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From: wrs@mcshh.Hanse.DE (Wolfgang R. Schulz)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Intelsat VI-F4
Date: 15 Apr 92 08:12:42 GMT
Organization: Point of Presence Hamburg

Thomas.Tornblom@nexus.comm.se (Thomas Tornblom) writes:


>As you probably already have noticed, CNN has moved to Astra, channel
>28,  as of this week-end! It seems they will drop Ku transmission on
>27.5W in the future. 

Thomas, I doubt that very much. The 27.5W transmission are the SOURCE
for many services. Even the ASTRA broadcast is taken from the 27.5W
in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. So what you see on ASTRA is a dubble-hopp.
Also the russian relay is taken from there, and thousands of dishes
which CNN had installed at hotels, institutuions, embassies etc.
Wolfgang.
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 15:36:09 EDT
From:         Flash Hoser <lopez!flash@SHARKEY.CC.UMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: The Janeil Stereo Processor
X-To:         dish <HOMESAT@VM1.NoDak.EDU>

>You are right, the Janeil does go from 5 to 8 MHz, but it is a
>fine unit. What am I missing in the 0-5 MHz range?

On spacenet 3, there are several services on channels 13 and 17 that have ALL
their audio below 5mhz.  These include KOOL GOLD and a few other music
services and MANY MANY Christian programs that I don't think you would have
much interest in.

>The only problem I have with it is that it switches automatically
>to Wideband ... and occasionally gets that wrong. In particular,
>it *always* gets the BBC on G3/24 wrong and it upsets the heck out
>of me.

That makes me mad as well, you are right.  I have had 2 of them and they
ALWAYS got BBC wrong.  I use my old DRAKE 24 for BBC, which has a manual
switch.

>I was told that there was a Mod that would allow me to manually
>control the Narrow/Wide setting rather than have it switch
>automatically. Does anyone have the modification? Can it be done
>with only a soldering iron? (i.e. no oscilloscope).

It should involve only cutting a wire and putting in a switch.  But WHERE?

Vijay, could you get me your phone number?  Mail to you keeps bouncing.  I
want to clear up the matter between you and the radio collection.  They said
they mailed you the catalogue and information you requested.  If you have not
gotten it by now, give me a phone number and I will see they call you.  I
talk to them just about every day.

>- VV
>-----
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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Studs
Date: 13 Apr 92 23:32:08 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <jcy.1@eng.ufl.edu> jcy@eng.ufl.edu (Jim Yousse) writes:
>Can someone please let me know when and where the feed for the
>show "STUDS" is?  Thanks in advance.

I came across a response from Gary B. (flash@lopez.uucp) just a few
msgs ago, but I think it still may be there.  I'll check tomorrow
and update the net to the status of STUDS.  I've found feeds for
STUDS at 3:30pm EDT and 5:30am EDT (or some time close to that).

Robert


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From: hughes@gary.enet.dec.com (Gary Hughes - VMS Development)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: British Election Coverage
Date: 10 Apr 92 14:52:46 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


BBC was up on W5/22, ITN on W5/03.

Judging by the BBC's "mission control", I think I know what happened to the old
sets from "Blakes 7"...

gary
From: larry@ducktales.med.ge.com (Larry Landwehr)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Used Dish
Date: 7 Apr 92 00:38:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: GE Medical Systems, Magnetic Resonance


Found an ad for a used satellite system. The woman selling it said it came
with the house when she bought it. She didn't know what size the dish is
or who the manufacturer is - just that it's a 10 foot solid dish. The
receiver is a Houston Tracker II. It sounds like the decoder is a VCII.
You select the satellite you want to view by pushing buttons. She wants
to get cable instead of a dish. Apparently everything works. She doesn't
know how old it is. The ad says she wants $595. Is this deal worth going
over to her house to look at it? What's a realistic price?
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From: mbn@fps.com (Mike Northam)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Kudos to rec.video.satellite and Pacific bird questions
Date: 13 Apr 92 16:34:07 GMT
Reply-To: mbn@fps.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Cray Research Superservers, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
In-reply-to: mr@delfin.com's message of 12 Apr 92 20:24:58 GMT

>>>>> "mark" == Mark Rosenberg <mr@delfin.com> writes:

mark> I'll be using this gear with a 12' Orbitron dish that came with the
mark> house I bought last year.  Jim indicated that provided I have the look
mark> angles, I should be able to get a couple of the Pacific Intelsats that
mark> carry New Zealand and Australian feeds and programming. My questions
mark> now are:

mark> What are the look angles I need? (I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area)

mark> Has anyone been receiving these birds? If so, is there any notable
mark> programming on them?

mark> Are there any other birds out over the Pacific that my equipment
mark> might be able to receive?

mark> Is there some kind of reference book that provides information about all
mark> the satellites of interest for TVRO purposes?

