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Setting up an antenna for a hotbird satellite. Self-tuning of a satellite dish on HotBird (continued)

Today let’s abstract a little from Tricolor, NTV Plus and pay television in general. There are many satellites that broadcast channels in open form. This means you don't have to pay to watch. subscription fee.

One of the most common satellites with a large number of different channels is Hotbird. Hotbird is translated from English as Firebird. This satellite occupies a convenient position for central Russia at 13 degrees east longitude. From this satellite you can watch channels in Belgian, English, Italian, German, French, Polish, Arabic and other languages of the world. But we are primarily interested in channels in Russian. Since this satellite also contains several channels in the Armenian language, let’s talk about them.
In this article I will tell you how many and which channels in Russian and Armenian are broadcast from the Hotbird satellite, and what you need to set them up.

What diameter satellite dish will be required to receive the Hotbird satellite?

To view channels from a satellite, you will need a satellite dish with a diameter of 0.8 meters. I set up an antenna of even 0.6 meters to the satellite, and it worked surprisingly well, even in rainy weather. Can be completely used satellite dish from Tricolor or NTV Plus. But I would still recommend a 0.8 antenna.

Is it possible to use a converter from Tricolor or NTV Plus?

When receiving a satellite signal in the case of Tricolor and NTV Plus, a converter with circular polarization is used. For Hotbird, linear polarizations are used, therefore the converter from Tricolor and NTV Plus will not work. Buy an LNB with linear polarization.

Where is the Hotbird 13E satellite located, relative to Tricolor?

The orbital position of the Firebird is 13 degrees, and Tricolor and NTV Plus are 36. This means that the satellite dish should be rotated 23 degrees to the right if you stand behind the dish.

To set up a satellite, you will need a special device or assistant who will monitor the quality of the signal on the TV while you set up the antenna. To configure, use transponder 11034/V/27500. Begin to slowly rotate the plate vertically and horizontally until a signal appears. Achieve maximum strength and quality readings.

When setting satellite receiver can be used automatic search. In this case, the system will set up about a thousand channels for you, among which there are only a few in Russian and only three in Armenian. I suggest using my experience and setting up the channels that interest us manually. For your convenience, I have presented a list of all channels in Russian and Armenian below.

Catch the Firebird

Z I wanted to catch the HotBird satellite at the dacha near Mozhaisk. In general, what’s so difficult, especially since I’ve seen how it’s done. But I saw it in Libya, but here it’s a completely different matter. The most inconvenient thing is that no one has any plates hanging nearby and there is nothing to even use as a guide.

R results, or rather instructions on what to do to get budget satellite channels without involving a company that will configure and install everything.

1 . We go to any electronic bazaar, where we buy a domestic Supral 90 cm plate, which costs only 750 rubles. with all the necessary fasteners (you can take 60, but you will be able to catch half as many channels with it, and in bad weather conditions, even on those that have already been caught, square artifacts will appear. 120 is not for everyone, but it is not much better than the one which is 90 cm). We buy a “head” (converter), cable and receiver. Regarding the latter, there’s no point in showing off. We take the cheapest one, but so that codes can be uploaded into it (CI or Common Interface, this is called. It can be useful to add fresh codes for closed channels. Unfortunately, new signal encoding systems like Viaccess2 have not yet broken down and are unlikely to break down in foreseeable future). But, the most important thing is that the receiver has a magic function that allows you to show the level and quality of the signal (Level and Quality). The red price for such a receiver is $120.

2 . We ask the beavers at the market to catch the HotBird satellite with the purchased receiver and scan a dozen other channels from it (naturally, you need to choose a tent for purchasing equipment, which has its own dish installed and it is possible to tune in to the required satellite).

3 . On the spot. If there is no reference point, then you can use the Azimuth program (300Kb), which was written by a kind person (website). Its meaning is as follows. We select a satellite, set the time zone, date, and enter the geographic coordinates of the place where the dish is installed (we take them from some geographic directory, from a map or from Google Earth. Advanced and modern can use their own GPS receiver). The program will display three times on the specified day when you can aim at the satellite quite accurately. In the morning, the sight line is from the right extreme point of the plate through the converter in the sun, in the afternoon through the upper extreme point of the plate and the converter in the sun, and in the evening through the left extreme point of the plate and the converter in the sun (at the same time, we are behind the plate and aiming).

4 . We connect everything and turn it on. We select one of the channels configured in the bazaar and turn on the function that shows the signal level and quality. Next, we begin to rock the plate up and down and left and right. The Supral dish aimed at the HotBird hangs almost vertically, so there is no need to point it very upward or into the ground. No special care is required for rough adjustments. Once we have hooked the satellite, we tighten the fasteners and begin fine tuning, achieving maximum values for the level and quality of the signal. I got a level of max 88% and a quality of max 74% (values may vary on different channels). Afterwards, we fix the dish and enjoy the presence of more than a thousand channels, with varying degrees of security, of which a dozen are in Russian.

From the tested:

- The signal does not pass through ordinary double window glass. Although someone managed to receive it, stating that the signal does not pass only through new double-glazed windows.

- Sat Finder (device for searching and tuning to a satellite) for 300-500 rubles. - useless thing. It’s not worth spending money on it, but using the built-in receiver function described above.

- Thunderclouds greatly degrade the signal, so it is advisable to make adjustments in clear, cloudless weather.

- Curtains and mosquito nets do not interfere with the signal.

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At the place where the settings are carried out there must be a TV, a special satellite tuner with a very wide scale of the signal quality level, with an indication of the percentage division of the entire scale.

To configure the antenna for a group of satellites called HotBird 13E, you should set the parameters of a very strong transponder in the receiver itself, for example, you can select 11034 V 27500 - 3/4, 11034 will be the frequency in megahertz, V means vertical polarization, 27500 means symbol rate, 3/4 is the error correction code.

This can be done by entering the menu called “Installation/Single Search”, where you should select the name of the required satellite, that is, Hotbird 1/2/3/4/6, in the available field called “Satellite”, to implement the hint below The menu may display the remote control buttons that can be used to make selections.

Then you should go to setting up the converter itself in the submenu called “LNB Settings”, where you need to indicate in the paragraph “LNB type” - type “Universal”, “22K”– will not turn on when selecting a universal converter, “DiSEqC1.0” must be “Disable”, “DiSEqC1.1” should be “Disable”, “Positioner” should be “Off”, “Polar.” should be “Auto”, “Tone” should be “On”, then you need to press the button called “Menu” and confirm the selection with the “OK” button. Then you should select the transponder number in the field called “TP Number”, it will be “17/109”, which corresponds to a frequency of 11034 megahertz, the type of scanning of TV channels “Open” should be specified as “No”, which will make it possible to scan all TV channels, “ Channel search” should be “TV+radio”, “Search mode” should be “Scan by preset.”

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After completing these settings, you need to move on to searching for the satellite itself. First, you need to use a compass to direct your antenna in an azimuth of two hundred and eight degrees, and using the marked divisions on the antenna mount itself, set the required tilt angle, which is equal to twenty-three degrees. If your antenna does not have an inclination angle scale, it will be possible to set it using a protractor or protractor. Then, while monitoring the existing level of the scale called “Quality” on the TV itself, you need to slowly turn the antenna itself to the left or right, literally only one degree at a time, until a green bar appears. If, when turning the antenna to the left or right, you cannot achieve the appearance of a green stripe, and the azimuth itself is indicated correctly, then you need to move the antenna itself up or down by one degree, and then repeat the entire search. After the strip appears, you should smoothly turn the satellite dish to the left or right to achieve the maximum level of the scale called “Quality” from the one that will be displayed in front of you as a percentage. Then you carefully need to fix the mount of the antenna itself, which allowed you to move it left or right, and while tracking the existing level of the scale called “Quality”, you need to move the antenna up or down until the maximum value is reached, which, in the end, should also be fixed. After making these settings, turning the converter around the axis of the holder until it reaches the maximum value, which also needs to be fixed, will also help to achieve a significant increase in the level of the television signal.

