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From: gerry@bluemoon.use.com (Gerard M. Foley)
Subject: Modulation and SCPC Part II
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 10:52:25 EST

Part II

       The process of heterodyning translates the frequency of a band of 
signals to another pair of bands (one of which is usually filtered out, 
along with the original band and the heterodyning frequency) without 
changing the relationship of the frequencies and amplitudes in the band 
among each other.  An LNB heterodynes the  C or Ku band down to a band 
around 900-1400 MHz (so the losses in the cable to the receiver will be 
less than they would be if you tried to send the original 4000 or 12000 
MHz to the receiver). The receiver does other heterodyning (possibly 
including one in which the band containing a few transponder signals is 
translated to a band around 70MHz or 140MHz) to allow the presentation of 
the signal of a single transponder to  a discriminator which changes the 
broad-band (30-40 MHz wide) frequency modulation of the satellite signal 
to a "base-band" signal extending from zero (d-c) to about 10 MHz.  If the 
 signal is a normal unscrambled video signal, the base-band signal is an 
amplitude modulation signal in which low voltage represents  white, high 
voltage black (including synchronizing signals, etc)  together with one or 
more FM signals containing the audio to go with  the video and any "FM 
subcarriers" containing other audio services, etc.   

      If the signal presented to the discriminator is a band in the 
original satellite downlink signal which containing SCPC signals the 
discriminator output will be a low amplitude signal resembling noise, with 
the signal components so weak and so thoroughly mixed together that it is 
impracticable to disentangle the individual SCPC from one another and from 
the noise.  They usually show on a video monitor as a pattern better 
organized and less variable than the ordinary noise from a vacant channel. 
The SCPC signals are relatively narrow (75-200 kHz) band FM signals 
individually heterodyned up to frequencies in the  satellite band, C or Ku 
as may be.  They must be individually heterodyned and filtered for 
presentation to a discriminator  of appropriate bandwidth, such as those 
found in a standard  FM receiver, or in specialized receivers such as the 
Heil,  Universal, Icom R-100 or others mentioned in messages in  this 
newsgroup.

      Those who know better than I, please correct errors and omissions. 

gerry@bluemoon.rn  My amateur radio callsign is K8EF, and my
packet radio address is K8EF@W8CQK.OH.USA.NA
From: bn328@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Brian P. Blume)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Opinions on DirecTv SkyCable DBS Stuff
Date: 16 Nov 1992 19:39:40 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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	The Digital Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) has yet to show
     much of anything.  Although they claim 'Experts predict over 75% of
     North American home will own a DBS system within ten years' that's
     about all the information they have provided, along with a toll-
     free number for a free business info-pak.  They say '80 channels
     expandable to 250, live events, 100's of movies 24 hours a day, and
     even interactive TV from your remote control.  It all sounds too 
     good to be true, so I looked into it.  I checked many periodicles 
     and newspapers for some info, the best I could come up with are 
     advertisements telling me what I just told you.  It's still very
     early I think with its development and soon enough you should be 
     able to find more information.  I've still yet to receive my info-pak
     but if you would like to try here are the numbers:
		Voice Mail-Box # 5224
		In OHIO  800-589-8207
		In USA   800-729-1873
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 10:19:55 -0500 
From: Joseph_Jackson@transarc.com
Subject: Re: 1-800 sevices
Distribution: rec

rkobenter@galaxy.gov.bc.ca writes:

From: rkobenter@galaxy.gov.bc.ca
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: 1-800 phone nr from Canada
Date: 6 Oct 92 09:38:52 -0700

> 1-800's:
> 
> If you want to dial a US 1-800 nr. there are gateways you can dial in from
> for example in Bellingham, Washington there is the number
> 
> 206-945-2111
> 
> you will hear a dial tone then enter the American 1-800, you get charged to 
> Bellingham, so someone in BC will not see too high a phone bill.
> 
> you are welcome ;)
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Subject: Re: CBC National & Journal Gone?
From: emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 13:42:10 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: Robert Smits

duncan@ravel.ati.com (Jim Duncan) writes:

> In article <1992Nov11.191856.22697@macc.wisc.edu> mgkuklinski@vms.macc.wisc.e
> >It appears that the CBC has replaced Thhe National & The Journal with a new
> >news program. CBC Primetime News. Is The National gone for good? I sure hope
> >not. The National & The Journal where one of my main reasons for getting int
> >Satellite Television.
> >
> Glad you brought this up.  I have recently been looking for The
> Journal, which has always been a fantastic CBC documentary program.  
> 
> Also, suddenly the English CBC FM Stereo service that was on E2/24 has
> vanished.  I haven't been hunting yet through the other Canadian
> transponders,  but I'm beginning to feel that all the rumors I've heard
> about ongoing CBC budget cuts are tending to become real in the form of
> service reductions.    
> 
> Hoping someone can enlighten us on the subject here.   
> 


You can find CBC Stereo (English) on E2 16 @ 5.78,5.96 ; 6.12,6.30 ;
E2 22 @ 5.76,5.94 and probably other locations as well.


emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca (Robert Smits Ladysmith BC)
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From: anderson@zymurgy.bms.com (Jay Anderson)
Subject: Re: where is the anik footprint?
Organization: BMS Pharmaceutical Research Institute
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:36:22 GMT

In article <62173@mimsy.umd.edu> rpfaff@umiacs.umd.edu (Ray Pfaff) writes:

Ray> I just upgraded my C band to Ku (actually this is harder than I thought, I was
Ray> amazed that my feedhorn which got C band just great was not "aligned" correctly
Ray> in order to get Ku - tight tolerances!) and I've programmed in a lot of the 
Ray> Ku birds.  I can't seem to get anything on Anik 1 & 2 though.  I live in Chantilly 
Ray> Virgina and assumed that this was far enough north to be in the fringes.
Ray> Does anyone have a recent World Satellite Almanac or could someone tell me 
Ray> where the footprint is for Ku off those sats?  It's more for my curiousity
Ray> than anything else.


I live outside of Philadelphia and have a small Ku system with 3' dish and 1.1db LNB
and have seen *NO* signal at all from Anik 1 or 2.  They're just about the only Ku
satellites I haven't seen anything from.

I have even started searching for Intelsat K and Galaxy 7, but nothing on either
one of those, either.

Jay

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Date:         Sun, 15 Nov 1992 10:23:42 -0500
From:         Elmer Beachley <etb@SPEEDY.CS.PITT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Audio Automation "slider"

Bob:

The subcarrier slider is a product of United Satellite Systems (USS).
The number I have for them is 218-681-5616 and they are in St. Hilaire MN.
I think they sell a packaged version of this for maybe $100.

I don't know if they are still in business, but I suspect they are.

I'm familiar with USS because they sold a very good receiver (which I
own) many years ago.  I have no idea how the translator works, but the
quality of their other products was usually good.

Would it be possible to get a fax of the schematic?  My fax number is
412-653-6039.  I'd like it for sentimental reasons, but if anyone else
is interested, I'll scan it and post (unless you want to do this).
Thanks,

Elmer etb@cs.pitt.edu
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:33:00 CST
From:         "I'D RATHER BE FISHING THAN ON THE VAX" <REDLCW@FNAL.BITNET>
Subject:      General Feed info

Some more findings,
*=Unverfied last listing but found this week.
Mash                    6:30p   T1/21           M *
Family Fued             4:45p   T1/13-24        MT *
American Detective      12:00n  T1/13           M *
Quantum Leap            1:00p   T1/13           M *
Wild Kingdom            2:00p   T1/13           M New
Unsolved Mysteries      5:00p   T1/13           M *(May Not be avaiable M 11/23
Due to a Special LIVE ? 90 min broadcast WED 11/25)
Donahue                 6:00p   T1/18           M New Was Sally Jesse Raphael?
You Bet Your Life       7:00p   T1/20           M New
Front Runners           12:00m  T1-19           M New
Chip and Dale           00:30a  T1/17           T New
Top Cops                4:15p   E2/12           T *

Didn't Find,
Mash                    5:00p   T1/21           M
Golden Girls            6:00p   T1/17           M
Sally Jesse Raphael     6:00p   T1/18           M Donahue

                                                Ross E. Doyle

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From: scott@b8.b8.ingr.com (Scott Gentry)
Subject: Need List of Stereo Services
Keywords: Stereo
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:23:14 GMT

Howdy,

I'm hoping this is the right group.  If it's not, please bear with me.
First some background.  