You want Mark Long's "World Satellite Almanac" (or similar titile--sorry,
I don't have a reference hancy).  It's expensive, but it has *everything*.
You can order this from Greensheet (sorry, the number isn't in the FAQ), or
Baylin Publications: (303) 449-4551, (and perhaps Jim Bass, I'm not sure).

I'm not sure if the Intelsats are receivable with a dish as small as 12
feet--I'd love to hear details from someone knowledgeable.

--
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(503) 641-3151 (work) (503) 324-1831 (home) {cray|sun|ucsd}!fpssun!mbn
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eccentric chef, explains how to deal with tension on Northern Exposure
From: philip@cetia.fr (Philip Peake)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: SURPRISE, SURPRISE !
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:39:13 GMT
Organization: CETIA, France

In article <9204110146.AA03762@lopez.UUCP> lopez!flash@SHARKEY.CC.UMICH.EDU (Gary Bourgois) writes:
>>CNN Intern'l is on ASTRA since Friday, April 10th. Totally unexpected
>>out of the blue. Transponder 28, with a Betzdorf FuBK Testpattern for
>>some days, and the ASTRA Info Computer output for some time, now
>>carries CNN International. This is a big step for CNN, and I guess
>>congratulations are in order!
>
>And I assume it is NOT SCRAMBLED.  Of course we Americans can not view CNNI
>no matter what we do, and we must PAY to see CNN and CNN headline news
>(Except for the free morning feeds of CNN headline which are for TV stations)
>
>Typical.  Just TYPICAL!
>
>So yes, congratulations!

Since the old 27.5W feed wasn't, I suspect that the ASTRA feed isn't.
I will find out when I get home at the end of this week.

You are not missing too much not getting CNNI, they basically relay
half an hour of CNN headline news, and use the other half hour for
for programs mainly of interest to "european buisness" - it would be
interesting to find out if these really are of interest.

What we don't get, are the  "fillers", you know, the
stories about "betty", the pet python from Dakota who is suckling 
an orphaned litter of rare tibetan tiger cubs ...

So, when are you all going to start fighting the cable companies
who force people like CNN to scramble ? How many satellite dish
owners are there in the US ? 3million ? 4 million ?
Write two letter each, one to your favourite senator, and another
to the tv service of your choice, repeat the operation the following month,
to a different two recipients, and keep it up for 6 months.
You will achieve two things, the US postal service will make lots
of money, and scrambling will stop.

Just try ... they rely on your apathy.

Philip
From: philip@cetia.fr (Philip Peake)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: CNN
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:09:31 GMT
Organization: CETIA, France

In article <4195@gos.ukc.ac.uk> sdb@ukc.ac.uk (S.D.Burge) writes:
>I would have mailed this but I'm not priveleged enough to do so,
>so here comes another question...
>
>I've noticed that during the ad breaks, there are adverts mainly for a
>European audience. Does this mean that CNN-I has several different feeds
>from the US for localised regions, such as one for Europe, one for Asia etc.
>or is CNN downlinked from another bird over the atlantic and re-uplinked
>say from London with the adverts inserted there.
>
>The quality of their VT material leaves a lot to be desired, but then
>again that's NTSC.

Remember what CNN stands for - Cable Network News.
In the USA, free access to CNN is not available, it sells its
signal to cable operators (or, reluctantly, to satellite dish
owners). There are two sevices CNN, and CNN Headline News.

The CNN London HQ picks up these signals, and mixes bits of each, with
some localy generated programming added. The ads are all
aimed at Europe, and inserted in London.

In the US, there are (I think) just gaps where the ads go, and
local cable companies insert their own ads.

The quality of the video isn't so much a reflection on
the system (NTSC) but more on the lousy quality of the incredibly
expensive ENG cameras in use, plus some poor satelite/cable/microwave
links used to get this back th Atlanta.

