HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: Richard J. Gaylord <gaylord@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: wildfeed schedule
X-Xxdate: Tue, 6 Oct 92 12:35:53 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11
Organization: University of Illinois
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 17:33:03 GMT
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 if the above posting is any indication of how well you will maintain
>the list :).  

hah! 

i just caught Doogie Howser on A1-12 at 12:45 pm CT on Tuesdays. it
should be a recurring feed .


btw- i assume everybody knows that the Prince of Bel Air is on A1-19 on
Mondays at 6 pm CT and Wonder Years is on A1-12 on Wednesdays at 5:50 pm.

A1 last year A1-12 also did Seinfeld, Civil Wars and alot of other wild
feeds during the early afternoons. people might want to keep ann eye out
to pick up  on these.



see, i'm not totally inept despite what my wife (or Bob) says.

got to go watch doogie.
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Shaun Kenny Dead
From: flash@lopez.marquette.MI.US (Gary Bourgois,Hamshack)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 20:20:30 EDT
Organization: Great White North/UPLink


    Shaun Kenney, host of Greensheet/Boresight news for many years is dead.  
    The details we have indicate that Shaun was supervising construction on a 
    building this morning, slipped on a slick surface and fell from the roof.  
    Due to trees, the rescue helocopter was unable to land in time to save 
    him, and he died later at the hospital of massive internal injuries.  
    Shaun, an outspoken critic of General Instruments, hosted his twice weekly 
    program of news and unique shop at home service with Bob Maddox and Lolita 
    for years running, and will be greatly missed.  Shaun has worked hard for 
    this industry, supporting the pro satellite legislation that resulted in 
    the bill that just passed the house and senate and is awaiting the 
    president's signature.  His many fans and supporters will mourn the loss 
    of a stallward fighter for the industry.  Satellite TV will never be quite 
    the same now, for those of us who have tuned regularly to BORESIGHT NEWS 
    every week.  We will miss you Shaun.


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From: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Mount Tracking
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 92 20:58:21 EDT
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Reply-To: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Distribution: world
Organization: The All Ter Nah Tive Un Der Groend

Thanks to all those who sent me mail regarding polar mount adjustments for
quick and easy tracking.

Now, I am getting nearly flawless pictures on every C-Band (I don't have
Ku.... yet!) satellite.  All except for Satcom F1 (or C1 whichever) which is
conviently placed behind a 20 floor condominium.

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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: tim@ais.org (Tim Tyler)
Subject: Re: sci-fi commericals
Organization: UMCC
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 02:30:27 GMT

In article <1992Sep27.220608.18557@n8emr.cmhnet.org> gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders) writes:
>
>
>SCFI channel has been great... About the only annoying thing in the
>commericals. I dont mind commericals on a "FREE" channel, but are
>SCFI views really that messed up that we would be calling psyic advisors?
>Commericals must be cheap.......
>-- 

   I agree.  I'm watching The Prisoner now, & the last commercial they
showed was for those stupid %$#*& Ginsu II knives.
 
   I would have thought that market surveys would show that the average
Sci-Fi fan had an I.Q. above norm, but of course we (at least I) love to
watch Lost In Space, so...
 
 
   I hate to say it, but I'm even starting to get sick of seeing that 'Buns
of Steel' commercial!



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Date:         Wed, 30 Sep 1992 12:09:55 EDT
From:         "(Gary Bourgois)" <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: some notes

BBC BREAKFDAST NEWS is still on G2/02 3am


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From: lee@pranny.uucp (Lee Reynolds)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Scott Hou
Date: 29 Sep 92 14:32:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: pranny.F90uRB1w165w
Organization: Pranny International, Incorporated.

Scott, please send me details of the $299 setups?

(Trid to mail you direct, get "Host Unknown" bouncers!)

                           Lee
From: rkobenter@galaxy.gov.bc.ca
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: ID Logos
Date: 6 Oct 92 09:36:24 -0700
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

RE: ID LOGOs, my favorite was the little RAI UNO from Italy 1, they never had
the LOGO in a permanent position, rather it would move counterclockwise
around all corners of the screen every 10 or 30 seconds, it was noticeable!

If anyone watches the French TV5 from Montreal (or Paris in Europe)
the Saturday newscast from Switzerland has a transparent logo that is
almost un-noticeable. 

The LOGO that *bugs* me the most is SCOLA, now I don't mind SCOLA
so much as I do where they place the "SCOLA" its just low enough that
it overlaps many of the newscast headlines.

robert kobenter
victoria BC Canada

Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: jsimon@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Gerald Simon)
Subject: New Dish Owner; Post inst. comments.
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 17:04:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM Rochester

I did it!  Put the everything together and it works!  No (major) problems!
I couldn't belive how easy it was to aim at the sats!  Thanks to everybody
who responded with suggestions to my earlier posting (summary below). 

