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Date:         Sat, 15 Aug 1992 08:07:00 EST
From:         Russ Crisp <CRISP@WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU>
Subject:      Rush Limbaugh on Satellite anywhere?
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Greetings fellow earthlings..

I used to listen to Rush Limbaugh on WGST when I lived in Atlanta, but
ever since we moved to NC, I've been unable to find him on the dial here.
Does anyone know where his program can be found in the sky?  He's on the
EIB (Excellence in Broadcasting) Network.  Any ideas would be greatly
appreciated!

Russ Crisp
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
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Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 03:00:18 EDT
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: Digital Music Express
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>     Hello Sat World,


>    Anyone have any idea how I can access the audio on Digital
>Music Express (F4-19)? I checked out 5 - 8.5Mhz wide and narrow
>with no luck. Could this be found via SCPC or FM squared? Any
>help would be greatly appreciated! :-)

>                                                 -Mike



You can't right now.  It is strictly in the digital domain.  They promise a
TVRO descrambler though.  HOWEVER you will have to buy it, and it will be a
SUBSCRIPTION service.

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From: harry@cs.tu-berlin.de (Harald Brinkmann)
Subject: Info on actuators needed
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 15:57:26 GMT


Hi y'all!

My actuator arm is about to give up on me and I am in the rpocess of looking
out for a new one. Can anyone out there recommend any make and model?
Preferably one that come with a protective cover for the telescopic arm.

I need an 18" (if I can get a good offer on a 24" arm, I'll consider it)
with a reed sensor. It should run reasonably fast and with little radio
interference (just in case someone has ever made the test of listening to a
radio near the moving arm).

If you know any prices, that would be even better!

Thanks

  Harald


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Date:         Wed, 12 Aug 1992 09:06:43 -0400
From:         Mike Gingell <aurs01!aurw6b!gingell@CONCERT.NET>
Subject:      Sierra III vs. GI 2650R

Adam Mottershead adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP writes:
>I want some user feedback on either the Sierra III IRD or the GI 2650R
>What are the benefits and drawbacks of each unit?

I have the Sierra III.  This is no longer available new having been
superceded by the Monterey series.  However it was the top of the line
in its time.  It has some features less expensive receivers don't have
like individual programmed per channel i/f bandwidth, gain, center frequency,
3 TI filter settings etc.  It has 6 programmable audio channels per video
channel with wide, narrow, mono, stereo (discrete, matrix) options.  It has
100 favorite channel programmability. It also has 6 one time, 6 daily and
6 weekly timers.

Disadvantages:  VCII is in a compartment underneath so you must turn
it on its side, remove a panel to drop out the VCII-RS if they ever send
a new security card.   No favorite audio channels - you have to program
them in as sound channels on a favorite video if you want to do it that
way.  Runs hot and has a muffin fan to keep it form running even hotter.

Other advantages: will receive PAL transmissions by using the "unlock
sattelite" option (you need a PAL compatible AV input TV). It uses
mostly standard off the shelf parts and should be easy to repair - I have
the service manual.  American made from American parts.  It uses an 8085
micro with a 512k (64kbyte) EPROM which should be easy to modify if you
want to add or change features. Not made by GI.

Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  (919) 850-6444
UUCP:       ...!mcnc!aurgate!aurfs1!gingell
Internet:   gingell%aurfs1%aurgate@mcnc.org
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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 1992 15:29:23 EDT
From:         John Hansen <YB68@FERRIS.BITNET>
Subject:      Sci Fi Location

Does anyone on this list know the location of the
science fiction channel?  When will they begin
broadcasting? This may have been mentioned before
but I am new to this list.  Thanks for your help.
From: fractal!fractal (Tom Hedges)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Partial NFL Feeds Liings
Keywords: FOOTBALL
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 15:08:08 PDT
Distribution: n/a
Organization: Fractal Design Corporation, Aptos, CA