You *will* notice a difference between NTSC and PAL, but NTSC isn't
*that* bad ...

Philip
From: charles@netcom.netcom.com (Charles R. Hoynowski)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Which IRD?  Help me decide.
Date: 9 Apr 92 22:46:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.CHARLES.92Apr9144634
	<1992Apr7.122114.8310@ssd.kodak.com>
Organization: Gizmonic Institute, SOL Division

In article <1992Apr7.122114.8310@ssd.kodak.com> dcox@ssd.kodak.com (Don Cox (726-1919)) writes:


   In article <CHARLES.92Apr4185121@netcom.netcom.com> charles@netcom.netcom.com (Charles R. Hoynowski) writes:
   <My quick 2 cents: Don't buy anything for GI, ther're ruining the satellite
   <indistry  ...

   Great, and I just bought a GI 2730R. Since I have never owned a satellite dish
   before, I can't compare it to anything. I am very pleased with the picture and
   the features it offers. Did I make a big mistake or what? Why is it ruining the
   industry? Thanks in advance.

GI is a slimy corporation that's tring to squeeze every dime they can
out of both the consumer and the satellite industry.  They have achived
a monopoly on the TVRO market through videocipher II and do slimy things
like, oh, lying to congress about their future plans for the satellite
industry among other things.  Also there's an anti-trust and unfair 
competition issue in the fact that they sell VCII's to themselves to put
in their own IRDs.  Every other manufacture of IRDs has to pay GI $300+ 
to have a VCII in their IRD, which is a big reason why IRDs cost us 
over $1000.  No manufacture can bring the anti-trust issue to court 
becuase GI can opt not to sell VCIIs to that manufacture anymore which
would affectivlly put them out of the IRD business.  So everyone is 
forced to kiss GI's ass and pay through the nose if they want to enjoy
satellite TV, consumers, manufactures and programmers alike.  This why
*I* wouldn't buy from GI.  I really don't like monopolies.

Keep in mind I've only scratched the surface concerning GI's practicies
tune in to Greensheet (tuesday & thursday somewhere on G6 (it bonces
around) sometime after 6pm pst) and listen to Shaun Kenny if you want
to hear more about slizey GI things.

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71460.1536@compuserve.com       |  but there wasn't a sheep on board!
                                |                        - Lister, Red Dwarf
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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Cable type ...
Date: 17 Apr 92 16:11:24 GMT
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <30361@cbmvax.commodore.com> jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) writes:
> hoisve@XANADU.CC.UTAH.EDU (David Hoisve) writes:
> >What type of cable should I use between the LNB and my receiver?
> >
> >The run is roughly 50'.  I've seen other systems that use RG 6, and even RG 
> >59, but I am concerned about the loss at the high frequencies, and the "
> >slope" (or the even higher loss at the upper end of the downconverted 
> >frequency range).
> >
> >Is it really worth the extra money to install RG 11?  One other 
> >consideration -- my system has a 6 foot dish, and I'll probably need all the 
> >gain I can get...  :-)
> 
> From Pasternack Enterprises catalog ((714)-261-1920) that arrived today...
> 
> 			Attenuation/100ft
> 	Type	Imp.	1GHz	5Ghz		Cost
> 
> 	RG6A/U	75 Ohm	11db	30db		~$0.60/ft
> 	RG11A/U	75 Ohm	 9db	28db		~$0.84/ft
> 	RG59B/U 75 Ohm	11.5db	41db		~$0.17/ft
> 
> 	RG62A/U	93 Ohm	 8.5db	29.5db		~$0.18/ft  (for amusement)
> 	RG210/U	93 Ohm	 3.1db	 9db		~$3.25/ft  (for amusement)
> 	RG218/U	50 Ohm	 3.8db	13.5db		~$4.19/ft  (for amusement)
> 	RG178B/U 50 Ohm	45db!	115db!		~$0.41/ft  (for amusement)
  ( I think this is ultra-minature cable for interconnects
    inside of equipment, what's 45db/foot over a couple inches)
> 
> 	RG11 appears to be the best 75 Ohm cable.  Only a few quite expensive
> 50 and 93 Ohm beat it (though for 5Ghz they beat it by a LOT).  BTW, the
> 50->75 Ohm adapters listed are 5.7db attenuation.  No 93->75.