When the satellite dish is adjusted to the maximum level of the television signal from the HotBird satellites, you should scan the television channels. To do this, in this menu you need to go to the line called “Search” and press the button on the remote control called “OK”, as a result of which all information about the scanning process will be displayed. After scanning, you should save the results. If, as a result of viewing, there will be TV channels with the image scattered “into squares”, then you should adjust the satellite antenna according to the parameters of these channels (that is, a weak transponder), which is done in the same way as searching for a satellite using the strongest transponder, only using the parameters of the weak transponder, which can be seen if you press the “Info” button.

This article is intended for those who are just about to buy a satellite dish or are thinking about upgrading their receiving installation. In this case, the future TV viewer faces a logical question: what equipment should he buy? I can immediately say that to get an answer to this question you need to find for yourself the answer to another question - what do you want to watch?
What can you see in the vast expanses of our Motherland from satellites? Of course, our stars of the first magnitude are the Hot Bird satellites 13° East. and Eutelsat W4 36°E. (NTV+, Tricolor). Programs from the Hot Bird satellite in Ukraine are received on a 60 cm antenna. In Moscow and St. Petersburg they are received with good quality on a 0.9 meter antenna, and in the Urals on a 1.8 meter antenna. The signal strength gradually decreases from west to east, but this satellite is the most relevant in the European part of the former USSR. On these satellites you can see such popular channels as Eurosport, music channels - MCM, VIVA 2, Onyx, news - Euronews, EBN, a whole range of entertainment channels - movies, shows and everything else. In total, more than 600 channels are broadcast from this satellite in digital format, but many of them are encrypted. Which of course doesn’t stop satellite TV lovers!
In the western regions - Kaliningrad, Lithuania, Latvia, Western Ukraine and Western Belarus - perhaps more relevant is the constellation of Astra satellites in an orbital position of 19 degrees East. You can receive hundreds of television programs from these satellites. This position in these regions successfully competes with Hot Bird 13° East. In these areas, it makes sense to receive programs from both the Astra satellites and the Hot Bird/Eutelsat 2F1 satellites, although some of the channels on them are duplicated. There are simple technical solutions that allow you to implement this technique. You can read more on this topic at http://sathome.0pk.ru/viewtopic.php?id=53

Now let's touch on the choice of satellite receiver

Many people often make the mistake of thinking that the more expensive the receiver, the better it is. This is not entirely true. An expensive receiver is, of course, a good receiver with wide capabilities, but, more often than not, in everyday life you can do without them. The receiver is selected individually, specifically for your requirements and for your system. All receivers on the market can be divided into several groups according to their capabilities, and based on this, classify them into a certain price category. But it’s worth noting right away that there are exceptions. These include, for example, devices from well-known companies, which are always more expensive than their counterparts.

1. All receivers allow you to view free channels(That's why they are free). If you do not want to deal with pay television, pay a subscription fee, look for pirate cards, etc., or you are simply quite satisfied with channels that broadcast in the open (free) form (such channels are available on all satellites), then you will you need the simplest FTA receiver (Free To Air channels) - the receiver of the lowest price category, which costs from 60 to 150 USD. They differ from each other, like, in general, all others, by the manufacturer, the quality of the picture and sound produced, additional functions and other technical characteristics.

You can read more details at http://sathome.0pk.ru/viewtopic.php?id=19

And at the end of this article, a little about popular satellites and TV channels

This article was written based on observations from the southern part of Ukraine and is aimed at fans of satellite reception with small diameter antennas (90/110 cm). I can assure you that in most cases, all of the following can be extended to the entire territory of Ukraine and the European part of the CIS in general.
The variety of satellites and the channels and services provided from them is now impressive. Many of you have noticed that, unfortunately, there is no point in tuning into some satellites. Why? Yes, because the number of channels broadcast from them is usually very low, and can be limited to a couple of channels, and for the most part even these channels are of absolutely no interest to us.
On some satellites, broadcasts are carried out in the C-band, which requires the installation of an additional converter on your antenna (the standard Ku-band converter installed on most antenna systems is naturally not suitable for reception in the C-band).
Hispasat 30°W
Mainly channels from Spain and Portugal, or rather their paid packages, which our satellite amateurs can watch quite often, thanks to pirates. There is something to watch, several football channels, a lot of music, including several MTV channels, many English-language channels, popular Disney, Discovery, National Geographic, etc. XXX fans will also be satisfied. The only thing is that the satellite hangs quite low and in densely treed areas problems may arise, especially for those who live in the private sector (in 1-2 storey buildings). Reception on antennas from 60 cm.
NSS-7 22°W
We watch Italian channels in the Ku-band; almost everything can be watched from the popular Hot Bird satellite. Of interest is the Reuters channel - World News Service, which broadcasts world news stories for television companies. At the time of last check, the broadcasts were open.
Intelsat-901 18°W
Several coded German channels.
Telstar-12 15°W
A popular Internet provider is SpaceGate. The satellite is interesting in receiving several very popular Russian-language channels - National Geografic, NatGeo Wild, Extreme Sport, Zone Reality, as well as the popular channels Zone Club, PlayBoy, E! etc. in English and some other languages.
Atlantic Bird-1 12.5°W
At the moment we are watching several Arabic channels from it, a few more little-known ones, as well as Italian channels, including MTV Italia.
Express-3A 11°W

Express-3A 11°W
In the C-band we watch Channel 1 - World Wide Web and RTR-Planet. In the Ku-band there is a set of several Italian channels, television of Georgia, and Serbia.
Amos-2/3 4°W
There are several dozen channels, most of which are closed. One of the satellites on which some of the Ukrainian TV channels have settled (for more details, see the article “Ukrainian satellite television and radio broadcasting”).
Intelsat-10-02 / Thor 3/5 1°W
Conax encoded Scandinavian Digital+ package with many programs and channels in English (all Discovery, A1, VH-1 Classic...), several Bulgarian and Slovak channels, Romanian packages, etc. Very similar in this to the Sirius satellite. Antenna - 90-110 cm, depending on the required satellite beams.
Sirius-4 4.8°E
Some Ukrainian channels, several channels in Russian TVCi, First Musical, NTV Mir (Via 2.6), First Channel World Network (Via 2.6), RTR-Planeta (Via 2.6), Ren-TV (Via 2.6) - and several Baltic channels , including Russian-language 1st Baltic, 3+ Baltika (encoded in Via 2.5/2.6 and Videoguard), Viasat package also encoded Videoguard is of considerable interest due to excellent Western channels, as well as channels in Russian TV1000, TV1000 Russian Cinema, Explorer, History, Discovery. Thanks to all this, the satellite is well known to our TV viewers. For now. Reception of Ukrainian packages on antennas from 60 cm, Scandinavian ones - 90-110 cm.
Eutelsat W3a 7°E
Several European channels, distillation of programs for Eurosport and Eurosportnews, 5-7 open channels from Turkey and several dozen interesting channels paid Turkish package.

You can read more at http://sathome.0pk.ru/viewtopic.php?id=25

Among ordinary, untrained users, there is an opinion that it is almost impossible to independently install and configure a satellite system. In fact, this is not true at all. Below are simple instructions for “dummies” on how to independently install and configure a satellite dish without calculations, satellite finders and other attributes of professionals. If you are a professional installer, then the material below is unlikely to be of interest to you.

Although any information can now be found on the Internet, I still tried to collect all the basic information I received on one page - for convenience. I’ll just try to tell you in my own words and with pictures how I installed and configured the satellite system. I’ll say right away that the installation of ONLY an offset fixed antenna is being considered, and not a direct focus or motorized one. And yet, it is possible that no matter how hard you try, you may not be able to install and configure the antenna yourself. Then you will have to invite a professional installer. It’s hard for me to imagine how this could be, but I’ve seen people on the forums struggling for a couple of days in useless attempts to set up the antenna. In other cases, by independently selecting components and installing it yourself, you can save some, sometimes considerable, amount. Besides everything else, I personally was just interested in installing everything myself :) What is the difference between installing and configuring the system “by eye” from a professional installation? Almost nothing. With the exception of a more accurate initial calculation (which allows significant time savings), the mounting system and the principle of antenna tuning are the same.