I'm a cable subscriber in Reston, Virginia and cannot get a dish/receiver
because of trees.  I would get a dish/receiver in a heartbeat if I had a clear
line of sight to satellites, but I do not.  I suspect that the cable 
company that I'm forced to use does not send stereo audio on all services 
that are received in stereo.  What I need is a list of all services that
are sent in stereo.  For example:

Service               Stereo
------------------------------------
HBO 1/2                 y
Cinemax 1/2             y
Lifetime                ?
etc...

Does this make sense?

What I want to be able to do is call my cable company and ask them why
they do not rebroadcast as received.  Additionally, I have a friend in
Alabama who is going through the same thing and such information might
be useful for others in our boat.

Thanks!

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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 12:00:34 EST
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: Opinions on DirecTv SkyCable DBS Stuff

>I'd like to know if anyone has any opinions on the up coming (1994?)
>release of the DirecTv Direct Broadcast Satallite (DBS) system from Hughes
>et. al.

>Has anyone heard of this?


Oh yes, we certainly have heard a LOT about it.

>Is anyone interested in such a scheme?

Very interested from a technical standpoint, and also knowing as much as
possible about the system, including what programming/etc. will be on it.

I personally see no reason for someone with a steerable C/KU system to
actually BUY into it, except for those with families who want to get off
cable, but by its nature, DirecTV is no better than cable, and in some ways
it is WORSE than cable from the standpoint of MONOPOLY CONTROL.  ONE MSO for
the whole country?  Definately NOT my idea of CHOICE>

Still, the technology is interesting.  The actual transmission technology is
proven, based upon the ASTRA system in Europe (One of the investors,
Thompson, is heavily involved in ASTRA)  BUT Unlike ASTRA, which has MANY
CLEAR FREE channels that can be picked up with a regular KU system, DirecTV
is a digitally compressed system, and requires you not only PAY for your box
but also requires a subscription to see much of anything.  We have heard
there will be a few "unscrambled" channels (Digitized but not encrypted, in
other words you won't have to pay to watch them) but what these will be we do
not know.

Unlike SKYPIX and PRIMESTAR, DirecTV has DEEP POCKETS behind it, and I
predict it is going to go BIG.  It is what Joe Consumer wants.  A tiny dish,
and NO cable.  Indeed, for people who PAY for their programming (and
certainly MOST do) a lot will depend on COST factors.

I am trying to get as much technical and marketing and programming
information on the system as possible, so whatever you have, we would ALL be
interested!

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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:59:00 EST
From:         Joe Slater x7534 <SASJZS@VMS.SAS.COM>
Subject:      LNBF - (was): WANTED USED KU LNB

Yousheng Cao <ycao+@PITT.EDU> writes:
> I think for this kind of price you can get a LNBF, a integral vertical
>and horizontal dual pole LNB from Hannah & Hanson (412)621-4214

How do you hook one of these up? I assume this is one of those thingies
where you have two lnb's mounted at 90 degrees to one another to pick up
both verticle and horizontal. So don't you have a cable coming out of
each LNB and how do you combine the signals?


