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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 896227" data-attributes="member: 176362">In time yes transmission areas will be reduced.Cutting down the transmission area can be done in one of two ways1) Use Ka band - probably 10 years away before its widespead for tv transmissions, although the technology is now in use at 9E for the Soarsat service. That really will be game over for satellite reception outside the UK and a little of north western Europe due to the&nbsp; small spots that can be used. Soarsat covers western Wales &amp; a small part of Devon. And thats due to frequency reuse on other beams.2) use none overlapping KU spots with frequency reuse on them - Astra 1K was designed for this, but she got dropped into the sea after a botched launch back in 2002. Eut 9B will launch soon and has 4 spots on it covering various areas of west and north Europe. Im not sure exactly what the reuse plan is for 9B but generally speaking With frequency reuse you will only get whats being fired at you, no chance at all of out of area reception for the other beam thats on the same frequency band</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 896227, member: 176362"] In time yes transmission areas will be reduced. Cutting down the transmission area can be done in one of two ways 1) Use Ka band - probably 10 years away before its widespead for tv transmissions, although the technology is now in use at 9E for the Soarsat service. That really will be game over for satellite reception outside the UK and a little of north western Europe due to the small spots that can be used. Soarsat covers western Wales & a small part of Devon. And thats due to frequency reuse on other beams. 2) use none overlapping KU spots with frequency reuse on them - Astra 1K was designed for this, but she got dropped into the sea after a botched launch back in 2002. Eut 9B will launch soon and has 4 spots on it covering various areas of west and north Europe. Im not sure exactly what the reuse plan is for 9B but generally speaking With frequency reuse you will only get whats being fired at you, no chance at all of out of area reception for the other beam thats on the same frequency band [/QUOTE]

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