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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 16:31:52 CST
From:         Larry Peterson <CC38@SDSUMUS.SDSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: It's damn cold here.(was re: now, where is it cold?)

Darwin,

What can happen is the weight of the snow can cause the dish to
tilt just a little and then when it tracks it always tracks low
so then your tracking is unreliable.

Wax your dish -- Maybe its a good idea?!

Larry Peterson - feeling a little silly
seeing as the wind chill is about 40 degrees below Zero.

Larry Peterson
Petersol@CC.SDState.Edu
From: terry.walter@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Terry Walter) 
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: SATELLITE CITY A RIP OFF
Date: 1 Jan 93 02:56:00 GMT
Reply-To: terry.walter@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Terry Walter) 
Distribution: world
Organization: Outland BBS  UUPCB  403-475-9588

well, if you want to rip them off, tell them to send you an LNB by mail,
no FEDEX, or UPS, if they send it, they never send it to Canada with
insurance or registration, when you get the package you can call them up
and tell them you never recieved it and they will send you one out
again!  2 LNBS, enjoy!!   I never did this, but I know It can be done.

Scary thought!

anyways, I bought a CAl. AMP, and well my NORSAT worked better.  I paid
$199 for it, and I could of got it for $109 bucks, but I already placed
the order.

anyways.  Kevin Gilmore, does you sister in Winnipeg want to sell where
Cancom?
From: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Dish Placement
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 17:56:46 EST
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Distribution: world
Organization: The All Ter Nah Tive Un Der Groend

Well as I have mentioned previously, I am receiving some cross-talk between
G1 and C3/C4.  As well I am receiving less than perfect signals on C4, which
I know has to do with the trees.

I have deducted that one tall spruce tree a few yards down from my dish location
(in someone else's yard) is causing the problem.

Here is one for you budding mathematicians out there.

The tree is approximately 50 yards down range from my current dish site and
stands approximately 30 feet high.  Now when the dish is at G1, the feed points
dead into the tree about 8 feet from the top.

Now if I was to move the dish 10 feet either way (the rest of the sky is
clear), as well as go about 3 feet higher on the pole, would I clear
the tree?
 
Any advice (good or bad) would be appreciated.


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Subject: Ho Ho Ho means No FNL
From: flash@lopez.marquette.MI.US (Gary Bourgois,Hamshack)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:43:36 EST
Organization: Great White North/UPLink

Because of the XMAS Holiday, there will be No FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE or SDTS this
week.  

Not that *I* celebrate this silly pagan holiday or anything, but there will
be no one in the master control studio to take calls or make the connections
to the Uplink.

The service will return in January.  SDTS will also begin 2.5 hours earlier,
and I will be feeding a lot of additional material.  (I am not deleting
anything received during the one week interim).

If YOU do participate in the forthcoming Saturnalia festival, have a
merryhappy or whatever you folks do.


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Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 1992 14:13:00 GMT
From:         Michael Nieckoski <0005392263@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      RE: Satellite services update

Just want to clarify my post of today on SCOLA -- they have an
18 (that's eighteen) month contract on ASC-1.  Got lots of line
noise here today.  Sorry for the confusion.

-Mike
           Michael Nieckoski  Director, Audio/Visual Department
         WORLD LEARNING INC. - School for International Training
        Kipling Road  POBox 676 Brattleboro, Vermont 05302  U.S.A.
    Michael_Nieckoski@MCIMail.com  Voice: 802-258-3352  FAX: 802-258-3227
                     Opinions expressed are my own...
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From: dingram@dims.demon.co.uk ("Darren P. Ingram")
Subject: Re: "DirecTV":ANYBODY GOT ANY INFO? 
Distribution: world
Organization: Darren Ingram Media Services
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 00:40:53 +0000

In article <1992Dec29.135008.6376@desire.wright.edu> kfriedman@desire.wright.edu writes:

>Hello satellite fans,
>
>I'm considering taking the plunge soon, but before I do I'd like to find out
>more about the "DircTV" system which is SUPPOSED to be on line in a year or so.
> 
>Does anyone out there have info on this...especially as to how it will differ
>from standard satellite service?   Many Thanks!

