61.5 spot beam map

[nothing0]

http://ekb.dbstalk.com/pictures/rldbs1.gif
this link looks to be dead. anyone know where i can find the current map?
thanks

 

[TNGTony]

The EKB moved to its own shared server and is now at http://www.dishuser.org

I don't know of a "current" map. This one is a little old.
That specific link will be at http://www.dishuser.org/e12spots.pdf
or this one www.dishuser.org/pictures/rldbs1[1].gif

All the spot beam maps at the EKB are listed here: http://www.dishuser.org/satmaps.php

 

[nothing0]

ok thanks tony. i wonder when we will see a current map?

 

[jerryez]

The spot beam maps are as current as the satellite. Rainbow 1 is an old satellite and the map is as current as it will get. Second, the spot beam maps are an estimate of the coverage area and are not round as pictured.

 

[PEDROJOSE]

does it has conus coverage because i am in Puerto Rico and canot get all transponders?

 

[mike123abc]

They can vary the amount of power in a spot beam, so they can make the circles larger or smaller as they need. The beams are probably round, but since the earth is curved they appear as ellipses on the ground.

 

[mike123abc]

does it has conus coverage because i am in Puerto Rico and canot get all transponders?

The spot beams are not CONUS. They are spot beam. But, only some of the TPs are being used in spots, the rest are CONUS.

 

[PEDROJOSE]

thanks mike so im watching the conus transponders

 

[peano]

So spotbeam 10 covers Buffalo. Thats not the transponder though, is it?

 

[alebowgm]

So spotbeam 10 covers Buffalo. Thats not the transponder though, is it?

No that is just the Spotbeam #. The TPs are different, as Dish reuses TPs in different SBs.

 

[TNGTony]

If you look at the channel chart here on Satelliteguys (click on The List)
Or the EKB's channel chart at EKB: Dish Network Channel Chart (Unofficial) you will see the listing with transponder "s" (for spot beam) and the number of the spot beam.

To add a little confusion, the numbering scheme dish is using and the numbering scheme on the map (which was the indended numbering scheme before launch) are different at 61.5°.

See ya
Tony

 

[nothing0]

i still can't find a map. what locals can i "see" on 61.5 in southern indiana? i have nashville locals on 129 now. i was considering changing to 61.5 (or eastern arc after that pans out) because i loose 129 with rain.
thanks again.

 

[TNGTony]

I'm not sure what you mean by Southern Indiana. If you mean Evansville, Lousiville, Cincinnati TV markets (www.dishuser.org/TVMarkets/index.htm) the answer is simple... NONE. There are no spot beams that serve that area. There may be some spill-over though.

On your Dish receiver do a "Point Dish" test to see what transponders you can receive.
Spot beam 14 (labeled spot 11 on the maps linked above) uses transponder 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15
it contains Detroit, Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee, Flint (not available yet), Green Bay, Grand Rapids, Lansing, South Bend (Not Available yet), Cleveland.

See if you can receive these transponders on your receiver and what their signal strengths are. If you can receive only some of these and not others, post your results and what county in Indy you are in and I will try to find out more detailed info. If you can get all the tps' above your are golden.

Good luck.

Tony

 

[nothing0]

sorry i didn't mean to be vague. i don't have the 61.5 dish up yet. i'm in evansville indiana if that helps. (vanderburgh county)

 

[TNGTony]

As far as I can tell, in that corner of Indiana, there are no spot beams from 61.5° available.

If there are any subscribers in that area with 61.5° that could verify this. Please check your "point dish" screens and look at the signal strengths of the transponders two posts up.

See ya
Tony

 

[harshness]

i was considering changing to 61.5 (or eastern arc after that pans out) because i loose 129 with rain.

The problems with 129W should be corrected by early 2009.

 

[peano]

I am trying to figure out my best options for HD locals and am having a hard time deciphering just what is on each transponder. I am in the northeast (more north than most ) and get good signal strength on transponders 1 (the best) 11 and 13 on 61.5.

Any suggestions?

 

[levibluewa]

Peano...

NE what????

 

[harshness]

I am trying to figure out my best options for HD locals and am having a hard time deciphering just what is on each transponder.

Typically you don't have options.

 

[peano]

NE what????

Ummm....northeast US of A. Near Buffalo only more north.