January 25, 2006 - Uplink Activity

[M Sparks]

So that's 6 new HD-LILs at 61.5 and another at 129? Looks like Nashville... Weird. If they are really trying to put distants for each time zone at 129, why are there 2 Centrals? (Chicago is there too.) Maybe just temp spots until Echostar X?

Question about the test uplinks- apparently Monon, IL... New Braunfels, TX...Spokane, WA...Mt Jackson, VA...Gilbert, AZ...and Cheyenne, WY. I know the last two are national uplinks, are the others just LIL uplinks? (Just asking because I hope this means they are ready to test Phoenix.)

EDIT- OOPS, MISREAD THE CHART- RAINBOW SPOTS AT 61.5 STILL DEAD.

 

[JohnH]

Nashville is not necessarily a distant. Most likely a Local.

All 6 of the "test" uplinks are apparently for use with EchoStar 10 which is not launched yet. Since EchoStar 10 is apparently an all spotbeam satellite, they likely are to test spotbeams.
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[M Sparks]

Yes, but space is so limited at 129, it doesn't make sense to put a LIL there unless it's meant for distant use.

Of course, it may be a matter of "What can we squeeze in until Echo X is ready?"

 

[JohnH]

Yes, but space is so limited at 129, it doesn't make sense to put a LIL there unless it's meant for distant use.

Of course, it may be a matter of "What can we squeeze in until Echo X is ready?"

It also, does not make sense to put a lot of distants which people would miss if they were discontinued at 129 with the space shortage.

Your last statement sounds correct.

 

[JohnH]

These are not available:

187 HMC ADDED TO Tp 18 on EchoStar 8 at 110w Hallmark Movie Channel, but I have been watching it on Sky Angel for months.

983 KDMSC ADDED TO Tp 20 on EchoStar 7 at 119w Kid Tunes "A bright upbeat mix of sing-alongs, folk songs, soundtracks, and Pop hits especially for children"

8399 TEMP ADDED TO Tp 14 on EchoStar 8 at 110w

9396 COLRS ADDED TO Tp 15 on EchoStar 8 at 110w

 

[RandallA]

Thanks JohnH for the info. Activity on a Friday?

 

[goaliebob99]

wow friday activty thanks john

 

[jcrandall]

Hallmark Movies - maybe another channel to combat the Lifetime situation - try to reduce the angry women...

 

[hdtvtechno]

MON is Monee?, for the Chicago Uplink Center off of Harlem ave and Steger Rd. Only 15 min from me When I went by it today it looked liked the big dishes were pointed at 129, allthough it could be possable that its pointed to 110 (with a dish that big its really hard to tell )

Itsn't the Uplink center in Oakbrook IL ?

 

[goaliebob99]

No its out in monee off of Harlem ave. and Stager road. I go by that way every day to school which is in tinley park they just finished it this summer. It used to be owed by WGN and then echostar bought the property and built the uplink facility there.