Yep, they cleared off a free TP quite a while back in prep for the E14 transition. I think this one used to be TP 10 then it moved to TP 2. And now it's going to 7.
Echostar 14 119W transition information
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Yep, they cleared off a free TP quite a while back in prep for the E14 transition. I think this one used to be TP 10 then it moved to TP 2. And now it's going to 7.
The ECHOSTAR-14 satellite includes 103 Travelling Wave Tube Antennas (“TWTA”s) for its
communications payload, 84 of which have 150 Watt saturated power capability, 14 have 70
Watt and five have 35 Watt capability. These TWTAs and associated payload equipment are
configured so that simultaneous operation of all 32 channels is possible on the CONUS+
downlink beam using two phase-combined TWTAs per channel, producing a beam peak EIRP
level of approximately 59 dBW per channel when downlinking into the CONUS+ beam.
Alternatively, up to 21 channels may be operated with three phase-combined TWTAs per
channels producing a net increase in downlink EIRP of approximately 1.7 dB relative to the
1 The*****communications payload, 84 of which have 150 Watt saturated power capability, 14 have 70
Watt and five have 35 Watt capability. These TWTAs and associated payload equipment are
configured so that simultaneous operation of all 32 channels is possible on the CONUS+
downlink beam using two phase-combined TWTAs per channel, producing a beam peak EIRP
level of approximately 59 dBW per channel when downlinking into the CONUS+ beam.
Alternatively, up to 21 channels may be operated with three phase-combined TWTAs per
channels producing a net increase in downlink EIRP of approximately 1.7 dB relative to the
Yep.... just listened to the radio show from tuesday they were talking about D12 having like 80 transponders and took a long time to check out. This one has:
Designed to last up to 15 years, EchoStar 14 carries 103 Ku-band transponders that will reach customers across North America.
Designed to last up to 15 years, EchoStar 14 carries 103 Ku-band transponders that will reach customers across North America.
We are all waiting for this to happen, now who knows the quality of the transmission, as it stands FOX 33 is having big time problems with HD :rant:
Hello Digiblur, I appreciate your info, but I need to understand this part of your post and I Quote:
Please enlighten me, I can't understand what does the FEC has to do with signal levels?
Please enlighten me, I can't understand what does the FEC has to do with signal levels?
Hello Digiblur, I agree with you they can manipulate FEC so people couldn't lock on signal, and I found some info on this:
For broadcast application, the modulations implemented are QPSK and 8PSK, flexible configuration of transmission parameters: ¼, 1/3, 2/5, ½, 3/5, 2/3, ¾, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9 and 9/10. Code rates like: ¼, 1/3, 2/5 have been introduced for exceptionally poor reception conditions. But even worst 8/9 & 9/10 behave poorly under marginal link conditions (where the signal level is below the noise level).
Poor conditions aren't only given with your locaton, poor reception conditions could also be under heavy rain. Therefore my best bet is they need to configure in such a way people within the footprint can receive the service under normal and under some extreme condition, due to the fact they should have a shielded CAS system. With a shielded CAS they shouldn't even bother of people receiving the signal out of the intended area or where the signal levels is below noise level.
Precisely I agree with this, but taking advantage of the bandwidth compromising service under poor reception is what I mean shouldn’t be in consideration. Therefore, they should use their bandwidth with the best FEC as possible to provide a service such that any subscriber under certain parameters should be able to receive the service under certain norms of quality…they shouldn’t change FEC to fit in more DATA and request the IRD to change lock parameters in such a way that now you need 10% more signal levels to decode….
If they need more space all should be taken to MPEG 4 (as 72.7 W) and terminate all MPEG 2 will this be done? I guess it's in their best interest at least in time.
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...It will be done. But there are millions of STBs out there than cannot deal with MPEG-4 today. It will be a long process of conversion, and has begun with EA.
72.7 is eastern arc, this is western arc we are talking about. E14 will provide excellent service to the desired service areas with the 7/8 FEC. The CONUS beam not covering Mexico was intentional I'm sure, just like the the beam covering PR was intentional.
next round of Channels being moved from Echostar 7 to Echostar 14 happens this morning (5/24/10) at 3 AM ET/12 AM PT, most of the channels that will move will be off air during that hour, so Dish Customers who are still up, just consider this an heads up.
yep I'm seeing a ton of off air channels ATM. Oh well thank god most have an HD counterpart on 129.Willh699 said:
Yep...this was already posted/updated on the first post of this thread a couple of days ago.
Yeah its not we haven't been waiting long enough right
I guess it doesn't matter at this point. the T season are pretty much over and NASCAR is probally about to switch to ESPN or TNT or wherever it goes. I guess they better have it for football season.