Warning: all work related to heights and electricity is life-threatening!!! If anything causes the slightest concern, do not take risks, trust the professionals!!! You perform independent installation at your own peril and risk!!! In any case, remember about safety precautions and that all dangerous work at height is carried out only by professionals with proven safety equipment!!!

List of basic concepts.

TV satellite

Transponder- a transceiver located on the satellite. It is characterized by the width and direction of the sent beam and the broadcast frequency. Broadcasting is carried out in two main bands - C-Band and Ku-Band. Mostly American and Russian satellites broadcast in the C band (4 GHz), and European satellites broadcast in the Ku band (10.700-12.750 GHz). Broadcasting is carried out in linear or circular polarization. Which in turn differ into vertical (V) and horizontal (H) for linear polarization and left (L) and right (R) for circular polarization. When they say “signal from transponder 11766H,” they mean a transponder broadcasting at a frequency of 11766 MHz with horizontal polarization. There are from several to dozens of transponders on a satellite.

Satellite antenna-main element satellite system subscriber to receive a signal from the satellite. To put it in simple words, the antenna “collects” the weak reflected satellite signal over its entire surface and focuses it to a specific point where the converter is installed. The most common antennas are direct focus and offset. Direct focus ones are a parabolic mirror with a focus at the geometric center, while offset ones have a shifted focus (below the geometric center of the antenna). Accordingly, the converter for a direct-focus antenna is installed in the center, while for an offset antenna it is shifted to the bottom. Most widespread in ordinary users We received offset antennas. They are cheap, easy to install and configure. Antennas are produced in various diameters and from various materials. The material is usually either aluminum alloy or steel. There are non-rotating antennas (rigidly fixed) and antennas with an actuator (motor suspension). The motorized suspension rotates the antenna at specified angles and allows you to receive signals from a huge number of satellites in the field of view. Setting up the latter is not very easy for a beginner. The antenna size is selected individually, depending on the signal strength needed to view the satellite. The antenna diameter must be selected with some margin, since precipitation (heavy rain, snow) creates significant interference with the satellite signal. This is especially true for the Ku-band. But there is no need to go to extremes - if an antenna with a diameter of 0.9 m is enough, it is not at all necessary to buy a 1.5 m antenna - it weighs more and its area is more exposed to wind.

Converter- a device designed to receive a satellite signal reflected from an antenna and installed on a corresponding holder at the focus of the antenna. The main purpose of the converter is to convert the frequency of the received satellite signal (for example, for the Ku-band it is from 10.7 to 12.75 GHz) to an intermediate one (900 - 2150 MHz), at which the attenuation of the signal transmitted in the cable will be less. Since the power of the received satellite signal is very low, the second important task of the converter is to amplify it to an acceptable level for the receiving path of the receiver. Since any converter introduces its own level of noise into the signal, but is also low-noise, it is also called LNB (Low Noise Block). Converters can be designed to operate in linear or circular polarization and are selected depending on which polarization the satellite is broadcasting in (for example, popular NTV+ packages are broadcast in circular polarization and a universal linear polarization converter, despite the name “universal”, is not suitable for reception). If the converter is universal, it switches to the specified polarization with a voltage of 13/18 V supplied by the receiver. 13 V - vertical polarization, 18 V - horizontal. One more nuance: converters come with 1 output, 2 outputs, 4 outputs, 8 outputs. Based on how many independent viewing points will be installed, a converter with the appropriate number of outputs must be installed, since all converter outputs are independent.

Multifeed- holder for additional converter. Since the satellites are located in geostationary orbit relatively close to each other (by certain standards), it is possible to simultaneously receive a signal on one antenna using a multifeed from several nearby satellites. A classic example is 3 satellites (Hotbird 13E, Sisius 4.8E, Amos 4W) received on 1 fixed antenna. As a rule, a converter is installed on the main (focal) antenna holder, configured for Sisius 4.8E, on the 1st multifeed converter for Hotbird 13E, and on the 2nd multifeed converter for Amos 4W.

Disek (DiseqC) is a device that switches a signal from several converters to 1 cable. Since the receiver can only receive a signal from one satellite at a time, the converter corresponding to this satellite must be connected to the receiver. This is exactly what the disek does - it connects the currently needed converter to the receiver. There are different discs, designed to work according to a specific protocol. The DiseqC 1.0 protocol is unidirectional and is used when the number of converters is no more than 4. DiseqC 2.0 is the same, only bidirectional and compatible with 1.0. DiseqC 1.1 is used to connect more converters. Protocol 1.2 is used to control the positioner.

A coaxial cable is connected to the inputs and output of the disk via F-connectors. I don't think it's worth a story Talk about connectors and cables - everything is clear here. However, the cable must have a characteristic impedance of 75 Ohms, be made of high-quality materials that can withstand severe temperature changes and have a good shielding braid. The material of the core is steel, copper, copper-plated steel - it’s clear that it’s unlikely to work out better.

Antenna bracket- a simple metal holder that is attached to the wall (usually) and to which the antenna is attached. Should have It is made as securely as possible so that the wind does not tear off the antenna.

Satellitesth receiver- a device that receives a satellite signal from a converter and outputs it to the TV in the form of a familiar picture with sound:) You Choosing a receiver is the most difficult task when choosing a satellite system. Receivers come in both open uncoded channels (FTA), and for encoded ones, with card readers, with slots for additional decoding modules, with an emulator, with various video outputs, with a hard drive and other useful and not so useful functions. Here, as they say, there is something for every preference and every budget. There is one important point: today it is actively putting into operation satellite broadcasting in HD format (video high resolution) and MPEG4. Receivers that support these formats are usually much more expensive than regular ones. Therefore, before purchasing a satellite system, you need to decide what content you will watch and what kind of receiver you need for this. Cheap receivers, as a rule, do not have high image and sound quality, great functionality and fast channel switching. Although there are exceptions. A separate nuance is the emulator in the receiver. As its name suggests, the emulator is designed to software emulate the operation of a smart card. What is it for? Great amount channels from different satellites are protected by encodings. There are different encodings - Viaccess, Seca, Irdeto, Nagravision, Biss, etc. For example, some package of channels in Biss encoding is broadcast and you want to watch it (the antenna is tuned to the desired satellite), but you do not have a smart card. Then look for a software emulator in your receiver (usually this is listed in undocumented capabilities) and turn it on. Enter the channel's access keys, and if everything is in order, watch it. As a rule, emulators in modern receivers support several encodings. Another application of the emulator is a phenomenon popularly called “sharing” or “card sharing”. Yes, and one more thing: when choosing a receiver, you should pay attention to the availability and regularity of released software. In other words, firmware. New firmware, as a rule, removes errors that occur, adds parameters for satellites, transponders, new codes for the emulator, etc.

Selection of components.

To begin with, for some time I scoured the Internet to familiarize myself with the issue (since I was a complete ignoramus and the concept of what a disc or transponder was was very illusory, but I still wanted to watch satellite TV). I decided what content and from which satellites I want to watch (at the end of this article you can look at the lists of the most popular channels in our area and some links), what is received in my region and what antenna diameter, and also got acquainted with the advice of experienced , among which he helped me a lot Vladbel, for which special thanks to him :) As a result, the satellites Amos 4W, Sirius 4.8E, Hotbird 13E for one antenna 0.95m and Eutelsat W4 36E for 0.85m were chosen for viewing. I chose http://www.agsat.com.ua/ as a Kyiv store - everything is in one place and, among other things, they are one of the sellers recommended by the Openbox manufacturer original equipment of the same brand, and my soul was in Openbox :) By the way, both receivers I bought in Agsat and receivers bought there for my friends were ALREADY flashed with lists of satellites and lists of favorite channels from popular 4W+5E (4.8E) satellites +13E, and this applied not only to Openboxes. Convenient for those who don’t want to bother too much with entering favorites :)

What was purchased and what were the selection criteria:

Two antenna brackets.

Disek - signal switch from 4 converters into 1 cable connected to the receiver.

Lanсombox is a device for sharing (anyone who wants can search for the term “card sharing” with any search engine).

The budget for all this stuff was 1346 hryvnia or ~$270.

Agree, the amount is small :)

Installation.

