Satellite TV Signals receivable in Hong Kong
Annex
Programme/
Satellite
Service/Country
System
Frequency
Band
Dish Diameter for reception in Hong Kong
Palapa B1
RTMI Malaysia
PAL
full transponder,
C
5m
audio subcarrier
TVI Indonesia
PAL
C
5m
TBS Bangkok
PAL
half transponder, audio S.C.P.C.
C
5m
BBTV Thailand
PAL
C
5m
Intelsat
AFRTS U.S.A.
NTSC
Pacific
full transponder, audio subcarrier
C
5m
Ocean
hemispherical beam
CNN/ABC, U.S.A.
CBS/NBC, U.S.A. NTSC
NTSC
1/2 transponder,
C
global beam
H
5m
videoplexed
C
5m
3 13
Intelsat
RTMI Malaysia
Indian
Ocean
Oman
PAL
full transponder,
C
5m
global beam
audio subcarrier
PAL
full transponder,
C
5m
global beam
audio SCPC
UK and European
PAL
half transponder,
5m
occasional news
global beam audio
and sports
subcarriers
CTV China
PAL
full transponder,
C
5m
Educational TV
hemibeam audio
subcarrier
Gorizont
Russian
SECAM
full transponder,
5m
programmes
hemibeam audio
U.S.S.R.
I encoded
Aussat
BS-2B
1
1
ABC HACBSS
B-mac
ku
7m
Australia
NHK Japan
NTSC
ku
3m
Note: The above are estimated from available literature and theoretical
calculations. There is no equipment in Government for verification.