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From: fractal@infoserv.com (Tom Hedges)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Data Service to Begin
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 10:37:43 PDT
Organization: Fractal Design Corp.
Reply-To: fractal@infoserv.com (Tom Hedges)
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In article <9209062220.AA03808@lopez.marquette.MI.US> (rec.video.satellite), Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US> writes:
>
>Considering the problems we had with the first 300 bps transmissions, I have
>some things to straighten out on this end to get it more trouble free and
>reliable.
>
>I am reasonably happy with the first 6 hour tests.  I got a lot of favorable
>response on GEnie, via the NET, and even as feedback left by people on my own
>system here.
>
... omitted...

I could not get my modem to carrier detect properly, I recorded the
data on my HiFi VHS deck, but had some playback problems due to the lack of
good video coming from the transponder (I subscribe to SSN and therefore
normally get a picture too). About 30 minutes into the recording,
the data sounded OK, but since it was modulated by then, not a clear
answer tone, my modem didn't like it and failed to connect. I verified
a good eletrical connection by listening to the speaker in the modem,
I also tried various audio levels to no avail.

I have access to several other modems at work, if I have the time
I may try playing the tape back into them as well.

I think that only some modems will connect unless the start of connect
sequence is clearly transmitted (which it wasn't last Friday).

-------------------------------------
Tom Hedges
fractal@infoserv.com --or-- fractal@applelink.apple.com
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From: rockwood@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Need DBS Info please
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 01:58:03 GMT

A couple of years ago, we were reading and hearing a lot about Direct 
Broadcast Satellites - satellites so powerful that one would only need a 
three or four foot dish to capture a solid, interference free signal. Can 
anyone give me some information on the status of these satellites now. How 
far along are they? What's the expected impact on the cable industry - will 
they be 'Death Stars', knocking out the cable industry completely? Expected 
costs of TVRO's? Who'll be using these satellites.
Any information (or even views and comments) would be appreciated. 
Please E-Mail   rockwood@kean.ucs.mun.ca

Thanks in advance

Art Rockwood
St. John's, Nfld, Canada
From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Subject: GE Americom Satcom C3 launch update
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 00:28:34 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Distribution: na


FROM THE SATSHACK DESK OF ROBERT SMATHERS:

The Arianne Space launch vehicle with the Hispasat satellite for
Spain and the GE Americom Satcom C3 satellite successfully launched
this afternoon from French Guiana.  At last report, both satellites
were successfully detached from the launch vehicle.

The launch took place somewhere around 7:03:30 PM EDT according to
my calculations.

Notes on the feed... The feed was on Telstar 301/12V at 6:30 pm ET.
A shot of the launch pad was followed by clips (free advertising,
I guess) of both satellites as well as the launch vehicle.  
About 4 minutes before launch, the feed went to color bars 
and didn't return to coverage until about 10-15 minutes after
launch.  I don't know why the feed went color bars at that
point, but after both satellites were detached from the launch
vehicle, an instant replay (Arianne Space logo in the lower left
hand corner) was shown and the broadcast ended.

Robert

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Date:         Tue, 15 Sep 1992 12:56:31 EDT
From:         Mike=Wixon%Net=Services%Banyan@HIPPO.BANYAN.COM
Subject: Re: Satellite Data Text Service expanding

Ed,

I'm not sure where the feed comes from - but I can tell you that just getting
TBS or TNT is not enough.  We get both of those on my cable system and XPRESS
is not available - even directly through the XPRESS company.

-Mike
From: kebsch@neurotic.sni.de (Waldemar Kebsch)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: What is a LNBF?
Date: 14 Sep 92 08:44:49 GMT
Organization: Siemens Nixdorf Info.Sys. AG, Paderborn, Germany


Hi,

I know what a LNB is (L_ow N_oise B_lock Converter). Last weekend I hold
a LNBF in my hands!? But what is a LNBF? What means the 'F' on the end of
the type name?

