Chicago Eastern Arc

[rsmithwi]

Just a quickie question, is the Chicago market an Eastern Arc city? I know Milwaukee, Green Bay are so I would imaging Chi-town is as well. I suppose it could be both I guess.

Thanks guys from a new member.

 

[TNGTony]

Chicago goes both ways, east or west. I recommend East for higher look-angles and better PQ.

Locals are on 61.5° and 129°

 

[rsmithwi]

That's good, lots of trees on the Western side.

 

[Hall]

I know Milwaukee, Green Bay are so I would imaging Chi-town is as well. I suppose it could be both I guess.

I'm not sure there's a lot of rhyme or reason as to what locals are on EA vs WA. I am east of you and my locals are on WA. TNGTony is straight south of me and his locals are on EA. Columbus, again farther east than you and me, is on WA.

Also, the dish won't be pointing west for you, but more south-southwest to southwest. Same with an EA setup - you'll be pointing southeast.

 

[rsmithwi]

That's a good point. I am socked in with trees south/southwest but have a nice southeast opening. When I get a chance, will try a sat pointing app for my Droid phone.

 

[TNGTony]

I highly recommend "Satellite AR" It's a free and accurate enough for this kind of look-see.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agi.android.augmentedreality

I posted a picture of how it works in the "Trees" thread.

 

[Laddyboy]

I'm not sure there's a lot of rhyme or reason as to what locals are on EA vs WA. I am east of you and my locals are on WA. TNGTony is straight south of me and his locals are on EA. Columbus, again farther east than you and me, is on WA.

Also, the dish won't be pointing west for you, but more south-southwest to southwest. Same with an EA setup - you'll be pointing southeast.

When the EA was first set up, Dish had to use an existing satellite not designed specifically for that task. Thus they had to use the spotbeam footprints that satellite already had. Some markets falling within the spotbeams of that existing satellite were designated EA. Dish has had the opportunity to design the spotbeam footprints for its newer satellites on either arc so it can plan in advance what markets are to be on which arc.