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From: jmclaugh@hobbit.gandalf.ca (Jim Mclaughlin)
Subject: co-ax questions
Organization: Gandalf Data Ltd., Nepean, Ontario
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 18:39:11 GMT

I have to extend the cable from my receiver to my LNB.  My run is about
50 feet now and needs to be about 125 feet.  I have on hand
a good supply of cable, but no RG-6.  I've plenty of RG-58, RG-59 and
RG-62.

Does anyone know of problems using any of these cables?  How about the 
attenuation figures as compared to RG-6?

Thanks in advance.......Jim
From: mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Looking for a Job in the Videocypher Division?
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 00:12:13 PDT
Organization: Muth Valley Seismic Control District, San Diego, CA / Port2

I saw this in our local newsgroup and thought it might have some
interest here:

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From: jlodman@cs.ucsd.edu (Michael Lodman)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.offered,sdnet.jobs
Subject: VLSI - San Diego
Date: 14 Oct 92 23:28:56 GMT
Followup-To: misc.jobs.offered
Distribution: na
Organization: CSE Department, UC San Diego

The Videocipher Division of General Instrument is the industry leader
in access control and audio/video compression technology for cable 
and satellite television transmission. As a result of our developments
in digital compression technology, we have a need for qualified VLSI
Engineers with a BSEE or BCSE, MS preferred, and 3-5 years experience
in the following:

CAD TOOLS: Will develop VLSI CAD tools for in-house use. Requires
fluency in "C" and knowledge of complete design flow, including
HDL (Verilog preferred), synthesis (Synopsys preferred), physical
routing, and verification. Knowledge of Cadence Skill a plus. Code ECM.

VLSI DESIGN: Will design custom and semi-custom devices. Requires
CMOS design experience with additional experience in most of the
following areas: Unix -based VLSI CAD tools, behavioral model
creation and verification (Verilog preferred), full-custom CMOS
VLSI, standard cell or gate array design, digital signal processing.
Test and simulation skills also required. Working knowledge of
other VLSI design tools, especially Cadence, and "C" a plus.
Code EDM.

SIMULATION SPECIALIST: Will support system simulation of advanced digital
compression technology. Requires background in chip, board, and 
end-to-end simulations. Must be fluent in Verilog or VHDL and "C",
and comfortable with both hardware and software concepts. Familiarity with
Cadence Design Tools a plus. Code ESM.

Qualified candidates, mail or fax (619 535-2497) resume
indicating job code to:

Human Resources
Videocipher Division, General Instrument
6262 Lusk Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92121 

Do not send resumes to this email address. All received will be
routed to /dev/null.

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Michael Lodman	Department of Computer Science Engineering
	University of California, San Diego
jlodman@cs.ucsd.edu		      (619) 455-1500 x2627


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Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 1992 21:54:00 EDT
From:         Zoran kuzmanovich <ZOKUZMANOVIC@DAVIDSON.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: BBC 9PM News

BBC 9PM news turned up briefly on PanAmSat from 5:00 to 5:20 EST and that
in black and white.  It was transponder 22 (or since my system converts from
24 to 32 channels in unpredictable fashion), the same channel that carries
Fuji-TV (Paris) and RTB (Serbia).

zokuzmanovic@apollo.davidson.edu
From: kmiller@mtechca.maintech.com (Dazed'n'Confused)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: KU band VCII??
Date: 8 Oct 92 12:54:09 PST
Organization: Volt Delta Resources

In article <HOMESAT%92100423565277@VM1.NODAK.EDU>, ST9530@SIUCVMB.BITNET writes:
> Are there currently any services scrambled with the VCII/VCII+ on KU band?
> Or is that a different frequency not compatible with KU freqs?
> 
> ST9530@SIUCVMB.EDU

Yep, I found HBO and some other services on KU. Can't remember which birds
though. 

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From: fractal@infoserv.com (Tom Hedges)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Where's Galaxy 7
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 14:45:47 PDT
Organization: Fractal Design Corp.
Reply-To: fractal@infoserv.com (Tom Hedges)
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1

I scanned all the CONUS C band birds and then even Ku band birds looking
for Galaxy 7's launch coverage - I found nothing.

Did the launch happen or it get rescheduled?

-------------------------------------
Tom Hedges
fractal@infoserv.com --or-- fractal@applelink.apple.com
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: len@netsys.com (Len Rose)
Subject: Re: satellite usenet
Organization: Netsys Inc.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 02:25:48 GMT

I am not in sales or marketing,perhaps justifiably so.

However, making sweeping and quite visible statements that purport to
be factual without bothering to look at our equipment or service is
wrong.

It is wrong to denounce and tear down something without proper
investigation of the facts.

