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        BROADCASTERS NEWS

        *RTL2, the new German channel has confused the satellite world by
        signing a deal with Eutelsat. If you haven't found it yet RTL2 is
        on transponder 21 of Eutelsat II-F1 and was launched on September
        26.  The station is owned principly by CLT, the owners of the RTL
        TV and radio networks, and a consortium of German publishers. The
        channel  is  aiming at the youth market with a range of chat  and
        music programmes,  series and feature films. The channel is on 24
        hours a day.
        *THE GAMES CHANNEL is set to start.  As the name suggests it will
        be  full of games and the teletext will also have a 'games'  feel
        to it.  The choice of satellite was to enable cable companies  to
        have a secure access to the station.
        *TELEVISION  SOUTH,  the  UK based channel,  has been sold to  an
        American cable company called International Family  Entertainment
        or  IFE.  IFE is owned by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson but
        the  day-to-day running is handled by Timothy Robertson,  son  of
        Pat.  Tim Robertson runs the Family Channel.  This is separate to
        his fathers channel which is called the Christian Network. In the
        UK,  commercial  TV  channels are forced into,  via  a  franchise
        system,  re-bidding  for  their right to broadcast on  a  regular
        basis.  1992  has  seen  many existing  UK  channels  lose  their
        franchise  agreements.  TVS were one and another was Thames TV  ,
        who  have  teamed  up with the BBC for the satellite  channel  UK
        Gold.  TVS were keen to get onto satellite or merge with  another
        broadcaster. The major interests to IFE were the opportunities to
        broadcast to Europe, via TVS, and the aquisition of the Hollywood
        based  film studios MTM also owned by TVS.  From January 1993 IFE
        will  take  over management of TVS and  will  shortly  afterwards
        launch their European,  satellite delivered,  satellite services.
        One being a European version of the American 'Family Channel' and
        another being a religious channel.  The Family Channel also shows
        religious  programming.  In America the Family Channel has  grown
        steadily   due   to  its  continuous  output  of   clean   family
        entertainment.  Old  re-runs are a speciality of the channel with
        shows like the Waltons as regular features.  The European version
        of  the channel can also expect to see shows like the Mary  Tyler
        Moore  show which is currently part of the MTM library  owned  by
        TVS. Some of the existing team at TVS will remain after the take-
        over but most including nearly all the Directors will leave.
        *DISCOVERY  CHANNEL have been in touch explaining that they  have
        some changes to their published programmes for October. There are
        far   too   many   to  list  but  expect   changes   on   October
        10,16,17,23,24,30 and 31.
        *EUROSTEP,  the  European  educational  channel for  schools  and
        universities  switched transmissions from Olympus to Eutelsat  on
        September 1.  The channel is using Superbeam capacity on Eutelsat
        II-F3  for  four  hours  of programmes  on  weekdays  in  D2-Mac.
        Eurostep has over 100 members and is received by several thousand
        sites throughout Europe.
        *The  1992-93  programme  for EUROPACE  (European  Programme  for
        Advanced Continuing Education) is kicking off this month on a new
        satellite  and  with  a  new  transmission   standard.   Formerly
        broadcast in Pal on Eutelsat I-5,  EuroPACE is moving to Widebeam
        capacity  on  Eutelsat  II-F1  and  converting  to  D2  Mac  with
        Eurocrypt encryption.  The channel will broadcast once a week for
        up  to three hours to about 250 sites in 17 countries in  Europe.
        Its  educational programmes are mainly received by  organisations
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        *SAT  1 is moving from Astra,  the reported reason is similar  to
        that  of Eurosport,  being it gives them greater access to  cable
        connections.

