[BC] ABC Starguide

[Stan Tacker]

What I first heard was that they could maintain power till 2015.  But, last
heard they had experienced at least three failures in the solar array.  They
will turn off everyone who is in a non-protected status till they can go no
further.  All my receivers looking that that satellite still are cranking
along.

stan

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JYRussell at academicplanet.com
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [BC] ABC Starguide

I thought they had all this worked out some time ago... seems like the word 
"then" was that even IF they had major power losses, they still had plenty 
to spare to run the signals they were planning to *not* migrate to some 
other rig...

Guess I heard wrong, or, somebody figgerd wrong...
Jason
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stan Tacker" <stacker at krvt.com>
To: "'Broadcasters' Mailing List'" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 11:26 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] ABC Starguide


> SES AMERICOM has been advising that AMC 8 (139 degrees West) has been 
> having
> problems with its solar array for some time now.  AMC 8 serves Jones,
> Westwood and a ton of others in the radio universe.  All are "protected"
> services.  If AMC 8 goes south, it is my understanding that service will 
> be
> relocated to AMC 7 (137 west).
>
> stan
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> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of FrankGott at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:30 PM
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> Subject: Re: [BC] ABC Starguide
>
> In a message dated 12/8/2006 10:15:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> dpuopolo at usa.net writes:
>
> << Of course you can lower just one transponder.
> Transponder (downlink) output power is directly related to transponder
> (uplink) INPUT power. Lower the input, the output drops. >>
>
> Wouldn't lowering input power open up the bird to signal hijackers?
>
> Frank Gottlieb
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