Joe Slater
sasjzs@vms.sas.com
Mine opinion is just that.
From: REDLCW@FNAL.BITNET (I'D RATHER BE FISHING THAN ON THE VAX)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Some more feeds for Robert Smathers
Date: 16 Nov 92 13:25:00 GMT
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What I found the last couple of days.  The ones marked * were unverfied
in your last posting.  The ones with New were additional feeds I found.
Friday
The Commish             4:15p   E2/12   F *
Fishing The West        4:30p   G6/21   F New
Power Stick Hockey      5p      T1/19   F *
Duck Tales (2) block    5:00p   T1-17   F New
Arsenio Hall Weekend Jam6:00p   T1/9    F New
Power Stick Hockey      6:00p   T1/19   F New
Mash (2) block          6:30p   T1/21   F *
Inside Edition          7:30p   T1/18   F New
Weekend Travel Update   8:00p   T1/18   F *
Joan Rivers             8:00p   T1/15   F New
Teenage Mutant Ninja (2)8:30p   T1/1    F New
Power Stick Hockey      8:30p   T1/9    F *
Bryon Allen             10:00p  T1/15   F New
Darkwing Duck           11:30p  T1/17   F New
Mash                    11:30p  T1/21   F New
Night Line              11:30p  T1/4    F New  Not a true feed?
News For Kids           12:00m  T1/23   F New
Movie Greats Network    12:00m  T1/21   F New

I didn't find;
Freestyle Skiing        8:00p   T1/21   F
Talespin                8:00p   T1/17   F
Golfing America         8:30p   T1/21   F
On Pit Road             8:30p   T1/18   F

Saturday finds
Love Connection         9:12a   T1/3    Sa *
Garner Ted Armstrong    9:30a   T1/19   Sa *
Cosby Show              9:30a   T1/18   Sa *
Love Connection         9:48a   T1/3    Sa *
Fun World of H-B RL 2   9:55a   T1/21   Sa *
Movie Reel RL 1         10:00a  T1/24   Sa New Audio 5.8-6.2
Wizard of OZ            10:00a  T1/13   Sa New
USDA News               10:00a  G6-23   Sa New
Love Connection         10:24a  T1/3    Sa *
Only In Hollywood       10:30a  G6/20   Sa New
Sabans Gullvers Travels 10:30a  T1/13   Sa New
Harry and The Hendersons10:30a  T1/1    Sa *
World Tomorrow          11:00a  T1/21   Sa New
Around The World        11:00a  T1/13   Sa New
Home Again/Bob Vila     11:00a  T1/1    Sa New
Movie Reel RL 2         11:10a  T1/24   Sa New Audio 5.8-6.2
Houser Millionare       11:25a  T1/9    Sa New
King Author             11:30a  T1/13   Sa New
GI Joe                  12:00n  T1/1    Sa New
Inside Washington Today 12:00n  T1/9    Sa New
Another Prospector show 2:00p   T1/1    Sa New
Murder, She Wrote       3:00p   E2/12   Sa *

I didn't find;
Designing Women         10:30a  T1/9    Sa
The Powers That Be      12:45p  T1/24   Sa
America's Funniest Peo  12:45p  T2/8    Sa
Entertainment This Wend 3:00p   T1/19   Sa

Sunday
60 Min                  5:00p   E2/12   Su *

I didn't find;
ABC Sunday Night Movie  11:00a  T1/11   Su
You Bet Your Life       11:00a  T1/20   Su

Thats all for now hope it helps, Thanks again.
                                                Ross E Doyle
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From: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu (Dean Adams)
Subject: Re: ST:TNG and DSN
Organization: Utopia Planitia Starfleet Yards, Mars
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 14:38:46 GMT


roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers) writes:
 >Just this morning I saw a five minute sales presentation for Deep Space 9.  
 >It was a very well done presentation (of course, TV stations should 
 >want to run out and buy this program!).

Damn!  You're kidding...  I hate missing stuff like that!
So did anyone get it on TAPE??  I'd sure like to see it.
I wonder if there will be a refeed...

 >Towards the end of the presentation, they said it was coming in Jan 1993.   
 >Only time will tell on this show -- who knows which satellite will
 >replace T1 as the "syndies" satellite and 

It is certainly going to be quite a shakeup when they decide to pull
the plug on T301.  I'm used to watching and taping a LOT of syndi and
distribution feeds on that bird, so there it could be quite a hassle
tracking them all down again...

 >who knows the exact date of the DS9 premiere.  

The first DSN feed (the pilot movie) should be on Jan 2nd, almost certainly
it will feed along with the TNG episode also out on that day. This is exactly
how Paramount did things back when they had War of the Worlds and Friday 13th
both running in first-run syndication along with TNG.  

