Eastern Arc starting and Turbo HD business rules
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The 1000.4 dish will be equal in size to the 500+ dish. In fact, the mast used for the 118.7 dish (500+) is now labeled as being for the 500+/1000+/1000.4/Border Dish. I assume Border Dish to be the 1000.5.
Also, the reason for a larger dish for EA is because 72.5 and 77 are so close together, that the LNBs will be picking up unwanted signals from nearby satellites. These satellites are normally 9 degrees apart, but in EA, they will only be 4.5 degrees apart. That's a lot of interference so a larger dish will increase the gain on the desired satellite at their respective LNBs, thus creating a better signal to noise ratio. Think of it like being in a crowded, noisy room and you're trying to listen to one person. If everyone is fairly distant from the person you are listening to, its easier to hear them. However, if all those noisy people are nearer to the person you are listening to, its that much harder to hear them. Larger ears would help that.
The spacing between 61.5 and 72.5 is 11 degrees. I'm not 100% certain a 500 dish would get both of those that well at the same time. Just depends if you can be 1 degree off of the satellite and still get it. A 500+ might work better for that and then just use the 300 for catching the 77 satellite.
That list of cities are not "new" HD locals markets, is it ? I know many of them already have HD locals up.
Safe to assume that Dish will mirror the extended program guide to one of the EA satellites when the time comes.
Darn! I was hoping my D500 pointed at 61.5 was all I was going to need! Looks like I will need to liquidate all three of my D500s and pick up the new dish when it comes out.
So there would be no advantage to going with the Eastern Arc on the SD channels? That was one of the reasons that I wanted to go that route when I upgrade to HD was to hopefully improve the SD channels.
Interesting that you know such details. Makes one wonder what else you know that you're not sharing.
Must send that truckload of chocolate to PG to find out.......
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Bet he knows Charlie's birthday, but I don't want him to share that.
Interesting that you know such details. Makes one wonder what else you know that you're not sharing.
Must send that truckload of chocolate to PG to find out.......
Bet he knows Charlie's birthday, but I don't want him to share that.
Yes, the cities cited are actually the DMA (designated market areas) designations that determine TV franchises, ad revenue, etc.
Will there be an inherent advantage to being on the eastern arc as opposed to the western? HD and Local HD? Less equipment (dishes)? IF I can't get Dish to push my install date back to allow for the new dish and such, I'll just cancel the order and call back after the 20th. I'd also assume anything "New" is gonna have it's bumps in the road so to speak?
I am confused about the cited city list. Does it mean that only those cities will get the locals on Eastern Arc initially or that only subscribers in those cities can request install/upgrade to Eastern Arc? I am in Boston and has only one dish pointing to 61.5 now. I can get HD local but not SD local. Although Boston is not on the list, I am hoping to upgrade to Eastern Arc soon.
Boston SD locals are uplinked, but not yet available, on 61.5. So I think you have good reason for hope.
You've got me wondering though, about that single dish. Scott mentioned that the EPG is going onto 72.7 and not 61.5. Can you tell us whether you have an EPG now, with only a single dish?
Well I don't see Wilkes Barre/ Scranton Pa on there, But they are uplinked on the 61.5. I don't get it what would be the hold up. If they are uplinked , that must mean they have the room for them ,Correct?
