PACE MSS 100 series (MSS 138-G)analogue

[Firebird_AUST]

Greetings all,i was cleaning out some storage boxes when i found my ex UK pay tv
PACE MSS 100 series (MSS 138-G)analogue decoder that i purchased from AV-COMM Sydney way back in early 2001 for only $25 at the time . . . interesting to see when reading the specs. in the user manual ,to find that it's frequency range is 700-2150MHz (compared to the Humax 5400z 950-2150MHZ)
. . . . So can this box still receive anything from any of the satellites with footprints over Australia?
or can this box be used for other fun purposes eg comms receiver/scanner ? ;)
. . . . or is it now only good to use for a cat warmer,door stop,paper weight,landfill etc like the Pace DGT-400 ?

[james]

i had something similar it is now resting comfortably rip

[big mick000]

how much you want for it plus postage to 2642 NSW ?? :p

[VK4BKP]

Last time I looked, Palapa C2 and Apstar 6 still had some analogue. But that was a while ago.

[big mick000]

apstar 6 does. i may have one for stuffing around only, or used in conjunction with a downconverter/upconverter and a 2.4 GHz A/V receiver.

[bassett]

I think you will find the analogue programming on Apstar 6, is on a china beam, and not viewable here. 4 channels all chinese language,
CCTV 1, CETV 1, ZheJiang and Shandong.

[big mick000]

buggeration... maybe for stuffing around? any receiver is a good one... hehe

[bassett]

Unfortunatly any Analogue transmissions are now extinct, as far as we are conserned. Which is a pity, as they were very helpfull in setting up a dish, and getting it spot on satellite.

[Apsattv]

I think you will find the analogue programming on Apstar 6, is on a china beam, and not viewable here. 4 channels all chinese language,
CCTV 1, CETV 1, ZheJiang and Shandong.

They are on the C band there is no "china" beam on the Cband. They were still there six months ago when I checked.

I wonder if any Chinese firms still make analogue units. The Yanks are still use analogue on some of their satellites.

[Firebird_AUST]

Thanks to All for your various replys,i don't know yet if i'll keep it or sell it ?
According to Lyngsat there are 4 FTA analogue channels on Apstar 6 @ 134E on the Asain beam,
with 37 EIRP(dBW) it says a 130 to 165cm minimum dish size is required for Brisbane.

[cjradloff76]

maybe petition our ACMA to get the stations to put all the analogue signals back up on optus B1 /?

[big mick000]

maybe petition our ACMA to get the stations to put all the analogue signals back up on optus B1 /?

dunno about this one...

maybe they may be good for ATV in and around cities?