Be warned that this basically reflects the bias of the source material -
these are basically utility cables for RF and *network* interconnect, as
evidenced by the presense of the 93 Ohm stuff.  There are better (and worse)
grades of 75 Ohm cable, but you're more like to find them associated with
Cable-TV specialty vendors than at Radio-Shack or you local satellite TV
installer.

For the short run, it's probably a wash - the cheaper cable will have an
acceptable loss, the more expensive would only be a few extra dollars out
of pocket.  If you want your dollars to count, get a bigger dish or a
better spec LNB...

For a broader listing of 50/75 Ohm coax and loss figures, check out a
copy of the "Radio Amateurs Handbook", which has a section on cable with
a nice little loss vs. frequency chart.

-- 
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but no way officially representing:   domain: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com
Commodore, Engineering Department     phone:  215-431-9349 (only by moonlite)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: larry@ducktales.med.ge.com (Larry Landwehr)
Subject: Old Equipment
Organization: GE Medical Systems, Magnetic Resonance
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 12:51:43 GMT


Found this ad on compuserve last week. I know nothing about
this person or what he sells.

P.S. You should be able to reach this person from the internet by
     sending email to 73557.1502@compuserve.com. Note the change
     from "73557,1502" to "73557.1502".

_______________________________________________________________

Subject: Satellite TV                            
From:    Cliff Shephard [73557,1502]
State:   GA

Satellite dealer has old, used and not needed equip at
rock-bottom prices. 70mhz rcvrs,block rcvrs,arms,dishs etc.
Leave msg as to need and will look through stuff and
will return msg. Also tech help if/when necessary.
404-255-2885 24hrs or e-mail 73557,1502
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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu ()
Subject: STUDS tv show
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 02:47:22 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Distribution: na


the Studs TV Show is still on the Fox feeds (per my check this 
afternoon).

Robert

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Xref: sparky rec.video.satellite:2095 rec.sport.baseball:10974
From: roberts@triton.unm.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite,rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Baseball Backhauls for Wed Apr 8, 1992
Date: 9 Apr 92 04:18:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: lynx.!qrj3xj
Distribution: na
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque


 
 Here are tonight's baseball backhauls.  This list includes
 backhauls on C-band only at this time and for satellites that are
 at F4R or west (trees at my dish site do not allow for viewing of
 satellites east of F4R).
 
 Cubs/Phillies ESPN VC-I on W5/13
 Indians/Orioles ESPN  Not found
 Braves/Astros SportSouth  Not found
 Orioles/Indians HTS  Not found
 White Sox/Angels SC CHI  Not found
 Astros/Braves HSE  Not found
 Twins/Brewers  MSC  Not found
 Mets/Cardinals SC NY  Not found
 Phillies/Cubs SC PHI  Not found
 Pirates/Expos KBL  Not found
 Pirates/Expos RDS  Not found
 MLB International game of the Day:  W.S./Angels ITC on G6/16
 
 In the Clear so far this season:  6
 
 Robert
 
 
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From: val@csulx.cs.weber.edu (Val Kartchner)
Subject: Re: "The Machine that Changed the World"
Organization: Weber State University, Ogden Utah
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 23:37:06 GMT

In article <1992Apr4.121723.4341@proponent.com> Monty Solomon <roscom!monty@think.com> writes:
>Does anyone know when the new PBS series "The Machine that Changed the World"  
>will be aired on the PBS feeds?

The next one in the series is "Inventing the Future: Computers Become a
Mainstay in the Business World."  This information is from SuperGuide (tm).
The date of the next broadcast is Monday, April 13, 1992 (and I assume every
Monday thereafter):

	Feed  Satellite		Times			Other
	name       transponder
	----	--	--	-------------------	-------------------
	PBS A	S1	23	8:00PM  11:00PM
	PBS B	S1	 5	9:00PM
	PBS C	S1	 3	7:00PM	10:00PM
	KRMA	F1	 3	8:00PM			(Scrambled)
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Xref: sparky rec.video.satellite:2078 rec.sport.baseball:10802
From: roberts@triton.unm.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite,rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Baseball Backhauls for Tuesday April 7, 1992
Date: 8 Apr 92 03:13:47 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque


Here are the backhauls for tonight's games.  They only are for satellites
at F4R and east (due to trees at my site) and for C-band only at this point.
 