The antenna must be installed in the line of sight to the south. Direct means that there should be no obstacles in front of the antenna in the form of houses, trees, etc. It is for this reason that the most optimal places to install antennas are balconies and roofs. Since my windows are on the ground floor and are not directed to the south, it was decided to install the antennas on the roof. Fortunately, the roof of my typical panel 9-story building is flat, which makes installation easier (if there is no free access to the antenna with more than 1 converter after installing it on the bracket, see below *). What did I need on the roof besides the antennas and their mounts:

Hammer with drills with pobedit tips. The diameter of the drill is chosen slightly smaller than the diameter of the anchor bolt. Much less is not possible - the anchor will not fit into the wall. Any more - it will “lobble” and it will not be possible to tighten it properly.
Phillips screwdriver.
Socket wrench 10.
Socket wrench 13.
Adjustable wrench.
Hammer.
Paper cutter (for stripping cables for connectors).
Wire cutters.
Receiver with remote control.
Small TV.
220V with extension cord for 3 sockets.

The most interesting questions are where to point the antennas? How to determine the direction? How to set up antennas without a satellite finder (a device for setting up satellite dishes costs from $400)? Since in my case it was decided to make the adjustment “by eye”, I decided to determine the direction logically simply - I just looked at where the antennas on the neighboring roof were pointing and decided to turn mine in the same direction :)

It is to this elevator shaft that I decided to attach my antennas:

It’s unattractive, of course, on the roof, but this is not a European-quality renovation of the apartment :) I determined the installation location, marked the holes for the brackets, drilled them with a hammer drill, hammered the anchors inside and secured the brackets (I didn’t photograph the further steps, so almost all the photos will be from already installed systems). I won’t go into detail about fixing the brackets; I think that everything is clear about this, the work is mechanical. Still, if someone doesn’t know what an anchor bolt is, I’ll show you what it looks like:

Back to the installation.

The first was to set up an antenna with 3 converters for Sirius, Hotbird, Amos, the second was for Eutelsat 36E. At first the brackets were screwed to screw anchor bolts, later I changed them to nut ones. The screw ones turned out to be unreliable. The photo shows the first unsuccessful attempts in the form of remaining holes. By that time, the brackets were also repainted to enhance the original paint (and besides, there was just a lot of excess white paint - this can be seen from many drips :)):

In the photo above, the antenna is already assembled, with converters, cable, etc. Initially, the antenna was simply assembled, hung on a bracket, and the converters and cable were attached only later. A thin metal cable - I just had extra one and I threaded it through the antenna mount and screwed it to the elevator shaft stand in case the wind would tear out the anchors, so that the antenna would not dive from the roof :) In fact, this is almost impossible, but let it be - so I thought. To adjust the antenna in the vertical and horizontal planes, you need to tighten the mount so that the antenna does not change its tilt on its own, but at the same time it can be moved in the planes with some effort. These nuts are not tightened much until final adjustment:

Next, both multifeeds are put on the central holder of the antenna converter, converters are inserted into all holders, and everything is tightened so that the converters in the multifeeds can be rotated with some effort in all planes (the cables to the converters are connected later). The photo below shows what multifeeds are and how they are attached:

LNBP: On(turn on converter power)

LNBP Type: Universal(universal type of converter, according to the ones I purchased)

LNBP Freq: 10600/9750(indicated on converters)

22Khz: Auto(I leave the signal to switch the disk)

DISEqC: None(I’m leaving it this way, since the signal is connected directly for now, and not through a disk)

Satellite	Transponder	Visual inspection channel
Sirius 4.8E	11766 H	Novy Kanal, 5 Kanal (Ukraine)
Sirius 4.8E	11996H	Russia Today
Sirius 4.8E	12073H	Inter+
Sirius 4.8E	12245V	Europe by Satellite
Hotbird 13E	10971H	3 Channel
Hotbird 13E	11034V	RTR Planeta
Hotbird 13E	11411 H	Adjara TV
Hotbird 13E	11766V	Rai Uno
Hotbird 13E	12207H	Fashion TV Europe
Amos 4W	10722H	, 1+1 , Kino
Amos 4W	10759 H	Telekanal STB, Tonis, MTV Ukraine
Amos 4W	10925V	Russia Today
Eutelsat W4 36E	11727L	Gameplay TV, Ru TV
Eutelsat W4 36E	12322 R	NTV Plus Infokanal

Next comes the most difficult moment, which requires a lot of endurance - this is tuning the antenna in planes. Why is a shutter speed necessary - literally a few millimeters, and there will be no signal. It’s not that it will be bad, but it won’t exist at all! The setup is as follows - you need to install the antenna in some vertical position, in my position it was approximately like this:

In my case, turning the converter in the holder counterclockwise helped to achieve better signal quality in vertical polarization.

The pictures show which converters are assigned to which inputs (ports) of the disk (to which satellite). 0/12V: On only for LanComBox. If you don’t have it, then you don’t need to turn on 12V. I save the changes, check if all the disk inputs are working (that is, if all configured satellites have a signal).

I tighten the cables with ties so that nothing dangles. All that remains is to loosely attach the cable to the cable, lower the cable down and tighten it. Install a cable in the apartment, connect the receiver, TV and watch satellite TV :)

*- If there is no access to the antenna after installing it on the bracket:

when there is only one converter on the antenna, everything is clear, nothing complicated - it is fixed rigidly on the antenna, the antenna is hung outside the window (or somewhere else) on a bracket, and is adjusted in the vertical and horizontal planes all from the same window (return to the warning in beginning of the instructions!!!). What should you do if you need to configure 1 additional converter (or more) on the multifeed? At the dacha, I did this: I screwed the bracket to an old high cabinet, put the assembled antenna on it, placed the whole structure in front of a wide open window and set it up that way. By the way, a curious moment - with the very first turn on, with approximate antenna tilts, without additional settings, I received a quality level on Sirius of more than 70%! I couldn’t believe my eyes :)) In a word, I set up all 3 converters in this form, carefully clamped everything, hung the bracket outside the window and hung the antenna with the already configured converters on it. All that remains is to adjust it in planes.

And finally:

RTR-Planet, RTR-Sport, ORT-international, Russian music channel, RBC TV, R1, TBN Russia, Ajara TV - channel t

I’ll say right away that the installation of ONLY an offset fixed antenna is being considered, and not a direct focus or motorized one. And yet, it is possible that no matter how hard you try, you may not be able to install and configure the antenna yourself. Then you will have to invite a professional installer. What is the difference between installing and configuring the system “by eye” and professional installation? Almost nothing. With the exception of a more accurate initial calculation (which allows significant time savings), the mounting system and the principle of antenna tuning are the same.

Warning!!! Warning!!! All work related to heights and electricity is life-threatening!!! If anything causes the slightest concern, do not take risks, trust the professionals!!! You perform independent installation at your own peril and risk!!! In any case, remember about safety precautions and that all dangerous work at height is carried out only by professionals with proven safety equipment!!!

List of basic concepts.

TV satellite- a spacecraft located in the geostationary orbit of the Earth and sending a television signal to a certain territory of the Earth via a transponder. All satellites are located in the equatorial plane, so they are at the same latitude, but differ in longitude. In addition to the name, they also have a longitude designation. For example, Amos 4W means that the satellite is called Amos and is located at 4 degrees west longitude (W is West). Hotbird 13E is a satellite of Hotbird, located at 13 degrees east longitude (E is East). Based on the fact that satellites are “fixed” at certain points in orbit, they also have certain coverage areas of the Earth.

Satellite antenna- the main element of the subscriber’s satellite system for receiving a signal from the satellite. To put it in simple words, the antenna “collects” the weak reflected satellite signal over its entire surface and focuses it to a specific point where the converter is installed. The most common antennas are direct focus and offset. Direct focus ones are a parabolic mirror with a focus at the geometric center, while offset ones have a shifted focus (below the geometric center of the antenna). Accordingly, the converter for a direct-focus antenna is installed in the center, while for an offset antenna it is shifted to the bottom. Offset antennas are the most popular among ordinary users. They are cheap, easy to install and configure. Antennas are produced in various diameters and from various materials. The material is usually either aluminum alloy or steel. There are non-rotating antennas (rigidly fixed) and antennas with an actuator (motor suspension). The motorized suspension rotates the antenna at specified angles and allows you to receive signals from a huge number of satellites in the field of view. Setting up the latter is not very easy for a beginner. The antenna size is selected individually, depending on the signal strength needed to view the satellite. The antenna diameter must be selected with some margin, since precipitation (heavy rain, snow) creates significant interference with the satellite signal. This is especially true for the Ku-band. But there is no need to go to extremes - if an antenna with a diameter of 0.9 m is enough, it is not at all necessary to buy a 1.5 m antenna - it weighs more and its area is more exposed to wind.

