what satellite for rochester, ny?

[robertjp]

I have an old round dish RCA with 1 LNB that Im trying to use at our cottage. First Im trying to get it to work in Rochester, NY. Can anyone tell me what the number is of the satellite Im trying to tune for Direct TV? Does 101 sound right? Thanks

Can I do that? Leave an old dish at the cottage and bring our Direct tv box back and forth? Will it work?

 

[jdspencer]

It looks from this website DirecTV USA on DirecTV 7S at 119.0°W - LyngSat that your SD locals are on the 119 satellite. And most likey a spotbeam, which may or may not service your cottage.

 

[robertjp]

I got it working on 101 but no locals. Does that mean I have to choose which sat to point it at? What does spotbeam mean? Thanks

 

[jdspencer]

On the 119 satellite there are spotbeams meaning that like a flashlight the beams are focused on a small portion of the country. This allows DirecTV to use the same frequencies on different parts of the country.

Because guide data comes from one satellite, you can't just tune to one sat at one time and then to the other later. You'll need to use the Phase III dish which receives sats 101, 110, and 119 or the Slimline 5 lnb which receives the above 3 plus the 99 and 103 sats for HD.

How far is your cottage from your home?

 

[robertjp]

Cottage is 150 miles from home. Looks like the 101 gets most of the sd channels except locals. Will locals even work at 150 miles away even with the right dish?

 

[texasbrit]

Cottage is 150 miles from home. Looks like the 101 gets most of the sd channels except locals. Will locals even work at 150 miles away even with the right dish?

They might, some SD spotbeams are very large, the only way you will know is to get the right dish and try it, unless you can find someone else with the same setup.

 

[medic-dan]

Did you get your locals with this receiver when it was at your other location? I moved a week ago and they had to upgrade an SD receiver to HD because the locals were in MPEG-4, and the older receiver couldn't get them.

Just a thought.

My first post here. I've always found satelliteguys helpful in the past. 12 year member of DirecTV.