 Giants/Dodgers ESPN  Not found
 Rangers/Mariners ESPN  Not found
 Braves/Astros TBS VC-I on S3/20
 Cubs/Phillies WGN ITC on W5/11
 Red Sox/Yankees WSBK  Not found
 Angels/White Sox KTLA  Not found
 Angels/White Sox SC CHI  Not found
 Astros/Braves KTXH  Not found
 Dodgers/Giants SC LA  Not found
 Mets/Cardinals SC NY  Not found
 Yankees/Red Sox MSG  Not found
 Padres/Reds KUSI  Pregame VC-I but regular game ITC on W5/13
 Giants/Dodgers KTVU  ITC on G6/8
 Rangers/Mariners KTVT  Not found
 
 In the clear so far this season:  6
 
 Robert
 
 

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From: sdb@ukc.ac.uk (S.D.Burge)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: CNN
Date: 14 Apr 92 13:37:36 GMT
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.

>From: "Wolfgang R. Schulz" <wrs@mcshh.hanse.de>
>
>Stuart:
>CNN-I on Astra, transponder 28, has mono audio on the wideband 6.50 MHz
>frequency and also on the narrow band 7.02 MHz. Although most of the
>other carriers are also present, only 7.92 MHz is modulated with CNN
>Radio, every half hour for 5 minutes, just like on 27.5 degrees west.
>The program definately is a second hopp, taken from 27.5 in Betzdorf,
>as they do with many other programs also. One can see the extra 260 ms
>delay.
>Greetings,
>Wolfgang
>
>-- 
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>***Phone: +49 40 5521878***Fax: +49 40 5513219***MCI Mail: 241-2526******
>***Internet:wrs@mcshh.hanse.de**Bang:..unido!mcshh!wrs**wrs@mcshh.UUCP***

I would have mailed this but I'm not priveleged enough to do so,
so here comes another question...

I've noticed that during the ad breaks, there are adverts mainly for a
European audience. Does this mean that CNN-I has several different feeds
from the US for localised regions, such as one for Europe, one for Asia etc.
or is CNN downlinked from another bird over the atlantic and re-uplinked
say from London with the adverts inserted there.

The quality of their VT material leaves a lot to be desired, but then
again that's NTSC.

Cheers,

Stu.

-----
Stuart Burge
sdb@ukc.ac.uk
Canterbury University, England.
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: Stuart A Kingsley <skingsle@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: British Election Coverage
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 14:54:44 GMT


Further information about the TV coverage of tonight's U.K. election
results:

This morning's BBC Breakfast Time showed the Beeb's high-tech Election
Results studio - it looks like something out of a science fiction movie!
Do not be surprized if you get the impression that the BBC has been turned
into some sort of "Mission Control".

CSPAN I (G3, Tr. 24) switches to the BBC feed at 6.55 pm EST.
David Bimbleby will present the program.  Polls close
at 10 pm BST.  The BBC will be broadcasting right through the night and
are reintroducing the "swingometer" - a high-tech version!
From: sdb@ukc.ac.uk (S.D.Burge)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: ASTRA tr # 29
Date: 16 Apr 92 10:39:05 GMT
Reply-To: sdb@ukc.ac.uk (Stuart Burge)
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.

In article <m0lbCPp-0001IcC@mcshh.hanse.de> wrs@MCSHH.HANSE.DE (Wolfgang R. Schulz) writes:
>I do see a MAC signal on ASTRA, transponder 29 since today. As I don't
>have a decoder (yet), could anybody please tell me what program is on
>there? It used to be a Betzdorf testpattern until yesterday.
>
This transponder has been alternating between the PAL Betzdorf pattern
and what looks like a D2-Mac Eurocrypted signal, for a while. Usually,
only TV3 for Sweden/Norway/Denmark uses such a standard. I suppose it
could be yet another TV3!

>Transponder # 22 has colorbars and 1 kHz tone on all audio channels
>for a long time now. Any idea what's going to happen there?
>
I also noticed this, and thought a new channel was about to start, but
it's been going for a quite a while. Maybe SES are testing it, since the
signal strength tends to vary, sometimes it's a bit sparklie
(on my 80cm) and others perfectly clear.

>The only real blank channel on 1A and 1B seems to be # 32 now. I never
>saw a signal on that transponder.
>
Nor have I.

Stu.

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