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Date:         Thu, 12 Nov 1992 23:02:27 EST
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: Janeil automatic switching

>Gary Bourgois, writes:

>>WHAT you are experiencing is the unit is switching from NARROWBAND to
>>WIDEBAND with its automatic switching circuit.  If you touch any button on
>>the processor the sound will come back fine.

>>We have for over a year now been trying to find someone to figure out a way
>>to disable the automatic switching.  That is the only problem with the
>>Janeil.

>I now have a set a schematics and, before I went away on vacation a few
>weeks ago, I scanned them and found the logic that controls the bandwidth
>switching. It would be really trivial to put in a switch to force it
>one way or the other.  There is also a pot which controls the sensitivity
>and it may be possible to make a small adjustment without changing any
>wiring at all.  Since I went on vacation I have forgotten the details
>but I can look at it again and post precise information if there is
>sufficient interest.



POST POST POST!

I will also make it available to all the LTRN listeners who call and complain
about it.

If we could turn the pot all the way so it remains narrow except say on CBC,
that would be PERFECT!

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From: zycad!yoda!vijay@SUN.COM (Vijay Vaidyanathan)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Information for Janiel Stereo Processor
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:55:19 GMT
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> >
> > WRT the Janiel:
> >
> > The schematics are available from VJAY who posts to this group regularly.
> >
> Last I heard, he was still trying to copy them?  Are they available now?

I got them copied and mailed them out to all those who were on my
list. They were sent out bound and shrink wrapped. I'm sorry if
you had sent me mail expressing interest and for some reason your
mail got lost in my mail folder forest!

I still have a few copies and the copying+mailing costs added up
to $14.30. If *anyone* is interested in these last few copies,
please let me know, since I still havent broken even on the
copying costs!

I'm not sure how many copies I have left, but its less than 5.

- Vijay
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Subject: Wanted: Popular Radio Show frequencies
From: John Connelly <JMC136@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 12:00:41 EST
Organization: Penn State University

Does anyone know what satelite, transponder and audio sub-carriers I can
find radio shows such as Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern? Thanx in advance.

John Connelly jmc136@psuvm.psu.edu
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From: vrg@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (v.r.gopala.rao)
Subject: NTU Courses
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 19:21:03 GMT

Does anyone know which satellite(s) and transponder(s)
carry the National Technological University Courses?
Are they scrambled?

Thanks in advance.

If it matters, I am in New Jersey.

rao
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From: dleon@seas.smu.edu (David Leon)
Subject: Dish angle and distance
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Science
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 04:20:17 GMT

I am in the process of builing a house in the Dallas, Texas area.  My new
home will be facing the southwest.  I need to figure out where to place my
dish in order to not block any signals.  Since I would like to place the dish
in the back yard, I need to know how far back the dish will have to go (the
house is about 33' tall).  Since I do not know the proper inclination angle of
the dish, I couldn't figure this one out.  Also, how muich space should I
allocate for the swing distance (right now I am using a 10' dish).

Also, who has the best deal in VCII+ programming packages?  Does anyone out
there offer a monthly payment plan?  Most of the dealers I spoke with only
offer prepaid subscriptions.

Finally, which dish would ya'll recommend (I'm considering selling my current
10' Unimesh quad because of some hail pings--my dealer said he'd sell me a new
one installed for $600)  Is there some non-tacky way to protect a dish from
hail?

Thanks alot!            

David L. Leon
dleon@seas.smu.edu

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From: clark@angelo.amd.com (Brad D. Clark)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite,rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: Re: SportsChannel LA going dark
Date: 13 Nov 92 19:54:25 GMT
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

mbn@skeletor.hf.intel.com (Mike Northam) writes:

>SportsChannel LA (C1-20) has announced they are going dark at the end of
>December, according to "Multichannel News" (a cable trade publication).
>SCLA carries the Dodgers, Angels and Clippers, so this will leave a big
>void for the sports nut.  They had been trying to market the games of
>these pro teams on a PPV basis, with only limited success.

>SportsChannel Ohio (F4-16) was reported to be the next weakest (in terms of
>profitability) of the SportsChannels, so that bears watching (SC-Ohio
>carries the Cavs games, but not on a PPV basis).
>--

Does this mean the Beginning of the End for SportsChannel?
SC-Bay Area has been carrying the Warriors (NBA) ITC for the last couple
of games. Last night, though, they were encrypted (I'm speaking about cable
not thru the bird) wit the Warrior game. Also, they were carrying the 
Sharks (NHL) ITC thru the cable system, but that was a thing of the past
as the last Shark game I saw was encrypted. Keep in mind that my cable
system is TCI-Sunnyvale, and is in the process of getting everybody set
up with addressable boxes.

