local's ?

[willham]

say your liveing in the sunshine state . and you what the local's in washington d.c is there a way to do that on a rom 102

[The Lizard King]

say your liveing in the sunshine state . and you what the local's in washington d.c is there a way to do that on a rom 102
No. The D.C. locals are spotbeamed.

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[willham]

can you receive them with a H.D fta receiver

[The Lizard King]

can you receive them with a H.D fta receiver
No. The HD D.C. locals are spotbeamed, too.

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[Wiley-X]

But you can get them on a spiffy new super high def spotbeam stealer receiver that Mr. Coolsat is going to put out.

C'mon guy....Don't just look at what Lizard King is writing....READ IT.

Your receiver can't receive what ain't there. Spotbeams are a tight beam sent from the satellite over a certain area (city). The locals are shot down this way. Most spotbeams extend about 100-300 miles from the center of the city that they are meant for.

Some cities (New York, Chicago, San Fran) are up on the satellite, but those are on the widebeam shot (the entire country).

Washington DC is spotbeamed, as is Orlando, Florida. You can't receive one in the others city.

Hope this helps.

[klurka]

so can we get locals form new york and san fran in detroit?

[Wiley-X]

New York has the network "flagship stations" for the east coast and San Francisco has the "flagship stations" for the west coast. They are located in the 230-251 and 5000's area. These are also known as "Superstations" (although they technically are not).

Do not check off on the New York or San Fran locals...you won't get those.

[willham]

But you can get them on a spiffy new super high def spotbeam stealer receiver that Mr. Coolsat is going to put out.

C'mon guy....Don't just look at what Lizard King is writing....READ IT.

Your receiver can't receive what ain't there. Spotbeams are a tight beam sent from the satellite over a certain area (city). The locals are shot down this way. Most spotbeams extend about 100-300 miles from the center of the city that they are meant for.

Some cities (New York, Chicago, San Fran) are up on the satellite, but those are on the widebeam shot (the entire country).

Washington DC is spotbeamed, as is Orlando, Florida. You can't receive one in the others city.

Hope this helps.
ok then you seem to no I little about this . first is 105 still up there giving local's ? and second why can I point a 18 " dish to 129 and get W.V are thay spot beamed

[The Lizard King]

ok then you seem to no I little about this . first is 105 still up there giving local's ?
As of 6/24/08, no. Nothing. Nada.

and second why can I point a 18 " dish to 129 and get W.V are thay spot beamed
No, they are not.

The SD locals on 129 that are NOT spotbeamed are:

Charleston/Huntington, WV
Charlottesville, VA
Clarksburg/Weston, WV
Columbus, OH
Dayton, OH
Erie, PA
Sioux City, IA
Wausau/Rhinelander, WI
Wichita Falls, TX/Lawton, OK

The HD locals on 129 that are NOT spotbeamed are:

Albuquerque, NM
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Denver, CO
Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Nashville, TN
Salt Lake City, UT

Notice that NONE of them are in Washington, D.C. :rolleyes:

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[willham]

thank you I noticed that but I think the fox channel is not there . I will look again .is there any way you can tell me the local's on 61.5 that are not spot beamed

[The Lizard King]

thank you I noticed that but I think the fox channel is not there . I will look again .is there any way you can tell me the local's on 61.5 that are not spot beamed
Except for the occasional PBS station, they are ALL spotbeamed.

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[willham]

sorry I think I might of asked the wrong info on my last thread ....on 61.5 I can get about 111 channel's but none of them are local's I noticed on langsat there were local's but in H.D do you think if I had a H.D receiver I would get all the local's

[The Lizard King]

sorry I think I might of asked the wrong info on my last thread ....on 61.5 I can get about 111 channel's but none of them are local's I noticed on langsat there were local's but in H.D do you think if I had a H.D receiver I would get all the local's
No, you wouldn't.

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[Wiley-X]

Willham. Before you keep asking about individual cities, you can only receive the locals for the major city that you are near (if you are within 100-300 miles of it).

99% of all locals are spotbeamed, whether standard definition or High-Def.

[The Lizard King]

Willham. Before you keep asking about individual cities, you can only receive the locals for the major city that you are near (if you are within 100-300 miles of it).

99% of all locals are spotbeamed, whether standard definition or High-Def.
As I posted already (post #9 of this thread), there are still a few CONUS (Continental U.S.) locals (both SD and HD) that one can get on 129.

However, as of last spring, all of the locals on 61.5 are now spotbeamed. As recently as last winter, one used to be able to get New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. on 61.5, but no longer.

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[willham]

ok last ? is there anyway I can find out what spot beam I am under

[The Lizard King]

ok last ? is there anyway I can find out what spot beam I am under
For 110:

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For 119:

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[willham]

thank you but I was looking for 61.5 do you have something for that . and then I will stop bothering you

[TV Addict#2]

thanks for the info,added the Chicago locals to my image, the hd fox for bears games and the hd nbc for Olympic coverage

[The Lizard King]

thank you but I was looking for 61.5 do you have something for that . and then I will stop bothering you
For Florida on 61.5, only Tampa and Orlando locals are available, and they're both spotbeamed.

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