        *DER KABELKANEL,  which transmits round-the-clock on Eutelsat II-
        F1  for German cable viewers,  closed its Pal feed at the end  of
        August and is now transmitting solely in D2-Mac. The channel will
        shortly hard encrypt using Eurocrypt.
        *VISNEWS watchers will be sad to see the videocrypt tests and bid
        a fond fairwell to news feeds.
        *WORLDNET,  the  English  Launguage news channel produced by  the
        USIA  (United States Information Agency) moves to transponder  27
        on  Eutelsat  II-F1 where it will share  capacity  with  Deutsche
        Welle.  The channel transmits for four hours a day (12.00 - 16.00
        CET0,  and  has  until now been time-sharing with TV5  Europe  on
        transponder 26.
        *THE  HBB  TESTS,  the Turkish language entertainment channel  on
        Eutelsat II-F3 is to extend its hours.  The channel uplinked from
        BT's  London Teleport will soon grow to 18 hours  transmission  a
        day.
        *HBO,  the Hungarian version, is to be uplinked to satellite next
        year.  The American channel called 'Home Box Office' is presently
        involved  in  a  joint project with  Hungarian  cable  companies.
        Sadely the satellite link will be scrambled and only available to
        cable 'headends'. Most of the American movies will be dubbed into
        Hungarian.
        *FILMNET  confuse many viewers by continuing on both transponders
        11 and 23,  however the output of the two transponders does  vary
        at times.  During one afternoon tp11 showed the normal publicised
        output  with  tp21  showing the same service  as  Eutelsat.Having
        informed  Filmnet that we were watching what they were up  to  we
        asked  them to confirm their new service.  The young lady in  the
        office would not deny the story and would only add that the press
        officer   was   out  recording  a  football  match   for   future
        transmission.  It  is  now very clear that a two tier Filmnet  is
        coming.
        *HUNGARIAN satellite TV is to start on October 1st 1992. Although
        transmission  time  will  be limited to 3 hours  daily  the  test
        tranmsmissions   will   include   Movies,   TV   programmes   and
        news/current  affairs  features.  If  tests  are  successful  the
        transmission  times  will be extended to 8 hours per  day  around
        Christmas  this year.  Eutelsat IIF3 (possibly 33H) will  be  the
        permanent  home of the channel.  A PTT spokesperson said that the
        channel would be a great help to Hungarians living outside  their
        country of origin.
        *MTV Video Music awards included Van Halen,  Eric Clapton,  Annie
        Lennox, The Cure and Guns N' Roses. The interesting thing is that
        it  produced  one  of  the largest audiences that  MTV  have  had
        recently.
        *SUPER  CHANNEL  is  going  green with a  new  show  called  "Eco
        Record".  The show broadcast on Mondays at 21.30 CET and repeated
        on  Saturdays at 14.30 CET will look at key environmental  issues
        from  the sales of birds to the successful conservation  projects
        restoring coral reefs.  Technically,  the down time (the  minutes
        that  Super  has stopped broadcasting) has been caused by  BT.  A
        high powered amplifier at the London Teleport caused the failure.
        The  technical  officer at Super told us that BT had  solved  the
        problem and thanked all those that had sent in sensible  reports.
        The  latest  figures from Super claim that they now have  344,296
        hotel  rooms connected to the channel with 53,800,144  households
        connected to the network.
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        *BSKYB has a baby boom.  During a very funny telephone call  with
        Sky's press office it was confirmed that many at Sky are about to
        become  parents  or  who have  just  become  parents,namely,  Kay
        Burley,  Linda Duberley,  Chris Mann and Simon McCoy. Andy Cairns
        has  just  become a father for the third time.  SKY  MOVIES  GOLD
        started  transmission with,  as they billed it,  "GOLD  PREMIERE"
        films.  Films  ranged  in age from 1954,  being Seven Brides  for
        Seven Brothers, to 1984, with Red Dawn.
        *SKY SPORTS are to try and raise the profile of their channel  by
        introducing  it into pubs and clubs in the UK and Ireland.  BSkyB
        have  now  started to issue a magazine for their  subscribers  to
        help  them tune in at the right times.  The idea is to  give  Sky
        Subscribers  the  info on Skys own channels instead of having  to
        look through magazines.
        *THE  CHILDRENS CHANNEL now has a new logo showing the full  name
        of the channel.  TCC has now got into full swing with its teenage
        programming. In October they claim,"TV's hottest love", on a kids
        channel?  No this is not smutt,  just good old fashioned  teenage
        love,  the  nice  type.  Pop quizes test the kids and  the  names
        confuse the parents in 'CDQ'.
        *ANTENNA 2 is now showing '2' on screen. Plus the symbal 16/9 for
        their high definition programmes.
        *FOLLOWING  on  from  the news that the BBC  have  changed  their
        encryption to D2-Mac,  here are some more contact details for you
        if you want further details
        D2-Mac suppliers
        Philips +33 1 472 858 00
        Sweden +46 141 336 50
        Norway +47 2 973 170
        France +33 1 346 075 46
        Ireland +353 169 3355
        Subscriptions
        TV Extra +46 141 355 12
        *DEUTSCHE WELLE has confirmed the use of Intelsat 'K'.  They will
        be  using transponder H7.  This is 11.605GHz.  Broadcasts will be
        from 16.00 to 04.00CET.
        *MTX is to launch shortly according to the latest  news.  Another
        adult entertainment channel with videos coming from across Europe
        and  America.  MTX  will  use Videocrypt and  charge  140  pounds
        sterling  for their 3 hour service and 190 pounds for the 4  hour
        service. During an interview with MTX their spokesman, who agreed
        to  talk  to us on the understanding that we would not  make  his
        details public,  claimed that the fourth hour of programming will
        be special adult topics for differing interests. MTX suggest that
        their  service coming from Holland will be broadcast on  Eutelsat
        II-F1.