-dean

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From: cone@controls.ccd.harris.com (Tom Cone)
Subject: KU UPGRADE ADVICE NEEDED
Organization: Harris Controls and Composition
 
 
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:16:25 GMT

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From: anthony@lpi.liant.com (Anthony Beissner)
Subject: For Sale
Organization: Liant Software Corp.,  Austin TX
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:00:33 GMT

Due the the flood (2) of postings requesting used satellite equipment I thought
that I would again offer the following items for sale:

    STS Satellite Receiver with remote control
    STS Antenna Actuator
    100 degree LNA
    Downconverter

All of these were working when I upgraded my electronics.  Make me an offer by
phone or by e-mail.  All offers seriously considered.

(512) 346-9852
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Date:         Sat, 21 Nov 1992 00:29:17 EST
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: In my backup receiver, there is a IF TEST connector...

Robert...

The IF TEST won't hurt the receiver.  if you are VERY concerned, put a DC
BLOCK on it.  If you wrap a wire around the TV BAND radio antenna, there is
absolutely NO chance of harm.

of course this assumes the receiver IF is 70 mhz and not something else.

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From: gilmore@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Kevin Gilmore)
Subject: getting news feed
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 13:51:14 GMT


Now that i have got the dish and both receivers working perfectly
its time to get uunet news directly to my house. I already have
a big enough computer running sco and have nn ported. What kind
of modem or like gizmo is now needed. Where are the feeds located.

And a related question, are the three birds over the atlantic
ocean worth getting. My positioner cant get there, but i made up
a new piece of metal that will allow it to go there. (should have
bought a h to h).

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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 09:56:14 -0500
From:         Mike Gingell <aurs01!aurw6b!gingell@CONCERT.NET>
Subject:      re: Janeil Mod

Many thanks to Bob Wier for posting the mod. I havn't tried it but looking
at the schematic it should work. I would add the following.

Bandwidth selection is controlled by a latch made from 2 nand gates in
IC201 which is a 74HC00 located to the right of the middle of the board.
Just above it at there is a pot VR200 which controls the threshold at
which automatic switching takes place.  The service manual gives the
folowing alignment instructions (my words):

Turn VR200 fully clockwise and with an input signal with FM deviation
of +/- 50 kHz rotate the pot counterclockwise until the circuit switches
to wide mode as indicated by pin 8 of IC201 going high. Note if pin 8
is low and pin 11 is high then you are in narrow mode.

Thus you can force the receiver to stay in narrow mode by rotating VR200
clockwise which should be what is needed to keep BBC WS from flipping to
wide on C-SPAN.

Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  (919) 850-6444
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From: rkobenter@galaxy.gov.bc.ca
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: 1-800's from Canada->USA
Date: 19 Nov 92 17:42:44 -0800
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

1-800

I can only provid ethe Bellingham washington number but from anywhere
east of BC/Alta its a long distance call that adds up..

dial

206-945-2111

then after the tone the 1-800 number


I'll have to use it again, but it worked for me a month ago

robert kobenter
victoria BC Canada

rwkobent@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca
From: mturner@rockytop.tivoli.com (Mike Turner)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: STS Manuals Needed
Keywords: STS
Date: 18 Nov 92 15:51:07 GMT
Organization: TIVOLI Systems, Inc.

Hello all,

I recently purchased the following satellite equipment used:

1 STS Model SR Block Satellite Receiver
1 STS Model MBS-AA-1 Antenna Actuator
1 MaCom Model 2100E VCII Descrambler
12 foot mesh dish/cable

The equipment is about 4 years old and seems to be in good working order.

The problem I have is that I did not receive any manuals or a remote for
the STS equipment. I am in the process of installing the equipment and
would like to acquire a copy or the original manuals for the STS equipment.

If you have these manuals or you know where I can get them please
reply via email.  Does anyone know of a mail order shop that could
get me a remote control for the equipment? 

Thanks!
Mike Turner
mturner@tivoli.com
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