What of Echostar 4 at 157ºW?

[DISHjanitor]

anyone know what's up with this bird? lyngsat shows Echostar 4 at 157ºW as empty (white) on their charts and it's been out there for awhile. any clues what DISH plans for this sat? rumors?

[Cyclone]

I heard it was going to be leased by Starbucks for Phase two (http://www.theonion.com/onion3709/starbucks_phase_two.html).

[JohnH]

Maybe someone in the west will point a dish at it and see if there is something there. It is at or below the hoeizon here.

[rtt2]

I wonder if E will lease it to Voom?

[P Smith]

Only carrier seen there - may be spectrum analyzer will show more.

[Bob Haller]

Personally I think it and others are part of ongoing rainbow negoiations. If Es realtionship with sky angel were better it would just right for them. west coast coverage oif a low value bird.

[Darkman]

John - speaking about "pointing the dish" :) - Have you pointed again to 121 lately? :)

[Cyclone]

9 degrees of separation.

A Dish500 sees 110 & 119. Differrence of 9 degrees.

148 & 157. Another difference of 9 degrees.

I wonder if you could take a Dish500 and see both of them?

[Darkman]

hehe - yup.. 9 degrees - so you should be able to :)

But... Big "But" - IRD's software would have to support 157 bird (install menu, etc)
:)