Questions from a newbie to DISH
We are spending about 10 months a year CG hosting now so I decided to give satellite TV a try. I purchased a slightly used VIP211 receiver and Tailgater antenna from CL and signed up for DISH's month ...
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TechWriter wrote:
DISH's Western Arc (WA) sats are 110, 119, and 129 (and 118 for International programming). The Eastern Arc (EA) sats are 61.5, 72.7, and 77.
Generally, areas west of the Mississippi use the WA sats and areas east use the EA. If you RV around the country, then you'll probably need to keep track of what arc to use.
How do you know what arc to use? As a rule, your ZIP code determines which arc you use:
- Use your current ZIP code to find what city your local TV stations come from.
- Then use The List to look up what sats are used for that city. For example, the Milwaukee, WI TV HD locals are all on 61.5 (the EA). However, the SD locals are also available on WA sats 110 and 119.
I've used our Tailgater from east to west coasts but no further north than New York City in the north east. I have always been able to get all the western arc sats, one time in Florida I had to change my service area to get HD locals, I find that most spot beams overlap so using a map I change my loacals to that service area without changing my location.
If my Tailgater quits I will look at the getting a Pathway X2 for the bigger surface area.
Denny
