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From: careyk@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Carey Kinoshita)
Subject: Re: Pioneer Elite CLD-95 any comments? laserdisc player
Organization: University of Hawaii
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 07:15:57 GMT

In article <rri6jINN93l@agate.berkeley.edu> lchiu@ocf.berkeley.edu (Lawrence Chiu) writes:
>Now that everybody knows that the 3090 is a real dog, how is the CLD-95
>Elite CLD player?  Does it share the same problems with the 3090?  Please
>share whatever knowledge you have on this player.  Thank you.
>
>Lawrence
>
>Send Email.  I'll post a summary in a week.

Oh, I forgot to mention that there is a jog shuttle on the remote.
The digital freeze is much better than that of the CLD-3080 and a lot
better than the CLD-3090 or the CLD-3070.  The S-video circuit doesn't
blur the detail of the picture like the CLD-3080's S-video circuit does.
The CLD-95 doesn't have that Techni-Disc recognition problem and     
doesn't have that black line problem that the CLD-3090 has.  The CLD-95
doesn't have (to my knowledge) that door jamming problem that the
CLD-3070 and the Sony MDP-333 has.  The CLD-95 doesn't have that CAV
disc recognition or disc stiction problem that the Panasonic LX-1000
has.  It doesn't have the mechanism jamming problem that the Sony
laserdisc players except for the 333 and 505 have.  It doens't have the
ideosynchrosies and quirks that the Kenwood 300 and 600 have.  I 
have no information about Philips or Denon laserdisc player though.
From: doconnor@potato.inews.intel.com (Dennis O'Connor)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Red Dwarf on Satellite
Date: 17 Apr 92 02:44:06 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: /eng/eng25/doconnor/.organization


Does anyone know if the British sci-fi comedy "Red Dwarf" can
be found on satellite ? If so, where and when ? I'll summarize
any e-mail I get to the net.

Thanks
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Dennis O'Connor			doconnor@sedona.intel.com
From: jimb@loowit.wr.tek.com (Jim Boland)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Recurring Feeds
Date: 6 Apr 92 08:27:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.

In article <9204041340.AA28758@lopez.UUCP> lopez!flash@SHARKEY.CC.UMICH.EDU (Gary Bourgois) writes:
>>Since the schedule of recurring feeds is so unpredictable, is there a
>>How do station affiliates get this information?
>
>>From the affiliate headquarters, either by FAX, direct connection to their
>dish (In the case of PBS) or in the mail.
Yes, that is correct.

We know what feeds we are taking and taping.  We know well in advance.  We
know when Oprah, Donahue, Geraldo, Outdoor Life, Sportsworld, etc come and we
program our dishes to go to the proper position and transponder at the proper
time.  

Because we "subscribe" to the service, the service responsible for the program
either faxes or twx's (yes it's used) us the data.  

The program supplier usually does not uplink it.  Other services uplink the
programs.  They do not publish a list.  You, the public, have no right to know
where or when the private feeds appear.  Just be lucky that you can see them
at that time on your dish.  You're supposed to watch them on your local 
channels.
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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 19:57:35 EDT
From:         Gary Bourgois <lopez!flash@SHARKEY.CC.UMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Which IRD? Help me decide.
X-To:         "HOMESAT - Home Satellite Technology" <HOMESAT@VM1.NoDak.EDU>

>Doesn't the Zenith IRD have a GI descrambler in it?

>Willie Smith
>wpns@pictel.com


Every IRD has a GI descrambler in it except for BMAC IRD's, which won't do
much on the domestic services.

THE PACKAGE I SUBSCRIBE TO IS:     F R E E V I E W

100 CHANNELS - No Monthly Fee
News, Sports, Entertainment Galore
over 1000 audio services.

No Visa No Mastercard, No payments.

No IRD, No standalone required.

FREEVIEW.  Just point your dish at the sky.

It's Up there.