What type of information are you looking for. I can probably dig out some
technical articles.  You could always read Satnews. There was a piece on
DirecTV in Satnews #97.

Darren

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From: dingram@dims.demon.co.uk ("Darren P. Ingram")
Subject: IRC Chats
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 00:43:45 +0000

Just a brief note to say how pleasant Robert Smathers' IRC chat was at the
weekend. It is a shame that he did not publicise it earlier though:-) Lets
get more people on there. A meet at 1600EST means that Europeans such as
myself can pop on too.


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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:41:58 -0500
From:         Elmer Beachley <etb@CS.PITT.EDU>
Subject:      re: remote with macros

Mike:

How can I turn my HP95LX into a learning remote?  Any public domain
software to do this?

Elmer Beachley etb@cs.pitt.edu
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:32:56 -0800
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From:         James White <jfwhite@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject:      RTPI

The Portuguese service now broadcasting on Spacenet 3, Tr. 24,that Gary
mentioned in his post is Radio Televisao Portuguesa Internacional,
broadcasting from Lisbon.  The service started officially on Saturday with
kind of an informal inauguration show lasting some hours and rebroadcast
at least once during the day.  Guests included various
government officials, an ex-bullfighter, a "fado" singer (a special type
of Portuguese song), even a taped message from the President of Portugal
etc.  Faxes were read from U.S. and Canadian well-wishers.  The picture
quality was rocky on Saturday, but very much improved on Sunday from my
location.  Programming on Sunday consisted of variety programs, childrens
programming, broadcast of a Lisbon vs. Riga basketball game, news etc.
This week we will even get a "telenovela" (i.e. soap opera), Chuva na Areija.

It's interesting to note that now in the US we can receive regular
broadcasts from both wealthiest (Germany) and probably the poorest
(Portugal) EC countries.  I am impressed with the programming on both
Services and hope that all of these new digital channels being talked
about will include programming from all over the world -- kind of the
Satellite equivalent of Short Wave! And here Auntie Beeb in London is dragging
her heels....
                  --- Jake / Seattle
                        jfwhite@u.washington.edu
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From: will@wa4phy (Will Wilson)
Subject: ST Deep Space Nine?
Summary: When's the feed of ST DSN?
Keywords: Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, ST, DSN
Organization: none
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 04:00:21 GMT

O.K. So when is the premiere of Star Trek, Deep Space Nine?
My local tv station is set to premiere it on Jan 9.  Anyone
have any advance info?


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Date:         Sat, 2 Jan 1993 15:37:08 -0600
From:         Gregor Jeromen <grega.jeromen@UNI-LJ.SI>
Subject:      Europe's sats

Hello & HNY 1993 for everybody in this group!

I'm searching for the list of satellites, visible from central & south
of Europe. If you know also the frequencies and programmes I would
be even happier.

Thanks for the replies!

Gregor, grega.jeromen@uni-lj.si

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From: lesnyd@monsanto.com (Larry E. Snyder)
Subject: Re: DVS Jan-March Schedule
Organization: DSC
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:55:50 GMT

In article <1992Dec29.150256.5088@rock.concert.net>, gingell@rock.concert.net (Michael J Gingell -- Personal Account) writes:
> 
> When I enquired about this on the net several people said they
> thought that both Nostalgia & AMC occasionaly carried movies
> with a narrative track.  I have not seen anything like this in
> my searches since then.  Does anyone have any more information?
> Nostalgia uses analog sound and as far as I can see there is
> never any extra subcarrier.  AMC is VCII and there are no
> subcarriers.  I have checked the alternate VCII sound but its
> always the same.

Nostalgia does it three or four times a week. Last night during Combat! they
ran a short spot describing when they run movies with narration. One was on
Wednesday night. I can't remember the other times. They don't run the
narration on a separate subcarrier on Nostalgia. It's part of the main
audio. Everyone gets the narration.

I don't think I've ever seen AMC doing this.

Hope this helps!

