transponder/ spotbeam

[No_Brains]

i have a question about the spotbeams... if i "move" i know that there are just a few options about the cities that you can move to that are not spotbeamed...
but can you move to one that is spotbeamed.. i mean is it possible..
and if yes ... how can you tell if it will work

any help is greatly appreicated

 

[garys]

You need to be in the range of the spot beam, usually around 300 miles from the dma you want. Do a search on "moving" for more info.

 

[No_Brains]

ok thanks for the help..
i'll do a search in hope for more info..

 

[Jim5506]

If you have a dish looking at the satellite where the questioned spotbeam is located, you can still see if you will get decent signal strength by going to the point dish screen and changing to the satellite and TP that the particular spot beam is on and it will tell you how much signal it sees.

 

[TheKrell]

If you have a dish looking at the satellite where the questioned spotbeam is located, you can still see if you will get decent signal strength by going to the point dish screen and changing to the satellite and TP that the particular spot beam is on and it will tell you how much signal it sees.

That's great advice except that nobrains hasn't told us where he wants to "move" to. He could be living under a different spotbeam, and get a great signal strength on that transpoder, yet still not be able to receive the programs he wants.

 

[No_Brains]

i would like to "move" to new york

 

[Jim5506]

You are 450 mile from NYC, virtually no chance you could see the NYC spot beams on 61.5.

 

[garys]

i would like to "move" to new york

That spot only covers about half of PA, WV will not see it at all.

 

[bross]

New York SD locals are on conus. You'll get them everywhere in PA

 

[garys]

New York SD locals are on conus. You'll get them everywhere in PA

NY only has the main sd networks on conus (NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, CW and MyNetwork. All the rest of the sd and all the HD locals (five of them) are on spot beam.

 

[HDRoberts]

Spot Beam and Coverage Maps

That may be of help.