I realize that this might be more in line for rec.cable.tv (or whatever)
but it might bear looking at from the bird-side, because if SC-wherever
is losing what little viewers they have (as compared to ESPN or other
national sports services), maybe PPV sports is (hopehopehopehopehope)
doomed? Maybe SportsChannel will go the way of ABC's venture to go up
against CNN that folded soooooo gloriously in the early '80s? Maybe we'll
see a few more games ITC? Or at least available from our (gaggh) VC2+'s?

I sense waves in the making.....

Brad

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From: tlai@cs.toronto.edu (Tony Wen Hsun Lai)
Subject: Re: Digital Compression and Home Dishes
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Date: 6 Nov 92 02:02:27 GMT

In article <358@unbc.edu> lyndon@unbc.edu (Lyndon Nerenberg) writes:
>While everyone mouths that NTSC will be here for ever, consider this:
>
>	How many people own CD players?
>	How many people own 8 Track players?
>	How many stores sell CDs?
>	How many stores sell 8 Tracks?
>
>NTSC is dead. But don't worry about your hardware investment. As soon
>as NTSC is declared obsolete every ham operator on the planet will
>be scrambling to get in on it :-)

How many people own DAT players?
How many people own analog cassette players?
How many stores sell DATs?
How many stores sell analog cassettes?

As you can see, analogies with audio just aren't very informative.
From: garrot@esix.everex.com (Garry Rotter)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Attic dish ???
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:30:04 GMT
Organization: Esix Computers, Inc
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I am a ham radio operator and have been unable to buy into new construction
for years because of restrictive CC&Rs.  Cities can't pass zoning laws
which restrict antennas because of the FCC's federal preemption.  CC&Rs
are signed by the buyer when the property is sold and are to my knowledge
not subject to federal preemption.  I would love to be proved wrong in this.

P.S.  One ham radio lawyer friend of mine told me that putting a tower on
      a trailer would get around the CC&Rs because they don't generally
      apply to vehicles on your driveway.  Perhaps a portable satillite
      dish on a trailer in the backyard would comply with the CC&Rs.

Gary
From: giddy@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Help for Newbie, Please???
Date: 11 Nov 92 13:46:27 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Greetings All!

I am a total newbie when it comes to sat. technology but have considerable
electronics experience.
I want to get a system together but have the need to do it up cheap.
I own a GI model SB424 MATV downlink rcvr but don't have any docs for it.

I don't wish to waste netspace if there is anyone who is fam. with this
kind of rcvr I have many ??? I do know that the connections are very 
different from any "home rcvr" I have seen

Thanks much

Kevin,   VE1BEX
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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Subject: Re: Buying Uplink Time
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 92 04:43:55 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <9211052019.AA10932@yoda.zycad.com> "Vijay Vaidyanathan" <zycad!yoda!vijay@SUN.COM> writes:
>I have seen occasional messages here about buying uplink time. If
>I were to go about buying uplink (video) time, where would I
>begin? I guess step one would be to find a studio that they'd let
>us use!

I think you should begin at your public TV station.  If I were to
look for an uplinker in ABQ, I would go to my PBS affiliate KNME-TV.
They are the major uplinker in town.  Other alternatives would
be to go to other TV stations and maybe even production houses (they
should be able to find some uplinker for you).  Once you find an
uplinker, they should be able to handle the arrangements for xponder,
satellite, costs, and get you going with a transmission.

Another thought...it might be better for you to give a video
tape to an uplinker (Notel and Denver Teleport are famous
ones for this -- Greensheet and Sat Market USA use this method)
and get it uplinked that way.

> Is Ku much less expensive? For the application I have in mind, Ku
>is preferable since most of the target audience are not dish

If I remember right, someone posted a msg a few months ago
comparing the C band to the Ku band as far as costs per hour
for transponder time.  I think Ku was many times more expensive
per hour for occasional video events.

BTW, an item I read recently... AT&T is offering transponder
time on the Telstar 301 and Telstar 302 birds for as little
as $100/hr until December 31.  That sounds very affordable
if you really need to carry out a satellite feed.

Robert
roberts@triton.unm.edu
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Subject: New Software
From: <BUSCHMAN@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:49:52 CST
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network

Can anyone tell me about the new software out for the vc ii that allows one to
 enter up to 60 keys....

                        Just looking for the info.

                                      send e-mail

                                         Buschman@vm1.nodak.edu
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Subject: answer ku prob
From: <BUSCHMAN@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:03:58 CST
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network

I believe the reason your having trouble is that your mesh dish is not ku compa
tiable .  The mesh dish you have allows the ku signal to pass through.
 If I remember correctly, the pattern on your dish must be of a certain design.
     I hope this helps.