It is something I feel strongly about. It is a service whose time
has come, and frankly I don't care one whit about the so-called 
commercial nature of my posts since over the last 10 years of being on the
net, I have seen it evolve into what it is today. It is is basically
as commercial as you want to take it. The old cries of "commercial" are
gone, it is naieve to believe anything else. Ask Rick Adams at UUNET,
portal,netcom, PSI, and the rest of the commercial service providers.

At any rate.. Enough! If it doesn't make sense for you to buy our 
equipment, and service then don't.. Frankly it won't bother me at all
because the service and the hardware will sell itself.

I will continue to respond when I feel it's neccessary. 

Opinions are one thing.. libel and slander are not.

Len Rose

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From: ars01@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (allen.r.shuff)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Viewing Note
Date: 9 Oct 92 17:47:41 GMT
Organization: AT&T

From article <9210061956@ltrnativ.UUCP>, by adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead):
> Why doing some sky scanning on Monday or Tuesday (don't remember which)
> I discovered that Transponder 3 of Telstar 303 was active with
> VideoCipher II+ encryption.
> 
> The channel was running in fixed key mode so I was able to watch the
> happenings.
> 
> The channel was uplinked by HBO as in the corner there was an HBO logo and
> the words 'For Internal Use Only'.  The transmitted a series of different
> test patterns and clips from movies, boxing matches and their Wimbledon
> coverage.  When they showed the Wimbledon coverage they added in a
> slate which said 'PAL Converted'.
> 
> Does anybody have an idea what this channel may be used?  My theory is 
> that it may be a West Feed of HBO 3 or a West Feed of Cinemax 2.
> 
> --
> Adam Mottershead                      |
> 39 Havelock Drive                     |
> Brampton, Ontario                     |             adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP
> Canada, L6W 4K8                       |
> +1 416 454 8597                       |
>                                        


If you got the HBO LOGO, you must have been somewhere else than TELSTART 303 
Transponder 3.  That particular transponder is TVN Theater 3 24 hours per day.

Allen Shuff - AI4G
From: kfsmith@vnet.ibm.com (Kirk Smith)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 92 14:07:03 EDT
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Coop's Satellite Digest
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: UReply 3.0
            <1992Oct9.192826.2605@lpi.liant.com>

Is Coop's Satellite Digest still being published? Anybody have an address for
subscription information?
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From: LDUCK@UGA.BITNET (Leonard Duck)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: NEWSLETTER
Date: 15 Oct 92 11:13:43 GMT
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     You can subscribe to a good newsletter for Satellite Dish Owners.
For a free copy write to:

     THE WIZARD PRESS
     P.O. BOX 12711
     WAUGHTOWN STATION
     WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
                         27117
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite,sci.space
From: Richard J. Gaylord <gaylord@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: Toshiba vs. Chaparral
X-Xxdate: Mon, 12 Oct 92 07:18:05 GMT
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Organization: University of Illinois
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 12:15:56 GMT
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6FED72D7A019B13@mm-mac19.mse.uiuc.edu>

you can get the monterey 50 which is identical to the 90 except with no
surround sound or pip so that's irrelevant.

the chapparal people provide great service (i've been dealing with them
for over 5 yrs).

chapparal doesn't engage in unethical or illegal business practices (as
far as i know) which is more than be saidfor toshiba. 

monterey is totally american made (as far as i know) if you care..
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1992 08:26:00 EDT
From:         TIPPY@DAYTON.BITNET
Subject:      Discovery Channel Listserv (FWD)

Thought homesat readers might be interested in this.

Bill Tippy

(forwarded from Gleason Sackman)
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS ON-LINE LISTINGS

Discovery Communications has establised a "listserv" to
make available advanced listings and curriculum material
for educational programming on The Discovery Channel and
The Learning Channel.

The listserv originates from SENDIT, NoDak's K-12 Telcom
Network, and sends listings automatically via the Internet
to list subscribers.  These listings may be re-posted on
educational computer networks as long as educators are _NOT_
charged for access.

Subscribing to this listserv is FREE and only requires
access to Internet and and Internet address.  The
procedure for subscribing to this listserv is as follows:

- send e-mail to:

  listserv@sendit.nodak.edu

- the "subject" line can be left blank

- the body of the message should consist of the following:

  subscribe disc-l YourFirstName YourLastName
  set disc-l mail ack

  NOTE:  l is a lower case L

- in a few minutes you should receive an e-mail message
  confirming that you have subscribed

- if you want a help file, send e-mail to:

  listserv@sendit.nodak.edu

  the message should contain only the word "help"


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Date:         Fri, 9 Oct 1992 07:40:13 CST
From:         Larry Peterson <CC38@SDSUMUS.BITNET>
Subject:      RE:Polar Mount

------Old Message------
Subject:      Polar Mount Adustments

I am racking my brains trying to align my polar mount correctly.  I don't want
to have to pay a dealer $125 to come out and set it up.

