4/22/2009 1:10pm - Uplink Activity Report - 55 changes

[kstuart]

WOW... give me the channel numbers to check and I can pull up the TP's for a quick check. I'll do it later after the second uplink runs today. I don't have a dedicated dish like I do on 110/129/91, so I'll have to swing the motorized over to 61.5 and pull the uplink process down for a few minutes.

Since the poster only wants to know whether the TMPs are slates or video, then it will exactly the same on 61.5 and 129, so you don't need to bother checking 61.5. Just check 129 and that will be the answer he is looking for.

 

[digiblur]

Since the poster only wants to know whether the TMPs are slates or video, then it will exactly the same on 61.5 and 129, so you don't need to bother checking 61.5. Just check 129 and that will be the answer he is looking for.

That isn't always the truth.

 

[db2]

That isn't always the truth.

Especially if they're just testing signals.

 

[jwgreen68]

This is the truth though. Earth Day is almost over and Dish still hasn't lit up 212. How ironic is it, that the channel is launched in celebration of Earth Day, but won't be available for most of it? I'm surprised that Dish didn't wait till now to air the presidential debates!

 

[AKGolf]

Just EPG data.. check the channel range and channel tag.

110 TP 7 - 4 active video streams
110 TP 13 - 4 active video streams
110 TP 17 - 6 active video streams

When I say active I mean non-slate type bandwidths. HD on 110 TP 7 and 13 should look great compared to 61.5/129 national HD.



Great! Check TP 1 - 16 and let us know. Make sure they lock as spotbeam otherwise it is probably just switch "bleed".

Six foot dish - VIP-722

5 = 80 - Spot
7 = 80 - Spot
8 = 82
9 = 77
10 = 86 - Spot
12 = 94 - Spot
15 = 25
16 = 15
17 = 26
18 = 18
19 = 26
20 = 18
21 = 38
22 = 18
23 = 27
24 = 18
25 = 25
26 = 18
27 = 26
28 = 20
29 = 25
30 = 18
31 = 26
32 = 28

 

[gadgtfreek]

This is the truth though. Earth Day is almost over and Dish still hasn't lit up 212. How ironic is it, that the channel is launched in celebration of Earth Day, but won't be available for most of it? I'm surprised that Dish didn't wait till now to air the presidential debates!

Dish will be late for their own funeral.

 

[kstuart]

That isn't always the truth.

If there is no signal on either 61.5 or 129, then there is no reason to think that the channel is being prepared to become available to customers, which is the poster wants to know.

 

[andrewj0781]

Just got a recorded message form Dish saying my locals are now in HD there's still no uplink and not listed in my guide (Johnstown/Altoona,PA) so I guess some hope still.

 

[digiblur]

If there is no signal on either 61.5 or 129, then there is no reason to think that the channel is being prepared to become available to customers, which is the poster wants to know.

Again... not always true. I've seen several times where they have the signals on one bird and not another.

The only need to put them up on the bird the engineers are watching/testing.

 

[JRiz]

I have Roanoke locals and now have a channel 77 that says I now have my locals available in HD. Does that mean they are being turned on today?

 

[cmcnabb]

They were added to the spot beam on Ciel-2 yesterday, but there was no announcment concerning them on the Twitter HDTuesday thing yesterday. If the Roanoke HD Locals go live today, I will be very pleasantly surprised, especially since Lost is on tonight.

 

[JRiz]

So they're probably just teasing me with the channel saying that they're available.

 

[JohnH]

I have Roanoke locals and now have a channel 77 that says I now have my locals available in HD. Does that mean they are being turned on today?

Can tune to the channel?

Seems like a cart before the horse thing.

 

[jdmacor]

Imagine a committee of deranged monkeys trying to turn on a light switch.

Did no one else picture this and laugh?

 

[JRiz]

It's on my guide, it won't let me tune into the channel though.

 

[mike123abc]

TRANSPONDER CHANGES

CHANGE Tp 32 ConUS CIEL-2 129w ,8PSK SR 21500 FEC 2/3
TO Tp 32 ConUS CIEL-2 129w ,QPSK SR 20000 FEC 5/6

This is bad news... What are they going to use TP32 for in QPSK... In other words one less HD TP available!

 

[JohnH]

It's on my guide, it won't let me tune into the channel though.

Seems to be on everybody's guide.

 

[dennispap]

Seems to be on everybody's guide.

I can tune to it here in the New orleans area. We got our hd locals a while back.
It is just a loop telling how your locals are now in hd and more national hd coming soon, the leader in hd with over 130 natl hd, etc, etc, etc.

 

[JohnH]

This is bad news... What are they going to use TP32 for in QPSK... In other words one less HD TP available!

Well, it still has TMP32 on it. Maybe in a holding pattern for an extended period of time.

 

[mike123abc]

Well, it still has TMP32 on it. Maybe in a holding pattern for an extended period of time.

It is just bad to now see 2 TPs in QPSK (21 & 32). This is 14 HD channels of lost capacity. Hopefully they turn them back to 8PSK.