watching DW TV

[SoFarAndNear]

Hi,

first of all I have no knowledge in Satellite TV. I just ordered a this box here few weeks ago. http://psisat.com/site/index.php/%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A1/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A1-psi-o2-hd . The SAT guy installed the box and the dish on my roof. Everything is working. I can see around 300 (mostly Thai) channels.

My questions is can I and if yes how can I watch german international TV channel 'Deutsche Welle' (DW TV)?!

As far as I understand the channel is available at the 'AsiaSat 3S' satellite which I can choose in the settings of the sat receiver box which I have. I can also auto scan for channels from AsiaSat 3s. Unfortunately the auto scan finds many channels but not 'Deutsche Welle' (DW TV)

Cheers,

Edited July 22, 2014 by SoFarAndNear

[Rv Hawee]

You can watch DW TV free if your satelite is able to receive signal from Asiasat 2 or 3. I think your satelite is directed to thaicom 3/5 where DW TV is part of TrueTV so not free at all !

Very easy to check... look at your sat dish and if it almost strait to to sky; you are on Asiasat. If not and looking at west you are receiving from thaicom.

I don't think PSI have any moving dish anymore so you can set up a second head on the dish but impossible to receive thaicom and asiasat with the same dish.

Call back the tech for he move the antenna to the new position ! If you need to have thai channel also, buy a second dish I have a big one on asiasat 3 for french TV5 and a smaller one for thaicom.

[soap]

Hi S.F.A.N

You need a CBand dish plus LNB for Asiasat 3,I would think your local dealer who set your psi dish up would know all about setting a CBand dish to Asia sat 3 as its FTA.

Asiasat 3 is good with about 10 channels in English inc DW in German and English and there's a good movie channel called Lotus from Macau

[SoFarAndNear]

Yes right now I am using Thaicom. I can see that in the channel list.

So using thaicom and asiasat 3s with the same dish and receiver is not possible?

Strange that I could find channel if I used the auto scan option with the Asiasat 3s.

[lostinisaan]

Sorry, but DW really s-cks.

[Rv Hawee]

[...] Strange that I could find channel if I used the auto scan option with the Asiasat 3s.

It's possible when the 2 satelites are near. Ex. thaicom 3/5 and the ex ASTV sat were reachable from the same dish (but need a 2nd head to receive the 2nd sta). You can do it with 2 or 3 sat. But with more than 20° difference on the position it's almost impossible. Thaicom and Asiasat are almost 30° different.

You need a new dish for DW and probably a bigger one (1.8 m diameter) check on their web; they should have technical information about it.

At this time you could have a 2nd head on your new dish to also receive asiasat 2 /5 or any other interesting sat in range.

Even if you found some, don't buy a moved dish...it's really fustrating when got problem. I now use mine a fixed dish to Asiasat 3 without any problem since 15 years ( except my dying receiver...but easy to change)

Good luck to you; the investment is worth by the time... just choose well from the begening.