Does anybody out there have a sure-fire, simple polar mount alignement
procedure?

-----End Old Message-----
                                                                          --
When Even I need to set up a satellite dish.  I will normally carry a
Receiver and a TV out to the dish.  If I cannot carry a receiver out I
will have a set of Walkie Talkie's with me and have someone inside that
I can trust.

But I set the dish on the pole and set the inclination and delcination
angles.

Then I point it directly South and Normally I pick up The ANIK Satellite
and then I will move the dish West and East picking up the adjacent
satellites.   While doing this I may have to rotate the dish on the pole
to get everything in line.

At this time I can also check my Inclination angle.  If I am on a
Western Satellite and I need to push down on the dish and the signal
clears then I know that I need to rotate my dish to the East.  If
however, I have to lift up on my dish then I know I have to rotate
my dish to the west.  After each adjustment I use the dish turner to
move the dish to the East and West.

The further out towards the extreme satellites I go the Finer I tune
my arc.

This to me is the only fool Proof Method I know of.  Besides this is
the method they taught me in School!

About the only time I have had it take an extreme length of time is
when I have found some problem on my mount or that my pole is not
perfectly true!

I am sure that there are some instruments out there that will facilitate
the job,  but I have found they are too costly.  About the only thing I
would like to have is a signal strength meter.  With that I could
insure I am on the main lobe of the satellite and not on a side lobe.

That is my 2 cents worth.

Larry Peterson
CC38@SDSUMUS.BITNET
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: STAR TREK : THE NEXT GENE
Date: 13 Oct 92 03:26:48 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <357.159.uupcb@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> terry.walter@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Terry Walter) writes:
<The Star Trek feeds on on t301, approx. around 1 pm Sunday's MST.  I
<think on channel 9 or 13.  When the new season did premiere for cable TV
<viewers, I seen it one week earlier on this feed.  Pissed some trekkies
<off, by posting what happens :)
<
<The Sunday feeds are shown to cable tv viewers almost a week later!

What the Hell are you talking about?  These feeds are not for cable-tv viewers
or for cable-tv viewers, as you seem to point out.

The feeds are for the TV stations that have a contract to air the program in
their area.  There are two feeds, to best fit the schedule of the station
and as a repeat, in case there is a problem at the station.

I don't know where you got your information, but it is way off base.
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From: rkobenter@galaxy.gov.bc.ca
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: re-1-800 nrs.
Date: 7 Oct 92 09:21:22 -0700
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

Re: 1-800 nrs.

! 1st I am sorry to those i offended by placing the 1-800 posting in this
conf. That having been saui

said...  I received lots of positive feedback as well, basically i do not
know of a magical 1-800 gateway catalogue. There is a 1-800 'YELLOW PAGES'
Catalogue in Canada that I once saw, if anyone has access to that maybe
they can ask if there is such a 1-800 gateway for Americans to use?

To find the closest American 1-800 gateway I would suggest that the next
time you or a friend are doing one of those famous cross-border shopping
trips (that we are so famous for!- taking up all the parking slots in
US Malls ;) that you call the local Telco operator and ask, and if they
don't know then try to ask for a business manager for 1-800 services
they will know, thats how I found out about it!

Sorry I can not provide more info.

robert kobenter
victoria, BC Canada
rwkobent@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca
--------------------------------------------------My Canada includes Quebec--
                                       ( so keep TVA unscrambled! )

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From: anthony@lpi.liant.com (Anthony Beissner)
Subject: Re: Home Satellite
Organization: Liant Software Corp.,  Austin TX
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 19:28:26 GMT

In article <9210072244.AA24928@lopez.marquette.MI.US> "(Gary Bourgois)" <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US> writes:
>>This is a test to see if I can reach your network ... also what information
>
>>do you have on home satellite systems ?
>
>Lots and lots and lots.
>
>IF you can see this message, you will see many more.  Let me know if you want
>the FAQ.
>
>If you don't see this because you don't subscribe to the list, never mind.
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Isn't this kind of like saying "turn right where the old barn used to be?" ;-)
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:12:28 EDT
From:         Ron=Strouse%STAFF%OTC@OTC.PSU.EDU
Subject:      re: GSTAR 2 and GSTAR 4?

