Recent content by roadrhino

Here's my question .... When will the distant networks be dropped? As far as I can tell, not yet.

Hi, In looking over the new E10 spotbeam maps at http://ekb.dbstalk.com/297 I noticed that Spotbeam 39 (LA/SD) has transponder 31 listed (Tony mentioned this as well in an earlier thread), however http://www.dishchannelchart.com/ doesn't indicate that any stations are on this transponder...

Sure ... however I want to know how much better my signal strength will be if I were to use an old VOOM dish (24" diameter) than my Dish500 dish (21" by 23" eliptical ...) if I were aiming directly at 110. I would guess that the Dish500 would effectively give me something comparable to a 21"...

I just re-peaked and only got an additional 2-3 points on signal strength on any transponder on 110. This included re-skewing to 90 and losing some 10-15 points on my 119 signal strength numbers. Still at signal strength of zero on transpotter 31 on spotbeam 43 (Echostar X). I guess that I...

Love the map! Is there some software package that would generate such maps automagically? While not exactly in the grayest of gray areas, I am most definitely in the region where some interference may be taking place. Sounds like we've got two viable explanations, both of which give me hope...

Okay, I gotcha ... essentially if I am receiving a strong enough signal on tranponder 31 from more than one desired spotbeam, I will have a problem. What I don't fully understand is which spotbeam the offending signal may be from. In particular, I am not close to spotbeam 38's signal...

Thanks Tony! I am pretty much straight South of SF but a bit moreso than most in the DMA. It is fair to suggest that I am far closer to the center of spotbeam 42 than 43. I am most certainly not inside the -6dB contours of spotbeam 38 or 39. In any case, interference on transponder 31...

Hi all, I noticed this last weekend that I could not get some stations that I had been able to get a week earlier. In particular, all the "minor" San Francisco DMA stations seem to now be on transponder 31 spotbeam 43 (thanks Tony and dishchannelchart for the info) and I am unable to get...

I checked last night just for fun and 6097 was indeed BBC One. Now I am wondering whether there is something on BBC One that I would want to TiVo to listen to later... time to check the sirius website link, I guess... Roadrhino

There are many amusing things in this thread so far, including the notion that to ask Comcast for a lower price is somehow cheating the rest of us ... especially those of us who do not have a business relationship with Comcast by buying their services or owning their stock. However, I would...

Just a note for Thunderjett922 ... if you are considering doing this you may want to be aware that you will probably only get locals in the region you are "moving" to if you are in their satellite spotbeam. There is a map of Echostar's spotbeams at http://ekb.dbstalk.com/297 and you can...

Yes ... from folks I know with new MCE and MythTV boxes like that they can use their DVRs for light computing as well as a DVR. The key point I was making is that the cost of a computer that can "do what a TiVo can do" is considerably higher than the TiVo cost. Further, the knowhow necessary...

Well, slap some glue on me and call me a postage stamp, it worked... Glad things are going better for you. Perhaps if you moved it a bit further your signal strength would be even greater ... but I probably wouldn't fuss with it if you are getting enough strength that the EEPG data can be...

I feel the need to mention two things that are unrelated to each other but are both related to topics in this thread. First, there is no way that one can build a PC which is comparable to a TiVo for $400 (the cost of a TiVo box plus a lifetime sub) ... unless you've already got most of the...

Yes, some peoples, they do write lots :) Witschey, something doesn't sit right with me about your story. I'm not going to go into all the details about why, but when an installer volunteered to help you diagnose what was wrong with transponders 21-29 in your setup and you declined, saying...