Thread: 6/24/2009 12:29pm - Uplink Activity Report - 56 changes

Originally Posted by spec1alk

What are my options for getting a Fox channel? If I call E* and complain, will I get an east or west coast Fox? Hopefully in HD? Am I stuck waiting until Max Media gets Fox back up in Bozeman?

"MOVE" to the nearest dma with all 4 hd nets. Do a search on this topic and you will get all you need to know about how to do it.

Originally Posted by digiblur

No. Its the right beam. Maps are from FCC filings before DishNetwork took over the satellite.

Then how come it's a Buffalo, NY station and the map shows Washington DC has the spotbeam coverage? I'm confused.

Originally Posted by chuckster_dude

Then how come it's a Buffalo, NY station and the map shows Washington DC has the spotbeam coverage? I'm confused.

Dish adjusted the tilt/rotation of the satellite moving the beams.

Originally Posted by Jim S.

Out of curiosity, I looked to see what these channels were. To my surprise, they showed as available in my guide even though I subscribe to no international channels. But when I tried to tune to them, I have NO signal on that transponder. Not a bit. All my other channels from 61.5 are coming in as far as I know, but I can't check right now because I'm recording. Has anybody else lost this supposedly-CONUS transponder?

Interesting. I didn't check, but it wouldn't surprise me if those were only slates telling of a move.

I have a neighbor who only (it appears) subbed to international channels, and only had a dish for 61.5. Low and behold I walk out my door last night around 7 and a tech is on his roof installing a spanking new Dish500+.

Originally Posted by digiblur

Dish adjusted the tilt/rotation of the satellite moving the beams.

Let me get this straight. Dish moved spotbeam 4 so that it now points at Buffalo? (I'm in the Washington DC DMA so I thought spotbeam 4 was mine.) If Dish has done this, then presumably all the spotbeam maps for 61.5 are now wrong and in need of updating.

They've been wrong since the beginning. Otherwise, DC and Philly wouldn't be on the same beam, and we wouldn't be able to receive either one of them in central PA. On the other hand, we might be able to receive the Scranton locals like we're supposed to...

That's what the whole http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-net...strengths.html thread is for.

Originally Posted by TheKrell

Let me get this straight. Dish moved spotbeam 4 so that it now points at Buffalo? (I'm in the Washington DC DMA so I thought spotbeam 4 was mine.) If Dish has done this, then presumably all the spotbeam maps for 61.5 are now wrong and in need of updating.

I see this post was answered above mine already Thanks.

Tell that to Dish...nelson61 snagged the map data from what was in the FCC filing, he's been working hard on adjusting things to correct the maps.

If you remember back to when E12 was being switched into spotbeam mode several people including myself were confused on how Buffalo would be covered at all as the old PDF US map we had didn't even show it covered. I quickly started seeing this also when I was mapping the different markets to the beams as some didn't make sense. But they were indeed the correct beam numbers as the transponders are interlaced on each beam as not create interference, so it was found that the satellite was shifted as I haven't seen anything in the filings that say the E12 beams can be moved. But you can always shift the whole satellite.

Originally Posted by Islandguy43

Miracles never cease. We finally got our ABC, now if they could get MSG-HD....hmmmm..

Never gonna happen.

Originally Posted by darrencp22

Never gonna happen.

Probably not....however...E* has given me tons of credits each month, just to keep me from switching to D* or back to cable. So until hockey season starts back up in the fall, I will stay put and enjoy my $38 a month credit on my bill.