From: acct069@carroll1.cc.edu (Ron Higgins)
Newsgroups: milw.general
Subject: Apple Satellite information
Date: 3 Oct 92 16:54:14 GMT
Reply-To: acct069@carroll1.cc.edu (Ron)
Distribution: wi
Organization: Lightning Systems, Inc.


Here is the entire article from Apple Inc. about the User Group Broadcast
happening at the end of Oct.  Satellite transponder information is at the
end.

If anyone knows of somewhere where our user group (WAUC) can go to view
this broadcast, I'd appreciate a reply.

Thanks,
Ron
acct069@carroll1.cc.edu
carroll1!acct069@uwm.edu
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UG-TV
Only 27 Days left...
 
before the second National UG-TV Broadcast scheduled for Wednesday evening,
October 28, 1992, 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
 
To give you an idea of who and what you will see on the show, Ray Kaupp,
Manager of the UGC, and I will be talking with the World Wide Product Managers
from the following product groups: System Software, Desktop Products, Consumer
Products, and Portable Products.  Each product segment will end with a Q&A from
around the country via an 800 number which will be displayed on the screen
during the broadcast.  There will be additional segments on Apple II, Newton,
video clips, and a raffle.
 
As you look for a site to view the broadcast, don't forget your local cable TV
company.  Last year we had a number of cable companies broadcast the show live
on their local community access cable channels in California, Oregon, Arizona,
and Virginia to name just a few.  It might just take a quick phone call from
you for UG-TV to be shown on cable in your town.
 
Satellite downlink sites are readily available if cable isn't an option.
Attached are the technical details a Broadcast Site Coordinator will need to
locate a downlink site for your User Group.
 
I also want to add that both of these options are VERY easy to do!  So get out
there and find a downlink site and be part of the Nationwide Apple User Group
meeting.
 
For further UG-TV details look on the User Group Connection bulletin board on
AppleLink and America Online or send us a message via AppleLink: User .Groups
or AOL: Apple UGC.  You can also give me a call at (408) 974-3180.
 
Regards,
 
Rye Livingston
User Group Connection
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UG-TV
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BROADCAST SITE COORDINATORS
 
OVERVIEW
The following information has been prepared by Apple TV to assist the Broadcast
Site Coordinator select a location to receive the UG-TV broadcast live via
satellite.  It also includes instructions for coordinating logistics on the day
of the broadcast.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Broadcast Site Coordinator is responsible for:
- selecting the receive site location
- assuring technical needs are met for receiving the broadcast
- coordination of logistics at the site on the day of the broadcast
- THE person to communicate with the point of broadcast origin (Apple TV
studios) IF something goes wrong
 
FOR STARTERS...
The first thing the Broadcast Site Coordinator should do is make contact with
potential receive site locations (e.g. hotel, sports bar, library, pizza
parlor, school, etc.), to determine if the location can receive a satellite
broadcast. The receive site should have either a C or Ku band satellite receive
dish. You should confirm that the site can receive the broadcast using the
following technical specifications:
 
Satellite information:
 
C-Band:
Satellite:  Galaxy 6 at 91!West
Transponder:  20
Polarity:  Vertical
Downlink Frequency:  4100 Mhz.
 
Ku-Band:*
Satellite:  G-Star 2  at 125! West
Transponder:  4
Polarity:  Horizontal
Downlink Frequency:  11913 Mhz.
 
*Please note!  When checking out a downlink site that is Ku-Band, G-Star 2 and
G-Star 4 have swapped locations in the sky.  If the receiver has not been
programmed with the change, they should be able to receive G-Star 2 by the
location code for G-Star 4.
 
TEST PERIOD BEFORE THE BROADCAST
There will be a one hour test period before the broadcast start time. Ten
minutes before the test period the Broadcast Site Coordinator should instruct
the vendor to power on the broadcast receiving equipment.
 
The Broadcast Site Coordinator should verify the following during the one hour
test period:
- the satellite dish is aimed at the correct satellite
- the satellite receiver is tuned to the correct transponder/polarity
- the video signal is visible on the TV monitor (you should see color bars with
an Apple TV identifier)
- the TV monitor or sound system has been set at the correct audio level
(you'll hear a test tone or music)
 
If you are not receiving the Apple TV color bars with either music or tone,
contact the receive site vendor immediately.  If you continue to experience
problems and the receive site vendor cannot correct them call: Gunita Saxena at
Apple TV at 408-862-7342.
 
OTHER INFORMATION
The viewing room should be open to the audience 30 minutes before the actual
start of the broadcast . The screen will display a test signal before the
scheduled start time.  Introductions to the live broadcast should be completed
no later that 2 minutes before the scheduled start time.
 
PHONE Q&A:
If you plan to participate in the live Q&A sections of the broadcast,  the
viewing room should have a dedicated outside phone line.  A cellular phone is
an option.  During the broadcast the site coordinator should direct members of
the audience with call-in questions toward the phone. You will have a direct
number to call Apple TV during the broadcast which will be displayed on the
screen. The director of the broadcast will select questions and integrate them
into the broadcast at the proper time.
 
FURTHER QUESTIONS
If you do not understand anything on this page, or have further questions,
please contact me at (408) 974-3180, AppleLink: LIVINGSTON2.  AOL: UGC Rye.
 
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Press release
 
Apple Computer's User Group Connection is producing their second annual
National UG-TV Broadcast scheduled for Wednesday evening, October 28, 1992,
6:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  The target audience is 600,000
Apple customers who belong to User Groups/Computer Clubs and Professional
Associations around the country.
 
Ray Kaupp, Manager of the UGC, and Rye Livingston, Manager of Corporate &
Government User Groups, will be talking with the World Wide Product Managers
from the following product groups: System Software, Desktop Products, Consumer
Products, and Portable Products.  Each product segment will end with live Q&A
from around the country via an 800 number which will be displayed on the screen
during the broadcast.  There will be additional segments of interest including
Newton, Apple II, video clips, and a raffle.
 
Satellite information:
 
C-Band:
Satellite:  Galaxy 6 at 91!West
Transponder:  20
Polarity:  Vertical
Downlink Frequency:  4100 Mhz.
 
Ku-Band:
Satellite:  G-Star 2  at 125! West
Transponder:  4
Polarity:  Horizontal
Downlink Frequency:  11913 Mhz.
 
This is a free non-scrambled broadcast open to all viewers.
 

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