T&T: Direct TV Sat Change?

[Frank Timpano]

Doesn't the dish just point at the other satellite? The reason for the 
multi-LNB dish requirement is that land-based dishes are stationary and 
don't pivot to pick up the alternate satellite.


At 09:47 AM 5/3/2009 -0700, Chuck and Susan wrote:
>Doc, The spot beams are transponders on the same sats that the other
>programing comes from. We have had locals in Houston, Miami, Baltimore and
>Orlando with our single LNB. You do not need a dual set up for every locals
>market. We have not found one yet that needs dual LNB but we have not been in
>all markets. It is my understanding that a dual LNB is needed for HD and that
>would include locals. Chuck
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>--- On Sun, 5/3/09, Ownyacht at aol.com <Ownyacht at aol.com> wrote:
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>In a message dated 5/3/2009 10:39:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>mvmojo at gmail.com writes:
>
>The  fact that you never changed from NY is why you don't need two LNBs to
>get  "local" channels - but, you're getting the NY locals, with NY weather,
>traffic, commercials, etc.  Technically you are committing a no-no by
>getting these channels when you don't live in NY... oh  well!
>
>Ray,
>
>I am not getting NY locals, I am getting Ft. Myers locals. I changed when I
>  moved into the house, which is near Ft. Myers. The mystery remains...why
>am I  getting, on a single LNB KVH C3, the Ft. Myers locals and the 101 sat
>at the  same time with no moving of the antenna. It is locked in place.
>
>I don't know how to get any clearer on this. Ft. Myers, last time I looked
>at their website, required the 2nd LNB to get local channels. I have three
>LNB/s  on my house.
>
>My original question remains...has Direct TV changed something?
>
>Doc
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