LNB Dish Satellite

Here’s some consideration for people who have installed satellite dishes for their internet or cable TV needs. I suddenly had this thought that perhaps a little geekery is in order. Locally, this applies to Dream Satellite subscribers and to all other satellite dish users as well.

One of the more common question is about LNB. Dish satellite users have often wondered how they would go about and make LNB adjustments to their satellite dish. I did a quick research and here’s one of the more user friendly answer I got is from www.tech-faq.com.

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LNB stands for Low Noise Block and it is the receiving end of a satellite dish. The LNB must be pointing directly to the satellite overhead in orbit to receive the strongest and clearest signal. There are many types of satellite dishes available, some of them are installed in a fixed position, others are installed so that they can move on regular basis usually determined by the type of satellite that you would like to receive signals from. As with a normal TV antenna, it may be required for you to adjust the LNB in order to receive the highest quality (strongest and clearest) satellite signals available.

Most satellite TV dishes today use a stationary position to receive all of their television programming. They are called Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) or sometimes referred to as direct to TV. These satellite dishes are usually part of a paid service. Two popular services in the United States are DirecTV and Echo Star’s Dish Network.

DBS satellites are installed to be stationary, they point in one direction to receive signals from the satellite which is in geostationary orbit in space. Geostationary orbit means that it is always in the same position in the space due to the same speed of the satellite and earth’s rotation.

Most people only adjust their DBS satellite dishes once, usually when they first install it. However, if the signal is not clear or if the satellite dish has unexpectedly moved or needs to be removed and placed someplace new, you will need to adjust the LNB.

To learn more about LNB Dish Satellite and some other cool geeky stuff, you may want to visit www.tech-faq.com.

What Is The Philippines’ Stand On The Kizuna Satellite?

The Micronesian Chief Executives Summit is already discussing their participation in the Japan Kizuna or WINDS Satellite. The big question is, why is the Philippine government still mum about this? Are we gonna be playing catch-up again, or is there a bigger agenda involved?

Representatives from the Governments took advantage of the opportunity of
two meetings occurring at the same time in Palau during April 2008: the
Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit (MCES) and the Pacific Islands
Telecommunications Association (PITA.)

It was recommended that the Chief Executives approve a new committee, called the Telecommunications Committee and the Chief Executives received the report and agreed.

The main purposes of the Telecommunications Committee will be to serve as a forum to (1) exchange information in the areas of telecommunications and ICT policy, planning, technology systems, and applications; (2) to identify and create opportunities for sharing e-government, e-learning, and e-health; and (3) to initiate joint projects such as roaming among the countries, share technical training in ICT
and telecommunications.

The Telecommunications Committee enjoyed a fruitful exchange and covered topics ranging from the (1) the cross-cutting importance telecommunications to all sectors, including economic development, e-government, e-learning and e-health; (2) issues of competition in telecommunication services; (3) submarine fiber optics cable projects; (4) the participation of Freely Associated States in the National Exchange Carriers Association; (5) selection of both Palau and FSM to participate in the Japan Kizuna or WINDS satellite; and (6) discussion regarding the quality, cost-effectiveness and accessibility of telecommunication services.

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Kizuna Satellite May 2008 Update

I got a hit on my Google Alert today about the Kizuna. However, I’m having a hard time looking for the direct link to the Kizuna Satellite website (JAXA) so I’m posting a portion of the Yahoo! News here for you guys to follow. This should be as good a source as any.

Japanese Internet Satellite Hits 1.2Gbps

Engineers testing a recently launched Japanese data communications satellite have succeeded in establishing a two-way Internet link running at 1.2G bps (bits per second) each way, they said Monday.

The speed represents a record for satellite communications, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.

The tests were carried out on May 2 as part of verification of the Kizuna satellite. In the tests data was transmitted on two 622M-bps channels both up to the satellite and down to a receiving antenna. Together the combined data transmission speed was 1.2G bps >>>> Full Story Here