[opendtv] Re: 20050524 Twang's Tuesday Tribune (Mark's Monday Memo)

Manfredi, Albert E wrote:

>>- Perhaps it's, therefore, worth noting that satellite-TV
>>reception seems to be easy, even in moving vehicles with
>>phased-array antennas:
>>http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosconsumer/0505/23/A01-190193.htm
>>    
>>
>
>I would expect an automatically steered phased array antenna,
>along with line of sight to the TV tower, would work wonders
>for even the most delicate of RF links.
>
>On the other hand, since DBS does not have the land-based
>repeaters that Sirius and XM Radio rely on, I would expect
>the DBS TV signal to be lost when the vehicle is used in
>urban canyons, underpasses, tree-lined streets, etc.
>
>Bert
>  
>
As the article says...
 "However, reception can cut out when tall buildings, bridges or other 
obstacles block a view of the southern sky."

Bob Miller

 
 
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