                       Greg.
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Date:         Fri, 6 Nov 1992 08:35:54 -0500
From:         TIPPY@DAYTON.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Digital Compression and Home Dishes

Regarding the discussion on technology changing:

A professor at MIT gave a presentation at the Great Lakes Cable Show in
Cleveland this year and made a statement which makes good sense to me.

"The difference between broadcast quality NTSC and received NTSC is less
than the difference between Broadcast Qualtity NTSC and HDTV"

I hope I worded this right.


But what he was implying was that HDTV is not going to be the next standard.
He was stating that what we receive at home is not broadcast quality NTSC
and we should try to achieve that first.  The benefits for a little effort
are greater then the benefits recieved for a lot of effort.

This is my interpretation of his speech, none other.

Bill Tippy
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From: andre@king.slc.mentorg.com (Andre' Hut)
Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica (SCFI channel)
Organization: /net/king/usr1/andre/.organization
Date: 5 Nov 92 11:12:56

In article <199211031834.AA07997@elden.cse.nau.edu> rrw@ELDEN.CSE.NAU.EDU (Bob Wier) writes:

   > I couldn't watch BG without laughing (for several reasons, but) because
   > they kept talking about "The Lords of COBOL" (actually I think it was
   > spelled with a "K").  I always wondered if that was just a conincidence
   > or if one of the writers has a very subtle sense of humor...

I've noticed a few similarites between BG and Mormonism.  The Mormon book
of abraham mentions a planet called KOLOB which circles a star called KOKOB.
This is supposedly where God is from.

Early in the series, Apollo was "sealed" to his wife.  Sealing is a term used
in Mormon temple weddings.

The "light" people which they occasionally encounter, mention that they were
once as the humans were, and that the humans will become as they are.
Mormons believe that the Gods were once human, and that humans can become
Gods.

There may be a link, and maybe not,  for one thing, the people of BG sure like
to drink and gamble.

... Just some observations.


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Date:         Thu, 12 Nov 1992 09:06:11 EST
From:         Bill Jones <wejones@CBDA7.APGEA.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Re: Information for Janiel Stereo Processor

>
> WRT the Janiel:
>
> The schematics are available from VJAY who posts to this group regularly.
>
Last I heard, he was still trying to copy them?  Are they available now?
From: phil@phunt.MV.COM (Phil Hunt)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Cartoon Channel audio question
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 15:00:16 EST
Organization: Howtek, Inc.
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In article <1992Nov2.152117.724@acd4.acd.com> (rec.video.satellite), sjl@TEFS1.acd.com (Scot Leibacher) writes:
]        Did anyone else notice on Sunday (11-1-92) that some of the
] Cartoon Channel programs, you could hear both English and Spanish audio? In
] some instances, the Spanish overwhelmed the English making it almost 
] impossible to follow (impossible is subjective considering that "We're 
] talkin' 'toons here"). I was just wondering if anyone knows the cause. Are 
] they experimenting with simultaneous English/Spanish transmission? Why were
] we hearing both....equipment malfunction on their end, possibly? Since this is
] a digital-audio signal over a scrambled channel, how would you select different
] audio frequencies to choose either a English or Spanish version?  Just wondering
] if anybody knows.
] 
]     -Scot Leibacher
] 
] 
] 
If you set your VCII+ to alternate audio, you get spanish.   They must have
messed up at there end for a while

Phil

Aabout Spanish...When I watch a movie marked ESP (Spanish available), how
come I can't get it?  Even if I set 'Alternate Audio'????

Phil
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From: kincer@hagar.endicott.ibm.com (Mike Kincer)
Subject: LNA to LNB Upgrade
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 16:28:13 GMT
Reply-To: kincer@owgvm6.vnet.ibm.com
Organization: IBM FSC Owego

A friend of mine is upgrading his system from an old LNA to a new IRD
with LNB.  My question...can he use his existing cable or does he need
at least new RG-6 coax.  I noticed a black coax and a white coax,
one for 70 MHz signal and one for DC power.  He can't get DC to pass
on the black coax to the LNB.  He gets DC on the white coax, but
doesn't get any picture.  My guess is that the white coax is not
75 ohm good quality coax and the signal poops out.  He's running
200+ feet.  The feedhorn motor work fine as does the arm & motor.
Any suggestions?

Mike                              __  __o         / "Everythin's IMHO,
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 11:16:34 -0500 
From: Joseph_Jackson@transarc.com
Subject: S-VHS connections

I have a Super VHS VCR and will soon need to select an IRD.  From the
November issue of ORBIT, I see that only a few IRDs have Super Video
outputs.  Is it necessary to use S-Video connectors to take advantage
of the improved resolution of my VCR?  

Obviously, I don't know very much about the S-Video format.  I'm not
sure how much of the improvement is implemented by a better cabling
system.

