gee, are these things predictable? Can one get a clue by -- ahem -- looking to the South? John Willkie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Miller" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:32 AM Subject: [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 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.