Shepherd's Chapel goes digital (and HD) August 1st

[Mr Tony]

Read that Shepherd's Chapel is leaving analog on 8/1 and going digital

Specs
G16
4020
V
15000
DVB-S2

channel 1 is HD
channel 2 is specials
channel 3 is SD
http://www.shepherdschapel.com/satellite-specifications.htm
http://www.shepherdschapel.com/hd-specsgood.pdf

 

[ynnedibanez]

this was the very last constant analog signal out there wasn't it?

 

[Mr Tony]

nah HSN & QVC are still out there

 

[jsb1980]

Shepherd's Chapel, digital, and HD. Who would ever think that you would ever see that happening? :-D I always thought that it would be the last analog signal standing. But with the Weather Channel's analog signal finally going away.....anything is possible.

 

[waylew]

nah HSN & QVC are still out there

Nope,HSN is gone,all that will be left is QVC(9 135w) and CSPAN(7 131w).

 

[SatAV_Support]

Read that Shepherd's Chapel is leaving analog on 8/1 and going digital

Specs
G16
4020
V
15000
DVB-S2

channel 1 is HD
channel 2 is specials
channel 3 is SD
http://www.shepherdschapel.com/satellite-specifications.htm
http://www.shepherdschapel.com/hd-specsgood.pdf

Are you able to see the current Shephard's chapel? What are the mpeg2 settings?

 

[Mr Tony]

not me. I got the info from their website

 

[waylew]

I can still see the old analog (4dtv),tried blind scan on AZbox didn't find it,tried punching the numbers in manually,still no lock.So not up there yet?
Used the numbers from this;

 

[T4Runner]

I tried early this am and there was nothing. Not a peep! Perfect 10 ten ft and microhd.

Edit: tried again this Sunday afternoon and nothing. I'm getting 80% Q on the Puerto Rico stations...

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[FaT Air]

Weekends in July, Saturday and Sunday from 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM central time we will be transmitting in the new HD digital format

From : http://www.shepherdschapel.com/satellite-specifications.htm (I made BOLD)
As soon as 55.5 scan finishes I'll 'take a look see'. Punched in the numbers, nothing, blind scanning now.
DONE and nothing.

 

[SatAV_Support]

Phat, did you get any results?
Euge

 

[KE4EST]

I tried several times yesterday with no results.

 

[jdc270]

Just programmed these 3 channels in & watching now!

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[T4Runner]

I finally have them also. On both my 10ft and my 7.5ft , two HD and one standard. Nice picture in HD.


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[KE4EST]

Yep guess they turned them on this week. Last Sunday evening I tried several times with not even a peep.

 

[Titanium]

Looking good here! Welcome to the 21st Century, a few years late!!!

 

[Mr Tony]

I guess old Arnie didnt want to go digital but now that he's dead Denny decided to

 

[skysurfer]

I guess old Arnie didnt want to go digital but now that he's dead Denny decided to

it's a smart idea - more channels, free up space so you can lower transponder rental costs to make ministry money go further or lease the other space on the transponder to raise more revenue for transponder costs or ministry outreach.

I highly doubt much of Dr. Murray's material is in HD unless he filmed lessons in HD in the last couple years of his life when
HD camcorders were easier to come by.

 

[Titanium]

The uplink facility upgrade cost would be nominal but the hundreds and hundreds (thousands) of downlink sites (cable head-ends, TV stations, home viewers) with receiver replacement cost was a major factor when I had talked with them in the past.

I understand there is a lot of pressure from the local broadcasters on content providers stiill distributing SD 4:3 to distribute in HD 16:9 format. Especially since many of the overnight turns, sub-channels and cable tiers are gifted or sold far below rate card.

 

[skysurfer]

just tuned their digital test signal. It's weird to be watching Dr. Murray as clear as if I were in the control room watching the sermon being delivered/taped rather than watching with the occasional stray sparklie in the video.

I do also appreciate the conversion to digital - makes my every two-month detailed skyscan a little quicker when I don't have to pull out the analog receiver to verify him and the other rare analogs left along with audio subcarriers.