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        THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE GREAT LETTERS.  SEE IF YOU WERE A WINNER
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        RECEIVING FOOTPRINT ON DISK THEN GET IN TOUCH WITH BILL. ARTICLES
        NEXT  MONTH  INCLUDE AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE  ADULT  CHANNEL
        GIRLS, HOW TO AVOID INTERFERENCE AND MORE OF THE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE
        NEWS TESUG STYLE.

        STOP PRESS NEWS STOP PRESS
        UK  Gold  has confirmed its start date to be  November  1st.  But
        cable subscribers may not be able to see the channel.  The reason
        being  that although it will be free to dish owners they will  be
        charging cable operators from day one. UK Gold will transmit from
        6am  to  2am  every  day with its mix  of  programming  from  the
        libraries  of  the  BBC  and  Thames  TV.  UK  Gold  will  be  on
        transponder 23 (11.552 GHz).

        ARD1  have started programming on Eutelsat II-F1.  Football  fans
        will enjoy the regular soccer programmes.
        CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) and the BBC will soon start a
        joint programming venue between Canada and Europe.

        The first ITN radio news  will be broadcast on October 5th.

        RADIO LUXEMBOURG CLOSURE on December 31st 1992. The future of the
        English service is now in the hands of Atlantic 252 on long wave.
        Comments  already  in vary from,  "Shocking" to  "They  can't  be
        serious".  No  real  explanation has been given for the  closure,
        however,  Roy  Litchfield  of QEFM said that he had  heard  about
        advertisors that wanted to use Luxembourg and gave up trying.  If
        you would like to show your support for the station you can write
        to the English Service of Luxembourg at;
        45 Blvd.Pierre Frieden
        L-2808 Luxembourg
        We know the presenters will be pleased to here from you.

        HISPASAT,  reports of tests having been coming in.  Check out  31
        west at the bottom end of the DBS band.
        This  satellite will offer reception on dishes as small as  40cms
        in the centre of their footprint.
        NBC,  from  America,  are hoping to finalise an agreement with  a
        European  Eutelsat  broadcaster to bring more of their output  to


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        Europeans.