I saw some backhaul on ASC 1 tr. 23, but I forgot which game.
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From: edg@ecs.comm.mot.com (Ed Gonzalez)
Subject: SMALLEST C-BAND DISH
Organization: trunking_terms
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 20:06:40 GMT


Just for your info:  

I tried a 4ft solid fiberglass dish and got a VERY impressive
picture with a 55 degree LNA/downconverter combo. The only
bad pictures were off on F3 (to the west).  From there I tried
to jump to a 1meter solid fiberglass Ku dish using a 30 degree
LNA.  The result was dissapointing.  I could pick up many 
signals, specially the Galaxy-class birds very strongly, but
sparks were present everywhere. Satcom and Spacenet birds were
unwatchable.  By the way, I only tried clear channels.


In KY, you should be able to go with a 6ft.


edg@comm.mot.com
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From: lesnyd@monsanto.com (Larry E. Snyder)
Subject: Re: VC II/II+ channel needed?
Organization: DSC
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 15:17:06 GMT

In article <9208201803@ltrnativ.UUCP>, adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead) writes:
> 
> Well, my subject may sound a little confusing, but my question is not.
> 
> Must there be a VC II/II+ signal present to bring up the setup on a a VC II
> or VC II+ descrambler?

Yes.

> 
> 
> --
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> 
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From: trumpet-user@a.site.name (Default Trumpet User)
Subject: Republican Convention feeds
Organization: An Organization Name
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 18:22:10 GMT

Didn't see anything on the net today about the convention, so here is at 
least a little information...

The main feed is on G6 12 today.  There is a slate on G6 7 indicating that 
coverage has been moved to G6 12. 

CSPAN, as usual, has great coverage on G3 24.  CSPAN II (G3 14) was (this 
morning) replaying highlights of previous conventions.

There were several feeds on S1 on Sunday.  Interviews of congressmen, 
delegates, etc, targeted at local stations.  Somewhat interesting, 
especially the stuff BEFORE the formal interview...

-- Dave.
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Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1992 11:30:34 -0400
From:         "MICHAEL KRAMER, TSUTC, (410) 830-2591" <E7L8KRA@TOWSONVX.BITNET>
Subject:      Satellite Miss

Can someone please tell me if they recorded the "PageMaker 4.0" satellite
program today (8/19).  We did license the program from PBS-ALSS but I missed
the first 25 minutes.  If anyone can help, I would DEEPLY be appreciative!

Thank you all so much!

Michael Kramer
Towson State University
(410) 830-2591
E7L8KRA@TOWSONVX
E7L8KRA@TOE.TOWSON.EDU
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From: bengt@fires1.uucp (Bengt A. Palsson)
Subject: Re: SPICE Questions...
Organization: Svenska Popfabriken AB, USA div.
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 11:42:42 GMT

In article <133907@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> jpost@llnl.gov (John C. Post) writes:

>I haven't watched SPICE at all, but am wondering how much the movies have 
>been edited from the original release version. Playboy really goes out of 
>their way to remove any hint of explicitness, and I was curious as to how 
>comparable SPICE was...
>
>john
>


I watched one of the movies on SPICE via PPV the other week just to see what
it was like and it's basically X-rated movies cut down to a hard R-rating.
Nothing explicit at all if that's what you're looking for.
It was about the same as what you see on Playboy when they show movies.
IMHO not worth the $ 90.00 a year or whatever they charge.

Whatever did happen to American EXXXtasy ? Was it more explicit than SPICE ?
Was it shut down by the "moral minority" people ?



-- 
Bengt A. Palsson                         | "TV is chewing gum for the eyes"
FORD Scientific Research Labs            | - Frank Lloyd Wright 
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From: ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Total novice questions: Need FAQ
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 01:15:03 PDT
Organization: Ian Justman's pitiful excuse for an AT clone

woo@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Alex Woo RAA) writes:

> 1.  Is there a FAQ for this list?

Yes, there is.  You can pick up a copy UUENCODEd by sending a
mail message to the following address:

mail-server@ijpc.UUCP

and place the following into the body of your message:

get tvrofaq.zip

and a UUENCODEd copy of TVROFAQ.ZIP will be sent to you.

