Why?All of these bastardized setups have to go.

Why?All of these bastardized setups have to go.
61.5 to 77...keep 110/118/119 dish...in charlotte NC area
If he moves it to 77 will I still keep all my channels???
The main risk you run without 77 is that some day they may move your locals to 77. If you do not want to worry about it for a year or so, 61.5/72.7 will probably work. But, some day you may lose channels if they move stuff around.
Why?I have 110/119/129 and a wing at 61.5. If thick storm clouds get in the way of 129, I can still watch HD off 61.5 or vice-versa. (My old setup was 110/119/61.5) When I got the 1000.2, I left the 61.5 up just for this purpose.
Why?I have 110/119/129 and a wing at 61.5. If thick storm clouds get in the way of 129, I can still watch HD off 61.5 or vice-versa. (My old setup was 110/119/61.5) When I got the 1000.2, I left the 61.5 up just for this purpose.
It does not work that way. I have had that setup for quite a while. It will not fail over. Which ever sat/TP in the table first for a channel it will go to and it will not fail over to the other satellite. The only real advantage to the 61.5/129 setup is if they run different RSNs in HD between the two arcs, you can get the HD broadcast.
Oh yeah, very true. Having a mixed-up satellite combination will definitely result in missing out on something, either now or in the future.Ah, but then you have as your primary, Western Arc. The bastardization I was speaking of is mixed dishes like 61.5, 110, 119 or 72.7, 110, 61.5 et al....
If I tune to say, MSNBC-HD, and hit "Info" twice it will show 129, or 61.5 as the bird it's coming from. It's usually different every time I tune the channel. If what you say is true, wouldn't MSNBC-HD (or any other HD channel) always come from the same sat?It does not work that way. I have had that setup for quite a while. It will not fail over. Which ever sat/TP in the table first for a channel it will go to and it will not fail over to the other satellite. The only real advantage to the 61.5/129 setup is if they run different RSNs in HD between the two arcs, you can get the HD broadcast.
If I tune to say, MSNBC-HD, and hit "Info" twice it will show 129, or 61.5 as the bird it's coming from. It's usually different every time I tune the channel. If what you say is true, wouldn't MSNBC-HD (or any other HD channel) always come from the same sat?If I lose the signal in a storm, I change to an SD channel, and go back to the HD and 9 times out of 10 it's now working again, receiving the other sat. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've seen this on my own system many times.