DirecTV 11 Satellite - Tracking & Testing

[texasbrit]

The 14 TPs currently showing on 99(c) if you have a DVR, or 99(a) if you have a receiver, are the CONUS (national) TPs from DirecTV11. DirecTV11 also has spotbeams TPs which will appear on 99(s) or 99(b).

The numbers on 99(c) seem to be pretty stable right now. If you have numbers lower than the 80s or so, check your 103(c) signals (103(b) if you have a receiver). They should be in the 80s also. If they are not, you definitely have a dish aligment issue. But if you call DirecTV, concentrate on the 103(c)/(b) signal problem. The CSR will not know what you are talking about if you even mention 99(c)/(a).
If you have problems just with 99(c)/(a), you will have to wait until DirecTV11 starts broadcasting real programming before involving DirecTV, since DirecTV11 is officially not "on the air" yet.

 

[tigerfan33]

Reading lower to mid 80s here.

I am good to go.

 

[ArtWIS]

Wow - I checked out my signal levels on 99(a) this morning on my H21 - readings were from 44 to 78.

I just checked on our H21 and signals were 89-94. Haven't checked on our HR20 yet.

 

[JerryVolunteer]

I have the HR 20 DVR. I have 89-91 on the 99 (c) but nothing on 99 (2). I also have the same on 103 (c) Does this sound right?

 

[DodgerKing]

D11 Test Channels now seen for ESPN

Some on DBSTalk have found a test channel for ESPN HD Mpeg4. It comes and goes.

Channel 9323 - Test (SNY?) - DBSTalk.Com

Since he was able to get ESPN on both 72 and 206 with his BBC's disconnected means he is able to get the Mpeg 2 ESPN, but the picture on this test channel said searching for satellite. Once he connected the BBC's again he was able to get this test channel back, concluding that it must be mpeg4.

 

[Rey]

nice!!! sweet!!!!

 

[Smith P.]

Nope, the channel 9323 coming from Net#11 ie 99(b), I saw it three days ago at least.

 

[JamesJ]

oh boy I cant wait! turn them on!

 

[DodgerKing]

Nope, the channel 9323 coming from Net#11 ie 99(b), I saw it three days ago at least.

Then why were they able to still get the signal on the mpeg2 ESPN but not in this station once the bbc's were disconnected?

And why would they be testing ESPN when it is already a station?

And what exactly did you see on it? How did you get access to it?

 

[goaliebob99]

Because the BBC's are needed for the 99B slot. just because its coming from that bird or slot, doesnt mean that its in mpeg4. Also that testing method may be flawed as BBC's have nothing to do with decoding an mpeg4 stream, the bbcs are only for converting the transpoder signal.

They were able to get ESPN 2 signal becase its on 110 or 119, something like that.. Disconnect the bbc's and you loose access to 99 and 103 i think.

 

[DodgerKing]

Because the BBC's are needed for the 99B slot. just because its coming from that bird or slot, doesnt mean that its in mpeg4. Also that testing method may be flawed as BBC's have nothing to do with decoding an mpeg4 stream, the bbcs are only for converting the transpoder signal.

They were able to get ESPN 2 signal becase its on 110 or 119, something like that.. Disconnect the bbc's and you loose access to 99 and 103 i think.

Then why test it if we already have it? It only seems they would do such if they need to test the new mpeg4 signal of ESPN
And why would the same broadcast be coming from two different satellites?

 

[Hemi 6.1]

well 99b is now 99s Thats Spaceway 2 For spotbeam HD locals. This satellite has been in the 99 spot sice 2005. This is a Mpeg 4 as well ,so you would also need BBC to view any channel on it. Even though it might not be an Mpeg 4 channel.

 

[goaliebob99]

Then why test it if we already have it? It only seems they would do such if they need to test the new mpeg4 signal of ESPN

Its not odd at all. They use existing channels as fillers all the time.. Heck you should read the dish network Uplink reports here. They could be testing out load on the bird, or transponder load using proven methods. There is all kinds of test that they could be doing that would need for an Mpeg2 HD channel. Just because its on that bird does not mean it is in MPEG 4. by discconnecting the bbc's all you have done is verified what location its coming off of, and not what type of format its encoded in..

 

[DodgerKing]

That makes sense...


Then why two different birds? Direct does not use two different birds for the same station.

 

[Dog6869]

Ok Sorry about a dumd question but with my HR21-700 what should I looking sats???

 

[Hemi 6.1]

. Disconnect the bbc's and you loose access to 99 and 103 i think.

This is correct. Your receiver will just read zeros on the 99 and 103 without BBC's connected

 

[DodgerKing]

This is correct. Your receiver will just read zeros on the 99 and 103 without BBC's connected

But yet he could get ESPN on 206 without the bbc's and not on the test channels, meaning it has to be two different birds.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

Espn is still Mpeg 2, Still on the 110 satellite as well . Yes then it could have been Mpeg 4 , But it still may not be off of D11 It could be D10. As one poster said he noticed this days ago.

 

[DodgerKing]

Espn is still Mpeg 2, Still on the 110 satellite as well . Yes then it could have been Mpeg 4 , But it still may not be off of D11 It could be D10. As one poster said he noticed this days ago.

Some of the mods at the other site were hinting about the mpeg 4 conversion before the launch of any other channels. They even said it could be from D10 as well. That is a possibility. Since smith saw this 3 days ago, they could be doing said testing on D10.

 

[uncrules]

I did a test and I can receive my HD locals from D* without my BBCs so that proves to me that you don't need a BBC to receive stuff off of the Spaceway birds.