> 2.  I recently bought a house with a satellite dish and
> finally tried it out.  It is a Houston Tracking System VI
> and seems to be functioning.
> 	a.  Is there something equivalent to TV guide which
> 	has schedules for these channels?

There are three different publications for just this purpose.
There's Satellite TV Week and OnSat which are both weekly, and
Satellite Orbit which is monthly.  Gary, you might want to put
this one into the FAQ as well.

> 	b.  What exactly is Video Cipher?  Often, I get blank
> 	screens with (VC Stereo) messages.  According to
> 	the scant information on this system, there are supposed
> 	to messages, passwords, text, etc.  I couldn't find
> 	any of that.  I assume that I need to buy an updated
> 	something to make this work, no?

The information on this subject is covered in the FAQ list.

> 	c.  At least in the Dayton area, it is possible to obtain
> 	a usenet feed over satellite.  How does this work?

There's been some discussion on said subject, but I haven't been
following it.  Anyone care to interject anything?

> 	d.  I only seem to have a C-band cone.  Is there anything
> 	worthwhile on the Ku-bands.

Also covered to some degree in the FAQ list.

> Thanks for any enlightenment you might shed on this questions.

Hope this helps.  Enjoy the satellite system!
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From: huopio@lut.fi (Kauto Huopio)
Subject: Re: The DXers Guide to the Galaxy fia FTP
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:21:03 GMT
Distribution: rec
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed below are writers own.
Peruutus: Mielipiteet ovat omiani.
Organization: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

In article <HUOPIO.92Aug16230557@pyton.cc.lut.fi> huopio@lut.fi (Kauto Huopio) writes:

> ..is now available at nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100), file is
> /pub/dx/satellite/dx.sat.txt

OOPS! The file is dx-sat.txt

Worth taking a look. The file is made by George Wood, Radio Sweden's
DX Editor.

--Kauto
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From: mann@csd.uwo.ca (Robert Mann)
Subject: Ku: Is my reception what it should be?
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 04:32:23 GMT

I recently got a new dish and decided to spend the extra bucks for Ku. I have
been having some difficulties with Ku reception.  My system is: 10ft. mesh
dish, Corotor II+, 1.3db LNB, G.I. 2720 IRD.  I'm near London, Ont (~ 81 deg.
W, 43 deg. N - half way between Detroit and Toronto).  I installed the dish
myself and am reasonably confident it is tracking the arc OK.

So, now some observations from looking tonight (west to east).

Gstar 4 - found CNN checkout and CNN airport on tr. 19 and 23 respectively.
  Sat. ORBIT shows these as being on tr. 20 and 24.  What gives?
  My reception of Gstar 4 is quite sparkly.

Spacenet 1 - found CNN checkout ch. on tr. 18 & 24. Both near perfect picture.

Aniks - both perfect - no surprise.

K2 - tr. 1 - NBC is nearly sparklie-free but has a lot of chroma noise
     tr. 25 - NBC feeds - this is the next best NBC picture I get
     tr. 28 - chinese TV - excellent picture
     tr 6/8 - cyclesat - very good picture
     other NBC feeds - varying amounts of sparklies, typically pretty bad pic.

Now the questions.

Should I get better reception with my system?  Given my poor reception on K2
(due south of me) I have been thinking that perhaps my elevation is off by a
bit.  I was rather disappointed with my NBC reception.
How does one know which frequency plan to use with the various sats?  The IRD
knows some of them.
Any suggestions on a source of info on Ku channels?  We get Satellite ORBIT,
but for Ku info it sucks.

Thanks in advance.
Rob M.

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Date:         Wed, 19 Aug 1992 13:15:55 CST
From:         "Juan R. Elizondo" <ELIZONDO@VMTECSLP.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: UK tries to ban porn.
              19 Aug 1992 15:47:53 BST from <iinqp@VNET.IBM.COM>

On Wed, 19 Aug 1992 15:47:53 BST <iinqp@VNET.IBM.COM> said:
>.... pressing world affairs to sort, all we can do is try and stop a few
>people watching a few films showing two (or more people) indulging in the
>world's favourite indoor pastime.
>    Does America expend so much futile energy ? I doubt it.

