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Edited by
Alexander Wiese
Nokia Mediamaster 9800S
Almost everyone in the digital satellite reception
market was curious about the successor of the
famous Nokia 9200/9600 family of satellite receivers.
Almost three years after the European launch
of digital satellite television, it seems that Nokia has
set the market standard for digital set-top boxes.
No wonder, it was the first receiver capable
of doing software and settings updates over
the air, but even more importantly through the
Internet. Get the latest channel lists from the
Internet and upload them into your receiver within
minutes. It saves a lot of time and your receiver
always has up-to-date channel settings.
MTI LNB AP8-T2
For most experts, Microelectronics Technology is
probably better known as MTI. Professionals have
known MTI for years by their VSAT installations,
SCPC reception units and microwave transmitters.
Of course, the development of LNB is a continuous
process whereas improvements are made over and
over again. Recently, MTI has introduced the AP8-
T2 LNB. As a professional manufacturer should,
MIT do their best providing realistic specifications.
For MTI, the outstanding performance of the
AP8-T2 is very stable in its LOF. We ordered two
samples and gave them a thorough test, not in our
lab but up on the roof. Only the extreme temperatures
in out our test had to be created articficially.
Radix S.T.E.A.L.T.H.
110 TELE-satellite & Broadband — 10-11/2008 — www.TELE-satellite.com
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TELE-satellite Magazine
Issue 10/1998
In last issue, we reported about our visit to the
Radix distributors meeting. There, the official
introduction of their latest receiver, the Radix
Stealth, took place. Most distributors immediately
placed their orders. We took one sample with us
and gave it a thorough test. And now, just before the
holidays are coming, the Stealth has hit the shops.
What is so special about it? You may associate
the name with invisibility. That is almost right. Of
course, the box is not really invisible, but you can
put it anywhere behind books or in a cupboard.
Hirschmann Hit-Sat
Hirschmann offers a complete kit with all
components you need to get started right
away. All included in one sturdy box are a dish
(65, 75 or 85 cm), a universal LNB (digital
compatible) and an analogue Satellite receiver.
The included LNB is a Twin LNB, so it is very
easy to connect an additional digital receiver,
which can be operated completely independent
of the analogue box. Another fine solution could
be the use of one dish for two households.
SkyMedia 200
Special MPEG streams on satellites all over
the world contain Internet information and
other data such as pre-selected material or
continuous streams of information. You will
need a personal computer if you want to subscribe
to such a service. But as there’s more
digital stuff on satellites nowadays, such as
TV channels, why not receive them as well?
Telemann-Satellite Solutions offers the SkyMedia
200, a special PC card that allows reception
of almost all kinds of digital satellite signals.
The television or radio signals can be fed to
your television or hi-fi set, and the data services
stay where they belong—on your computer.
Professionals can now watch CNN (available
on almost every satellite) and at the same time
receive data services from the same orbital position.
But this combination makes sense even at
at home. You can, for instance, use a satellitebased
Internet service while the rest of the family
watches a digital channel on the usual TV set.
Prosat P-2002S
Two years ago a minimalist digital receiver would
set you back some 900 Euros—only to allow you