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american tv channels in the uk (potentially)
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so ive been loking at lynysat.com for satelite frequencies and if i have checked right one of the dish network satelites is not below the horizon to us. gaining a subscription would be nigh on impossible as its videocrypt the position is 72.5 west. so im guessing the signal is really weak but could a big enough dish pick it up. plus there are many HD services on 61.5 west that are encrypted, just thought it was interesting as gaining american tv always seemed impossible but this seems like a glimmer of hope.
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Wrong forum as well.
how come lyngsat says its possible then, i thought they were pretty much on the ball.
Because the beam of that satellite is focused at America. Even though the elevation is okay, you would need a massive dish.
Lyngsat doesn't say it is possible...only that the elevation is above the horizon.
Eh? A satellite dish gets signals from space! (well a satellite, which is in space)
Look, you just need a massive dish.
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Anyway, Lyngsat does not say it is possible, it only tells you that the satellite is above the horizon, which means that in theory you have no problem pointing your dish at the satellite, but whether the signal is strong enough is a completely different matter.
All the American satellites, i.e. Echostar 3 @ 61.5°W and beyond, are all "shining" their beams (or "flashlights") at the US/Canada and other places in the Americas only.
There was a guy in Western Ireland the other day who managed to pick up a Dish Network test card on 61.5°W with a (poorly configured) 2.4 m dish!
72.5 shows local versions of nbc, abc, pbs etc. would be great for ex pats and for watching first run shows and more american sports as well as shows we cant get here
I have no idea how the cable companies get their feeds, although I very much doubt it's from any of the satellites beyond 60°W.
The cable companies probably would be able to pick up though (if they wanted to) for instance Dish Network at 61.5°W and DirecTV at 72.5°W. I'm guessing a 6-13 m dish would pretty much do.
Correct, although all of those channels are standard definition only. No HDTV on 72.5°W, unfortunately.
Unless you find a broken authorised AFN decoder and a working unauthorise AFN decoder...
Believe it when I see it, myself.
there is HD on 61.5 from voom and i think i heard that telewest was sourcing material from this company
how come its showing nbc in the clear, where is the beam pointing, sounds a bit odd
Voom was shut down months ago. It's channels and satellite (Rainbow1) was taken over by Dish.
can the hd services be picked up or is that just a stupid question
is there a LEGAL way to unencrypt nagravision 1 and 2?
I still rather doubt it - many channels are encrypted anyway., so you would need the appropriate subs card.
Of course there is - pay for it!!!
would dish allow you to do this though, i mean there must be rights issues, or would you need to find an address in the states to get the subs card and then post it here?
You do realise that many of the channels carried on 61.5W are already available in Europe dont you?
http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish61.html
You cant get the majority of the DISH network anyway - its carried on satellites below our western horizon.