Jacksonville Spot Beam Question

[jerseyfla]

Does anyone think or know if the Jacksonville spot beam could reach Cocoa Beach? I have a buddy who moved here from Orange Park. Anyone know?

[terron]

Expanding on this topic; is there any way to see where the spot boundaries are expected to be? I work offshore; would be nice to see when my coverage for locals and even nationals would be on the fringe of the spot beam.

[wilsonc]

Best way is to have your buddy hook up his receiver to your dish and see what happens. I've never seen a spot beam map for the Mpeg-4 HD locals. You could probably search google and find an old spot beam map for the SD locals. Those spot beam maps will not be the same though.

[BGreen965]

I know the Jacksonville Spot beam comes in strong at LEAST as far west as Valdosta, GA and AT LEAST as far North as Savannah. Considering I was getting 80 - 95% signal in both of these locations I would have to say the beam is centered on Jacksonville and probably doesn't reach that far south. You can check by seeing how much signal you have on sat 103(s)/(a) on transponder 15. This is the spot beam for Jacksonville last time I checked. If that number is 60+ you should be able to receive the stations without any problems.

[Scott in FL]

map attached

[Mertzen]

map attached

Nice map. But two things; first this is one for 101 which will be different then 103/99. And these circles are hypothetical, most spots can be highly focused.

[Scott in FL]

Nice map. But two things; first this is one for 101 which will be different then 103/99. And these circles are hypothetical, most spots can be highly focused.

First, Jerseyfla didn't specify whether he was after the 101 or 103s/99s spot beams. He may well be interested in the 101 spots.

And the circles are not hypothetical. The map was filed with the FCC. The contours show "the 3 dB contours as the extent of coverage for DirecTV-4S and 7S. This was based on the shape of a Gaussian beam and the EIRP power levels at this contour."

[JoeF]

And the circles are not hypothetical. The map was filed with the FCC. The contours show "the 3 dB contours as the extent of coverage for DirecTV-4S and 7S. This was based on the shape of a Gaussian beam and the EIRP power levels at this contour."

Actually, the circles are not even "up to" hypothetical standards. The beams would only appear as a circle on a Mercatur projection (flat map). On the map in question, the beams should appear as an elipse (whether calculated or measured).

[Scott in FL]

Actually, the circles are not even "up to" hypothetical standards. The beams would only appear as a circle on a Mercatur projection (flat map). On the map in question, the beams should appear as an elipse (whether calculated or measured).

Good point! I hadn't noticed that.

Well, hopefully they will give jerseyfla some idea if his friend can get 101 spot beam coverage at the new location.