Multifeed- holder for additional converter. Since the satellites are located in geostationary orbit relatively close to each other (by certain standards), it is possible to simultaneously receive a signal on one antenna using a multifeed from several nearby satellites. A classic example is 3 satellites (Hotbird 13E, Sirius 4.8E, Amos 4W) received on 1 fixed antenna. As a rule, a converter configured for Sirius 4.8E is installed on the main (focal) antenna holder, a converter is installed on the 1st multifeed for Hotbird 13E, and a converter for Amos 4W is installed on the 2nd multifeed.

A coaxial cable is connected to the inputs and output of the disk via F-connectors. I think there is no need to talk about connectors and cables - everything is clear here. However, the cable must have a characteristic impedance of 75 Ohms, be made of high-quality materials that can withstand severe temperature changes and have a good shielding braid. The material of the core is steel, copper, copper-plated steel - it’s clear that it’s unlikely to work out better.

Antenna bracket- a simple metal holder that is attached to the wall (usually) and to which the antenna is attached. It must be made as securely as possible so that the wind does not tear off the antenna.

Satellite receiver- a device that receives a satellite signal from a converter and outputs it to the TV in the form of a familiar picture with sound :) Choosing a receiver is the most difficult task when choosing a satellite system. Receivers come in both open unencoded channels (FTA) and encoded ones, with card readers, with slots for additional decoding modules, with an emulator, with various video outputs, with a hard drive and other useful and not so useful functions. Here, as they say, there is something for every preference and every budget. There is one important point: today satellite broadcasting in HD format (high-definition video) and MPEG4 is being actively put into operation. Receivers that support these formats are usually much more expensive than regular ones. Therefore, before purchasing a satellite system, you need to decide what content you will watch and what kind of receiver you need for this. Cheap receivers, as a rule, do not have high image and sound quality, great functionality and fast channel switching. Although there are exceptions. A separate nuance is the emulator in the receiver. As its name suggests, the emulator is designed to software emulate the operation of a smart card. What is it for? A huge number of channels from different satellites are protected by encodings. There are different encodings - Viaccess, Seca, Irdeto, Nagravision, Biss, etc. For example, some package of channels in Biss encoding is broadcast and you want to watch it (the antenna is tuned to the desired satellite), but you do not have a smart card. Then look for a software emulator in your receiver (usually this is listed in undocumented capabilities) and turn it on. Enter the channel's access keys, and if everything is in order, watch it. As a rule, emulators in modern receivers support several encodings. Another application of the emulator is a phenomenon popularly called “sharing” or “card sharing”. Yes, and one more thing: when choosing a receiver, you should pay attention to the availability and regularity of released software. In other words, firmware. New firmware, as a rule, removes errors that occur, adds parameters for satellites, transponders, new codes for the emulator, etc.

What will be used and what were the selection criteria:

Offset antenna 0.95m, produced in Kharkov. Painted steel. For receiving signals from Amos 4W, Sirius 4.8E, Hotbird 13E.

Offset antenna 0.85m, produced in Kharkov. Painted steel. To receive a signal from Eutelsat W4 36E.

Receiver Openbox X-810. Firstly, Openbox has the most powerful technical support(new firmware comes out almost every couple of weeks), secondly, excellent picture quality, thirdly, a built-in emulator, fourthly, support for LanComBox (for fans of “sharing”).

Three universal linear polarization converters SINGLE TITANIUM TSX 0.2dB. Declared low noise level.

One circular polarization converter SINGLE Circular INVERTO IDLP-40SCIRCL for Eutelsat W4 36E (NTV+).

Two multifeeds.

Two antenna brackets.

Disc signal switch from 4 converters into 1 cable connected to the receiver.

Coaxial antenna cable, characteristic impedance 75 Ohm, coil 100m.

10 antenna screw-on F-connectors.

6 anchor bolts "under the nut" 8x72, washers, nuts and lock washers.

Plastic self-tightening ties.

Steel cable with clamps for fastening to it antenna cable and lowering him from the roof.

Plastic box for disc.

Lanсombox is a device for sharing (anyone who wants can search for the term “card sharing” with any search engine).

Installation.

The antenna must be installed in the line of sight to the south. Direct means that there should be no obstacles in front of the antenna in the form of houses, trees, etc. It is for this reason that the most optimal places to install antennas are balconies and roofs. Since my windows are on the ground floor and are not directed to the south, it was decided to install the antennas on the roof. Fortunately, the roof of my typical panel 9-story building is flat, which makes installation easier (if there is no free access to the antenna with more than 1 converter after installing it on the bracket, see below *). What was needed on the roof besides the antennas and their mounts:

Hammer with drills with pobedit tips. The diameter of the drill is chosen slightly smaller than the diameter of the anchor bolt. Much less is not possible - the anchor will not fit into the wall. Any more - it will “lobble” and it will not be possible to tighten it properly.
- Phillips screwdriver.
- Socket wrench 10.
- Socket wrench 13.
- Adjustable wrench.
- Hammer.
- Paper cutter (for stripping cables for connectors).
- Wire cutters.
- Receiver with remote control.
- Small TV.
- 220V with extension cord for 3 sockets.

The most interesting questions are where to point the antennas? How to determine the direction? How to set up antennas without a satellite finder (a device for setting up satellite dishes costs from $400)? Since in my case it was decided to make the adjustment “by eye,” I determined the direction logically simply - I just looked at where the antennas on the neighboring roof were pointing and turned mine in the same direction.

An antenna with 3 converters - definitely Sirius, Hotbird, Amos - we have a lot of these and installers mainly install them. Looking at the neighboring houses, you can find many of them and they are all directed in the same direction. That is why I had no doubts. To the left of it with one converter - probably NTVshnaya - we also have enough of those. If you don’t have such guidelines, then the situation is worse. You need to determine the south direction and try to point the antenna there. Once again, an indispensable condition is that in front of the antenna there should under no circumstances be any visible obstacles in the direction of the satellite!!! Among other things, in a situation where the antenna is installed under someone’s balconies or canopies, make sure that streams of water or snow from the top canopy do not fall directly on your antenna. This does not bode well for the reception.

It is to this elevator shaft that I decided to attach my antennas:

It’s inconspicuous, of course, on the roof, but this is not a European-quality renovation of the apartment. I determined the installation location, marked the holes for the brackets, drilled them with a hammer drill, hammered the anchors inside and secured the brackets (I didn’t photograph the further steps, so almost all the photos will be from already installed systems) . I won’t go into detail about fixing the brackets; I think that everything is clear about this, the work is mechanical. Still, if someone doesn’t know what an anchor bolt is, I’ll show you what it looks like:

It consists of a glass and a bolt located inside it. The bolt has a thread for a nut on one side and a thickening cone on the other. Exactly as in the figure, from left to right, carefully, so as not to damage the thread under the nut, it is driven into the drilled hole. I recommend loosening the nut, but not unscrewing it completely, otherwise the bolt risks completely falling inside the hole and then you won’t be able to get it out. The same applies to putting a bracket on the bolts (the nuts will still have to be removed) - make sure that the bolts do not fall inside the glass, I recommend that before putting the bracket on, pull them towards you as much as possible or tighten them a little with a nut - so that the cone fits a little into the glass and the bolts do not wobble . The glass should be flush with the wall, and the thread with the nut should be outside the hole. The principle of operation of an anchor bolt is as follows: when the nut begins to be tightened with a wrench, it pulls the bolt inside the glass outward due to the thread. The cone located at the end of the bolt enters the glass and expands it as much as possible inside the hole. As a result, tearing such a bolt out of the wall is far from a trivial task. That is why it is recommended to hang the bracket on self-wedging anchor bolts, and not on screws with plastic dowels. However, the choice of fastening is a personal matter for everyone. The only thing is, if you still choose anchors, look at their quality, in particular the material and thickness of the glass. Because the anchors are made too flimsily and will hold accordingly.