Greetings
Waldemar (DK3VN)
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			   W-4790 Paderborn, Federal Republik of Germany
Email (USA)  : kebsch.pad@sni-usa.com        |  Phone: (+49) 5251 835645
Email (World): kebsch.pad@sni.de             |  Fax  : (+49) 5251 835602
From: borchers@poogh.llnl.gov (Robert R. Borchers)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: WFMT Radio - Is it still there?
Keywords: classical, radio,noise reduction
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:55:14 GMT

I was wondering if WFMT Chicago is still available on a satellite. It was  
a subchannel on the transponder that carried WGN - TV in Chicago. The last  
time I looked at it was when the classical music on the radio scene in the  
SF bay area got worse, namely when the local NPR outlet KQED, went to an  
all pledge break format and cancelled all their programming. When I  
listened to WFMT, arguably the best classical format station in the  
country, on a friend's satellite system it sounded fairly wretched. I  
later discovered that they were using Weggener's PANDA noise reduction,  
which priced it out of my range. The question all - has anything changed?  
Hopefully for the better. Bob

--
Robert R. Borchers	From the "politically correct" dictionary
L-414			Bureaucratically Suitable (BS) language section
Livermore, Ca 94551	lobbyist - legislative leadership advocate
borchers@llnl.gov
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From: alen@crash.cts.com (Alen Shapiro)
Subject: Sci-fi...new shows
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:23:21 GMT
Summary: what is Babylon 5 from Warner Bros
Keywords: Babylon Deep Star Star Trek TNG

The story so far, first there was Star Trek (I'm not going back further).
Then ST:TNG, soon there will be "Deep Star 6 (or 9 or whatever) from
Paramount. On CNN yesterday I heard a mention of a Warner Bros. show
called Babylon 5.

Any info on Deep Star and/or Babylon. Will/does Warner ship their
shows via sat? When...when...when?

--alen
alen@crash.cts.com
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: robe@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (robert.g.egan)
Subject: Re: Audio quality on PT24
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 15:47:11 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.044414.10682@fcom.cc.utah.edu>, dave@news.ccutah.edu (dave martin) writes:
> Is it just me, or does anyone else perceive the audio quality on the
> Primetime-24 channels as "less than wonderful"; occasional static, clipping
> noise?  I know it comes from off-air signals and is suffering from
> MTS encoding, but there should not be static.  The problem seems worse
> on high volume material (such as Murphy Brown screaming) which would seem
> to indicate the videocipher ADCs are being overdriven.
> 

Could it be your IRD output is set too high overdriving your tv set/stereo
system?
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Date:         Sat, 12 Sep 1992 14:17:10 EDT
From:         "(Gary Bourgois)" <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      hi

>The speed of the tape being broadcast at this time (now 0322 Sat) is
>running about 1/8 octave fast.  Christopher King is sounding like a
>caffeine addict who just mainlined a pot of coffee.


Blame radio shack's dubbing deck.  Their fault.

>For the record:  The AWST report is a *preliminary* finding based on first
>pass analysis of the tapes.  I'm keeping an eye on the subsequent issues
>for the final report.  You must have been exhausted when you transcribed
>the message to tape.  "Altitude", not 'attitude', and the same for a
>"downstage".

Blame it on legal blindness, those two words look exactly the same to me.  I
read by context.


>Listening to the *SIGNALS* program this evening, one might gather that the
>only advertiser is "The Radio Collection, of Briarcliff Manor, NY".  Now,

This is correct.

>if VHF Communications is also a sponsor, you might just get the help you're
>asking for.  Ham stuff is not appealing, but a Ku-feed is intriguing.

VHF is not a signals sponsor nor will they ever be.



>"Robot Girl" indeed.  Let's see, there's "Mr. Roboto" by Styx, "Pilot of
>the Airwaves" (unknown), "You Turn Me On (I'm a Radio)" by Joni Mitchell,
>"Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo.  Brain fade...


Yeah all those.

