dish net eastern arc new dish

Dutch_12078 wrote:

powderman426 wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:

I rv wrote:
because of an intermittent problem at my stick house dish sent a service tech to check system,he determined problem was with the dish itself he went to his truck and returned with a new dish with only 2 lnbs ( dish being replaced was 1000.4 a 3 lnb eastern arc dish)when i questioned him he said this in the newest eastern arc dish a 1002,it just picks up sats 61.5 and 72.7 no more 77 which only carries latino channels,the new dish is very similar to the to the old dish 500 in size and construction,for the past 3 or 4 years i wondered why i needed sat 77 because when in mh i usually just aim at 72.7 and receive all my hd programing except locals which are on 61.5,just thought this might be helpful to those of you considering new dish for eastern arc the big advantage is the smaller size.

That smaller size reflector also means more chance of rain fade...

But for many people the higher angle allows for a higher signal percentage.

What "higher angle"? The birds at 61.5 and 72.7 are at the same elevation for either
dish.

I'm not sure if your playing me but higher elevation refers to the angle the dish points. If your east of the mississippi, the dish will point at approximately a 45 degree angle for a eastern arc sat while looking at the 129 sat it appears low on the horizon. It makes it much easier to get correct aim. Also the multi satellite dishes really aren't larger, just wider so it can focus on multiple sats.