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ANYONE BEEN WATCHING IRAQI TV ON HOTBIRD? (Read 5432 times)
Hokey
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ANYONE BEEN WATCHING IRAQI TV ON HOTBIRD?
Mar 19th, 2003, 8:22pm
 
I couldn't resist, but they have abandoned their usual schedule in favour of a wall-to-wall, 24 hour tribute to Saddam Hussein.
There's songs, small news items, and some footage of Saddam greeting his flock. The picture is very bad quality, seemingly lifted from an analogue signal, complete with bad signal strength white specks.
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Re: ANYONE BEEN WATCHING IRAQI TV ON HOTBIRD?
Reply #1 - Mar 20th, 2003, 1:50pm
 
presently only a noisy test signal,but normal service on ARABSAT
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Reply #2 - Mar 20th, 2003, 2:00pm
 
The HB signal has been up and down like a yo-yo since the yanks sent a few cruise missiles down there, I guess they must have uplink problems?  undecided
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Reply #3 - Mar 20th, 2003, 5:06pm
 
Jep, they seem to have problems indeed, a few minutes ago there was some sort of propaganda material aired, troups parade on a boullevard, and now it's just black screen. The other channels on that transponder (HB, 12654H 27500 3/4) are all ok.
 
I don't think it's the uplink which has problems but eighter the production of the program is failing or the transfer from their studio to the uplink, as all these channels must be uplinked from one place for that transponder, which IMHO is defenitely not in Iraq.
 
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Re: ANYONE BEEN WATCHING IRAQI TV ON HOTBIRD?
Reply #4 - Mar 21st, 2003, 7:55pm
 
Interesting though how so many digital channels have analogue weak signal speckles. Roll Eyes
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Reply #5 - Mar 22nd, 2003, 7:11pm
 
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just checked it again, on HB 12654H, it's on again after it was black yesterday when I checked. At the moment they show interviews with some peoples in hospitals. And the quality is very bad, complete picture freeze/dropouts (black screen) every 30 sec or so, sound stays on. And now and then some severe digital drop of quality, meaning blocks, like the data rate falling below the min. level.  
 
Makes me curious what type of connection they use to feed the uplink?
 
Other channels on that transponder are as always, kind of ok.
 
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Re: ANYONE BEEN WATCHING IRAQI TV ON HOTBIRD?
Reply #6 - Apr 4th, 2003, 9:41pm
 
I think their dishes are a bit out of shape after a few tomahawks went in with 900 kilograms explosive, enough to ruin your day  Grin
 
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Re: ANYONE BEEN WATCHING IRAQI TV ON HOTBIRD?
Reply #7 - Apr 5th, 2003, 9:46pm
 
Just a shame I cant understand a word that they are saying !  Grin
 
Had to laugh the other day though...there was this couple standing there singing a tribute to a picture of Sadam........Couldnt help but imagine a group of Republican Guards standing just out of camera shot, pointing guns at them and shouting 'make it convincing or else'  Grin Grin
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Re: ANYONE BEEN WATCHING IRAQI TV ON HOTBIRD?
Reply #8 - Apr 6th, 2003, 9:29pm
 
When the Brits and American lads liberate Iraq, imagine a year down the line, Coronation Street replacing their usual daily diet of "Songs to Saddam". Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin
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