Me Tv Chicago is going national

[comfrey]

The cost to the end user may be cheaper by using the Ku band and smaller dish, however transmission costs are twice as much for Ku as for C-Band. The following link may be a few years old but relevant. Satellite Internet Costs - transponder and VSAT equipment prices

I doubt the intent is for the sole purpose of the end user, they want affiliates to pick this up.

That's my take on it!

I just wish the feed would have been KU-Band instead of C-Band. The smaller dishes are so much easier to install and more people would use FTA.

 

[Mr Tony]

also KU is affected by rain even on an uplink
C-Band isnt

 

[PopcornNMore]

It's not coming in this morning. It looks like it's scambled.

It just came back on ITC.

 

[chum1976]

It's not coming in this morning. It looks like it's scambled.

It just came back on ITC.

Popcorn you live pretty close me and I had a question. Can you get any c-band on a 4ft dish? I found a old post where you did, but I wanted to make sure. All I really want is this tv and metv. Could you also get ku-band as well? Thanks for the info!

 

[Dishman Dan]

It's not coming in this morning. It looks like it's scambled.

It just came back on ITC.

SCRAMBLED???

I was hoping this would stay ITC and hopefully it was just a glitch!

 

[PopcornNMore]

SCRAMBLED???

I was hoping this would stay ITC and hopefully it was just a glitch!

Around 7AM this morning the station appeared to be 4:2:2 or scrambled. Then about 30 minutes later the station returned to normal.

 

[PopcornNMore]

Popcorn you live pretty close me and I had a question. Can you get any c-band on a 4ft dish? I found a old post where you did, but I wanted to make sure. All I really want is this tv and metv. Could you also get ku-band as well? Thanks for the info!

KU band is excellent on a 4' dish. With C band I had great success, but by using a Channel Master 4' dish. It all depends on the quality of the dish. My 4' CM receives C band almost as well as my 6' panel dish.

 

[PopcornNMore]

Came home from work tonight and there was no signal for ME TV. I then performed a rescan and it came in. Signal dropped from a steady 70 to 58-60.

 

[Pixl]

Came home from work tonight and there was no signal for ME TV. I then performed a rescan and it came in. Signal dropped from a steady 70 to 58-60.

Same here when I came home. Re-scan got me back on, maybe they changed the pids or something, and yes signal is down a bit.

 

[Blindowl1234]

That's strange...last night the signal came up for me from 58-62 to a steady 70....however it was showing scrambled for me around 6pm....Blind

 

[tvropro]

I'm Showing on my 12 foot:
Signal Level 88 Quality 85.

AMC 3, 87W
3863 MHZ, H, 5925 SR, 5/6 FEC
V 356, A 358, PCR 356
SID 0x0001
TSID 0x0001
ONID 0x0000

Could you guys that are loosing it be using smaller dishes and be dropping below threshold? When I spoke with Weigels engineer he said at least a 12 foot dish is needed (guess thats what they are telling the affiliates)

 

[jowski]

I think that some of that snow from the Metrodome is affecting their reception. I'm seeing the test pattern just fine in rainy northern California with my 9' mesh.

Jim

 

[PopcornNMore]

It could be the snow, because we got several more inches yesterday. I'm also thinking that perhaps the channel was DVB-S and now switched to DVB-S2. This would explain why a rescan was needed and the signal strength is lower. Unfortunately, the Openbox S9 receiver doesn't provide this information.

 

[Blindowl1234]

I guess I'll rescan it when I get home and see what happens on my 8 footer....I get most of the S2 stuff....Keeping my fingers crossed....Blind

 

[PopcornNMore]

Who is going to stay up with me tonight until midnight to see ME TV go live? I'll take some screenshots.

 

[tvropro]

It will probably start at 6am EST that's what I heard here in Chicago. BTW it is DVB S not S2.

Here's a couple sneak previews

 

[PopcornNMore]

It will probably start at 6am EST that's what I heard here in Chicago. BTW it is DVB S not S2.

Here's a couple sneak previews

Then I guess I won't be staying up until midnight. Thank you for the preview images.

 

[FaT Air]

I see MEtv2 in the mux

 

[putney]

MeTV1

Dick Van Dyke with tone for audio

 

[PopcornNMore]

I see MEtv2 in the mux

WOW Christmas came early this year!