--
=Marquette MI: It's Not the END of the world, but you can see it from here=
==  Gary Bourgois flash@lopez (rutgers!sharkey!lopez!flash)  GWN UPLink  ==
==  3.950  Nationwide Amateur Radio Nightly after 0200z=Learning Channel ==
=============== WB8EOH = The Eccentric Old Hippie = WB8EOH ================
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 13:15:27 -0400
From:         Mike Gingell <aurs01!aurw90!gingell@MCNC.ORG>
Subject:      Intelsat K

What longitude will Intelsat K be located at. In other words do I have
to cut down any trees to see it.

Thanks,

Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  (919) 850-6444
UUCP:       ...!mcnc!aurgate!aurfs1!gingell
Internet:   gingell%aurfs1%aurgate@mcnc.org
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Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 17:10:00 EST
From:         CRISP@WCUVAX3.WCU.EDU
Subject:      Re: Which IRD? Help me decide.
X-To:         HOMESAT@VM1.NoDak.EDU

Hello all from CULLOWHEE, USA!

I'd like to put in my plug for DRAKE equipment.  As a ham, I can tell you
that many of the old radio sets are almost ledgendary, and sought after
by many.  I purchased a model 1424 IRD about 8 months ago, and it has performed
flawlessly.  I had to call tech support once, to find out how to correctly
hook up the actuator, and I was able to talk to a friendly, knowledgable
person right away, without going through all the bull**** I get on most
tech support lines.

They have come out with a model 1524, which replaces the 1424 at the top of the
drake line.  The feature I liked best was the uhf remote. I put the receiver
in my study, along with all pc, ham shack, and all my other electronics,
and hooked it to our 2 tv sets. One is in our den, the other in the master
bedroom.  We are able to control the receiver from either place, never once
having to physically adjust the receiver.  All commands are avalable via the
remote controll, with onscreen display.  And the picture is AWESOME.  Sound
is digital stereo on VCII encrypted channels.

I'd recommend this unit to anyone.  The 1524 is basically the same unit,
but with a "modem on module" for pay-per_view stuff..  email if you have
specific questions.

Russ Crisp
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC  28723
704-227-7003
From: chen@digital.sps.mot.com (Jinfu Chen)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Need Information On Used Satellite
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:24:01 GMT
Organization: Motorola, LICD, SPS, Mesa, AZ

In article <1992Apr14.190151.4721@acsu.buffalo.edu> rkv@acsu.buffalo.edu (Rajeev K. Verma) writes:
>	Is there some body out there who want's to sell the
>Satellite or give me some good tips about satellite, which
>can be helpful towards buying Satellite.

You can ask Huges or NASA for a price list, but I don't think any individual
can afford even an used satellite :-)

Okay, I know what you're looking for is a satellite receiving system.  Abest
place to look for is your local newspaper's classified column.  At one time
I found an ad giving a 10' dish for free, I guess the owner probably brought
the house with the dish and had no use for.
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From: juergenb@ecs.comm.mot.com (Juergen Bartels)
Subject: Re: antiope-txt from french tv5?
Organization: eng
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 08:12:24 GMT
Keywords: antiope,tv5

In article <pelle.702388304@vipunen.hut.fi> timo.pelkonen@hut.fi writes:
>1) Does tv5 send txt-tv/ceefax/whatever ?
>
>2) Any pointers how to build or where to find a gadget
>   to receive thetext pages welcome. 
>
>my TV set has a prestel text decoder but there is
>no antiope(?) option.
>

I don't think TV5 has any teletext.
However on Antenne-2 on the TELECOM sat there is 'normal'
teletext available, they are testing it.
All the other stations on TELECOM have Antiope.
Actually it's interesting reading A2's pages.
On one page they mention where the non-french
teletext is available, almost any European country
has it, except France!
Unfortunately some smart TV's like mine think, if
you switched to SECAM then there's no teletext and
disable the decoder. I have to switch to PAL to
read the pages!

Jurgen

Jurgen Bartels   Taunusstein  Germany
From: jimb@loowit.wr.tek.com (Jim Boland)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Recurring Feeds
Date: 8 Apr 92 07:06:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.

