Satellite TV

SHAW DIRECT NO LONGER WORKS IN MEXICO!

For those looking for English speaking TV in Los Cabos, Mexico the options can seem quite daunting and confusing. Since we have over 20 years of experience in the Satellite TV business and are constantly keeping up to date on the latest changes, we can give you all the current options. You can be sure that cabosat.net is your best contact for the ever changing Satellite TV industry.

We can provide you will the US Locals, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and PBS, from several locations. Since these locations change from time to time, you will need to contact us for the current options available.

Among the many options that people have used in the past is Shaw Direct from Canada and Dish Network from the United States.

We have a new alternative to Shaw Direct. It has USA programming only and works through-out Mexico.

Contact us today for the latest information on Satellite TV!

Dish Network

Dish Network has three Satellites that are currently within the range of Southern Baja. The 119 west,110 West and the 61.5 West.

Satellite Foot Prints and Technical Data

Satellite Name: Echostar 14 (Echostar XIV)
Position: 119° W (119° W)
Launch date: 21-Mar-2010
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs.



Satellite Name: Echostar 23 (Echostar XXIII)
Position: 110° W (109.9° W)
Launch date: 16-Mar-2017
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs



Satellite Name: Echostar 15 (Echostar XV)
Position: 61° W (61.55° W)
Launch date: 10-Jul-2010
Expected lifetime: 15 yrs

Sun outage or Sun Transit effects on Satellite TV

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"A Sun outage, Sun transit, or Sun fade is an interruption in or distortion of geostationary satellite signals caused by interference (background noise) of the Sun when it falls directly behind a satellite which an Earth station is trying to receive data from or transmit data to. It usually occurs briefly to such satellites twice per year and such earth stations install temporary or permanent guards to their receiving systems to prevent equipment damage." [...]

"Sun outages occur before the March equinox (in February and March) and after the September equinox (in September and October) for the Northern Hemisphere, and occur after the March equinox and before the September equinox for the Southern Hemisphere. At these times, the apparent path of the Sun across the sky takes it directly behind the line of sight between an earth station and a satellite. The Sun radiates strongly across the entire spectrum, including the microwave frequencies used to communicate with satellites (C band, Ku band, and Ka band), so the Sun swamps the signal from the satellite. The effects of a Sun outage range from partial degradation (increase in the error rate) to the total destruction of the signal. The effect sweeps from north to south from approximately 20 February to 20 April, and from south to north from approximately 20 August to 20 October, affecting any specific location for less than 12 minutes a day for a few consecutive days."

Useful links: