Legalities ???

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I think you are half right. Original Nimiq that was for 82 was damaged, but it just affected number of transponders available, not the footprint. Footprint was affected by the DTV birds.

When your batteries are half charged on your flashlight does it make a smaller spot on the wall than when it is fully charged?

 

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When your batteries are half charged on your flashlight does it make a smaller spot on the wall than when it is fully charged?

Yep....everyone in the South knew that 82W was at a lower power since launch. A Dish 500 was totally out of the question for 82W in the South compared to 91W which was fine with a small dish.

really?
Then how come nobody whined about signal on 82 until Nimiq3 moved over to 82?
When it was N1/N3 at 91 there were issues. Didnt hear much a peep about 82 even on the Canadian board where they have a lot of southern subs

They did... In fact from the horse's mouth.

http://www.telesat.ca/pdfs/quarter/1Q03.pdf

Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2003

On February 20th, Telesat’s Nimiq 2 satellite experienced a malfunction on the south solar array, affecting the available power on the spacecraft. See Risk factors section.


Risk of launch and in-orbit failure
On February 20, 2003, Telesat’s NIMIQ 2 experienced a malfunction affecting the available power on the spacecraft. Lockheed Martin, the satellite's manufacturer, has concluded that the most likely root cause of the anomaly was an electrical short caused by foreign object debris located in a single power carrying connector. As a result of this random incident, which has been validated by test, the south solar array cannot be recovered.

Telesat believes that there is sufficient power from NIMIQ 2's north solar array to operate 26 of the 32 transponders at this time. Telesat expects this number will decrease to approximately 20 by the end of the spacecraft's contract life due to normal array degradation. NIMIQ 2 is insured and Telesat expects to file a claim for the loss.

Although management believes that an insurance claim made in connection with the solar array anomaly will be resolved successfully, there can be no assurances on the ultimate timing, amount or success of the settlement of such claim.



http://www.sat-index.com/failures/index.html?http://www.sat-index.com/failures/timeline.html

Nimiq 2
Operator: Telesat Canada
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
Model: A2100AX
Launched: 29 December 2002
Orbit: Geostationary
Telesat Canada said its Nimiq 2 satellite on 20 February 2003 experienced a malfunction that affected the available power on the spacecraft. The satellite is currently generating sufficient power to operate only 26 of the 32 transponders.

Measures were immediately taken to restore the affected traffic, the company said in a brief statement, adding that the majority of transponders is functioning normally and the situation has stabilised. Subscribers to Bell ExpressVu's pay-TV service, the exclusive user of the satellite, reported varying signal strength across transponders during the days after the anomaly.

Telesat filed an insurance claim with its insurers on 30 May 2003.


http://archive.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?threadid=271119&highlight=nimiq

Apparently HD was moved to 82W in June of 2003 - and thats when people realized the issues:

http://archive.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?postid=2336880#post2336880

Some tips for your friend's Dish 5000 losing HD channels at 91W.

1. Acknowledge that a Dish 5000 isn't designed to work on BEV.
2. Buy a 24" dish or larger and point to 82W.
3. Note that 82W is one of the most notoriously difficult satellites to locate in fringe areas, so be patient while dish pointing.
4. The 5000 may not obtain guide information after being moved from 91W. Go to Menu->6->4->1 (Point dish) and select transponder 1 (this transponder carries the EPG). You should now have a guide and a whopping 15 HD channels. That's what my friend told me, anyway.

-Dylan

http://archive.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?postid=2337199#post2337199

82W has a different footprint than 91W. People living in fringe areas like Florida and Texas will have a harder time finding the satellite due to its low output power into these regions. A 30" dish is preferred for these southern provinces.


NOTE: Agreed - as I stated - a Dish 500 would not work in the Southern Regions - as noted - because of the lower power the remaining transponders were set to.

This is also apparently when BEV took a major quality hit - as seen in the thread as well.

http://archive.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?postid=2583992#post2583992

I have just recently connected to 82 and I do confirm that the picture quality of the HD took a major hit. I have had Bell HD(1-2 channels for over two years) and the picture quailty has taken a plunge.

Perhaps another case of quanity over quality. This will happen as new HD channels are introduced the quality of all will suffer. Eventually we'll be watching HD at DVD bitrates...hope I'm wrong.