In article <MBN.92Apr7112208@hw1.fps.com> mbn@fps.com writes:
>>>>>> "jim" == Jim Boland <jimb@loowit.wr.tek.com> writes:
 >jim> The program supplier usually does not uplink it.  Other services
 >jim> uplink the programs.  They do not publish a list.  You, the public,
 >jim> have no right to know where or when the private feeds appear.  Just
 >jim> be lucky that you can see them at that time on your dish.  You're
 >jim> supposed to watch them on your local channels.
 >
 >Actually, this is no longer true, since the passage of the satellite
 >viewing act in 1988 (sorry, I can't remember the exact title).

Doesn't matter.
 
 >Anything
 >that is not encrypted is fair game for home viewers (*not* commercial
 >use).  Services and uplinkers are free to encrypt, of course, and don't
 >have to provide signals to home viewers (this is what Major League
 >Baseball has done).
Go back and read what I originally said.  I said you have no right to "know"
when or where the private feeds appear.  I didn't say you had no right to view
it.  I meant that there is no obligation for the program supplier to send out
a list to be published for backyard dish owners to know where to find the
feeds.  It is, as they say, none of your business.  If you find out and happen
to view it, well.....that's the way the cookie crumbles.

>I don't know why you're "supposed" to watch these programs on my local
>channels.  
Because they are syndicated.  The local stations are the ones that pay the 
bills (along with the barters) to enable the program to be produced.  You 
wouldn't see the program if it weren't for that (not that many of them are 
actually worth watching).

>The picture and sound quality from satellite is far superior to
>what I can get over the air; there are no voiceovers intruding on the
>tail-end of programs breathlessly telling me what is coming up next; some
>of the programs aren't even broadcast on any local stations; etc.
Of course it is better, sometimes.  Certainly better than cable.  However, that
is not the issue.
From: charles@netcom.netcom.com (Charles R. Hoynowski)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Which IRD?  Help me decide.
Date: 9 Apr 92 22:58:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.CHARLES.92Apr9145853
	<1992Apr8.171712.1152@pictel.com>
Organization: Gizmonic Institute, SOL Division

In article <1992Apr8.171712.1152@pictel.com> wpns@pictel.com (Willie Smith) 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 and you should look into the Zenith 3000 IRD, said to have
   >the best picture in the business.  I've got one and I've been very
   >happy with it.

   Doesn't the Zenith IRD have a GI descrambler in it?

Ah, yes it does.  I would have bought a descrambler from another 
manufacture but I didn't have that choice.  This is what's know as
a 'monopoly', you buy from us or you don't watch any scrambled channels.


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                                |                        - Lister, Red Dwarf
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Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 21:56:11 EDT
From:         Gary Bourgois <lopez!flash@SHARKEY.CC.UMICH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Which IRD? Help me decide.
X-To:         HOMESAT@VM1.NoDak.EDU

Russ puts in a plug for the DRAKE 1524.  This is about the best IRD out
there.  One of my friends dumped his GI at a loss to get the drake.

I personally like UNIDEN, but I don't know anything from IRD's, being that I
am a die hard refuse-to-own-a-descrambler type.

--
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==  Gary Bourgois flash@lopez (rutgers!sharkey!lopez!flash)  GWN UPLink  ==
==  3.950  Nationwide Amateur Radio Nightly after 0200z=Learning Channel ==
=============== WB8EOH = The Eccentric Old Hippie = WB8EOH ================
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Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 08:12:00 EST
From:         "PVJGS::SASJZS" <SASJZS%PVJGS.decnet@VMS.SAS.COM>
Subject:      RE: Where did Northern E go NOW?
X-To:         "HOMESAT" <HOMESAT@VM1.NoDak.EDU>

|> Subject:      Where did Northern E go NOW?
|> To: Multiple recipients of list HOMESAT <HOMESAT@VM1.NoDak.EDU>
|>
|> Well here it is 9:23 saturday morning, and the slate on T1/24 indicates that
|> Northern Exposure is NOT going to be on at 10.  SO it has moved again unless
|> it is now in reruns for 2 weeks, which I doubt, though I don't have access to
|> any kind of TV schedule to deny or confirm.
|>
|> I know that there are other Cicillians out there who NEED THEIR FEED....
|>
|> Anyone find it?

