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Programming the Settings in the Decoder

HOTBIRD 4 (Europe)

Location: 13 degrees East

Band:  Ku

Transponder Antenna Polarization:  Vertical

Transponder:  113

Receiver Setting Polarization: “H-fixed” for model 9234 consumer-grade decoders or “V” for commercial-grade decoders with dual-band LNBs based on the transponder settings.

Ku Band Downlink Frequency: 10.775 GHz

L-Band/LO frequency:  1025 MHz* (9.750 MHz LNB Frequency)

Symbol Rate:  28.0000 MS/s

FEC Rate:  ¾

EIRP:  50.0 dBW

Network ID: 6

 

 



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