Satellite TV question
 

My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet from each
other. And they each point in a different direction. What's up with that?
Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same spot/satellite in the sky? Seems odd
to me. One is pointing more or less SW and the other SE.

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My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet
from each other. And they each point in a different direction. What's
up with that? Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same
spot/satellite in the sky? Seems odd to me. One is pointing more or
less SW and the other SE.

Dish Network has satellites parked at several orbital locations and to
receive all the programming many people require two dishes.

I'm a Dish subscriber but am currently without HD programming because
the satellites that carry that programming are hidden behind neighbor's
trees.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

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Bert Hyman wrote:
In
wrote:

My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet
from each other. And they each point in a different direction. What's
up with that? Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same
spot/satellite in the sky? Seems odd to me. One is pointing more or
less SW and the other SE.

Dish Network has satellites parked at several orbital locations and to
receive all the programming many people require two dishes.

I'm a Dish subscriber but am currently without HD programming because
the satellites that carry that programming are hidden behind neighbor's
trees.


In some states you have a "right" to the sky. Have you explored that?

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My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet from each
other. And they each point in a different direction. What's up with that?
Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same spot/satellite in the sky? Seems odd
to me. One is pointing more or less SW and the other SE.

A common setup is to have one dish with two LNBs to pick up satellites at 110
and 119 degrees west, and a second dish pointed at 61.5 degrees W--61.5 is
just too far away from the others to use one dish. This setup has been
necessary to get all the available channels, but newer installations use one
dish to pick up 61.5/72.7/77.

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My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet from
each
other. And they each point in a different direction. What's up with that?
Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same spot/satellite in the sky?
Seems odd
to me. One is pointing more or less SW and the other SE.

err.. why don't you ask them?

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My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet
from each other. And they each point in a different direction. What's up
with that? Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same spot/satellite in
the sky? Seems odd to me. One is pointing more or less SW and the other
SE.

They are likely hd customers. With Dish you need
two dishes like you describe to be able to get hd.

Chip

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I wondered that myself to why they have two dishes. Is it two different
levels of service?
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My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet
from each other. And they each point in a different direction. What's up
with that? Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same spot/satellite in
the sky? Seems odd to me. One is pointing more or less SW and the other
SE.

They are likely hd customers. With Dish you need
two dishes like you describe to be able to get hd.

Chip

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My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet
from each
other. And they each point in a different direction. What's up with that?
Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same spot/satellite in the sky?
Seems odd
to me. One is pointing more or less SW and the other SE.

err.. why don't you ask them?


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One may be for high speed internet, one for TV. Why not ask him?


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DISH has satellites at 129 degrees West, 119W, 110W, and 61.5W. The first
three are all receivable with ONE stationary dish. The one at 61.5W,
however, is not receivable by the dish that receives the other three.
So, if your local network affiliates are on the 61.5W satellite, you
need a second dish to receive them. DISH also has many MPEG4 HDTV signals
at 61.5W.

Techcom wrote:

I wondered that myself to why they have two dishes. Is it two different
levels of service?

wrote:

My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet
from each other. And they each point in a different direction. What's up
with that? Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same spot/satellite in
the sky? Seems odd to me. One is pointing more or less SW and the other
SE.

They are likely hd customers. With Dish you need
two dishes like you describe to be able to get hd.

Chip

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"SW" wrote in message
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My neighbors have two Dish Network dishes on the roof, about ten feet
from each
other. And they each point in a different direction. What's up with that?
Wouldn't they both be pointing to the same spot/satellite in the sky?
Seems odd
to me. One is pointing more or less SW and the other SE.

err.. why don't you ask them?


*****
One may be for high speed internet, one for TV. Why not ask him?


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The guy posting this was correct:

"DISH has satellites at 129 degrees West, 119W, 110W, and 61.5W. The
first three are all receivable with ONE stationary dish. The one at
61.5W, however, is not receivable by the dish that receives the other
three. So, if your local network affiliates are on the 61.5W satellite,
you need a second dish to receive them. DISH also has many MPEG4 HDTV
signals at 61.5W."

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To make the situation a little easier to manage, "Dish" is offering one unit
to pick up three eastern [or three western satellites]. I'm getting mine
[for northern N.J.] in a few days.

Eastern arc dish for 61.5, 72 and 77: Model 1000.4:
http://www.amazon.com/Dish-Network-1.../dp/B001IQF6AO

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