When installing on a balcony, you can even drill through the wall and thread threaded rods of the appropriate length through it (these are sold in stores). They are secured on both sides with nuts.

Back to the installation.

In the photo above, the antenna is already assembled, with converters, cable, etc. Initially, the antenna was simply assembled, hung on a bracket, and the converters and cable were attached only later. I simply had a thin metal cable that was extra, so I threaded it through the antenna mount and screwed it to the elevator shaft post in case the wind tore out the anchors, so that the antenna would not fall off the roof. In fact, this is practically unrealistic, but so be it, that’s what I thought. To adjust the antenna in the vertical and horizontal planes, you need to tighten the mount so that the antenna does not change its tilt on its own, but at the same time it can be moved in the planes with some effort. These nuts are not tightened much until final adjustment:

An unclamped left screw allows you to adjust the antenna in a vertical plane, 2 unclamped right screws allow you to rotate the antenna relative to the bracket in a horizontal plane.

After this, the setup process begins. A piece of cable a couple of meters long is screwed to the central converter using an F-connector, the second end of the cable is screwed to the receiver. From some site I have pictures of what an F-connector is and how to screw it onto a cable correctly. Here they are:

The receiver is connected to the TV, only after that the 220V power is turned on. An important point - when screwing the F-connector onto the cable, you must carefully ensure that the thin conductors of the cable shielding do not short-circuit with the central core, otherwise the receiver can be damaged!!!

I turn on the TV, receiver, go to the Installation-Search for channels menu. In the list of satellites on the left, I select Sirius 2/Ku 4.8E - it is to this satellite that the rigidly fixed central converter will be configured. From the menu on the right I select:

LNBP: On (turn on converter power)

LNBP Type: Universal (universal type of converter, according to the ones I purchased)

LNBP Freq: 10600/9750 (indicated on converters)

22Khz: Auto (signal to switch the disk, I leave it like that)

DISEqC: None (I leave it this way, since the signal is connected directly and not through a disk)

Next, using the yellow button on the remote control, I go to the Transponder submenu and select the transponder on which I will search for a signal (I advise you to write out in advance several transponders selected from satellites with different polarizations and REALLY WORKING free-to-air channels (FTA). The list can be found at the links below. I decided for myself tune to the following transponders:
Satellite Transponder Channel for visual inspection
Sirius 4.8E 11766 H Novy Kanal, 5 Kanal (Ukraine)
Sirius 4.8E 11996 H Russia Today
Sirius 4.8E 12073 H Inter+
Sirius 4.8E 12245 V Europe by Satellite
Hotbird 13E 10971 H 3 Channel
Hotbird 13E 11034 V RTR Planeta
Hotbird 13E 11411 H Adjara TV
Hotbird 13E 11766 V Rai Uno
Hotbird 13E 12207 H Fashion TV Europe
Amos 4W 10722 H K1, 1+1, Kino
Amos 4W 10759 H Telekanal STB, Tonis, MTV Ukraine
Amos 4W 10925 V Russia Today
Eutelsat W4 36E 11727 L Gameplay TV, Ru TV
Eutelsat W4 36E 12322 R NTV Plus Infokanal

For example, in my case, to begin with, it will be a 11766H transponder, broadcasting at a frequency of 11766 MHz with horizontal polarization. For convenience, the signal quality can be displayed on Full Screen Info button. I will be guided by the lower “Quality” scale:

What do we see in this photo? A bleak picture - signal quality - 0! Actually, what should you expect? The antenna is still “looking” towards the satellite very approximately.

After this, you need to very, very smoothly rotate the antenna in the horizontal direction and at the same time carefully look at the quality scale, first in one direction, and if the scale does not change from 0, then in the other. When it is discovered that the quality scale has increased to at least 10-15 - this is already the first success, you can stop and take a rest :) If you cannot find a signal in the entire horizontal plane, you need to slightly change the vertical angle of the antenna and start moving again in the horizontal plane until appearance of the signal. When at least some signal is found: now you need to try to move the antenna even more smoothly left and right and achieve the maximum level of signal quality. Having achieved this, you need to try to achieve an even larger signal by very smoothly moving the antenna up and down. After this, you can try to slightly rotate the converter around its axis in the holder (there are marks on the converter for this purpose):

The maximum signal can be achieved ONLY by combining all these adjustments. Another nuance - if you cannot find a signal under any conditions, and you have double-checked everything, including the receiver settings, 100 times, it makes sense to try another converter, perhaps this one is faulty. I get the maximum signal level that I can get:

It would seem that you can calm down and tighten all the adjustment screws? No matter how it is! After all, the adjustment was made for a transponder broadcasting in horizontal polarization (there is a letter H in the picture at the end of the 2nd term), but you also need to configure some transponder in vertical (V) polarization:

In my case, turning the converter in the holder counterclockwise helped achieve best quality signal in vertical polarization.

After this, you can scan the transponders (look in the documentation with your receiver for how to do this) and visually see whether the channels are received and whether they correspond to the selected satellite:

When the signals in horizontal and vertical polarization are at their maximum that can be pulled out, it is necessary to tighten all the adjusting nuts that are not fully tightened. And there is one unpleasant moment - when you tighten the nut, the antenna slightly changes its direction, and the signal quality can noticeably decrease! So you also need to tighten it very carefully. Everything, the antenna and the first converter are configured. I turn off the receiver from the socket, wind the cable from the central converter to the converter on the left (to the one on the multifeed, if you look at the antenna from the front), turn everything on, select Hotbird 13E in the menu, the same menu settings on the right as for Sirius, select the working one transponder and trying to configure maximum quality signal. Only this time I’m not adjusting the antenna, but the converter itself on the multifeed. It can move in all planes relative to the antenna focus - left, right, up, down, forward, backward:

All nuts are tightened when the signal is maximum. I don’t forget to check in both polarizations. I scan Hotbird's transponders and visually check some free channels.

I turn everything off again, twist the cable to the 3rd converter, turn everything on, select Amos 4w and configure it. Everything is the same. After this, the setup of the first antenna can be considered complete.

Second antenna. Which I am going to configure on Eutelsat W4 36E (NTV+). It’s simpler here - there’s only one converter. Moreover, since it is circularly polarized, it is not very important how it will be deployed inside the holder. It is best to have the cable facing down so that sediment does not accumulate on it:

Accordingly, you need to adjust the antenna in the horizontal and vertical planes. I turn everything off and reconnect the cable to this converter. The settings according to the purchased converter are as follows:

I set up the second antenna, check the antenna in both polarizations on different transponders. Since the converter is designed for circular polarization, they are checked not for H and V, but for L and R (left and right).

That's all. You can turn everything off. Now you need to switch the signal through the disk. It looks something like this:

My disc has 1 output to the receiver, designated REC, and 4 inputs for converters, called 1,2,3,4. I connect the converters like this:

The connection is simple - a piece of cable is connected to each converter and connected to the corresponding input of the disk. If you install one antenna with 1 converter, then you don’t need a disc. If there is one antenna for 2 converters and the disk has 2 free ports, it’s okay. The disk is installed not far from the antennas and, preferably, is placed in a waterproof box (I bought it at an electrical goods store) so that precipitation does not fall on it:

Holes for ventilation are desirable in the bottom of the disc box. Sharp angles of cable bends are not allowed! The F-connectors on the converters are closed either with the included caps or with heat-shrinkable tubing:

By the way, in the above photo you can see the distances between the converters and their angles of inclination. On the right is the antenna aimed at Eutelsat W4.

I configure the disk drive protocol (in my case 1.0) and the distribution of converters according to the inputs (ports) of the disk drive in the receiver menu:

The pictures show which converters are assigned to which inputs (ports) of the disk (to which satellite). 0/12V: On only for LanComBox. If you don’t have it, then you don’t need to turn on 12V. I save the changes, check if all the disk inputs are working (that is, if all configured satellites have a signal).