        DID  YOU HEAR ERIC on the radio?  It would appear that he  is  to
        continue  doing  a  satellite show on  Euronet.  (What  is  Chris
        England doing lowering his standards? - Ed) For those that missed
        it, tune into Englands England on Euronet to hear more.

        MORE  RUMOURS  from  the BBC suggest that the  national  services
        Radios '1' and '4' may soon be on satellite.

        FILMNET continues to expand and further channels are planned  for
        existing viewers.

        SUPERVISION are shortly to open offices in Spain and Cyprus.

        COMPETITION WINNERS who will receive a copy of the CD 'The Legend
        Lives On' are on there way to;
        J van Drongelen in Holland
        Bob Thornton in the UK and
        Peter Neis in Germany.
        Well  done  to  the winners and our thanks to  Off  Shore  Echoes
        magazine for the CDs.























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        SKY TELEVISION has 500,000 viewers in 1984 but was still not able
        to  offer  the  service direct to home.  It cost  Rupert  Murdoch
        5million pounds a year earlier to obtain the station.  1984  also
        saw  Sky  talking  to the French Government hoping to  use  TDF1.
        Spring  1985 Sky went in the clear.  1986 Tony Logie  leaves  Sky
        after  failing to reach advertising targets for the channel which
        was  then connected to 6.3 million homes.  In 1987 Sky  announced
        losses  of over 14 million pounds sterling,  but the channel  had
        increased  its connection to 10 million homes.  " Sky is to  stay
        clear",  was the announcement in 1988,  but of more interest  was
        the  news  that  Sky was to become a UK targeted service  with  a
        variety  of channels via four transponders on  Astra.  Sky  began
        talks  with  Amstrad  in the same year  after  the  manufacturing
        company  failed  to  get  the results it  required  with  British
        Satellite Broadcasting.  Autumn 1988 sees the Sky Channel removed
        from  many European countries after Mr Murdoch has to change  his
        mind about a pan-European free film service.  February 1989 Astra
        comes  on-line and Sky TV is available in Western Europe on  60cm
        dishes.  Autumn of 1989 sees the first issue of Videocrypt cards.
        During 1989 many top staff left the network as sales  projections
        failed to be met. The last two years have seen the Comedy Channel
        come  and  go.  BSB  fail  and basically Sky took  over  the  UKs
        satellite delivered services.  Eurosport left Skys control  after
        court battles with Screensport which  resulted in Sky closing the
        channel.  Skys  Astra service increased with an additional 'Movie
        Channel',  'Sky Sports' and the new 'Movie Gold' channel. In 1992
        Sky started to trade profitably and managed to reduce its  multi-
        million  pound  debt  by  selling off a  MarcoPolo  satellite  to
        Norway. 1992 also sees the first HD tests from Sky in Videoguard.
        Sky  Sports becomes a subscription channel.  Lets not forget  the
        original Sky Radio service,  from Holland, which now has a sister
        station called Hits FM. Sky have also offered the sub-carriers it
        has available to other radio services. The network now has a text
        service,  which they hope to replace soon.  The future holds much
        for the channel, as long as you live in the UK or Ireland, and it
        is hoped to float the company on the open market in 1993.  It  is
        expected  to  make  Rupert  Murdoch and other  investors  in  the
        network MILLIONS over night.