Yes, it happens. What happened to American eXXXtasy ?
Does any one know the real story ? They say the Bush administration is responsi
ble for it.
From: robe@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (robert.g.egan)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Feeds (have info on one and need info on two)
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:01:53 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

In article <-97m!sa@lynx.unm.edu>, roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers) writes:
> 
> I am looking for two feeds and have been unsuccessful to this point
> in locating them:
> 
> - Karaoke Showcase.  This is a TV show featuring Karaoke music.  I 
> have searched and have had no luck.  I bet if I could find a satellite
> TV feed, I could hear it in stereo and have a better picture when
> compared to watching it on a local UHF station.
> 

I spotted this program on T1 the other day but can't recall which transponder.
This is the program with Bowser (from Sha Na Na) hosting right?
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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Subject: More observations -- will this ever stop?  8^)
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 05:48:12 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Distribution: na


Ron Gomes (rrg@prologic.com) sent me a msg the other day.  He
informed me that RDS (Reseau des Sports), a French language
Canadian sports network, will move from E2(KU)/24 to E2(KU)/18 
on Sept 9.  It is encrypted, but I am not sure if it is VC-2 or
VC-2+.  I have it in the Satellite Services Chart as VC-2, but
Ron makes it sound like it is VC-2+ encrypted.

CNN International has been ITC on SBS6/4.  I'll have to
keep my eye on that feed as I believe it is just temporary.
Tonight (Friday) was the second straight night I've seen it
there.

Some posters on the net have been reporting that the Satellite
Market USA feed has been stronger when LVTN has been gone.  I
have seen no difference in signal strength from NM.

Just a neat observation:  On Tuesday night Albuquerque was
drenched in rain.  I was watching some programming on Ku band
and during the program the signal went away.  I figured out
it was the rain.  It had rained so hard at one point
that
the KU band signal was weakened to the point that I couldn't
receive a signal.  That is the first time I had noticed that.
The rain let up after a few minutes and my signal was perfect
again.

Baseball note:  The MLB games may be scrambled up, but there is
always minor league baseball!  There is at least 2-3 games a week
up on satellite tv (mostly KU) and they ARE NOT SCRAMBLED!  Take
a chance to enjoy baseball as well as see future major leaguers!  

Robert
roberts@triton.unm.edu

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From: david.hoisve@uuserv.cc.utah.edu
Subject: Republican Convention ...
Organization: The University of Utah
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 18:27:57 GMT

[Sorry about the last post -- problems with news configuration...]

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From: lesnyd@monsanto.com (Larry E. Snyder)
Subject: Re: Matrix and Discrete Stereo
Organization: DSC
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 19:11:15 GMT

In article <9208102001@ltrnativ.UUCP>, adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead) writes:
> 
> Is matrix stereo used much anymore?  Or has discrete become the 'industry
> standard'?
> 

I believe everybody uses discrete subcarriers now.

Larry

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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Subject: Statement about how TV network affiliates should be ITC; was "RE: Red Dwarf..."
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 22:10:27 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Keywords: Red Dwarf British Sci Fi

In article <yN7mPB6w165w@ijpc.UUCP> ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman) writes:
>
>IMNSFHO, PBS station affiliates should never be scrambled.  Nor
>should any "normal" network, i.e. FOX, NBC, PBS, CBS, ABC, which
>considers itself "free" for that matter.

If these networks had a choice (the Denver 5, PT 24, etc. even stations
like WGN and WWOR and TBS) they would be ITC.  The reason they are not:
some company is uplinking them on satellite for MONEY and PROFIT.  

I do believe there is a FCC rule saying that stations cannot uplink
themselves, therefore you don't see a lot of networks on satellite
TV that are ITC (Networks = superstations, affiliates, and the like
in this case).

