10/20/2009 2:12am - Uplink Activity Report - 4 changes

[DigiDish Uplink Report]

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - 10/20/2009 2:12am - 4 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 10/20/2009 01:55A - 10/20/2009 02:11A

Transponder Changes:
Nimiq5 72.7W TP 01 ConUS beam changed from 20000 QPSK 5/6 to 21500 8PSK 2/3
Nimiq5 72.7W TP 07 ConUS beam changed from 20000 QPSK 5/6 to 21500 8PSK 2/3
Nimiq5 72.7W TP 09 ConUS beam changed from 20000 QPSK 5/6 to 21500 8PSK 2/3
Nimiq5 72.7W TP 21 ConUS beam changed from 20000 QPSK 5/6 to 21500 8PSK 2/3

Channels in the system: 6633
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available
(H) = Hidden from non-subscribers

 

[MikeD-C05]

Well there goes the strength in the 70s on those transponders. It dropped as much as 10 points in strength on each transponder.

 

[Voyager6]

Well there goes the strength in the 70s on those transponders. It dropped as much as 10 points in strength on each transponder.

But more space will now be available. Perhaps an acceptable trade-off.

 

[digiblur]

Well there goes the strength in the 70s on those transponders. It dropped as much as 10 points in strength on each transponder.

Yep, exactly what I figured and posted in the Nimiq5 launch thread. I suspect we will see more transponders moving to 8PSK tonight or tomorrow night.

But more space will now be available. Perhaps an acceptable trade-off.

Exactly. Instant 25% gain in space.

 

[photoman76]

Null pids jumped from about 1 Mbps to 12 Mbps on those transponders.

 

[digiblur]

Null pids jumped from about 1 Mbps to 12 Mbps on those transponders.

That's kind of what I figured... they would not adjust the channel bitrates until after they consolidate things down. Otherwise people would see the channel quality go up then back down again.

 

[HDRoberts]

Pretty well shows there is an 11mbps or so gain, though. That's more than I thought there would be.

 

[digiblur]

Pretty well shows there is an 11mbps or so gain, though. That's more than I thought there would be.

Yep, that's the numbers between 5/6 QPSK 20000 and 2/3 8PSK 21500