Your
Satellite Downlink
The
New Satellite Environment
Two
Degree Spacing
The
FCC now allows two degree spacing among satellites, so more satellites
can fit in the allotted space. This spacing requires your dish to be
aligned perfectly so that you do not pick up adjacent satellites. Some
of these new adjacent satellites are much higher in power than the satellites
currently in orbit and will cause interference more easily if your dish
is not in compliance.
Digital
v. Analog
Receivers respond differently to signal degradation
in the digital domain than they did in the analog domain. With analog,
you heard the signal get noisy before you lost it. In the digital domain,
other than a "marginal" warning light, there may be no warning, audible
or otherwise that you are about to lose the signal.