Robert
roberts@triton.unm.edu


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Date:         Thu, 20 Aug 1992 06:55:43 CDT
From:         Larry Peterson <CC38@SDSUMUS.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Refurbished Chapparal Cheyennes

I too would be interested in refurbished receivers.. maybe there are
more people looking to upgrade cheaply.

I have an old drake with a 70mhz loop and an LNA.  I would like to find
a way of cheaply upgrading to a system which uses an LNB.

Thanks for any help.

Larry Peterson
cc38@SDSMUS.BITNET
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Date:         Thu, 13 Aug 1992 13:18:59 PDT
From:         "Vijay Vaidyanathan" <vijay@ZYCAD.COM>
Subject:      Self-Testing receivers
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              11 Aug 1992 13:38:45 CDT <9208111916.AA23545@Sun.COM>

> ViJay,
> Where have you seen the Sierra Receivers for 100.00.  This sounds
> very interesting to me.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Larry
> cc38@sdsumus.bitnet

A local dealer who gets a bunch of them from time to time ... he
sells them off "as-is" to a guy who (he says) resells them in
Mexico.


- Vijay
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From: phil@phunt.MV.COM (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Observations -- and my opinions on CNN INTL on SBS-6
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 09:02:16 EST
Organization: Howtek, Inc.
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In article <9208181058.AA11818@lopez.marquette.MI.US> (rec.video.satellite), Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US> writes:
] Robert says regarding CNNI
] 
] >Based on the fact that this feed is different from the S3 feed, I
] >think this feed will remain ITC.  I certainly hope so as it is
] >neat to see how people in other countries get to see our CNN.
] >Of all the CNN services, this one is definitely the best programming
] >that I've seen.  It'd be a shame if this one scrambles up.
] 
] Robert, are you 100% positive that the feed on KU is different?  That would
] mean TWO versions of CNNI.  I don't think they would do this.
] 
This might be HNI  (Headline News International).  I was in Atlanta
recently and took the CNN tour and they talked about a new International feed.
I bet this is it!

CNN
HN
CNNI
HNI
AP Channel
CHeckout Channel...

Quite impressive!


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Phil Hunt                                                  (603)882-5200
Howtek, Inc.		                   "Wherever you go, there you are!"

Internet: phil@phunt.MV.COM         uucp: {decvax|harvard}!mv!phunt!phil
From: davidv@mcguffin.Corp.Sun.COM (David Verderosa - Management Systems Group)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: KU Question?
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:22:08 GMT
Reply-To: davidv@mcguffin.Corp.Sun.COM
Distribution: usa
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: mcguffin.corp.sun.com


---

Hi All:

I'm considering purchasing a mail order KU system.  I rent a townhome and
hope to position it in my backyard/patio.  I live outside of SF and  have
a fairly decent exposure to the Southwest. 

I've noticed in Satellite Week that Primestar offers a few superstations,
but according to the legend provided in the magazine, they aren't sold
in the US market. 

Does this mean they are scrambled and there is no service
available to purchase these stations through?  

I'm primarily interested in picking up sports feeds, ie. NHL, NFL, College 
Basketball.  Has anybody had any success finding these in the clear on KU? 


Thanks in advance,
David
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Date:         Fri, 21 Aug 1992 08:09:16 -0400
From:         Mike Gingell <aurs01!aurw6b!gingell@CONCERT.NET>
Subject: Re: Need Help


> I am thinking about upgrading my system to an IRD and selling my
> VC 2100 stand alone descrambler. My question is what would be a good
> price to sell it for without the II+ module?  Your help would be
> greatly appreciated.

Greensheet was offering $69 (I think) for them last week.  They must be
in short supply.  Of course thats Greensheet $$$ (i.e a credit against
a future purchase).

Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  (919) 850-6444
UUCP:       ...!mcnc!aurgate!aurfs1!gingell
Internet:   gingell%aurfs1%aurgate@mcnc.org
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