Gary,
   NE was a re-run last week so no feed and this week CBS is
going to broadcast Duke's embarrassment of Michigan ( {:*) )
for the National Championship on monday night, so no feed again.
Try again next week.                                   Joe

BTW TO ALL NE WATCHERS: if you find the audio for the NE feed
weak, try tuning it in stereo (if you can) as the stereo audio
signal(s) are much stronger.

PS. Anyone who takes umbrage to the above basketball opinions should
address their responses to ALT.DUKE.BASKETBALL.SUCKS.SUCKS.SUCKS

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Joe Slater INTERNET: SASJZS@VMS.SAS.COM  SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC
(The above is my opinion only)
"I don't care if there's chemicals in it,
as long as my lettuce is crisp!" - Grace Slick, 1972
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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu ()
Subject: Baseball Backhauls on Satellite TV for Mon Apr 6, 1992
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 92 04:19:17 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Distribution: na


 
 Baseball Backhauls for Monday April 6, 1992:
 
 Orioles/Indians WMAR ITC on W5/7
 Reds/Padres WLWT VC-I w/audio on W5/13
 Indians/Orioles WUAB  Not found
 Royals/A's WDAF VC-I on both W5/6 and W5/21
 Dodgers/Giants SC LA  Not found
 Twins/Brewers WCCO ITC on W5/16
 Expos/Pirates SRC VC-I on E2/7
 Mets/Cardinals WWOR VC-I on T1/24
 A's/Royals KPIX  Not found
 Cardinals/Mets KPLR VC-I on T1/1
 Giants/Dodgers SC PAC  Not found
 Mariners/Rangers KSTW VC-I on G6/17
 Padres/Reds KUSI VC-I on W5/11
 Rangers/Mariners KTVT  Not found
 Blue Jays/Tigers BATON ITC on E1/9 and VC-I on E1/18
 Tigers/Blue Jays ESPN  Not found
 Padres/Reds ESPN VC-I on W5/1
 Giants/Dodgers ESPN  Not found
 Indians/Orioles ESPN Not found
 Mets/Cardinals ESPN  Not found
 Expos/Pirates ESPN VC-I on G6/8
 MLB International Game of the Day: Expos/Pirates VC-I w/audio on
 G6/16
 
 NHK Japan Game of the Day:  Dodgers/Giants ITC on G6/18
 
 Robert
 


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From: sdb@ukc.ac.uk (S.D.Burge)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: SURPRISE, SURPRISE !
Date: 13 Apr 92 14:59:27 GMT
Reply-To: sdb@ukc.ac.uk (Stuart Burge)
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.

In article <m0lZWUC-0001pDC@mcshh.hanse.de> wrs@MCSHH.HANSE.DE (Wolfgang R. Schulz) 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!
>
Is the feed the same as on Intelsat VI-F4?

Also, is CNN Radio present on one of the stereo subcarriers as all I
can find is the main TV sound on 6.5/7.02.

Stu.

-----
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sdb@ukc.ac.uk
Canterbury University, England.
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From: harry@cs.tu-berlin.de (Harald Brinkmann)
Subject: Re: antiope-txt from french tv5?
Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 11:37:43 GMT

Time Pelkonen writes:
> 1) Does tv5 send txt-tv/ceefax/whatever ?

No.

> 2) Any pointers how to build or where to find a gadget
>    to receive thetext pages welcome. 
>
>
> my TV set has a prestel text decoder but there is
> no antiope(?) option.

To the best of my knowlegde there is no Antiope-standard teletext
anywhere on satellite. Antenne 2 on Telecom 1C transmits a teletext
service which is a scaled down and slightly internationalized version
of their domestic service. This can be received with a normal european
teletext decoder (Videotext, Ceefax, ... ).

