HISTORY <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> Archives 10 Edited by Alexander Wiese Attisat FL 500 For many years, Greece was one of the countries in which <strong>satellite</strong> reception with smaller dishes was not really possible. Even with larger dishes the local geographical situation was of the greatest influence on the reception in many cases. In practice, many Greeks just had to do trial and error for many years. The Greeks have always participated in our discussions about <strong>satellite</strong> reception, being prepared to try any construction to find a solution. So it was just a matter of time before a company would come along and offer some real innovative products on this field. Attisat Satellite Systems is one of these very young companies, now introducing their first product. The number of direct reception <strong>satellite</strong>s throughout the world has grown over the last decade. In almost every region there is at least one <strong>satellite</strong> to be found which has been built for direct reception. In the Mediterranean area these are the Astra, Arabsat, Nilesat, Hotbird and Türksat. Years Ago 176 <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> — Global Digital TV <strong>Magazine</strong> — 02-03/2010 — www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>.com Attisat investigated the situation and developed a flat dish of 53cm x 53cm. A flat dish not only looks better, but in some cases it also performs better compared to normal parabolic antennas. In fact, a flat dish consists of many smaller dishes that are all catching the signal and supply it to one LNB. The efficiency of these dishes is around 85%. The aperture angle is around 25% smaller compared to parabolic antennas. Also the side lobes are about 10dB lower, preventing the interference of nearby positioned <strong>satellite</strong>s. Polarisation separation was measured lower than -30dB, which is absolutely better than average. Star Sat SR-X40CI Although analogue reception is still going strong, more channels are also becoming available on digital platforms every day. Where, for example, one year ago you needed a very large dish to catch some exotic channels (Thai-TV in Europe for instance,) a digital platform now brings these channels to your home with only a very small dish and a digital receiver. For every European it has now become possible to get the latest news directly from Chile or Argentina. Italians or Arabs living in the U.S. can now keep up with the news from home, thanks to digital technology. This requires a world-wide applicable receiver, offering not only Ku-band reception but C-band as well. And for those wanting to combine both C-band <strong>TELE</strong> INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE Internet via Satellite - Free-To-Air - Test Reports - New Satellite Products Travel into the Past <strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Issue 01-02/2000 http://www.<strong>TELE</strong>-<strong>satellite</strong>.com B 9318 E ISSN 0931-4733 01-02 and Ku-Band into one LNB a dual polariser with servo motor comes in. This meant some extra requirements for the receiver, which has to be able to control the dual polariser as well. First of all, FTA reception is important, but the possibility to choose a pay-TV package later on must be there. Therefore, a Common Interface is necessary. This can be used in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia. In the U.S., other access systems are in use.All these requirements mentioned above are met by the new receiver from Star Sat from Dubai. Since they are still searching for a European distributor we had to get our test version directly from Dubai. The number of channels is really large: 2,900 in total (2,000 for TV / 900 for Radio.) And it supports up to 50 <strong>satellite</strong>s. On the front, a green display indicates the channel ID, the programme mode and when in standby mode, it shows the time. Also located on the front is the standby button, and hidden behind a lid there are more buttons, enabling complete operation of the box. Two CA-slots for encoding, Irdeto, Viaccess, Cryproworks, Conax and Nagravision are present. At the back, terminals make it possible to connect a servo polariser. The SR-X40CI would be the ideal receiver for motorised installations if a positioner was built-in as well. However it isn’t, you will need a separate one. Three scart connectors (European version) are present to connect a television set, VCR and external decoder (like for the RAI.) Additionally, the box features output in phono for both video and audio. The 0/12-Volt control signal can be used to operate external switches. A serial interface is present (RS-232, 9 pin) enabling a transfer rate of up to 38,400 baud. New firmware can be downloaded from the Internet or will be available on diskette. Even channel settings (including <strong>satellite</strong> settings) can be updated using the serial interface. A built-in modulator integrates a present terrestrial signal to the receiver’s RF output. It is software adjustable and can be set to any channel on the UHF band (for the European version in PAL D/K, B/G, I and SECAM L.) Another nice feature is the presence of a mains switch. Nera World Communicator With the bus to a crisis region? Well, the Greyhound won’t take you there, but an ISDN bus from a Norwegian manufacturer of <strong>satellite</strong> telephones just might. The Nera “WorldPhone” gave reporters, businesspeople and the military a means for voice communications from most places on earth, but there was still a need for transmitting higher bit rates with a small portable unit. So the idea for the new WorldCommunicator was born, and Nera is now introducing the result of this idea: it looks like a small flap-open laptop PC which provides an ISDN hook-up in all corners of the earth. This is possible thanks to the new strong spot beams of the latest generation of Inmarsat <strong>satellite</strong>s. Four operative and eight back-up <strong>satellite</strong>s delivering these strong beams are currently in orbit.
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