[Scott Greczkowski]

Well folks Echostar 8 is FINALLY coming online! Please use this thread to discuss all things Echostar 8 related!

Thanks!

 

[kstuart]

In Northern California, I am getting 113 signal strength from Transponder 113 on E*8 and 106 signal strength from Transponder 114 on E*8. 113 is a record out here for a non-spot-beam transponder.

Channels and Transpoders at 110 (not yet updated to reflect this morning's shift)

 

[JohnH]

Signal on those Tps is about the same as Tp 12 here.

 

[markh]

I'm getting 105 on 12, about the same it always is.

117 on Tp 13 and 110 on Tp 14. I'm also getting 102 on Tp 15. Is that on E*8 or just one of the better Tps from before?

Most of the signal strengths on 110 sat were from high 80s to high 90s for me before.

 

[bryan27]

I'm working on getting the spotbeam maps back up. Should be sometime late tonight or tomorrow morning. So far TP13 & 14 are over 100, the rest are 75-80.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Bryan let us know if you need any help or space. Your chart is a great asset to the DBS Community. Just remember the cities served by Spots are not DMA's they are MARKETS.

(Lets keep those neilson folks happy!)

 

[Mark Holtz]

- On 10/7 from 300 - 500am ET, transponders 13 & 14 on E*5 will be transfered over to E*8.

10/2: 55 on 13, 86 on 14
10/7: 88 on 13, 95 on 14

 

[kstuart]

There must be an ex-school-principal at EchoStar !

Who else would set things up so that the during a rain fade event, the educational channels are the last to go out...

 

[rolou21]

On my 721....signal levels are;
xponder 13----97
xponder 14----96

rolou21.

 

[J Rath]

I'm getting 120 and 122 for TPs 13 and 14! (was 88 and 117)

 

[johnsmith22]

Down in St. Kitts in the Caribbean with a 1.8meter Channel Master 13 has gone from 46 to 80 and 14 from 45 to 79. These readings are not as good as E*VII where most transponders are between 90 and 105. Twelve remains about normal at 64.

Am going to tweak the dish tomorrow to see if I can do better when I am sure it is at the optimum for E*VIII.

 

[scooper]

Cloudy day here -

110 T12 - 100
110 T13 - 95
110 T14 - 105

Back on Oct 5
110 T12 - 108
110 T13 - 77
110 T14 - 101

So, by my standards - the only thing "improved" is T13.

 

[Dave Johnson]

I hate to be a downer but the signal on transponders 13 and 14 on 110 have dropped here in Northern Canada by 30-40 points. Pretty well like when E-7 came online.

 

[kstuart]

Time for Canadians to look more closely at ExpressVu...

 

[johnsmith22]

Might be a good time to post all my readings with a 1.8 meter Channel Master in St. Kitts using a PVR501

119

2 - 103
4 - 102
6 - 100
8 - 100
10 - 91
11 - 111
12 - 97
13 - 104
14 - 95
15 - 97
16 - 98
17 - 106
18 - 94
19 - 99
20 - 83
21 - 100

110

1 - 51
4 - 43
5 - 46
8 - 42
9 - 43
12 - 57
13 - 80
14 - 80
21 - 34

All others zero

 

[Jack White]

Originally posted by johnsmith22
Might be a good time to post all my readings with a 1.8 meter Channel Master in St. Kitts using a PVR501

119

2 - 103
4 - 102
6 - 100
8 - 100
10 - 91
11 - 111
12 - 97
13 - 104
14 - 95
15 - 97
16 - 98
17 - 106
18 - 94
19 - 99
20 - 83
21 - 100

110

1 - 51
4 - 43
5 - 46
8 - 42
9 - 43
12 - 57
13 - 80
14 - 80
21 - 34

All others zero

She can't take any more Captain, any more power and she'll explode

 

[Steve Mehs]

My SS for 110 is a few points below normal, 119 is way lower. Highest SS forboth location was on TP 13. 113 on 110 and 85/6 on 119.

 

[TNGTony]

For me TP 14 was 95, now 96
tp 13 was 87, now 97.

John, I was looking at 119 when I sent you that e-mail.

See ya
Tony

 

[FrankD1]

Can someone explain why we need to resort to circumstantially comparing signal strength in determining whether E8 is online? Why won't we see "Locked-EchoStar8 110 West" on the dish pointing screen as transponders are switched over?

 

[TNGTony]

Simple: Dish wants this to be transparent to all by us dweebs.

See ya
Tony