I received my system from Skyvision (1 week late because the receiver was
backordered) last Wed,  put the post in the ground Thursday, put the	
dish together and monted on the post Friday (rain Saturday), found the	
sats and had the reciever installed in the house by 4pm Sunday.  The
only knowledge I had before doing the installation was what I picked up	
here and in the mail order cats....it's true, you CAN do it!

For the most part, I'm mostly satisfied with Skyvision.  They didn't 
include the installation kit with the shipment, but they did send
it out next day ups (after I complained a little).  The only thing I didn't
like with the company was that there was no technical assistance available
on weekends (Just when do they think most people will install dishes?!?)  When
I talked to them on Friday though, they where very helpful and friendly.
I would use them again.  

Summary of suggestions I recieved about first time installation:  
    1) make sure the pole is verticle (no problem)
    2) be patient (a problem at times)

Now a couple questions:
I also have Ku capability, but is there really much up there?  I found a few
sats with nothing on them; others only had 1-2 transponders active.  The only
one with much of anything was the one NBC has got all their signals on.

Why, on some sats do some transponders come in clearer than others?  I thought
all the signals comming from the same sat should be the same power??

Why, on the SciFi network last night was there some sparklies on my system (it
almost looked like there was some bleed through from transponder 3  when the
rest of the channels where crystal clear?  (I also noticed this on a couple of
other sats)

Thanks again
Jerry
From: phil@phunt.MV.COM (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: wierd rating ceiling problem
Date: 1 Oct 92 15:40:12 GMT
Reply-To: phil@phunt.MV.COM
Organization: Howtek, Inc.
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.6v1

Hi,

I jst turned on my IRD and went over to SHO/W to watch a movie and got a message
saying 'program locked out due to rating '- 6-'

Well, I tried to override this bogus rating by setting my VCII+ to allow up
thru X-rated, but it still would not give me a picture.

What is rating 6?  Was the datastream screwed up today?

Wierd.

Phil

PS  I subscribe to SHOWTIME, so it isn't a chipped problem (It was on a VCII+
this happenned).

Phil
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: klimasewski@fccvde.enet.dec.com (My name is...)
Subject: vert roll problem/Serria II
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date:  6 OCT 92 10:18:59    


I have a vertical jitter which sometimes goes into a vertical roll
on a Sierra II receiver. The mfg (Chapperal) suggested that I change
ALL of the coupling capacitors from the output of the detector IC to
the rf/modulator.
Has anyone had this problem and could pass along their fix?
I have a diagram of the area in question and cannot find IC 110 (sync)
on the board. Does anyone have the service manual that could give me a
clue where IC 110 is? My diagram is a fax from Chapperal thats hard to
read.
                                              thanks,
                                                    Ken

Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: lesnyd@monsanto.com (Larry E. Snyder)
Subject: Where will Nostalgia go?
Organization: DSC
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 14:34:09 GMT

Since Satcom F4R is being retired, does anyone know where the other services,
particularly Nostalgia, will go? I really enjoy watching "Ben Casey" and
"Combat" at night....

Larry

Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: edg@ecs.comm.mot.com (Ed Gonzalez)
Subject: VC , VC box and IRD for sale
Organization: trunking_terms
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:05:29 GMT




FOR SALE:

ECHO STAR IRD - built in actuator, digital sound, KU compatible, parental lock
out, and documentation $300

VC 2 module, original unmodified with seals, great for parts or experimentation.$250...........

VC 2 Stand alone box. Needs some repair, clear channels go thru ok, but scram-
bled does not. (or may be I got the black screen cause i did not have any 
programming). $100.00

RULES:

YOU PAY shipping.  
YOU PAY in advance.
I WILL definitely send the merchandise.
I know that the module and IRD do work, I already stated that Im not too sure
on the VC standalone box.

Write and let me know if interested.

edg@comm.mot.com
After 8pm (Chicago Time) call (312)733-0951 let it ring enough times.  Im
not there any other time, so dont bother to call during the day.
From: helge@itek.norut.no (Helge Wulff)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Ku-band CNN in Europe
Date: 5 Oct 92 15:02:52 GMT
Followup-To: rec.video.satellite
Organization: FORUT IT AS, Norway

Earlier this year CNN announced that they would cease the Ku-band
transmission from Intelsat VI-F4, 27.5 W from 1. October 1992.

Due to transmission problems from Astra 1B (poor coverage in the northern
parts of Europe) CNN has decided to stay on the Ku-band transmission from
Intelsat VI-F4.
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: dieter@informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Dieter Kreuer)
Subject: Re: Does TDF1/2 go off air at night ?
Organization: Informatik IV - RWTH Aachen
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 09:22:38 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.173637.25080@inmos.co.uk> gary@mario.inmos.co.uk (Gary
Morton) writes:
>I have recently modified my BSB DMAC receiver to receive D2MAC 
>transmissions from TDF1/2 - the German DBS satellite. 