        'WE  WILL  RETURN' was the claim of Eclipse FM when  they  closed
        last  year.  But  what  happened  to  them.  The  then  programme
        director,  Peter  Mac  wrote at the time," Thanks  for  the  many
        suggestions  for fund-raising ideas.  However,  the only type  of
        fundraising that would work for a station such as Eclipse is more
        advertising revenue. You cannot run a radio station on selling t-
        shirts  and donations from listeners".  Station manager,  Spencer
        Pryor  wrote,  "People have suggested that we apply for  the  new
        National  Commercial Radio Licence that has been advertised,  but
        we really believe this is a non-starter for a rock station due to
        the frequency being on AM".  So what did happen? We asked many in
        or around satellite radio and the answer was that the advertising
        agencies  kill TV and radio.  In didn't matter what research  was
        done,  those  who  place  adverts on behalf  of  large  companies
        refused to take anything as fact. Therefore they said that no one
        was listening and that they would not place adverts with Eclipse.
        A  year on the station has not returned and the chances are  that
        it won't. However, if you remember Eclipse and would like to urge
        them  to come back you can still write to them c/o Don  Chambers,
        Don St, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE4 8XZ.



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        QEFM started in 1989 when a group of people got together to  talk
        about  launching  a  local radio service in  Cheltenham  England.
        April  1990  and with no sign of the Radio  Authority  (the  UK's
        licencing authority) moving to offer  the licence for Cheltenham,
        proposals  were put forward to operate for three weeks a 'special
        event'  service,  in  truth,  bending the rules of this  type  of
        licence  to  show  the RA what  the  group  proposed.  July  1990
        'Cheltenham  Radio - The Hallmark of Quality' operated for  three
        weeks  from Imperial Gardens Cheltenham with a transmitter  power
        of 400milli watts.  The signal covered the town of Cheltenham but
        was  blotted  out on the areas outside the town by a 100watt  BBC
        transmitter.  The test service was hailed a success in August and
        although the RA had not asked for them,  a full proposal was  put
        to  them in the hope that it would bring the chances of a licence
        forward.  By April 1991 there was still no sign of an offer  from
        the  RA  and at this point Roy Litchfield,  now General  Manager,
        suggested that to avoid losing the group of broadcasters that had
        put  together  the  'local' station  for  Cheltenham,  the  Radio
        Cheltenham Group should look at satellite with a view to  linking
        the  two  services.  June 1991 the go-ahead is given for  Quality
        Europe FM with the local station being called Quality 603 when it
        is offered.  July '91 test transmissions started on the 15th from
        the  same  CARAVAN  studio  that had  been  used  for  the  local
        broadcasts  a year earlier.  Although full programming started on
        August  15  there  was  a special programme  on  the  14th  which
        featured material from the 1960s and special comments about  off-
        shore  radio  as midnight approached.  QEFM originally wanted  to
        pioneer  a  satellite  delivered news service  which  was  called
        'International Satellite News' which was closed after 10  months.
        News  is  now provided by 'Network News'.  The local licence  was
        subsequently  offered to another group and Radio  Cheltenham  are
        now  applying for other UK licences.  Research shows that QEFM is
        the  2nd most listened to radio station on  Astra,  behind  Radio
        Luxembourg.  Further  research now shows their audience has grown
        to 10.8 million listeners across each week.  To date this is  one
        of  the  fastest satellite delivered services to get on-air  from
        the  time funding became available.  Easy Listening music is  the
        format of the station.  However, their 2nd sub-carrier is planned
        to have a country flavour,  as one of their financial  supporters
        owns a country  music record company.

