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This is the list of all  transponders

http://www.lyngsat.com/JCSAT-5A-and-Vinasat-1-2.html

from all the satellites that are co located at 132 degrees east 

  (0.2 degrees is not detectable with a dish that small ) looks like there are 3 sats there

JCSAT-5A  Vinasat 1 and Vinasat 2  they all appear to the  dish to be in the same place no need to re align anything.

with your setup you can expect to get the channels  in the KU  11-12 GHZ band  shown in yellow from the above link

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

While the store said that all the items that had been sniffed and licked were removed and destroyed. And the whole area was thoroughly cleaned

Yes I believe that 100%

Just now, LongTimeLurker said:

Would I also be able to connect up my old Dreambox and get something?

Yes you should be able to get something...whether its anything you want to watch is another matter 

15 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

I've got the original CTH dish which is Ku band and 24 inches I think (?) but I've no idea of the frequencies?

You can try to manually  retune the receiver to  the 11-12 GHZ frequencies on the  Lyngsat page   shown in yellow

http://www.lyngsat.com/JCSAT-5A-and-Vinasat-1-2.html

Look in the receiver menus for "add transponder"  fill in as much details as you can and let the receiver search for new channels.

for example  transponder number 2

frequency 11008  polarisation Horizontal  SR ( symbol rate ) 28800   FEC  ( forward error correction ) 3/4

If you cant find the menu to add a new transponder  then try a full auto search.

Frequencies in the 3 ghz range are C band you would need a 1.5 meter or larger dish and appropriate LNB. If your dish is smaller than 1.5 meters and solid its most likely a KU band 11-12 GHZ

The receiver can tune to either C or KU band depending on if you have the correct size dish and appropriate LNB

http://www.lyngsat.com/JCSAT-5A-and-Vinasat-1-2.html

Shows  quite a few channels from Vietnam  as un-encrypted

As the pages for entering tax payments in the bluebook ( for my wife's car )  are full up and being the ultimate cheap Charlie  I refused the  testing center's offer of 300 baht to do it ( book back by friday ) and  decided go to the DLT next to the Regents school

and apply for a new blue book myself...it was to put it kindly chaos as usual very very busy..they said the blue book would be ready tomorrow after 2PM 

so I should have accepted the very reasonable 300 baht offer

Luckily I dragged my wife along  who had to fill in the application form and supply copy of her ID card    if she hadn't have been there I would have needed a power of attorney form signed by her.. so another trip home and back...what a palaver     

On 09/10/2016 at 2:18 AM, hawker9000 said:

So the sidewalks actually weren't removed, just replaced with narrower versions? 

In that particular area in front of  Pizahut   they removed the  VW camper van man selling assorted stuff who had been there for years and years

then removed a façade  on the Pizahut front wall   that was about 18 inches wide  then dug up the pavement and relaid it,  so they made the pavement  about 18 inches wider  for the length of Pizahut  and then you walk straight into the electricity pylon shown in the photo.

G96 S4000 M03
G00 Z-500
Chuck and tooling fly almost through the safety door....oooops

AA insurance now closed Saturday and Sunday..I spoke to one of the employees she said they don't get that many customers on the Saturday and in any case they where making minimal /no profit so better just to close.

Remember ( when converting )  that they only give you a licence for the category of licence you all ready hold

so for example they wont ( some mistakenly do ) give you a motorcycle licence if  that category is not on your foreign licence.

in that case you would have to do full tests for the motorcycle licence   color,reaction,depth perception + computer theory test + actual on the track riding test.

Half way round the world every year for 8 years ?     180,000 Killometers !!     where you a taxi driver ?

3 hours ago, papa al said:

PM for details.

What's the secret ?    if the shop is good then tell everyone where it is.

same place that did  the cylinder re skim and piston replacement ? never did get  proper directions  that place you recommended in another thread.

