HD signals but you need a bigger dish. In Alaska and Hawaii Dish uses spotbeams on 110 & 119 to deliver most HD for those areas. Otherwise I think you need a 6 foot dish for 129 there (just the residental subs)
Is FTA available to us here in Alaska?
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HD signals but you need a bigger dish. In Alaska and Hawaii Dish uses spotbeams on 110 & 119 to deliver most HD for those areas. Otherwise I think you need a 6 foot dish for 129 there (just the residental subs)
And he's got a 23' dish aimed where? @ 119w?
So how much 129 signal would he get with an off-center LNBF on that dish?
... or even on his 15' dish...
Wouldnt want to go outside for THAT test!
also note where the OP is located
119 & 110 the "sweet spot" for those in Alaska is basically the Juneau/Fairbanks/Anchorage area
http://www.satelliteguys.us/thelist...9&sub=true&sort=&order=&beamMap=E14_SBA25.jpg
Now thats the spotbeam but CONUS is pretty much the same thing. Hence the reason he needs a 23 foot dish there
Dish technically does not support 129 in Alaska (as they put the HD on spotbeams on 110 & 119) but it would work....if you had the right size dish
119 & 110 the "sweet spot" for those in Alaska is basically the Juneau/Fairbanks/Anchorage area
http://www.satelliteguys.us/thelist...9&sub=true&sort=&order=&beamMap=E14_SBA25.jpg
Now thats the spotbeam but CONUS is pretty much the same thing. Hence the reason he needs a 23 foot dish there
Dish technically does not support 129 in Alaska (as they put the HD on spotbeams on 110 & 119) but it would work....if you had the right size dish
Shemya Island 7.3 M
Thanks for the reply's! When we installed the 7.3 meter last year and when I was peaking it in could only get a decent signal on the 129, when I swung it over for 119 I could see a small bump on the Spec Anz but the recievers would not lock up, There are some old water tanks in the distance around 4 degreess which I suspect is the reason and since the dish is a prime focus feed we had to go with the 129 bird which has about 40 dishnetwork channels (mostly all HD). We are getting a 57 in signal quality from the DN install screen. Not much rain fade at all, but when the thick fog mixes with rain it happens but not as much as the snow, we could'nt afford the extra 20 G's for a heater so we have to scrape it off the face because it sticks so much to it. Your right about the 110 being below the horizon...I guess we are lucky to get what we have!
I'll try to atach some photos.....
Thanks for the reply's! When we installed the 7.3 meter last year and when I was peaking it in could only get a decent signal on the 129, when I swung it over for 119 I could see a small bump on the Spec Anz but the recievers would not lock up, There are some old water tanks in the distance around 4 degreess which I suspect is the reason and since the dish is a prime focus feed we had to go with the 129 bird which has about 40 dishnetwork channels (mostly all HD). We are getting a 57 in signal quality from the DN install screen. Not much rain fade at all, but when the thick fog mixes with rain it happens but not as much as the snow, we could'nt afford the extra 20 G's for a heater so we have to scrape it off the face because it sticks so much to it. Your right about the 110 being below the horizon...I guess we are lucky to get what we have!
I'll try to atach some photos.....
Wow, now I realize how isolated the community is. You're actually closer to Japan than to Anchorage.
Oh yeah, if there was a definition for the middle of nowhere I believe Shemya Island would qualify.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Shem...gl=us&ei=22jGUPTADubp0gGm5YCwDw&ved=0CKsBELYD
Wow. Some people are really serious about their TV.
And I'm not going to a$k. The answer might hurt me, just to hear.
Maybe you could run a spare coax to those white balls in the background and ....
And I'm not going to a$k. The answer might hurt me, just to hear.
Maybe you could run a spare coax to those white balls in the background and ....
I've never been to Shemya, but I've been to remote places. TV serves an important role when you're a long way from anything (familiar).
in search of real FTA: C-band
Omg!
Since your dish is aimed ai 129w, take a look at the beam pattern for some nearby C-band satellites.
Maybe look to the west.
Less sensitive to weather, too.
Down here in the lower 48, we sometimes rig additional LNBFs.
How you could do that might take another brainstorming session, should you find something worth going after.
We even have a formula to calculate how far to the side & how much above or below your existing feed, the add-in should be located.
Omg!
Since your dish is aimed ai 129w, take a look at the beam pattern for some nearby C-band satellites.
Maybe look to the west.
Less sensitive to weather, too.
Down here in the lower 48, we sometimes rig additional LNBFs.
How you could do that might take another brainstorming session, should you find something worth going after.
We even have a formula to calculate how far to the side & how much above or below your existing feed, the add-in should be located.
looks like the only C-Band that covers Western Alaska is Russian programming (surprise surprise)
http://www.global-cm.net/MPEGlistPacRim.html
140E satellite only
http://www.global-cm.net/MPEGlistPacRim.html
140E satellite only
Shemya Dish Destruction
Yes we get AFN (sailor-net) only 3 channels on our other 4.5M but with 40 Dish network, 5 networks and 9 DVD loop channels were not doing bad for such a small out of the way Island!
Our old 14M dish was pointed at Galaxy 12 on C-band and we had 15 with that...sadly the 14M went the way of the dinosaur... It was 30 years old and falling apart..I've attached it's destruction in a short video for you viewing pleasure.. Enjoy!!
Yes we get AFN (sailor-net) only 3 channels on our other 4.5M but with 40 Dish network, 5 networks and 9 DVD loop channels were not doing bad for such a small out of the way Island!
Our old 14M dish was pointed at Galaxy 12 on C-band and we had 15 with that...sadly the 14M went the way of the dinosaur... It was 30 years old and falling apart..I've attached it's destruction in a short video for you viewing pleasure.. Enjoy!!
Some of those Russian satellites are really strong and would probably come in on an 8 footer. Even though many channels are in the clear there is likely nothing really good on them.
Okay, ya made me look.
On Lyngsat, it looks like there is FTA programming and beam coverage for the sats at 137°w and 139w.
You would have to confirm coverage and interesting programming.
The idea of course, would be to use your existing big Ku dish aimed at 129°w.
Not offering any ideas as to how to mount outrigger LNBFs, though.
There is also a global-coverage beam on the 177°w bird, but nobody cares.
Lyngsat links to coverage maps; those are what I used.
Didn't know what elevation you were shooting 129°, so I didn't look at any birds east of it.
On Lyngsat, it looks like there is FTA programming and beam coverage for the sats at 137°w and 139w.
You would have to confirm coverage and interesting programming.
The idea of course, would be to use your existing big Ku dish aimed at 129°w.
Not offering any ideas as to how to mount outrigger LNBFs, though.
There is also a global-coverage beam on the 177°w bird, but nobody cares.
Lyngsat links to coverage maps; those are what I used.
Didn't know what elevation you were shooting 129°, so I didn't look at any birds east of it.
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