Someone may have a question: why not immediately connect all the converters to the disk, register all the inputs and configure the antennas? The answer is simple - if the disk is really not working, you will waste a LOT of time and nerves trying to set up a signal that cannot be found by definition. Among other things, without a disc you can quickly determine whether the converter you bought is working.

Here's what I ended up with on the roof:

*- If there is no access to the antenna after installing it on the bracket:

when there is only one converter on the antenna, everything is clear, nothing complicated - it is fixed rigidly on the antenna, the antenna is hung outside the window (or somewhere else) on a bracket, and is adjusted in the vertical and horizontal planes all from the same window (return to the warning in beginning of the instructions!!!). What should you do if you need to configure 1 additional converter (or more) on the multifeed? At the dacha, I did this: I screwed the bracket to an old high cabinet, put the assembled antenna on it, placed the whole structure in front of a wide open window and set it up that way. By the way, a curious moment - with the first switching on, with approximate antenna tilts, without additional settings, I received a quality level on Sirius of more than 70%! In a word, I set up all 3 converters in this form, carefully clamped everything, hung the bracket outside the window and hung the antenna with the already configured converters on it. All that remains is to adjust it in planes.

An important point when installing satellite antennas at high altitude: in addition to safety precautions and insuring yourself first, when hanging the antenna on a bracket or mast, always insure the antenna as well. Just imagine what an antenna from above can do to the head of a random passerby or to the body of an expensive BMW :)

Another thing many people recommend is grounding antennas installed on the roof, but some installers are ardent opponents of this. I'm inclined to conclude that grounding the antenna still won't hurt.

And finally:

List of the most popular channels according to the information I found today from the trinity Hotbird, Sirius, Amos (be prepared for the fact that some rotation and coding of channels may occur from time to time):

Ukrainian channels (Sirius satellite)

Inter+, Enter–Musical, Enter–Film, One-on-one*, Channel 5, Rada, Glas, Star TV Ukr, UBC, OCK, Tisa 1

Ukrainian channels (Amos satellite)

1+1, 1+1international*, 1+1-cinema, Tonis, Kiev, M1, M1-international*, O-TV, MTV Ukraine, K-1, K-2, KTM, channel 7, 24-news, Megasport*, STB, Music Box UA

Russian channels (Hot Bird satellite)

ORT international, RTR-Planeta, Euro News in Russian, CNL Christian Satellite - the first Christian channel in Russian, Russian music channel

Russian-language channels (Sirius satellite)

1 Baltic Music Channel, TV Center, TV5-Latvian Channel, Romantika-1*, Romantika-2*, Travel (travel)*, Department Store

Russian-language channels (Hot Bird)

RTR-Planet, RTR-Sport, ORT-international, Russian music channel, RBC TV, R1, TBN Russia, Ajara TV - Adjara television channel, news and the latest films in Russian, National TV of Armenia - Armenian television channel, Euro News - 24-hour news channel in Russian, CNL Christian Satellite TV Channel - the first Christian channel in Russian, Caspio Net - Kazakh TV channel of Khabar Agency CJSC, Caspio Net carries out 24-hour news broadcasting with hourly blocks in three languages: English, Kazakh and Russian, Lider TV, AZE-TV of Azerbaijan - films in Russian.

English speaking channels (Hot Bird)

Euronews, CNN, BBC, Russia Today, Jetix*, Supreme Master, Word Network, MRTV, Gog TV, Gospel Channel, I"m on TV, Get Green Card TV, Al Jazeera English, Pentagon Channel, The Prophetic Word, Denaro TV , TBN, The Church Channel, JCTV, Smile of a Child, Inspiration Network, Daystar TV, MTA International, EWTN, DW, Bloomberg, Dub Sports, Real Madrid TV, Words of Peace, Caspio.net, 3ABN, TCT, VoA ( Voice of America), Rainbow, The Spirit Word, Cool TV, Luxe TV, Derby Race TV, Jame-Jam Network, Jame-Jam Network 2, Europe by Satellite, Love World, Nile TV, Hope Channel

Sports (Hot Bird)

Planet Sport, Prima, Rai Sport Sat, Dub Sports Channel, *, AB Moteurs*, Action*, Motors TV*, Sailing Channel*, English Premiere League*, Equida Outlist*, GlobalDraw Greyhounds, Equida*, ESPN Classic Sport*, Real Madrid TV

Cartoons (Hot Bird)

Baby TV* - for the youngest, Jetix*, AJ - Children's Channel, Mangas*, Super RTL, Smile of a Child, MI TV, Boomerang*, Children's - for the youngest, Berbere TV*

Music channels (Hot Bird):

RU TV, Mezzo (Muzik)*, MCM Europe*, Music Box Russia, Deejay TV, Viva Polska, 102.5 Hit Channel, 123 SAT, Magic, Countdown, Music Box Italia, Video Italia, Onyx, Khalifa TV, Gay TV, Krisma TV

Erotic: (Hot Bird, Sirius, Amos)

Hustler TV*,Blue Hustler TV*, Sexy Sat 1, Sexy Sat 2, Sexy Sat 3, Eurotic TV, Eurotic Plus, Eurotic Dreams, E-Sat TV, Arab Girls, Supreme Master TV, Sexy Arab, G Point, Gay TV , Top Sexy TV, Free Sex Sat, Free Sex Zone, Sensuality, 4sexTV, All sex, AAA sex channel, Xstream TV, Full-X 4Free, Hot Love, Hot Chili, MCT (6 channel, XXX, encoded), (Red Licht (5 ch., XXX, encoded), SexView (14 ch., XXX, encoded)

Fashion: (Hot Bird)

Fashion, Fashion men, World Fashion, TV Moda

News: (Hot Bird)

Vesti, 24 News, Euro News, Fox News, BBC World, NBC Europe, EBS, World Net Europe, Bloomberg TV Europe, DW TV, Nile News, Canal 24 Horas, Rai News 24, Al Jazeera, Al Arabia, Khalifa News

German channels:(Hot Bird)

4 Fun TV, Euronews, Vox, Das Vierte, ZDF, EWTN, ARD Das Erste, DW, RTL2, Super RTL, Arte, Bloomberg, Words of Peace, SF Info, Europe by Satellite, Terra Nova, Luxe TV

French channels:(Hot Bird)

MTA International, Euronews, Meteo Express, Home Shopping, Demain, MTV France*, Boomerang*, TV5 Monde FBS, TV5 Monde Europe, France 24, BFM TV, EWTN, NRJ 12, Arte, Best of Shopping, NT1, La Locale, Words of Peace, Gulli, Mezzo, Europe 2, Luxe TV, Europe by Satellite, Direct 8, TV8 Mont Blanc, Nile TV, 3A Telesud, Liberty TV, JET, KTO, Walf TV

Spanish channels:(Hot Bird)

Euronews, Bethel TV, Arcoiris TV, Enlace TBN Europa, EWTN Europe, TVE, Canal 24 Horas, TVE, International, Words of Peace, Europe by Satellite

Italian channels:(Hot Bird)