The Toshiba TRX-2200 IRD is one that has Super Video outputs.  In the
sales glossy, it says:

 "Our Super Video circuits make the TRX-2200 compatible with the
  latest developments in TV monitors, as well as Super VHS VCRs.  By
  routing only S-Video signals among components, vertical edge dot
  crawl and hanging dots (often seen on strongly colored horizontal
  edges) are minimized, while moires and bleeds associated with
  chroma/luminance interference are dramatically reduced."

I'd like to get a less biased view of the situation.  How much will
quality be effected if I attach an IRD with only the traditional video
and audio outputs?

I'll summarize any mail that's send directly to me.

Joe Jackson.
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Date:         Tue, 10 Nov 1992 00:01:28 EST
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: Wanted: Popular Radio Show frequencies

>Does anyone know what satelite, transponder and audio sub-carriers I can
>find radio shows such as Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern? Thanx in advance.

Rush Limbaugh can be heard on SCPC on G2/03.  Stern just recently went
digital on C5 and is no longer available to home dish owners.

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From: neal@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jerry Neal)
Subject: Re: 4534, NTSC/HDTV thoughts....
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:08:21 GMT

borchers@poogh.llnl.gov (Robert R. Borchers) writes:

>He has a good point. Some of us are old enough to remember the  
>introduction of NTSC. RCA resorted to some pretty amazing things to get it  
>going, against the best efforts of ABC and CBS. I clearly remember that  
>they gave a 19" color set to my Dad, who was a senior exec with a Fortune  
>25 company, AND included free service. 

>Robert R. Borchers
>L-414
>Livermore, Ca 94551
>borchers@llnl.gov
>NeXTmail Welcome

It was, however, better than CBS's version, 3-6MHZ video channels and a
spinning color wheel in front of the set.

Honest....
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From: borchers@poogh.llnl.gov (Robert R. Borchers)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: re:4534, NTSC/HDTV thoughts....
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:13:50 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.104009.1196@galaxy.gov.bc.ca>  
rkobenter@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes:
> re: NTSC dead vs HDTV
> 
> Gary has a point, but IMHO its a Catch-22 scenario, the Commercial TV
> stations will not convert unless sufficient home units have HDTV 
> receive capability and the consumer won't fork out 2-5k $ unless they
> can view something. 

some deleted> 

> robert kobenter
> 
> rwkobent@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca
> 
> victoria BC Canada
> --------------------------------------------------- Hey, DW-TV call  
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--
He has a good point. Some of us are old enough to remember the  
introduction of NTSC. RCA resorted to some pretty amazing things to get it  
going, against the best efforts of ABC and CBS. I clearly remember that  
they gave a 19" color set to my Dad, who was a senior exec with a Fortune  
25 company, AND included free service. 

Robert R. Borchers
L-414
Livermore, Ca 94551
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From: juergenb@ecs.comm.mot.com (Juergen Bartels)
Subject: Re: Radio & TV in Czechoslovakia (my impressions during my vacation)
Organization: eng
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 07:43:33 GMT

In article <RkTRTB3w164w@k5qwb.lonestar.org> lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy) writes:
>juergenb@ecs.comm.mot.com (Juergen Bartels) writes:
>
>Just in case you missed it.... Prague is full of young Americans ( and 
>probably other nationalities ) like Paris many years ago. Strangely, 
>there are more involved in radio, TV, and newspapers than in art but 
>it's apparently had a major influence on the region. Anyway, it 
>accounts for the large amount of English used. Of course, the rock 
>music should contain a lot of English like in Europe.

Yes, most of the rock music were English / American. I heard very few
native rock groups, to be honest I missed the native bands.
Also, I did not want to put Prague as typical for the whole CSFR.
The country side is much different!

>One other observation: I noticed while in Europe that there is a 
>special form of the language that I call 'rock-music English'. It's
>slightly different from the way songs are done in the U.S. and may 
>account for the small number of groups popular in both America and
>Europe.

I did not notice that, even that my English is good. The fact is, most
non-English speaking people don't listen to the words very much, in many
cases the whole lyric (if there is any) is not understood.


Jurgen


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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Subject: Re: Hoyfield fight Friday?
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 03:07:19 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <1992Nov12.163023.1212@exu.ericsson.se> exumfox@exu.ericsson.se writes:
>
>Will it be offerred PPV?
>

It DEFINITELY will be PPV -- no ITC backhauls but it may creep
ITC on Morelos on a tape-delayed basis.  After the fight,
I am sure there will be highlights released by the promoter (just
bits and pieces, no complete fight).

BTW, why watch the fight?  Listen to Gary's Friday Night Live
show instead!  8^)

Robert
roberts@triton.unm.edu
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Subject: B-mac
From: <BUSCHMAN@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 11:55:28 CST
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network

What is B-mac used for?
                       If one uses a decoder, what will one receive?
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