Spaceway 2

[Tower Guy]

Maybe it doesnt work

Perhaps there is another unrelated reason. Can D* get enough HD receivers to satisfy the demand? If there's no receivers, what's the point to light up additional markets?

 

[Brewer4]

Perhaps there is another unrelated reason. Can D* get enough HD receivers to satisfy the demand? If there's no receivers, what's the point to light up additional markets?

I dont think there is a shortage of H20's. You can walk into any Best Buy not in an HD covered market and buy one.

 

[fsds]

Just checking signal strength on my H20 and noticed DirecTV satellite 99 degrees network 11 transponder 26 with signal strength of 100.

 

[fluffybear]

Just checking signal strength on my H20 and noticed DirecTV satellite 99 degrees network 11 transponder 26 with signal strength of 100.

I also am picking up signal on 99 network 11

Transponders 22 and 30. Both are giving me numbers in the 70's right now but then again I did not go through final alignment with the dish when I installed it in January (-20 at the time)..

 

[Lynskyn]

Getting signal on transponders 3 and 7 here in Houston.

 

[steve615]

Getting signal on transponders 3 and 7 here in Houston.

Receiving signals on the same transponders (3&7) here in the Nashville area.

 

[steve615]

Are there any other satellites on Spaceway 2 besides the 99 bird?

 

[BhamBrad]

In Houston I am getting a 29 on tsp 3 and 31 on tsp7.

Did this bird just go live? I know yhe installer said 2 days ago nothing was active on 99

 

[hahler2]

So once this bird goes live are we going to see some more national HD? I hope so. I'm in DMA 114 so I'm not going to see locals anytime soon but a few more nation channels wouldn't hurt anything. Especially with how many channels E* is offering.

 

[Brewer4]

Hmmm nothing at 99(Network 11) here in Hartford/New Haven CT.

I do have 4 at 103(Network 14). Transponders 6, 7, 14, 15

 

[hancox]

I love this board

 

[moonman]

In Houston I am getting a 29 on tsp 3 and 31 on tsp7.

Did this bird just go live? I know yhe installer said 2 days ago nothing was active on 99

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Probably just in test mode by D*...Boeing has not made any announcement yet
that they have turned over control to D* yet..

 

[steve615]

Getting signals of 31 on transponder 4 and 27 on transponder 7 on the 99 bird (Network 11) over here.

 

[moonman]

So once this bird goes live are we going to see some more national HD? I hope so. I'm in DMA 114 so I'm not going to see locals anytime soon but a few more nation channels wouldn't hurt anything. Especially with how many channels E* is offering.

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Doubt it....both S/W 1 & 2 are spot beams, designed for locals, not National.
We will have to wait for Direct10@11 in 2007 for more National(MPEG4) stuff.

 

[BhamBrad]

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Doubt it....both S/W 1 & 2 are spot beams, designed for locals, not National.
We will have to wait for Direct10@11 in 2007 for more National(MPEG4) stuff.

Wouldn't it be possbile to spot a few national channels? I hope they plan on doing that.

 

[moonman]

Wouldn't it be possbile to spot a few national channels? I hope they plan on doing that.

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In theory, with the new tech. birds, yes it's possible but not probable. They want
to provide as many locals in H/D as possible.

 

[BhamBrad]

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In theory, with the new tech. birds, yes it's possible but not probable. They want
to provide as many locals in H/D as possible.

Directv 8 has a Ka payload. They say it will be used for sat to sat uplink or something. Could they use Directv 8's KA payload for national HD now and then offload to the new D* 10 & 11 when launched? I'd love to see NGC HD and HGTV HD and the other channels in MPEG 4 - that would rock.

 

[moonman]

With S/W2 about to go live(after testing) D* will need direct 8 as a "traffic" cop
for handling data to S/W1&2.

 

[hdtvtechno]

What a great day it has come : :up

 

[moonman]

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