcard)? More and more channels has been scrambled and need insert smart card to view the channels And less Free air TV in nowsadays.

Hi,
Anyone which direction is astro dish facing? If not changing the direction, using the same astro dish, what free to air channel can i watch and what decorder is required?