>Ever hear of a movie called "Pump Up The Volume"?  Romanticized, simplified
>and off-kilter, but essentially an accurate account of a "pirate" DJ if I
>understand the definitions Kristen Kay has been using on the P&C Report.
>Not a bad movie.  My definition of "good" is if I am willing to stay up
>past 1 in the flippin' AM to watch it.

Used PUMP UP THE VOLUME cuts for a pirate bust feature, The voice of the FCC
guy, etc.  It was a riot.  MANY episodes back.

>No idea if the rec.video.satellite experiment will work.  Lemming me know
>(throw a message off the Net-cliff) one way or the other.

Maybe you can stop it before it starts.  I don't even read
rec.video.satellite, I get the HOMESAT list, which is faster.  BUT the
problem as I said is a mail path problem.  EVERYTHING on USENET is coming
through just fine.  Don;t know what I could have said that got you thinking
that r.v.s was not coming in.  Just can't figure.  I do not communicate
clearly though, I do know that.

>Endomailo, eyemoutahereeh?

>--
>===========================================================================
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>    Iron Horse InfoSys      | batcomputer!steam!root | disturb at own risk!
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From: bu934@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Bisbey II)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Scientific Atlanta Homesat 900
Date: 13 Sep 1992 04:14:06 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Does anyone on the net have one of these puppies?  I purchased a
used one this weekend (without a manual), and I have several
questions about its operation.  BTW:It does a nice job on C-band
with a 4' dish and a 35 degree LNB.

Thanks,

Richard
bisbey@loretta.la.ca.us
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Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 08:20:27 EDT
From:         Howard <ACHS@ECUVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Experiences/prices of Skyvision,Inc

Orignial message:
Any comments concerning the satellite mail-order company Skyvision?
I'm thinking of upgrading my Ku.  They have a 0.7db listed at $199.95.
Are these really that expensive?  Do they bargain with you on the phone?

Their combo 0.7db with Corotor II+ is $270.  This is $60 less than buying
the two pieces separately. (I only need the LNB.)  If they can easily come
that far down with the combo, I would think they would come down $30-40 on
the LNB alone.

Erik

Comment:
Sure beats the heck out of Satellite City's price of $394, excuse me,
"downnnnnnnnnnnn townnnnnn" price. Really looks like a bargain when cut from
the $500 plus original price (NOT)! My local dealer will install KU band for
$299 plus a $100 setup fee. I'd hate to know the real prices, probably get
my feelings hurt!? Don't have any personal experience with Skyvision, but
that price is a little lower than prices I've seen advertised.
By the way the dealer was selling me a 1.0 LNB, not as good as the .7
Xref: sparky rec.video.satellite:4778 alt.fan.rush-limbaugh:5379
From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: RUSH LIMBAUGH SYNDICATION SHOW FEED FOUND!
Date: 15 Sep 92 02:49:24 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque


I have found the Rush Limbaugh synidcation show feed tonight.

Rush fans can watch at 9pm ET on Telstar 301/9H.  During
his show tonight, he mentioned a morning feed, but I didn't
look this morning for it.

Robert
roberts@triton.unm.edu    Albuquerque, New Mexico USA  The Land of Enchantment
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Subject: PBS special about Isle Royale
From: flash@lopez.marquette.MI.US (Gary Bourgois,Hamshack)
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 13:55:48 EDT
Organization: Great White North/UPLink

Those with access to a satellite dish and an interest in what life is like in
the wilderness of Isle Royale (The island out in the midst of Lake Superior)
should tune in THURSDAY September 17, 1992 on S4/12 7:30-8:00PM Eastern Time.  
This will be the first showing of  ISLE ROYALE REFLECTIONS.  Transponder 12
is the ALTERNATE PBS feed, and all the stations that will be carrying the
show will be taping it for use later during pledge time.  

I worked on the show, and have not had a chance to see the final cut.  My job
was that of Narrator.  The program was produced by Frida Waara of On Cue
Production here in Marquette.  Copies of the tape are available from her 
if your PBS station won't be carrying this show.

