In addition, a PRD800 can be given 199 channels instead of 120.

(Some receivers such as PRD800/900 can have 'Enhanced' software fitted so that the frequency display is correct with an 'Enhanced' LNB. You may need to change the Installation Menu LNB frequency from 10.00 to 9.75 (or 09.75 in the case of Grundig GRD150/250). Any Amstrad SRD540, 545, 550 or later.Īlmost any receiver whose tuning display goes to 11.900 or higher. Any Amstrad SRD510/520 with internal modifications (kit available from SatCure). Any Pace PRD800 or 900 which has '2GHz' on the serial number label underneath.Īny early Pace PRD800 or 900 with a minor internal modification. Most Pace SS9200 and derivatives (GIRD3000, SAT1600, BUSH IRD150). Do this for every channel and the job is done.Įxamples of receivers which will work with an 'Enhanced' LNB are: So if you fit an 'Enhanced' LNB to your dish and tune EVERY channel higher by 250, you should be able to receive every channel listed, or at least from CNBC near the bottom of 1D up to CNN International near the top of Astra 1B band.įor example, with your standard LNB you will find CNN tuned to approximately 11.627 but with an 'Enhanced' LNB you must retune to 11.877 - that is 250 higher. It effectively shifts them all higher by a count of 250. An 'Enhanced' LNB not only amplifies the 1D channels but it also sends ALL channels down the cable at a higher frequency.

(Some receivers omit the first '1' so 11.900 appears as '1900'). If the numbers in your tuning display go up to 11.900 then you may be in luck. Some receivers can't tune lower but they can tune HIGHER. There are several ways of getting to watch these 1D channels: (Some receivers can just about tune down to the TOP channel of Astra 1D but no further). Most can also amplify channels in the lowest (1D) band but the tuner in your old receiver probably can't tune low enough to receive them. The old, standard LNB is designed to amplify channels in the upper three bands. Each satellite transmits these channels within a certain band of frequencies. The satellites sit together in a tight cluster out in space (see the promotional video if it is still being broadcast).Įach satellite broadcasts 16 or more channels. Upgrading for Astra 1D Satellite Transmissionsįirst written November 1996 before Sky DigitalĪstra 1D is the fourth Astra satellite.

Astra 9000 receiver software