Thread: LPB moved to 87?

I just saw on sathint the LPB is on 87w. So I did a scan with my S10 and there it is...



They are still using that STUPID 3/5 fec stuff which means my PC still will not recognize it. Grrrrr!!!
But it should be a stronger signal now being that's a new satellite, right?

It wouldn't hurt my feelings at all if they moved ALL the PBS channels to 87w...

Enjoy!

edit: I scanned 125 and LPB is gone from there now. I thought maybe they would be on both for awhile but they just picked up and moved everything at once. Boom! Works for me! The signal is way stronger and trees are NOT an issue with 87...

LPB is still on AMC 21 at this time.
What's the problem with 3/5 and your computer?
I receive LPB fine on my computer with a Prof 7500.

Originally Posted by photoman76

LPB is still on AMC 21 at this time.
What's the problem with 3/5 and your computer?
I receive LPB fine on my computer with a Prof 7500.

How strange~!

My S10 doesn't find any LPB channels on 125 at all now.
But it found them on 87w for sure, as you can see from my pictures..

As for my PC not getting it, from what I have read, and my understanding of this is VERY limited, the app I use, My Theater, does not support the 3/5 thing, at all, period. The guy that wrote the app no longer updates or maintains it, at least this is what I am assuming from things I've googled, in other words, it's "abandonware".. So there is little to no chance that the app will ever be updated to support the 3/5 thing which is new and unique to the US. The app writer is in Russia and has no incentive to bother himself with this little used US only problem. All this is assumptions on my part from reading complaints I've googled up about the app.

You must be using a different app.

I've looked at every satellite app I could find and almost all of them have been abandoned. I think there is ONE that someone works on and maintains now but it costs a chunk of change I don't want to spend right now. I tried the demo of it and I found it extremely difficult to use and understand. But then again, I'm not the brightest bulb on the string.. PC apps and I do not get along. I really hate PC's and would rather not fool with them, they are nothing but headache and trouble.

The PC I use for the internet, is making me crazy. IF I could afford to, I would take a hammer to this thing and go buy myself a top, top, TOP of the line Apple and be done with the BS.

The PC for the satellite, I'm afraid to touch it lest it blow up in a little mushroom cloud. It mostly works so I mostly leave it alone and just watch TV...

hehe u think apple is more user friendly than windows? just get some linux distros strip them down to the bare essentials, add a pretty desktop (enlightenment), some pretty backgrounds & ta-da mac osx... linux is by no means easier than windows neither is mac

Originally Posted by the_man_one

hehe u think apple is more user friendly than windows? just get some linux distros strip them down to the bare essentials, add a pretty desktop (enlightenment), some pretty backgrounds & ta-da mac osx... linux is by no means easier than windows neither is mac

Actually I own three Apple computers but they are really, really ancient and no good for the modern world anymore. I also have three iPhones.
I have an older mac, from like 2005, it has OSX 10.4 I think but it's too old and can't be upgraded anymore. It still works but it's slooooooow....
I use it from time to time.

So I'm no stranger to OSX or Apple products. I really like Apple stuff. I just can't keep up (financially) with the constant upgrades.

Originally Posted by Dee_Ann

I just saw on sathint the LPB is on 87w. So I did a scan with my S10 and there it is...



They are still using that STUPID 3/5 fec stuff which means my PC still will not recognize it. Grrrrr!!!

Having the same setup as you I have the same problem tuning those channels. But I'm starting to think it's not so much an FEC thing as the Hauppauge tuner has a problem with S2 QPSK. It dosn't tune any S2 QPSK of any FEC. But I have not confirmed that MyTheatre will tune S2 QPSK with any other tuner. And Hauppauge flat refuses assistance with this problem.

this thread mentions it
http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air...-lpbs-bad.html

post 16 says it will be going away on 125W soon

All the other PBS wont go back to 87W (they use to be there). Here is my thoughts on why they moved

This is good. Nice strong signal on 87W (with the new satellite) and also unlike the national PBS stations which are on 125W because they need to be CONUS (as in all PBS stations have to grab the feed) LPB is only for Louisiana...87W works good as its near their true south (91W is true south in Baton Rouge)...less issues with rain. After all a dish aimed that far west has more susceptible to rain fade than one aimed pretty much straight up

also LPB is still on 125W...verified oh about an hour ago

i am glad to see that pbs feeds are now on 87w. i am taking my 36" geosatpro dish to st. louis to install at my daughters home. they don't have dish or cable and will appreciate pbs feeds. i am concerned about getting 125w because of their trees. have a new s9 to go with the dish and motor. dad's christmas present is early this year. charlie