When they are going to replace the old H2 bird on old slot of 74*w?

[N5XZS]

That bird used to be great sport feed bird few year back. Any plans to replace this 74*w spot anytime soon?:

 

[Mr Tony]

probably not. They moved it to an Eastern Satellite because it wasnt getting used much here in the Western Hemisphere
There are plenty of other satellites that can be used

 

[Hockeynut]

H2 Brings back memories...Kept a dish parked there after it moved on but was wishful thinking anything would return so I moved a fixed dish to another spot.

 

[Mr Tony]

I had a Primestar dish at 74 with 2 LNB's (2nd one at 79W)

Sadly both went bye bye from those spots

 

[Tron]

That was a sweet feed satellite ...

 

[phlatwound]

That was a sweet feed satellite ...

Yes, and I believe it was the place for ONN (Ohio News Network) too?

 

[qwert1515]

Yes, and I believe it was the place for ONN (Ohio News Network) too?

Yes, ONN was on that satellite.

I still remember the 74°W slot as its older name SBS-6...
Then I think it was replaced by Galaxy 17 and finally H2.

 

[Mr Tony]

Yes, and I believe it was the place for ONN (Ohio News Network) too?

yup. That is what we used to hone in on the satellite

Now the geek in me may come out but if I remember right it was at 11741 H 6616 (edit: looked at an old Lyngsat list and it was at 11734...eh close enough)

 

[Arion]

You also found a lot of CNN HD SNG uplinks on that bird as well.

 

[phlatwound]

Yes, ONN was on that satellite...

yup. That is what we used to hone in on the satellite...

That's what I thought, and NYN was on 79W, thought I may have mixed those 2 up.

 

[Mr Tony]

That's what I thought, and NYN was on 79W, thought I may have mixed those 2 up.

NYN was on 79W...along with the Utah distant learning stations

 

[N5XZS]

I was wondering New England News channel was on that bird or it's somewhere else?

 

[Mr Tony]

I dont remember New England News on 79W.
I thought it was on a far western bird (C-Band if I recall) and DCII....but that was a couple years ago

 

[waylew]

I dont remember New England News on 79W.
I thought it was on a far western bird (C-Band if I recall) and DCII....but that was a couple years ago

i don't remember a New England News either,maybe thinking of Northwestern News ?That was on 135,I think,DCII.

 

[Magic Static]

There is NWCN Northwest Cable News on 135W now but it'd not DCII

 

[waylew]

There is NWCN Northwest Cable News on 135W now but it'd not DCII

Yeah the DCII version went away a year or two ago.

 

[MikeI]

New England Cable News in the early 90s was on F2 I believe at 79 degrees on tran 22 23 or 24. I'd have to check my old sat TV weeks. Cband.Mike Adams and Bill Pidto had a sports show at night. Big map with pins. When someone called from satellite is when you got a pin on the map from your location, Quite a few would call in.

 

[Larobpra]

That was my closest "true south" bird for aiming the dish.