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It appears that SES 3 will finally replace AMC 1. SES has applied to the FCC to replace AMC 1 with SES 3. The application has not been approved yet, but SES has asked for expedited authority so I think they want to begin transition soon. Also, the filing indicates that ku on SES 3 will not be...

I cancelled Dish due to the loss of AMC, IFC and Sundance channels. I won't consider going back until these channels return. I own my equipment which includes a 622 and an old 942. In the meantime, I would like to use the DVR's to watch and record OTA channels. The 942 scans the local...

Anybody else seeing this on Epix 1 HD? Every 30 seconds the screen goes black for one second, but audio is fine. I remember that they had this problem before, but it was corrected. It seems to be back. Epix 2 HD and Epix 3 HD are fine.

Intelsat has filed a request with the FCC to move Horizons 2 to 85° East (Middle East). Pending FCC approval, they will move all traffic to other satellites and begin relocation in December 2011. http://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=919039

It looks like Comcast HITS has finished converting all DCII combo mode HD channels to DVB-S2. There are now 5 empty transponders on AMC 18.

My owned 622 DVR recently started having problems. It would flash Error 122 (Internal communications failure) and Error 005 (Smart card not authorized) every few minutes. I chatted with Dish and Tier 2 Tech Support said the receiver needed to be replaced. Since I owned my equipment...

I noticed tonight that Transponder 18 on Directv 1R at 72.5° West was empty. There is currently no signal there. If Directv is no longer using Transponder 18, I wonder if Dish will start using Transponder 18 on Nimiq 5?

Looks like Dish will not get much use out of Tranpsonders 23 and 24. http://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=835302

It looks like XStreamHD has started transmitting signals on AMC 16. I'm now seeing two new signals. 12120 V 30000 and 12160 V 30000. I think those are the two they used at CES. I can't lock either one.

Last December I got a free 10 foot Echostar dish to replace my 7 1/2 foot KTI dish. I had been having trouble locking many DVB-S2 signals with the 7 1/2 foot dish. I had been trying to peak the 10 foot dish for months to get the DVB-S2 signals with limited success. Ku on the 10 foot dish was...

SES-1 was launched successfully. It will replace AMC 2 and AMC 4. News 042410

Anyone familiar with this Norsat lnb: Norsat C-Band to F(f) Low Noise Block 3.625-4.2GHz NEW - eBay (item 270519548288 end time Feb-23-10 10:00:17 PST) The label doesn't look like the Norsat labels on the Norsat website. Is this really a Norsat or a clone? The price seems too good to be true.

It seems my 4dtv 922 is now just a dish mover. I wanted to watch the analog Directv satellite launch and discovered that I only get snow on all analog channels. I tried DC2 channels and I get no lock. Signal is 100 and Quality is 99 on all DC2 channels that I checked. The signal...

SES Americom has ended their IP Prime IPTV service. They were using almost all C band transponders on AMC 9. I just checked it with the Broadlogic Spectrum analyzer and there are only two signals on there now. 22 transponders are empty. It will be interesting to see what they use AMC 9 C...

Looks like NBC has turned off their two 4:2:2 muxes on AMC 1 ku. The BLSA shows no signals on those two transponders at this time. So now NBC is all DVB-S2.

C-SPAN Networks Enlists Motorola for Transition to All-Digital Broadcast - Yahoo! Finance CSPAN 2 will change from analog to Digicipher 2 digital in June. The mux will contain CSPAN, CSPAN 2 and CSPAN 3 in standard definition. They plan to add HD in the future. CSPAN analog channel will...

I'm trying to play some AAC audio streams recorded from AMC 8 on VLC Media Player, but I get no audio. However the files play fine on Elecard player so I know the streams are not encrypted. Anyone else have a problem with AAC audio and VLC?

SBS-6 is apparently still alive. Panamsat is seeking approval to move it from 81° to 77° West to replace Galaxy 4R. Galaxy 4R will be de-orbited in March 2009. The US Government is currently using both Galaxy 4R and SBS-6. Both are inclined...

I've been looking for a C band dish to replace my undersized 7 1/2 foot KTI mesh dish. There is a listing for a 12 foot dish in my area on Craigslist. Take it away for $20. A pretty poor picture is attached. I'm thinking it looks like a Paraclipse, but I'm not expert. Is it a Paraclipse and...

Fox is planning to switch all their satellite distribution channels to HD using DVB-S2 equipment from Motorola. Motorola Media Center - Press Releases

Echostar has applied to the FCC to move Echostar 5 to 148° West commencing on January 15, 2009. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-286761A1.pdf

ABC will switch it's program distribution to mpeg 4 DVB-S2: ABC Shifts Program Distribution To MPEG-4 - 10/14/2008 1:00:00 AM - Broadcasting & Cable

Nimiq 4 is scheduled for launch today at 5:48 EDT. Nimiq-4 Mission Control

It looks like Galaxy 17 has arrived at 91 degrees West. Does anyone know when the switch from Galaxy 11 to Galaxy 17 will occur?

PBS is planning to add a PBS HD West feed by the end of this year. Here is their current transition plan: http://www.pbsngis.org/HD%20Transponder%20Transition%20Plan%20%202008-06-16.pdf