Larry

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From: aa422@Freenet.carleton.ca (Rene Kahle)
Subject: Re: DS9 Feed...
Reply-To: aa422@Freenet.carleton.ca (Rene Kahle)
Organization: The National Capital Freenet
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 01:26:57 GMT


The information that I have follows:

PREMIERE
    Wed Dec 30/92    T301/19    6:45pm-9:00pm
    Sat Jan 02/92    T301/19   10:00am-12:15pm
    Sun Jan 03/92    T301/9     3:00pm-5:15pm

EPISODE FEEDS STARTING JAN 9
    Saturdays        T301/9    10:00am-11:00am
                     T301/9     4:00pm-5:00pm
    Sunday           T301/9     4:00pm-5:00pm

Sorry, I can't give credit to the source because I don't know who it is
(it was printed out and the name is cut off the top).
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Date:         Fri, 25 Dec 1992 22:39:00 GMT
From:         Michael Nieckoski <0005392263@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      RE: Christmas sugarplums

Jay Novello writes:

>F2-03(C) carrying a feed from Saudi TV to CNN. Did you know the emblem
>of the Saudi air force is a camel with wings?

Is that one hump, or two?

Best Holiday wishes to all, Mike


          Michael Nieckoski  Director, Audio/Visual Department
         WORLD LEARNING INC. / School for International Training
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Date:         Sat, 2 Jan 1993 22:44:12 MST
From:         Bob Wier <rrw@SUNSET.CSE.NAU.EDU>
Subject:      Rocky Horror Picture Show

This is only peripherally related to sat tv, but what the hey -

I was over in WalMart today and noticed they had the Rocky Horror
Picture Show for about $20. (If you don't know what it is, you
probably don't WANT to know what it is :-).

I wonder how everyone feels who bought it about 18 months ago for
(what was it?) $69.95 when they said "absolutely only a one time
sale not to be repeated for 5 (or was it 10) years...".

Since it's now on video (this is the first video I've EVER bought -
I always wait for it to show up on satellite since I get just as
good quality there (maybe better) than from pre-recorded tapes that
I've seen at friends houses), I wonder if it will show up on HBO/SHOW/
CINE/MOVIE sometime within the next few months?

Do the TIMEWARP!

- Bob Wier

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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg)
Subject: Re: Weather Satellite Receivre
Organization: Omen Technology INC, Portland Rain Forest
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 10:10:45 GMT

In article <199301010416.AA19046@sunset.cse.nau.edu> Bob Wier <rrw@SUNSET.CSE.NAU.EDU> writes:
>Does anyone receive Weatherwise or the American Weather Observer?  I'm
>now seeing advertisements for a cheap digital weather satellite
>reception system (re: Weatherwise Jan 93/back cover, AWO Dec 92 page 5).
>
>     The company running the ads is Data Transmission Network Corporation
>in Chicago.  They mention a startup fee of $250, and quote a price of $1.31
>a day.  They include a free reception computer, monitor, and 32" Ku satellite
>dish with cables and free shipping.  The ads show some impressive color
>graphics, such as small-scale radar composites, satellite photos, etc.  It's
>hard to tell who the products come from (they look like broadcast quality
>graphics), but offhand I don't see any good raw DIFAX-like products like
>LFM, NGM output etc.
>
>     This seems to be a very attractive deal, but I'm wondering if anyone
>might suspect a "catch" here... even at $250 and $40 a month, it looks almost
>too good to be true.  Could it be the absence of any raw data?  Any comments
>or observations?

$250 sounds like a good price for a working satellite rx system.
Charging $478/year for their service, they can afford to sell the
rx system for $250.  Frankly, I wouldn't worry about the $250 but
would try to get a better deal on the $478/yr cost, not to mention
a possibly dedicated computer to deal with whatever data drifts in...
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From: gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Fixed key?
Date: 3 Jan 93 19:36:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: n8emr.1993Jan03.193655.9380
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In article <63138@mimsy.umd.edu> rpfaff@umiacs.umd.edu (Ray Pfaff) writes:
>I noticed on Friday that the Iternational Channel was fixed key.  I 
There has been several services on G5 popping in and out of
fixed key.. kinda a pain. I was watching war games and about 3/4 way
through it went from fix key to scrambled. lots of services 
started poping in and out on Jan 1.. Wonder if there is a problem with
year carry over on VC2+ units? Anyone having problems?