12 hours ago, hawker9000 said:

Can't believe they're actually removing the sidewalk though.  Somebody please provide follow-up on this

here the final result   reporting that 100% of Pattaya's footpaths have been brought under order

http://manager.co.th/Local/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9590000099519

notice the electricity pylon and other "street furniture" still blocking the path.

I use this one

http://mediacompanion.codeplex.com/

Another year gone already

October 2016 Jomtien
    Original Passport
    x2 copies of the form TM.7 (must print on one sheet double sided, attach two passport-sized pictures)
    x2 copies of your Passport Main Page, Visa Page (Non-Immigrant O), Entry Stamp Page and Departure Card;
    x2 copies of your KhorRor.2 and KhorRor.3 ( double sided )( took originals but not asked to show )
    x2 copies of the Thai ID Card of your wife
    x2 copies of the House Registration of your wife ( took original but not asked to show )
    2 Original Photos showing you and your wife Together in your residence  one inside and one outside showing
    house number   stuck on A4 sheet + 1 copy
    x2 copies of a Map to your Residence;
    1900 baht

As a reminder for me  if using the 400,000 baht in bank method
Jomtien want to see a transaction in the bank book from the day you are applying, even though this will mean that the amount shown on the letter from the bank is now incorrect ( they can never be correct because the letter always shows amount from yesterday..... don't argue just do it )

1 x statement from bank showing  at least 400,000 baht for  2 months  + 1 copy
2 x copies of latest bank book page with transaction on that day.
2 x copies of bank book first page ( name,office acount number )
Special case just for me as I came into Thailand on Tourist visa and then changed to Non O in Bangkok
2 x copies of Tourist Visa page
2 x copies of last entry into Thailand with Tourist visa page.
2 x copies of all  previous marriage extension stamps ( new for 2016 ? )

as we don't have children we needed to provide a "witness"
( they didn't ask for a witness  years 2 or 3 but did on the first occasion )
Witness had to be someone who isn't a family member needed to bring
2 x copies of their ID card and house registration ( tabien bahn)
2 photos of witness, wife and myself  1 outside of our home with house number clearly visible 1 inside house
stuck onto an A4 piece of paper and  then copied

sign all pages except house map, marriage docs and wife's docs
wife to sign ID and house book docs.
witness to sign their document copies
sign more bits of paper  come back for answer next month.

On 06/10/2016 at 1:35 PM, lopburi3 said:

  Never tried to update as do not believe the lifetime DL is even available to Thai anymore.  

about 2 years ago my wife (Thai ) was able to update her old paper " for life" drivers licence to the new plastic one at Chonburi ( Pattaya)  DLT

they told her that no new "for life" licences are being issued but people with one already can update.

43 minutes ago, hansiver said:

Buriram erea or is it same same all over Thailand?

Probably the same all over Thailand.

You have to tell them what you want doing, make sure you watch them do the things you want or they might not get done.

most of the time  they work on the " if it isn't broken  don't fix it"  principle

  ..when the belt breaks then its time to open the cover and change the belt.

On 05/10/2016 at 7:35 PM, Anthony5 said:

 

 

So they have now moved them to right in front of the Waterfront condo.

 

Guess they have to amend their sales brochure with " condo with scrap yard view".

The boats have been parking in that tarmacked area long before the Waterfront condo was built 

they also use that area for the Christmas / New year and Music festival so at times its very very noisy. ( + scrap yard view )

The "super high tech marina" was supposed to have allowed the speed boats to stay on the water  but raised out by buoyancy floats

(so no need for trailers any more )

these are what you can see in my second photo ..all stacked up on the  shore line  broken before it even opened !!

All the boat trailers where removed from the sea side of the road where they put them I don't know , they didn't go under or on the fly over as I suspected they would, maybe the nice men in green found some land nearby to use.

 view in 2009

robotic parking park destroyed

It's tomorrow...any progress?

bring back the benches !!!

@Pattaya46           did you have a feeling someone was following you this morning ???

@Pattaya46  taking photos ??

lots of room now for a new "luxury" condo complex right on the sea front.