Administra.it, All TV, Arte & Atre, Blu, Calabria Channel, Camera dei Deputati, Canale 10, Canale 5, Canale Italia, Canale 8, Carpe Diem, Cartomanzia Lotto, Ceramicanda, Challenger TV, Cinquestelle TV, Coming Soon TV, Cortona Notizie, Count Down TV, Diva Futura Channel, Diva Futura Live, Diva Futura Plus, Elite Shopping TV, E-TV Emilia Romagna, Euroconference, Euronews, Europe by Satellite, Expo Club, Family Life TV, Forte Rosso Sat, Free Channel , Future Sat, GBR, Gioielli D"Anna, Italia 1, Italia Channel, Italiamia, Italiani nel mondo Channel, Italiasat, Italy & Italy, Jolly Sat, Julie Channel, La 9, Lazio Channel, Libera, Libera, Magic TV, Mare TV, MediaShopping, Mediatel, Mediolanum Channel, Mediterraneo Sat 1, Mediterraneo Sat 2, Milano TV Sat, Motori TV, Music Box Italia, Napoli International, Napoli Mia, Napoli TLA, Nessuno TV, New TV, Nostradamus, Nova mosaic, Oasi TV , Odeon Sat, People TV, Planet Italia, Play TV, Puglia Channel, Punto Sat, Puntoshop, Radio Italia TV, Radio TV, RAI Doc, RAI Due, RAI Edu 1, RAI Edu 2, RAI Futura, RAI Med, RAI Nettuno Sat Due, RAI Nettuno Sat Uno, RAI News 24, RAI Sport Satellite, RAI Tre, RAI Uno, RAI Utile, Rete 4, Rete Oro Sat, Rete Capri, Roma Sat, Roma Uno, RTB International, RTL 102.5 TV, S 24 , Sardegna Uno Sat, Sat 8, Sat 9, Sat 2000, Senato Italiano, Sensuality, SET, Sicilia Channel, Sicilia International, Sixty Nine, Sky Meteo 24, Sky Meteo 24, active, Sky Meteo 24 active, Sky On Air, Sky TG 24, active In primo piano, Sky TG 24 active mosaic, Sky TG 24 active, Scienza, Sky TG 24 active Sport, Sportitalia, Star Sat, StarMarket, Studio 100 Sat, Studio Europa, Taxi Channel, TBM, TBN Italia, Tele A, Tele A piu Sat, Tele Padre Pio, TeleCampione, Telecolore, TelefortuneSat, Telelombardia, Telemarket, Telemarket 2, Telenord, Telepace, Teletirreno, Tiziana Sat, Tiziana Sat 2, Toscana Channel, TR 2 Sat, Trentino TV, TRSP, TV 7 Lombardia, TV Koper Capodistria, TV Moda, TVA Vicenza, UnoSat, Varese Sat, Veneto, Venice Channel, VideoBergamo, Videolina, Videolook Channel Italy, Vip TV, Words of Peace, Xex

Polish channels:(Hot Bird)

4 Fun TV, Baby TV*, Edusat, Europe by Satellite, ITV, Mango 24, Podroze TV, Polonia 1, Polsat 2, Polsat Zdrowie i uroda, Tele 5, TMT, TV Biznes, TV Polonia, TV Puls, TVN Gra, TVP Kultura, Viva polska

Arabic channels:(Hot Bird)

123 Sat, 2M Maroc, Abu Dhabi TV Europe, Al Aqariya TV, Al Arabiya, Al Baghdadia, Al Fayhaa TV, Al Forat Network, Al Hayat, Al Hiwar TV, Al Jazeera Channel, Al Jazeera Children's Channel, Al Jazeera Documentary , Al Jazeera Mobasher, Al Masriyah, Al Mustakillah TV, Al Ordoniyah, Alalam News Channel, AldiyarSat, Alhurra Europe, Al-Iraqiya TV, Alkawthar TV, Almaghribya, Alsharqiya TV, Al-Zahra TV, ANB, ANN, Arab 69, Arrabia , Arriyadiya, Assadissa, Canal Algerie, Dubai Sports Channel 2, Dubai TV Europe, Galaxy Sat TV, Infinity, Iqraa, Ishtar TV, Jamahirya Satellite Channel, Kuwait Space Channel, MBC Maghreb Al-Arabia, Medi 1 Sat, Miracle, Mlive, MTA International, Nile News, NourSat, Oman TV Satellite, PTV, Qatar TV, Salaam TV, Sama Dubai, Sat 7, Saudi Arabian TV 1 Satellite, Shahrazad, Sharjah TV, Spirit Channel, Strike, Sudan TV, Syria Satellite Channel, Thalitha TV, The Healing Channel, Tunis 7, TVM Europe, TVM Middle East, Victor Chandler, VoA TV, Words of Peace, Yemen Satellite TV

Indian channels:(Hot Bird)

TRT Tamil, Ceylon TV, AsiaNet, Maharishi Open University

National channels:(Hot Bird)

Armenia - National TV of Armenia. Bangladesh - ATN Bangla. Bulgaria - TV Bulgaria. Holland - BVN TV. Greece - OTE, Magic Peiraia, ERT SAT, Extra Channel, Tele Asty, Alpha TV. Georgia - Ajara TV. India - Maharishi Open University. China -CCTV. Korea - Arirang TV. Kurdistan - KurdSat. Macedonia - MKTV Sat. Poland - TV Polonia, TVN. Romania -TV Romania International, Pro TV International. Thailand -Thai TV. Yugoslavia -TV Montenegro, BK Sat, RTS Sat.

*-channel can be received if there is an emulator in the receiver, but not guaranteed. The remaining channels are open (FTA).

Good luck in choosing and using satellite systems :)

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Satellite television today is not only paid content from well-known satellite operators such as Tricolor TV, NTV Plus or MTS TV. There are more than two hundred satellites in geostationary orbit, among which television satellites predominate, one of them is European - Hotbird 13E. Basically, the broadcast from the Hotbird 13E satellite is designed for foreign audiences, since the TV channels are mainly broadcast in Arabic, Polish, German, English, French, Italian and French. Russian (Russian-language) and Armenian TV channels are also broadcast from the European satellite. The best part is that access to television content from the Hotbird 13E satellite is conditionally free - in order to watch television you do not need to pay a subscription fee, you just need to buy television viewing equipment. We will talk further about how to watch free satellite television from the Hotbird 13E satellite.

How to watch satellite TV for free?

The Hotbird 13E satellite is positioned 13 degrees east longitude, which means that for residents of the central and European parts of Russia this location is the most convenient for free viewing satellite television.

In order to set up and watch Russian and Armenian TV from the Hotbird 13E satellite for free, we will need:

Let's move on directly to setting up free satellite television from the European satellite Hotbird 13E.

How to install a plate for Hotbird?

To install a satellite dish on the Hotbird 13E satellite, you will need to determine the side of the house on which the dish itself will be placed. Since the Hotbird 13E satellite is located at 13 degrees east longitude, we need to place the satellite dish on the southwest side of the house. When setting up, you need to slowly move the satellite dish horizontally and vertically until a stable signal is achieved on the receiving equipment.

The signal from the European satellite Hotbird 13E was caught, then what to do with receiving equipment? To do this, you need to configure the satellite receiver to the frequency of the satellite transponder.

How to set up a satellite receiver for Armenian and Russian free channels?

In different FTA receivers, menus and settings are displayed differently, but their essence is the same, so with the help of our instructions and your logic, you can independently configure the satellite receiver to the frequencies of free Armenian and Russian TV channels from the Hotbird 13E satellite.

To configure a satellite receiver for the European satellite Hotbird 13E, you need to go to the receiver menu. Next we go to the section manual settings satellite dish, in which we see at first incomprehensible designations - Frequency, Standard, FEC, Modulation and others. There is no need to be afraid at this moment, just select the necessary values in them.

To configure the satellite receiver, just set the values from the table below and scan the transponder frequency. Below are tables with the frequencies of Armenian and Russian TV channels on the Hotbird 13E satellite, current as of April 2019, which we will subsequently update in the Television section.

Frequency table of free Armenian TV channels of the Hotbird 13E satellite:

Frequency table of free Russian TV channels of the Hotbird 13E satellite:

Channel	Frequency, MHz	Polar.	Standard	Modulation	Flow Rate (SR)	FEC
TNT	11034	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	STS	11034	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	BestMarket TV	11034	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	RTR	11034	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	8 TV RU	11034	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	NTV World	11034	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	Russia 24	11034	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	Shanson TV	11034	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	NOVIY-MIR	11240	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	Kazakh TV	11296	H	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	5/6	TV RUS	11604	H	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	5/6	Soyus	11623	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	Belarus 24	11623	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	Euronews English	12380	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	RT DOC	12597	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4	1TV RUS Europa	12597	V	DVB-S	QPSK	27500	3/4

How much does the equipment cost to watch free television from the Hotbird satellite?

In conclusion, I would like to note the cost of equipment for watching free Russian and Armenian TV channels. Since we have a satellite dish of increased diameter, the cost of the entire set is therefore slightly higher than that of other television operators. However, satellite receivers FTA is quite cheap, which will allow us to compensate for the cost of a satellite dish. 3,550 rubles excluding the cost of a satellite finder, cable and connectors.

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