You mean TV-Sat 2 (TDF are the French counterparts, which are identical)

>I have watched RTL Plus on a Saturday night, but the transmission ended
>in the middle of Tutti Fruti :-( , at about 1.30am. At first I though
>that my equipment had developed a fault, or that the F connector had
>fallen off the squarial :-) . The next day reception was as normal.
>
>So the question is : does TDF1/2 switch off at night ? Could the 
>satellite switch off when it goes into the earths shadow, to save
>power ?

Correct.

>From the program listings Astra seems to continue transmitting
>throughout the night (?). Could it be that when Astra enters the earths
>shadow, batteries take over ?

Exactly.

>Is a DBS satellite too high power to be
>run on batteries ?

You guessed it. The TVSat and TDF's transmit at a higher power, so they cannot
bridge the occultation period with batteries, as the ASTRAs do. 

Btw., does anybody know whether/when ASTRA will broadcast RTL2, arte, or other
stations? There are still two transponders unused (one carries a test image,
the other is switched off (or damaged?), and there are of course the two
ASTRA promo and ASTRA info channels, the first of which I think is super-
fluous). When will 1c be launched? What stations will it broadcast?

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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: mmaccorm@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Mike Mac Cormack)
Subject: Fire by Night?
Organization: Micronav International
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 16:40:21 GMT

Can anyone tell me when and where I can find the program, Fire by Night?  It
is a Christian variety show which has skits and videos.  I am also 
trying to find channels which show Christian Music videos.  If anyone can 
help me out I would be very appreciative.  Thanks in advance.
Micronav International Inc
P.O.Box 1523 / 104 Marine Drive
Sydport Industrial Park,
Sydney, N.S. Canada B1P 6R7
Tel: 902-564-8833      Fax: 902-564-8764
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Sun, 27 Sep 1992 10:56:21 MEZ
From:         "(Wolfgang R. Schulz)" <wrs@MCSHH.HANSE.DE>
Subject:      Re: Ku band programming
              Sep 23, 92 5:53 pm

VM1.NoDak.EDU!HOMESAT writes:
>
> Would someone post the Ku band satellite locations
> and the programming they carry, please? If this is an
> FAQ, please e-mail the appropriate files.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> rao
>
Rao:
You should indicate where you live. This is an international group,
and I suspect you don't want the european Ku transponders, or do you.
I sometimes find it to be hard or virtually impossible to see from an
address, where a netter is located.
Regards,
Wolfgang


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From: jerryf@truevision.com (Jerry Fath)
Subject: Re: FREE Usenet via satellite to continue
Organization: Truevision Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 14:56:54 GMT

A couple of tips I picked up while receiving the feed this weekend:

1) If you're using a term program with a nice scripting language you can
   set up a loop that tries a blind dial continually until a CONNECT is
   received.  Add a trap that restarts the loop when a NO CARRIER is
   received and you can go to bed at a reasonable hour and catch all data,
   even if there are breaks as there will be this weekend.

2) Pull the stereo-modem cable from the receiver headphone jack and insert
   into the mic-in jack in your tape deck.  Set your modem up for 300 baud no
   compression then force an answer (ATA).  You can now record about a minute
   of blank carrier to be used if you lose the connection in the middle of
   a transmition.  Simply issue the usual atdp1 command while playing the
   carrier tape, wait for a CONNECT then switch your source back to the sat
   input.  You will probably need to switch back and forth several times
   until you happen to sync your start of frame with the actual transmission.

Looking forward to 1200 or 9600.  Thanks Gary.

=============================================================================
Jerry Fath
jfath@truevision.com

Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: wheaton@madrone.eecs.ucdavis.edu (Harold Wheaton)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: LTRN Schedule (new)
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:58:59 GMT
Organization: U.C. Davis - Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

In article <9209291142.AA24017@lopez.marquette.MI.US> flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US ((Gary Bourgois)) writes:
>Harold, you can add C band pretty cheaply to a KU system, and you don't need
>a big dish for audio like LTR.  We are happy with our uplinker, and KU is not
>being considered at this time.  There are not nearly as many full time
>services on KU, so there is no competitive rate structure.  We have a very
>good monthly rate on the transponder we now use.

I'd think the satellite people would want to attract people to Ku band via 
the rate structure.  Don't need a big dish?  I'll have to think about that.

>I think you should look at adding a C band LNB to whatever system you buy.
>You will certainly get G5 and a lot of other satellites just fine with a 4
>foot dish.