GStar-4 and GStar-2 have changed location. GStar-4 is at 105 degrees west and
GStar-2 is in the process of being moved to 125 degrees west.  The move should
be completed soon.
From: frank.kennedy@u2u.lonestar.org (Frank Kennedy) 
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: S12..
Date: 6 Oct 92 23:31:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: USER-TO-USER PCBoard (214)492-6565 (USR DS v32bis)
Reply-To: frank.kennedy@u2u.lonestar.org (Frank Kennedy) 

 From : Phillip Dampier             1:260/228               06 Oct 92  01:07:00
 To   : All                                                 06 Oct 92  21:18:26
 Subj : The Six Year War

An Open Letter to All:

For more than six years now, those that have known me well have
been required to endure at least two lengthy lectures on the
abuses that the evil cable monopolies have heaped upon cable
customers and home satellite dish owners.

It has never been my intention to fight in this battle for the
sake of television junkies.  I, myself, watch less than one hour
of television each day.  Books can be so much nicer.

Rather, the real reason for my participation in this struggle was
more philosophical.  The idea of unregulated monopolies which not
only delivered signals, but also owned most of those signals, was
a disturbing notion.  This is especially true now that more than 60%
of American homes have cable television, and only one company to choose from.

I also felt sympathy for rural home satellite dishowners, who have
been systematically raped and victimized by the cable television
industry out to de-fang a potential competitor.

For six years, we were dubbed "the dish heads from hell."  We
suffered through six years of failed bills, thousands of hours in
lobbying efforts, and hundreds of pages of letters to our elected
officials.

In all that time, we had one central vision -- we saw what could be
when compared to what was.  Tonight, we helped make that vision a
reality.

The Cable Television Consumer Protection Act of 1992, Senate Bill 12, from
Senators John Danforth (R-MO) and Albert Gore, Jr. (D-TN), became law today
notwithstanding the presidential veto.

S.12 is not an instant miracle.  It is not going to instantly reduce
cable rates or instantly solve the problems which have built up over
the past eight years of cable deregulation.  What it does do is put a
stop to rate increases running three times the rate of inflation,
ridiculous charges for remote controls and converter boxes, and lousy
customer service.

It will then build the foundation for a competitive cable industry, which was
promised way back in the mid-1980's when the industry was deregulated.
It paves the way for a choice in "cable-like" companies, like the small
satellite dishes we have heard about for years, which, ultimately, will
bring rates down through competition.

My thanks to all who actually got involved and worked to make the
changes instead of sitting back and just complaining about it.

Tonight's victory hasn't quite sunk in yet.

It's been a long day.  The sun has been up for six years now and tonight,
there is a beautiful sunset.  It's time for a rest, because tomorrow
there will be new causes to fight and this one to reflect on.

--- GEcho 1.00/beta
 * Origin: Cable uber alles (1:260/228)
From: rrg@PROLOGIC.COM ((Ron Gomes))
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: signals on Intelsat K?
Date: 8 Oct 92 20:32:33 GMT
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Periodically I check for North American Ku-band signals on Intelsat K
(which I understand to be at 21.5 West) and until now I've seen
nothing.  I checked again this morning and there was definitely
something there.  I saw activity on two transponders.  It wasn't clear
NTSC video: in one case I don't think it was video at all, and in the
other case it might have been a PAL signal but I was unable to turn it
into something intelligible.

			Ron Gomes
			rrg@prologic.com
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Wed, 7 Oct 1992 14:19:17 EDT
From:         John Gioia 448-6083 / 778-6083 <GIOIA@TOROLAB2.VNET.IBM.COM>
Subject:      Home Satellite

This is a test to see if I can reach your network ... also what information

do you have on home satellite systems ?

JG
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: charles@netcom.netcom.com (Charles R. Hoynowski)
Subject: cheap programming
Organization: Gizmonic Institute, SOL Division
Distribution: all
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 08:32:40 GMT

Is there any consenses on who provides the cheapest programming pakages?

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From: E7L8KRA@TOWSONVX.BITNET (MICHAEL KRAMER, TSUTC, (410) 830-2591)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Can 1 Dish look at 2 Sats???
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:23:02 GMT
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We are reviewing a proposal for a Networking plan for our campus.  Part of that
network pertains to video...and part of that is receiving satellite
transmissions from six different satellites.  The proposal states that one dish
can pick up two different sat birds simultaneously.  Can this be done?

The equipment specified includes (partial list):

1)  3.8 meter dual-feed, dual polarized satellite dish (COMTECH #846359-62)

2)  LNB - California Amplifier #CS42157PRO-30

3)  IRD - Drake #ESR2441

There is ALOT MORE listed but I think the components listed above will kind of
give all of you a clue if this will work.  If you need more info, please tell
me what you need.  One of these dishes are spec to look at G5 and S4.  Is this
possible?  The systems we currently have only look at one satellite.

I could really use some help guys!

Thanks!

Michael Kramer
Teleconference Site Coordinator
Towson State University
E7L8KRA@TOWSONVX
E7L8KRA@TOE.TOWSON.EDU