Transponder 15 Spot beams on 61.5

[intrac]

I get a very strong signal on TP15 in WNY.

Am I correct that the only spotbeam centers on TP15 are Bangor, Bethpage, Raleigh, Atlanta, & Miami ?

Could I possibly be getting the NY spots from Bethpage since the other spots appear to be too far?

 

[TheKrell]

Am I correct that the only spotbeam centers on TP15 are Bangor, Bethpage, Raleigh, Atlanta, & Miami?

No. According to Mike's post here, transponder 15 can feed spotbeams 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, and 21. I believe those numbers correspond to the old Rainbow spotbeam chart (also posted by Mike123abc), and not to the spot numbers reported in the uplink reports.

 

[intrac]

The reason I asked, I found this site: http://jameslong.name/e615.html

 

[TheKrell]

Apologies for my cryptic "No" above, prior to my editing. Now fixed.

As for your 2nd question, I think it quite likely that you are in a usable part of the NY spot. It's not strong here, but I can get it too in northern VA. That is, unless I'm seeing TP15 in spot 5.

 

[intrac]

It's too bad there isn't an easy was to determine which spot you are getting on a transponder on 61.5. I think on 110, it identifies the spots.

If I am seeing NY, then that's an easy way to move again.