DTV Actual Coverage

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I was amazed to have reception in Yukon. I had excellent reception of all channels along the Alaskan Highway. The last reception was in Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada which is 1240 miles northwest of Seattle. Of course the satellites are about to disappear below the horizon! :B This is with a RF Mogul dish which is a full array dish.

I've never seen any reasonably accurate coverage DTV maps and the above was a surprise.

Wondering about the actual coverage of DTV???

almot · Answer

If you mean American Direct TV, it sells programming in Alaska. Shaw Direct (Canadian company) covers Yukon. Either provider covers the adjacent areas as well, i.e. DTV covers Yukon and Shaw Direct covers Alaska, they can't avoid this, two territories are so close.

tom_n · Answer

You must have a low southern horizon to see DTV sats from the Yukon. Your dish will actually look like it is aimed below the horizon because of the angle between the focal point of the dish and the LNB.

ca_traveler · Answer

Almot wrote:If you mean American Direct TV, it sells programming in Alaska. Shaw Direct (Canadian company) covers Yukon. Either provider covers the adjacent areas as well, i.e. DTV covers Yukon and Shaw Direct covers Alaska, they can't avoid this, two territories are so close.Yes, American DTV. I was surprised to pick up DTV on my rigs dish as I see plenty of much larger dishes being used.

almot · Answer

There can be reasons for larger dishes. People who live there all year round, have to deal with inclement weather. Snow and rain weaken the signal, and then larger dish becomes handy. Some people have old dishes from years when both satellite and receiving equipment was less efficient and smaller dish could not deliver.

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