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HDTV coverage... by gocamels on 21 May, 2007 13:42
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Has any info been released regarding HDTV coverage in the US of launch/on-orbit/landing operations?
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#1 by Jim on 21 May, 2007 13:57
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Launch coverage is on HDnet for every launch, thru an agreement with NASA. Same goes for NASA ELV's.
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#2 by gocamels on 21 May, 2007 14:01
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Thanks. I just got into the HD thing in late January. Hadn't check the TIVO yet to see if its in the sked yet, but whats their usu. coverage window?
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#3 by Jim on 21 May, 2007 14:03
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2-4 hours of the countdown and launch
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#4 by on 21 May, 2007 14:30
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Can you get NASA tv on hd?
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#5 by DaveS on 21 May, 2007 14:34
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Justin Wheat - 21/5/2007 4:30 PM
No.
Can you get NASA tv on hd? -
#6 by shuttlepilot on 22 May, 2007 17:46
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Is it possible to catch any HDTV coverage of launch in Central Europe?
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#7 by on 22 May, 2007 17:52
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No
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#8 by on 22 May, 2007 18:02
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Jim - 21/5/2007 9:03 AM 2-4 hours of the countdown and launch
it is six hours before launch not 2-4 hours
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#9 by psloss on 22 May, 2007 18:15
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Justin Wheat - 22/5/2007 2:02 PM
Looking at the press releases from HDNet for recent launch attempts, the length of coverage before scheduled T-0 appears to vary. NASA TV coverage usually starts earlier, but at any rate it's different from HDNet coverage...QuoteJim - 21/5/2007 9:03 AM 2-4 hours of the countdown and launch
it is six hours before launch not 2-4 hours
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#10 by Andrewwski on 22 May, 2007 20:25
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Best thing to do is to watch on HDNet when possible and put on NASA TV from another source to listen to the NASA TV audio.
Although HDNet does very good compared to CNN or Fox News.
I think it depends on the time of day in which the launch window falls as to when they start coverage. I think for 115 they did it at least 4-5 hours beforehand. -
#11 by Avron on 25 May, 2007 03:00
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I only hope that HDNET covers it in Canada.. due to our wonderful CRTC - yes that gov control board on what you can see, we cannot have more than x pct non-canadian content... now if they do.. I will be recording, if I am not down watching live..
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#12 by Andrewwski on 25 May, 2007 03:27
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But HDNet's a privately owned network, no? Unlike NASA TV which is a US government agency's TV channel. So how could they stop that?
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#13 by Andrewwski on 25 May, 2007 03:27
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Double post, sorry.
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#14 by Avron on 25 May, 2007 04:30
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Andrewwski - 24/5/2007 11:27 PM
But HDNet's a privately owned network, no? Unlike NASA TV which is a US government agency's TV channel. So how could they stop that?
I know that there was a problem with NASA TV being carried in Canada, but is this the same kind of situation?
HDNET is private.. the problem last time was pct content... what they ( the gov) forget is that if you look inside the payload bay, all you see is one US flag and two "Canada"'s .. me that would be 66% Canadian content...
Luckly Dish broadcasts NASA TV free on 119 deg west.. so much for control... must say I would like to see NASA TV on Ku and not only on C band, Ku HD NASA TV would be just perfect, and we may if we can get the right Network stream going, rebroadcast it via the web in HD to the rest of the world... but even with Mpeg2 compression we are talking many megs a second -
#15 by Andrewwski on 29 May, 2007 02:08
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One problem: there's no NASA TV in HD.
I'd love for that one day. But obviously NASA TV needs some work before then too.
What's necessary to get it on Dish? Just an old receiver that was once activated and a single LNB pointed at 119? I get NASA TV from my cable company but only 12 hours a day...and sometimes it's not the right 12 hours. If it's a shuttle launch I have HDNet but if it's any other event I'm stuck with the web feed if it falls outside that 12 hours. -
#16 by JeffR on 29 May, 2007 02:38
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Avron - 24/5/2007 12:00 AM
I only hope that HDNET covers it in Canada.. due to our wonderful CRTC
I wouldn't worry about it. The launch previous, Discovery, was carried live on HDNet on Rogers, so I doubt this will be any different. -
#17 by Avron on 29 May, 2007 04:38
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Andrewwski - 28/5/2007 10:08 PM
One problem: there's no NASA TV in HD.
I'd love for that one day. But obviously NASA TV needs some work before then too.
What's necessary to get it on Dish? Just an old receiver that was once activated and a single LNB pointed at 119? I get NASA TV from my cable company but only 12 hours a day...and sometimes it's not the right 12 hours. If it's a shuttle launch I have HDNet but if it's any other event I'm stuck with the web feed if it falls outside that 12 hours.
To get Dish, one needs to subscribe, but NASA TV is Free-to-air.. so any old FTA box or PC card would do fine.. with a dish pointing at 119 West and a circular LNBF, you would be good to go.. but know that the signal at 119 is not HD.. -
#18 by Andrewwski on 29 May, 2007 23:32
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I thought an unactivated Dish reciever that was once activated would still get NASA TV?
Or must I get a FTA reciever like Pansat?
As the dish goes...can I just take a Dish 300 with a single LNBF and point it at 119? -
#19 by Avron on 30 May, 2007 04:22
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Andrewwski - 29/5/2007 7:32 PM
I thought an unactivated Dish reciever that was once activated would still get NASA TV?
Or must I get a FTA reciever like Pansat?
As the dish goes...can I just take a Dish 300 with a single LNBF and point it at 119?
go ahead... no harm in trying... may wanna look around before selecting Pansat...