  Harald
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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 11:38:00 EST
From:         "PVJGS::SASJZS" <SASJZS%PVJGS.decnet@VMS.SAS.COM>
Subject:      1992 Computer Bowl
X-To:         "HOMESAT" <HOMESAT@VM1.NoDak.EDU>

The ACM and the The Computer Museum will be holding the the
annual Computer Bowl on the evening of May 1, 1992. It will
be broadcast on SATELLITE (hence posting here) to the west
coast.

If anyone knows where the feed will be or finds out
between now and then, please post to the net. Hopefully
it'll be in the clear.

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Joe Slater INTERNET: SASJZS@VMS.SAS.COM  SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC
(The above is my opinion only)
"I don't care if there's chemicals in it,
as long as my lettuce is crisp!" - Grace Slick, 1972
From: jvz@cci632.cci.com (John V. Zambito)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: noise
Date: 10 Apr 92 17:28:20 GMT
Organization: [Computer Consoles, Inc., Rochester, NY


The article below is from the 3/30-4/5,1992 ONSAT.
I typed it in because it may be of interest to the net.
This is done without permission. (I hope I don't get screwed for this)
From Dr. Dish by Richard Maddox. page 83

Dr. Dish:
     Where can I order an extra one or two feet of antenna to
increase my diameter from 10-foot to 12-foot? What degree LNB 
must I purchase to compensate for the desired extension?
I now have a 35 degree. Would there be an advantage to having
both? 
                        Glen Morgan, Gustine, TX

     It is impractical to try to add an extension onto an existing
dish.  There was a kit to increase a Paraclipse dish (I 
beleive their 9-foot model), but that's the only one I know
about.  I don't know if the company is still around now.  The 
problem is one of structural integrity, not only in how to add
on the extra material (which square foot-wise is almost as
much as in the original dish), but in how to maintain an 
accurate parabolic shape while doing so.
     A 10-foot dish and 35 degree LNB shoud give you good 
performance.  If not, then your tracking or feed may be off or
your dish may be out of true. A dish retracking should get your
pictures looking good again.
     Dish size and LNB noise are not interrelated per se, 
although the old rule of thumb was that increasing the dish
diameter by two feet was equivalent to lowering the LNB 
noise temperature by 20 degrees. This rule quits working,
however, once the LNB noise drops below the dish noise.
For 10-foot dishes, the noise floor is typically around 40
degrees. Thus, lowering the noise temperature of your LNB
(which is 35 degrees) won't improve your reception any. If
you could add two feet onto your dish, you would only drop
the noise floor of the dish down to equal your LNB's noise
temperature and increase you gain by about 1.5dB.
From: erik@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Erik Kilk)
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 18:32:00 GMT
Subject: Re: Which IRD?  Help me decide.
Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite



I've chosen the Drake 1524.  Will be having it installed this week.
Thanks to all who responded (and stayed on the subject).  Now I'm
looking forward to exploring satellite TV.

I chose the Drake because of its flexible VCR timers, excellent ratings,
several of you on the net like it, and my satellite dealer (a surpisingly
honest, intelligent, and non-pushy man) liked it.  Odd though that noone
who responded to my query recommended the Drake.  Most people were pushing
the unit they had, possibly indicating all of them are pretty good. 
I'm still nieve and don't have any animosity towards GI, but their units
(as far as I could tell reading their manuals) didn't have a VCR timer that
would allow recording a weekly show each and every week. 

Thanks again,

Erik

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From: Stuart A Kingsley <skingsle@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: U.K. feeds of election coverage
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 21:11:48 GMT


At 4.55 pm (EST) the BBC began its feed of its election coverage on
PanAmsat (Ku-Band, Tr 12, NTSC).  It is also available time multiplexed
in PAL with ITN's coverage on the adjacent Intelsat (53 W).

The PanAmsat feed is probably the one that CSPAN 1 will use from 7 pm
EST.  Happy viewing.

Stuart


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