As a technical aside, the program was shot entirely on SVHS tape using
Panasonic equipment, and was also EDITED on SVHS.  In case you wondered how
good SVHS can be, check the show out.  (The actual broadcast is from a 1 inch
dub of the SVHS master)

Frida may be reached at:
(906) 249 1802

I can be reached by email.


--
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   ([-o ~ Tune FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!  S3/21 6.2. Fridays from 9-midnight ~ o-])
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: dleon@seas.smu.edu (David Leon)
Subject: Sat Books for sale
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Science
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 17:04:33 GMT

Satellite Books for sale:



World Satellite Almanac by Mark Long $35



Sallites Today by Frank Baylin $5



Inside Satellite TV by Frinke $5



Ku-Band Satellite TV Theory Installation and Repair $35



Satellite Hacker's Bible $25



Black Box Bible $35



Scanner Hacker's Bible $35



Hidden Signals on Satellite TV $10



All prices are negotiable.  All books are in excellent condition

(some are still in shrinkwrap).  Please leave email if you are

interested dleon@seas.smu.edu

From: sims@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (John M. Sims)
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 15:55:54 GMT
Subject: G5/21 Audio Services
Organization: Hewlett Packard Company, Spokane, Wa.
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite

Here's a list of the FREE audio services available on G5/21 (MEU):

1) Classical   L 6.30 / R 6.48 MHz
2) Country     L 5.04 / R 7.74 MHz
3) Soft Rock   L 5.22 / R 5.40 MHz
4) Soft Sounds L 5.58 / R 5.76 MHz
5) New Age     L 7.38 / R 7.56 MHz
6) Light Rock  L 5.94 / R 6.12 MHz
7) Oldies      L 8.10 / R 8.28 MHz

All services are broadcast in narrowband discrete stereo format at the 
specified subcarrier frequency pairs.  Information was obtained from a
current issue of Satellite TV Week.  Many IRD's will allow you to program   
these subcarrier pairs into 'favorite audio channels' so that you can access
them with a few keystrokes.  I recently reprogrammed my own Tracker 8+ to    
use the new G5/21 location instead of the previous G3/11 channel.

I listen to these services quite often as they provide much better programming
than the local FM radio stations (IMHO) and are relatively commercial-free.
In fact, I've installed 2 outdoor speakers on my rear deck spaced 40' apart
so that I can listen to stereo music while doing yard work.  It also helps to
mask the constant barking of my neighbor's five dogs as they don't seem to
like my being in my own backyard :-(.  Of course, I always ALWAYS remember
to turn off the SPKR B switch when I'm finished, since I wouldn't want them
to hear me listening to something scary like the SCI FI channel (we're coming
for you ...).  Well, anyway it's nice to know that some of the best services
on satellite TV are still free . . .

-- John

--
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(509) 921-3372                 to explain why everything doesn't
sims@hpspkla.spk.hp.com        happen all at once."                  
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From: packmate@cartan.WPI.EDU (Christopher Scott Taylor)
Subject: NASA Alternate XPNDR
Summary: What is on F2/05?
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 18:55:22 GMT

Does anyone have any idea as to what the pictures are of on F2/05 as of
at least 9Sept92? It appears to be a test or something in a large "space
cargo" prep room.

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Date:         Sun, 6 Sep 1992 19:14:07 EDT
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: what happened to...

>Could someone please tell me if BET is still in the clear? I cant seem to
>find it anywhere. If it is still in the clear, please tell me what
>sat and transponder.


G5/20.  Just as clear as a bell!

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From: TIPPY@DAYTON.BITNET
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: What is a LNBF?
Date: 15 Sep 92 12:32:17 GMT
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RE: LNBF

I have seen these advertised.  What is the advantage to these, other
than perhaps better performance?   It seems to me that a bigger disadantage
is that when it fails, you are left with nothing, and need to replace the
whole unit.  With the horn/lnb components you can replace only what is needed.

