SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - Week Ending 03/17/2007

[dimi1963]

Yeah, Ticker went berserk. Still not too swoof.

Thanks.

Get well JohnH we need you here.... I know what it's like, I've been there myself. You will get better in no time you'll see.

 

[mike123abc]

In theory Dish would change the TPs to 8PSK at the same time they change them to MPEG-4, after all, all MPEG-4 receivers can do 8PSK. Of course this is on their main satellites with strong enough TPs to do 8PSK. This would give them 30-40% more capacity per TP before MPEG-4. They could add 30-40% more channels to a TP and get better PQ with MPEG-4.

All depends on how they want to spend their bit budget and their receiver upgrade budget. If they spent the $$ to upgrade everyone to MPEG-4 receivers they could in theory add tons of new markets on spots since they could fit more channels, and could add a lot more HD LIL markets. They could probably use 1/2 the TPs they use now for standard definition and keep similar PQ with 8PSK/MPEG4 getting 24 channels/TP.

This would free up a lot of TPs for HD which they are compressing with MPEG-4 also. This could be a way to keep up with DIRECTV's plans of world domination with their new satellites.

 

[cebbigh]

In theory Dish would change the TPs to 8PSK at the same time they change them to MPEG-4, after all, all MPEG-4 receivers can do 8PSK. Of course this is on their main satellites with strong enough TPs to do 8PSK. This would give them 30-40% more capacity per TP before MPEG-4. They could add 30-40% more channels to a TP and get better PQ with MPEG-4.

All depends on how they want to spend their bit budget and their receiver upgrade budget. If they spent the $$ to upgrade everyone to MPEG-4 receivers they could in theory add tons of new markets on spots since they could fit more channels, and could add a lot more HD LIL markets. They could probably use 1/2 the TPs they use now for standard definition and keep similar PQ with 8PSK/MPEG4 getting 24 channels/TP.

This would free up a lot of TPs for HD which they are compressing with MPEG-4 also. This could be a way to keep up with DIRECTV's plans of world domination with their new satellites.

Completely agree. We've all known for a long time that MPEG-4 was coming. The sooner it comes the better for all of us in the long run.

 

[digiblur]

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - Week Ending 03/17/2007 - 19 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 03/14/2007 04:20P - 03/15/2007 07:07A - (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

127 - OXYGN moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 10 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 17 ConUS beam (A)
153 - OTDCH moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 10 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 17 ConUS beam (A)
254 - CW moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 16 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 20 ConUS beam (A)
255 - CW-W moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 21 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 20 ConUS beam (A)
311 - MAX-W moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 13 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 17 ConUS beam (A)
322 - SHOEX moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 10 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 16 ConUS beam (A)
410 - ALTUD moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 21 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 13 ConUS beam (A)
414 - FOXRM moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 17 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 10 ConUS beam (A)
416 - FOXSW moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 17 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 10 ConUS beam (A)
421 - TEMP9 added to EchoStar7 119W TP 21 ConUS beam (Not Available)
429 - CSNCH moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 17 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 10 ConUS beam (A)
431 - STO moved from EchoStar8 110W TP 24 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 12 ConUS beam (A)
6265 - KATU added to EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 (Not Available)
6266 - KOIN added to EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 (Not Available)
6267 - KOPB added to EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 (Not Available)
6268 - KPTV added to EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 (Not Available)
6269 - KPDX added to EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 (Not Available)
8794 - KSWB moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 21 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 20 ConUS beam (A)
8834 - WSFL moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 16 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 20 ConUS beam (A)

Channels in the system: 3208
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available

 

[JohnH]

421 TEMP9 has EPG content of MASN (Anita Marks, etc), Maybe it will happen. It does not show in users EPG, yet.

 

[digiblur]

I'm not sure why they added the Portland locals again...I bet they are only mirrors but what for?

8675	KPTV		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
8680	KPXG		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
8676	KOPB		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
6268	KPTV (NA)	QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
6267	KOPB (NA)	QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
8671	KOIN		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
6266	KOIN (NA)	QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
8674	KRCW		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
6269	KPDX (NA)	QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
8673	KPDX		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
6265	KATU (NA)	QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
8670	KATU		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
14837	KGW2 (NA)	QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
8672	KGW		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44

8671	KOIN		QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
6266	KOIN (NA)	QPSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 27 Spotbeam 44 
6421	KOIN		8PSK		EchoStar10 110W TP 29 Spotbeam 44

 

[alebowgm]

That is a lot of shuffling done just to fit MASN to the stream...

 

[digiblur]

That is a lot of shuffling done just to fit MASN to the stream...

I only see two moves for MASN.

 

[jrbdmb]

Any sign of YES?

 

[Chris Walker]

That is a lot of shuffling done just to fit MASN to the stream...

Make it happen Charlie! No Orioles and Nationals without this channel

 

[kstuart]

Any sign of YES?

NO !!

(Been waiting a long time to make that reply. )

 

[TNGTony]

I'm not sure why they added the Portland locals again...I bet they are only mirrors but what for?

I'll take a guess. SD mirrors for Bend Oregon or one of the counties in Oregon that went from Portland to Eugene recently but still close enough to be in grade B region of Bend NBC affiliate. This is why only ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS and MyTV are mirrored.

Again, just a guess.

See ya
Tony

 

[digiblur]

SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Report - Week Ending 03/17/2007 - 4 changes

Uplink Comparison Range: 03/16/2007 08:30A - 03/17/2007 02:18P - (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

141 - ESPNA moved from EchoStar8 110W TP 24 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 18 ConUS beam (A)
145 - ESPNA moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 18 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 110W TP 24 ConUS beam (A)
146 - ESP2A moved from EchoStar7 119W TP 10 ConUS beam to EchoStar8 110W TP 16 ConUS beam (A)
147 - ESPNA moved from EchoStar8 110W TP 24 ConUS beam to EchoStar7 119W TP 10 ConUS beam (A)

Channels in the system: 3208
(A) = Available to subscribers
(NA) = Not Available

 

[digiblur]

As of 03/21/07 2pm central time, nothing new on the uplink radar....


yet.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

They're probably too busy not spooling L4.01....

 

[chevy]

usually it's around 3:00 central time though isn't it?

But now that there was a Time Change, who knows lol

 

[chaddux]

usually it's around 3:00 central time though isn't it?

No, it's not. It's usually around 1 pm Central.

 

[chevy]

Ya, i guess you are correct.. (i just checked couple previous reports)

But often they do it whenever they feel like it or choose to, though... - as 1 PM Central, etc was NOT written in stone

Sometimes they do it few times a day, early Thursday morning even, etc

 

[db2]

Wow, no uplinks today?? They must be preparing for a huge uplink tomorrow. :haha rotfl :haha

 

[jldhawk]

I can't belive they didn't post "Uplinks Coming SOON"