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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Subject: Re: Satellite info please
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 21:24:26 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <4653@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
>In article <92360.130050AUPCK@ASUACAD.BITNET> AUPCK@ASUACAD.BITNET writes:
><Hello:
><or book that will give me a good introduction. I will be moving to New Zealand
><in the next couple month and interest buying a small satellite with me so I
><can still watch the US news and programs.
><Any help would be greatly appreciated.                Philip
>
>You will not be able to pick up U.S. satellites in New Zealand...period.

True, but he can watch the US news and programs that are multi-hopped
onto satellites in the New Zealand area (that is how I took his original
message).

Robert
roberts@triton.unm.edu
From: phil@phunt.howtek.MV.COM (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: cheap sat system wanted/needed
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 15:26:56 EST
Organization: Howtek, Inc.
Reply-To: phil@phunt.MV.COM
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Hi,

I have a friend here in New England who wants a cheap/used system.  He is
willing to come over to disassemble it at your site but wants it real cheap!

If you have any old, but working stuff out there, send me EMAIL, I'll forward
it to him

Thanks!

Phil

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From: bryan@edgar.mn.org (Bryan Halvorson)
Subject: Microwave DX
Organization: Electronics 101. Apple Valley, MN
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 11:14:16 GMT

Tonite I decided to look around with my satellite dish to see what I
could get east of spacenet 2. The first thing I did was goto where I'd
seen the BBC evening news before. Once I had the Brightstar test pattern
on transponder 11 I started going thru the channels. On transponder 20 I
found a STRONG test pattern that was fading in and out kind of funny.
( For Satellite TV.) When I tried to peak the signal I found that, while
there were peaks and nulls, dish position didn't much matter! I could go
from the east limit (about 10 degrees off the horizon) west to around
telstar 3 before I lost it.

Right away I thought about the microwave tower 2 blocks south of me, but
the signal wasn't so strong that it interfered with any of the satellite
signals on the same transponder. And there aren't any other microwave
towers around that I know of. It's about 1:30 AM so I can't call one of
my friends with dishes to see what they see. The test pattern said "TOC
Madison Wisconsin" up in the corner so I called a friend in Wisconsin
that I knew would still be up and asked him about it. When He looked up
4110 MHz in the frequency database he's got we figured out that it's got
to be a link in the microwave backbone that links all of the Public
Television stations together in Wisconsin. The nearest possible station
being in Eau Claire around 80 miles away and on the far side of a very
large ridge.

As I'm typing here, Wisconsin Public Radio just came up on the
subcarrier I've got on.

I did check propagation on 2 meters and it wasn't up at all. It'll be
interesting to see if it's still here this afternoon, and if anyone else
can see it around here. 
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 08:36:45 -0500
From:         Mike Gingell <aurs01!aurw6b!gingell@CONCERT.NET>
Subject:      HP95LX learning remote info

Elmer Beachley etb@cs.pitt.edu asks:
>How can I turn my HP95LX into a learning remote?  Any public domain
>software to do this?

To my knowledge there are 3 sources of programs for the HP95LX that will
turn it into a learning remote. Two are pub domain/shareware and one
is commercial.

The commercial one is myRemote from Ace Technologies, Inc., 2880 Zanker
Road, #103  San Jose, CA 95134.  Tel: 800-825-9977. It costs $29.95

An announcement of a pD/Shareware one was made on comp.sys.palmtops - it
comes from Germany and to get it you must send a 3.5" disk and a nice postcard
of your local town to: Gilles Kohl, Rudolfstrasse 12, W-7500 KARLSRUHE,
GERMANY.  It is not available anywhere else yet that I have seen.

A third one is available on Compuserve. I think its called remote95.  Go HP
to the HP forum and select the handhelds subsection. It is in one of
the libraries there.

Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  (919) 850-6444
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From: oester@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Bob Oesterlin)
Subject: Dish vibrator to remove snow?
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 16:46:36 GMT
Reply-To: oester@vnet.ibm.com
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester Mn

I was flipping around a few days ago and caught the end of a pitch on
Sat. Market USA about a device that they were selling that was supposed to
attach to the dish and cause a vibration that would shake loose all/most of
the snow in the dish. Sounds like a good idea. Anyone else catch this or know
any details?

Bob

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From: dingram@dims.demon.co.uk ("Darren P. Ingram")