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Reception

New Satellite for Africa: Atlantic Bird 3

Get ready for a change! Deutsche Welle is going to switch all its African satellite broadcasting operations from Intelsat 10-02 (IS10-02) to Atlantic Bird 3 (AB 3).

But don’t worry – there’ll be simultaneous transmissions for two months (from August 1st to September 30th). That means you have enough time to adjust your equipment. So it adds up to this: we’ll stop our transmission via Intelsat 10-02 (IS10-02) on 30 September 2006. Please make sure you’ve shifted your reception hardware to Atlantic Bird 3 (AB 3) by then.

Tomorrow’s technology today

You can see at a glance that Atlantic Bird 3 (AB 3) combines light-weight versatility with heavy-weight
performance:
Position: 5° West
Frequency: 3,727 GHz (or 3727 MHz)
Polarization: right hand circular polarization/RHCP
Symbolrate: 29.950 Msymbols/s (Ms/s)
FEC: 7/8
Video Standard: PAL

All it takes to enjoy good reception is a dish diameter of approximately 2 metres and a digital satellite receiver. The hardware you already use to receive Deutsche Welle on Intelsat 10-02 (IS10-02) will, in most cases, work perfectly on Atlantic Bird 3 (AB 3). But it’s important for you to adapt your hardware to the above parameters until September 30th.

All the service you want

Do you have any questions about switching to Atlantic Bird 3 (AB 3)? Deutsche Welle is ready to support you during the whole satellite transition process. Should you have any problems with your reception equipment, please send an e-mail to info@dw-world.de or call our hotline: +49 228 429-4000. Alternatively, you can send a fax to ++49 228 429-154000. Just ask. Our experts will give you the advice you need.

Better programmes, more variety

Look forward to the full Deutsche Welle range: with top news and entertainment, reports on politics, business, culture and lifestyle. All this, plus a wider choice of features with a European focus.


This wealth of information is not available anywhere else. Here you can sit back and enjoy the change because good broadcasts are getting even better. Treat yourself and experience the difference!

DEUTSCHE WELLE
Distribution Africa
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3
53110 Bonn
GERMANY
www.dw-world.de

 

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