Hmm..a double feedhorn system; I'll keep it in mind.  Would this 4 foot dish
get some video programming?  Audio only?  I get the idea I could indeed get
your service with the 4 footer.  (I'm concerned about sizes since I'm
stuck using a tiny apartment patio.  A three foot dish would be great, a
four foot dish is probably acceptable, but I don't want to go bigger at this
time.)  Thanks for the help, Gary!
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From: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: sci-fi commericals
Date: 28 Sep 1992 23:50:26 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4

In article <Bv9oAt.IG2@ais.org> tim@ais.org (Tim Tyler) writes:
>In article <1992Sep27.220608.18557@n8emr.cmhnet.org> gws@n8emr.cmhnet.org (Gary Sanders) writes:
>>
>>
>>SCFI channel has been great... About the only annoying thing in the
>>commericals. I dont mind commericals on a "FREE" channel, but are
>>SCFI views really that messed up that we would be calling psyic advisors?
>   I would have thought that market surveys would show that the average
>Sci-Fi fan had an I.Q. above norm, but of course we (at least I) love to
>watch Lost In Space, so...

The psychic ads really bother me and the other members of my family.
Why don't we write in and complain?  At the same time we can explain
our demographics and show them that there are intelligent, well
educated, technology using and most especially technology *buying*
people out there who watch their channel.

I'd like to see ads for neat electronics and other stuff you don't see
on other channels.  It would be nice if both the programs and the ads
were SF related.  How about some ads for all the other science
(fiction) magazines?  Some channels even advertise on other channels.
It would be nifty to see ads for Quantum Leap and ST:TNG on SFC.

Anyone out there have an address we can write to?
--
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From: Eric_Knippert@f711.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: What's Wrong with my rece
Date: 3 Oct 92 05:52:24 GMT
Reply-To: Eric_Knippert@f711.n202.z1.fidonet.org
Distribution: jadpc2
Comment-To: Ed_Gonzalez@f711.n202.z1.fidonet.org
X-FSC-PATH: 202/711 701
X-FSC-EID: 1C58 84550001

< On 09/24/92 Ed Gonzalez asked the following: >

> I got a Uniden 7000 (UST-700?). ANyhow, is a receiver/actuator, all
in
> About 2 days ago, I could no longer move the arm.  Its not the arm,
> cause I tested it with a separate mover.
> Someone told me to change the fuses, but I dont think the fuses are
> gone, they look ok (looked at the filament ) any comments ???

Ed, I have a Uniden 7000 that had a similar problem. The fuse you
should
be checking is located on the separate power supply box that has the
actuator wires connected to it. Check the fuse CLOSELY. This fuse will
sometimes have a very small open in it, and it will likely blow again.

The problem is in the relays that switch the 36 volts to the actuator
arm. These relays have a habit of "bouncing", causing a current surge
that takes out the fuse. On my unit, the fuse would only blow when I
tried to move my dish to the east, but was fine when I moved it to the
west. I replaced both relays and it was fine (knock on wood.)

QkView 1.0


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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
From: ent3c@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Eric  Turkheimer)
Subject: Dylan concert on PPV
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 18:53:56 GMT

Does anyone know which PPV outfit is offering the Dylan Tribute
concert on 10/16?  Thanks.

Eric Turkheimer
ent3c@virginia.edu
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 07:52:22 EDT
From:         Brenda Rion <brion@NCPS.VAK12ED.EDU>
Subject:      Feed for NASCAR at North Wilks
              "HOMESAT@vm1.nodak.edu" at Oct 3, 92 9:45 am

     Does anyone know which bird ESPN used Sunday, October 4,
for their backhaul feed for the rained out race at North
Wilksboro, NC? I have every bird (except the Morelos birds) listed
in _Satellite TV Week_ programmed into my receiver, but I could
not find this feed.  The same was true of ESPN's coverage of
the race Monday, September 28, from Martinsville, VA.  This
information would be GREATLY appreciated!
--
Brenda Rion              "After a time, you may find that HAVING is not
Nottoway High School     so pleasing a thing, after all, as WANTING.  It
Nottoway, VA 23955       is not logical, but it is often true." -- Spock
brion@ncps.vak12ed.edu
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Sat, 26 Sep 1992 18:57:32 CDT
From:         charles norris <CNORRIS@UA1VM.BITNET>
Subject:      used/broken vcrs

Hello, im looking for some used/broken vhs vcrs to learn from
and possibly repair to try some recording from my old(as in lna)
channel master system..(yech)
thx,Charles
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Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 1992 11:00:05 -0400
From:         "(Mike Gingell)" <aurs01!aurw6b!gingell@CONCERT.NET>
Subject:      Vision TV

Well the move of Vision TV is official. I called them today and they
are now on Ku, E2 transponder 17 Horizontal polarity.  They say the
reason they moved is financial and in about a year they may even go
to video compression to save further on satellite distribution costs.

Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  (919) 850-6444
UUCP:       ...!mcnc!aurgate!aurfs1!gingell
Internet:   gingell%aurfs1%aurgate@mcnc.org