<<The DTH service will also be available to Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Island residents who currently lack small dish access to satellite-delivered, multi-channel digital programming.>>
I've seen references before to Puerto Rico, Caribbean, Mexican etc. customers not being able to get access to the US Sat TV services.
This has always puzzled me. These services are provided by GEO's which occupy equitorial, or near equitorial orbits, no?
Hence I can understand why Europe can't get reception from birds parked over US longtitudes. Or Asia, Hawaii, etc. The sats are parked over longitudes too far away. But what's the problem with a latitude a bit south of the US? Should be a more vertical, and hense easier/lower power angle for them, no?
For that matter, language issues aside, why can't Chile, Argentina and at least the western parts of Brazil pick up US DBS Sat TV signals just fine? Longitudes same as served areas of the USA mainland.
Puzzled.
Hmmmmm. Maybe I just figured it out. Those birds are AIMING their signals down to certain latitudes, concentrating them there. Is that it? I.e., even though you could point to the bird at least as easily in Puerto Rico as New York City (and would have a more vertical, less attenuated shot, the bird isn't looking your way when you're in the islands??
Doug |
