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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 1144108" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p>Why do you think there wont be any change? The footprints changed (widened) when the early series Hotbirds were taken out of service - they all had super beams targetting Europe. So effectively a new generation with a super beam is only going back to how things were 15 years or so back.</p><p></p><p>The transmission characteristics are designed for what the paying customes want - so if Sky Italia, TVN, Polsat etc ask for reduced beam coverage but at higher eirp over Europe so smaller dishes can be used by the end consumer then then reduced beam coverage & higher eirp is what will be provided to them in a new design.</p><p></p><p>If you look at the transmission characteristics of the Astra 2's they effectively have a wide beam with higher eirp super beam (the UK spotbeam). The transponders seem to be switchable between beams as several frequencies have changed from Europe to UK over the last couple of years. </p><p></p><p>And dont bet satellite tv will be around for ages - the writing is already on the wall for tv delivered over satellite in many areas as broadband speeds to the home increase. Reports here in the UK seem to suggest Sky UK are already looking at winding down satellite transmissions within the next 10 years or so in favour of delivery over IP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 1144108, member: 176362"] Why do you think there wont be any change? The footprints changed (widened) when the early series Hotbirds were taken out of service - they all had super beams targetting Europe. So effectively a new generation with a super beam is only going back to how things were 15 years or so back. The transmission characteristics are designed for what the paying customes want - so if Sky Italia, TVN, Polsat etc ask for reduced beam coverage but at higher eirp over Europe so smaller dishes can be used by the end consumer then then reduced beam coverage & higher eirp is what will be provided to them in a new design. If you look at the transmission characteristics of the Astra 2's they effectively have a wide beam with higher eirp super beam (the UK spotbeam). The transponders seem to be switchable between beams as several frequencies have changed from Europe to UK over the last couple of years. And dont bet satellite tv will be around for ages - the writing is already on the wall for tv delivered over satellite in many areas as broadband speeds to the home increase. Reports here in the UK seem to suggest Sky UK are already looking at winding down satellite transmissions within the next 10 years or so in favour of delivery over IP. [/QUOTE]
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