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In the analogue days why were most sats at western positions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 811607" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p>Ah I think I might know who ran that site <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":-rofl2" title="roll on floor :-rofl2" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-rofl2" /></p><p></p><p>Well Sky moved to 28E as there simply wasnt sufficient capacity at 19E - which was more than half filled with German analogues <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>The DBS concept was a miserable failure because the high power satellites could only transmit a handful of channels - if you look at Marco Polo 1 & 2 it took TWO satellites to transmit FIVE channels at full power.</p><p></p><p>Most of those DBS slots were never activated - someone was really hoping San Marino Liechstenstein & Andorra could fill a craft between them - 20 years later only San Marino is on satellite (with one channel..)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 811607, member: 176362"] Ah I think I might know who ran that site :-rofl2 Well Sky moved to 28E as there simply wasnt sufficient capacity at 19E - which was more than half filled with German analogues :D The DBS concept was a miserable failure because the high power satellites could only transmit a handful of channels - if you look at Marco Polo 1 & 2 it took TWO satellites to transmit FIVE channels at full power. Most of those DBS slots were never activated - someone was really hoping San Marino Liechstenstein & Andorra could fill a craft between them - 20 years later only San Marino is on satellite (with one channel..) [/QUOTE]
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