[BC] ABC Starguide

[JYRussell@academicplanet.com]

Yeah, me too.  Being one of those "redundant" types, I keep asking why I
can't have a unit or two pointed at a few other birds... and get a typical
corporate answer like... "Why? All we need is to have the computer ready to
go".

   They never consider the effort required to keep programming you might
never need updatyed and ready to go as a "just in case".  Nothing like
having dated material on the air.  I guess they figure just blank music and
liner cards suffice.  As long as it fits the profile laid out by a
consultant in some other world... your listeners won't notice the
difference...

   They never had to pay the bills out in the boonies where the farmers
still show up carryin' shotguns and pitchforks and such!  ;-D
(Ok, just a *tad* hyperbolish)

Jason

----- Original Message -----
From: Stan Tacker <stacker at krvt.com>
To: 'Broadcasters' Mailing List' <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:48 AM
Subject: RE: [BC] ABC Starguide


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of
> 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
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> > [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of FrankGott at aol.com
> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 10:30 PM
> > To: broadcast at radiolists.net
> > 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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