Bill
From: David.Lukitsh@f100.n282.z1.tdkt.kksys.com (David Lukitsh)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Number for satellite c
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1992 10:40:27 -0600

> Anyone have the number for Satellite City???   800 information has
> nothing listed and I cant remember exactly what town they are in.
  
If you are referring to the Satellite City here in MN, it is 
1-800-426-2891.
             
                   Dave

 * Origin: HAM>link< RBBS 612/HAM-0000 Saint Paul, MN (K0TG) (1:282/100)
From: flash@lopez.marquette.MI.US (Gary Bourgois,Hamshack)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: No PAD this week
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:18:12 GMT
Organization: Great White North/UPLink

I set up to do this week's data transmission for LTR, but unfortunately I was
unable to make the modem work (The one Tom Hunter donated to the project)
After about an hour of fiddling, I decided to give the unit to our
programmer, and also gave him a small audio amplifier to run some tests.  

This means that the planned transmission won't run this week.  Hopefully the
problem will be repaired by next week.


I want to thank those who have written, and also left me feedback on lopez
(using the annon "bird" login)  with comments on last week's data
transmission.  Some of you had problems, and some had near perfect copy.
Once we get the tracking problem solved (Tom Hunter made last week's tape and
it had no video for frank to lock onto to adjust the tracking)  Frank
requested that I put up a display of the actual text on the videotape, though
I doubt it would be readable.  I figured out a way to do this, but it would
tie up lopez to do it, since lopez is the only machine I have that has a
recordable video signal (There is an RS-170 CGA card that is used to send
status display to the rest of the building over a UHF TV channel)  

I have still heard from no one with the ability to write a HEADER FILTER so I
can run USENET postings without all that path information (that was the one
major complaint from those receiving the data)  Since we are not doing a REAL
NET FEED yet, only files for reading, we don't need the headers at this time.
If you can help, it would be appreciated.

The next planned transmission will contain many of the info files from the
lopez satellite archive directory, and since our site expires news very fast,
I am going to feed several newsgroups, not just this one to give those
without net access a bit of the flavor of the net.

Again thanks for your interest in the project, I will post when the hardware
is all in place and working.  I plan to make a permanent setup.  If anyone
has a multiple DB-25 switch to donate, that would surely help.  The GANDALF
we have apparently works at 7 bits only (it is a smart switch).

I spoke last week with someone who might be convinced to donate a 24 hour a
day subcarrier to the project.

We need to explore a reliable and inexpensive way to up the baud rate.


--
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From: mann@csd.uwo.ca (Robert Mann)
Subject: E-mail address for the Radio Collection?
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 17:34:07 GMT

Does the Radio Collection in Briarcliff Manor, NY have an e-mail address?
If so, could someone tell me what it is? Thanks.

Rob

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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Mon, 14 Sep 1992 00:49:25 EDT
From:         jasonl5493@AOL.COM
Subject:      Barbara Streisand Live!

On Wednesday night (time unknown), singer Barbara Streisand will perform at a
Los Angeles political fundraiser for Bill Clinton that will also be shown
across the country for similar fundraisers.

For those of you who are a fan of the singer, this rare performance   MAY be
available for viewing if you know the time and transponder for the uplink.
Remember, Streisand hardly ever sing live.  This performance may also become
a future collector's item.

If anyone know of anything pertaining to this feed, please post a message
immediately.

Also, I've posted a message previously regarding the X*Press Information
Service... if anyone is a subscriber of the service and using the IBM
software, please leave me a message immediate at the InterNet mail address
listed on this message or I can also be reached at J.Lin6@Genie.Geis.Com

Thanks!
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1992 14:19:46 +1000
From:         johnh@CS.MU.OZ.AU
Subject:      Signal Combiners.

Hello out there.

	Can anyone advise me on the availability/cost of a signal combiner
	so that I can connect two dishes to the one receiver and therefore
	get a signal proportional to the sum of the two dishes with obviously
	some combiner loss.

Many thanks from Down Under (Where BIGGGG dishes are the norm on C-Band!)

John.

(E-mail: johnh@cs.mu.oz.au)
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