Kenyan TV mux on free to air satellite is not a dream anymore

Finally its happening, after a long time waiting we will have our own Kenyan Local TV stations on free to air satellite just like the Mena region has perfected in doing for decades.  The South Africans are ahead of us with Open view HD and so are the Zambians with Muvi TV. This is all … Continue reading Kenyan TV mux on free to air satellite is not a dream anymore

How to remove broken RCA Video/Audio Pins from TV or DVD Player

If you have ever been in a situation where the Video or Audio Pins of your RCA cable broke inside any of your devices then you are in luck because I have prepared a very short tutorial on how to solve the issue. You only need tools that are available in almost every homestead. This … Continue reading How to remove broken RCA Video/Audio Pins from TV or DVD Player

Meaning of LNB Skew & What Is LNB Tweaking And How Is It Done

LNB skew is the rotational position of the LNB mounted on a satellite dish. It must be set within certain limits to reduce the number of errors received on both vertically and Horizontally Polarized Transponders. Spectrum analyzers are used to set the skew by professionals installing Uplink ground stations and sometimes receiving (or downlink) satellite … Continue reading Meaning of LNB Skew & What Is LNB Tweaking And How Is It Done

Understanding and reading Frequencies, Polarities and Symbol rates from Lyngsat

From the image snippet above, these are the instructions on how to read frequencies from Lyngsat if you are a beginner. The first column contains the Frequency of the transponder, Tp in short. By now you already know the difference between C band and Ku band frequencies. The second column usually contains the Operator logo … Continue reading Understanding and reading Frequencies, Polarities and Symbol rates from Lyngsat

Using A Technosat T-888 Plus Ultra Digital Satellite Receiver As A Satellite Finder

With a Technosat free to air digital receiver, you do not need a buzzing satellite finder. It has an inbuilt satellite finder tracking system. This is how to use the Technosat t-888 as a satellite finder. First of all the advantage of using this decoder is that it can tell you exactly the satellite you … Continue reading Using A Technosat T-888 Plus Ultra Digital Satellite Receiver As A Satellite Finder

The Astrovox VSR 9000 HD PVR Review – Free to Air Satellite Decoder

I received this Astrovox 9000 decoder from a former college friend who apparently has very many decoders lying around at his house.  The first thing I noticed just like everything else is it’s small size and numerous vents at the top. At the front it only has 3 buttons, Program Up, Program Down and the … Continue reading The Astrovox VSR 9000 HD PVR Review – Free to Air Satellite Decoder

Beware of zuku dealers who sell alternative substandard hardware

Zuku a local pay TV company has subsidized their equipment so as to offer affordable pay TV to you. But there are some unscrupulous traders in Nairobi and I believe also elsewhere in Kenya that are taking advantage of this kind gesture by Zuku. A Zuku kit goes for Ksh5600. This price is inclusive of … Continue reading Beware of zuku dealers who sell alternative substandard hardware

LG TV Free to air Digital satellite 47LA6610 Questions answered

Hi, Great website you have going here, highly informative. I have an LG LA6610 that according to LG customer care it is a satellite TV, see an email extract I got from them below. Dear (Name withheld), Thank you for your mail The TV is a satellite TV. The LND must be connected to a … Continue reading LG TV Free to air Digital satellite 47LA6610 Questions answered

Popular Car and motoring shows on free to air satellite

Lamborghini Aventador, Bugatti Veyron,  Ferrari 458 spider version, Maclaren 12 spider, Audi R8 convertible, Porshe cayman, Aston Martin, Harley Davidson, Rolls Royce Phantom.These are all names of Cars I have watched on my favourite free to air satellite channels right here in Kenya. I am not the only one enjoying these channels as they are … Continue reading Popular Car and motoring shows on free to air satellite

One 65cm Dish, Two LNBs And 3 Satellites Received

Combining Eutelsat 7A, SES5 And Amos 5 On One 65cm Dish Important Update: Amos 5 satellite is no more. it disappeared from outer space on 22nd November 2015. These satellites have the following orbital positions respectively 7 degrees East, 5 degrees East and 17 degrees east.  All these satellites use the Ku band technology. There … Continue reading One 65cm Dish, Two LNBs And 3 Satellites Received