        More about the history of some broadcasters in the coming months.
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        A  Marston  writes," I am enclosing further details of  a  simple
        modification I've carried out to obtain the 7.74 & 7.92 Mhz audio
        sub-carriers  on an Amstrad SRX200 tuner.It involves changing the
        local  oscillator frequency by adding a 18.432 Mhz  crystal  (The
        new  18.432 crystal becomes part of the circuit that controls the
        sub-carrier frequency.  By adding it you can gain access to other
        frequencies - Ed).  This new crystal should be fitted along  side
        the  existing crystal with a switch or relay.  This allows you to
        select the original sub-carrier frequencies or the new  ones.  If
        you  use  a switch to add the new crystal to the circuit then  it
        MUST  be connected using single core screened cable.  If you  are
        not using the 'TV/Sat' button you could use the 12volt feed  from
        pin of the scart socket to operate a 12 volt switching relay. The
        relay could then be mounted close to the original crystal. Wiring
        would  then  be easy.  You only need to connect the coil  between
        ground and pin 8 of the scart, this is only of use if you are not
        using  the 'TV/Sat' facility for other reasons.  So far I am  not
        sure if the switch and wire method may go unstable after a bit of
        time.  If  you fit the new crystal along side the crystal  marked
        '180-100' then use 'AU2' for the extended frequencies,  after you
        have  switched  it over.  If you use the '177-100'  crystal  then
        select 'AU1' before switching over via your relay or  switch.  My
        board  layout  is  totally different to that of the  SRX  100/200
        service manual but is basically the same as the SRD 400,  but not
        exactly.  My  two crystals were mounted on a small subpanel  with
        three transistors etc.  The crystal marked '177-100' or 17.7  Mhz
        is for audio 1 and the other crystal marked '180-100' or 18.0 Mhz
        is  for  audio 2.  In this way I think it is possible  to  create
        changes  to  any  Amstrad tuners.  The cost of the  crystal  from
        Maplins is 1.65 pounds sterling and the part number is FY84F".
        TESUG  comment,  the  drawing supplied follows and  to  help  you
        further  you  will  find the crystals located  in  the  following
        places on the SRX200.  The '177-100' crystal is to be found along
        side a Motorola chip ('M') in the centre of the circuit board. It
        is  labelled  'X301'.  The '180-100' is also along side the  same
        chip  but is labelled 'X302'.  Do not confuse these two  crystals
        with a third crystal which is located to the right of the circuit
        board with the front of the receiver facing you.  You should also
        note that whenever you play with a receiver you do so at your own
        risk. The drawing for a switched installation follows;
          |__
          |S |_
         _|W |_|-------------|----|
        |_|I |_             _|_   |
          |T |_|--------|  |10K|  |
          |C |_         |  |_R_|  |
          |H |_|--------|----|    |
          |__|          |    |    |
          |            CP1   |    |
                             |    |
                     _______/     |
                    /             |
                   |             /
                   |            |
                  _|_          _|_
                  New          Old
                Crystal      Crystal
                  ___          ___
                   |            |
                    \          /
                      \      /
                         CP2.
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        More on the Marston Mod,  the points shown as 'CP1' and 'CP2' are
        the existing points where the crystal is now  fitted.  Therefore,
        you  need to remove the crystal at that point and substitute  the
        connection points as shown on the previous diagram.
        Please  note  that the wire used to join the components  and  the
        switch  is  single core screened cable.  Rather like a  miniature
        variety of the cable from your dish to your receiver.  The  outer
        screening  of  the  cable used should be connected  to  an  earth
        point.  This  reduces the chances of unwanted frequencies getting
        into and out of the modified circuit.
        Also offered was a diagram for the 'relayed' version,  perhaps we
        can print that in a future FP if you let us know.

        Nick  Presland wrote asking if there is any  sensible  way,  that
        doesn't cost a fortune, of motorising a 80/90cm dish?
        TESUG  replies,  a good DIY method is the WASO kit.  It comes  to
        TESUGIANS at a special price so have your card ready. The kit has
        a motor drive, which can be a little noisy, H to H mount of sorts
        and  all the mounting brackets.  Basically you fit your  existing
        dish  to  the  new mount,  which can you can  do  yourself.  Full
        details from WASO in Salford UK.  The price is 85 pounds sterling
        for the DIY kit.

        Jens Satre writes," Can you please help me?  Is there anyone  who
        can  get  me a FULL Sky card?  I would be happy to swop it for  a
        Filmnet  card  or  maybe  a TV1000 with  TV3  card  would  be  of
        interest.  I  give you my full permission to print my address and
        name in "FOOTPRINT".
        TESUG COMMENT,  we have a funny feeling that you are going to  be
        buried with letters Jens, still thats up to you. You can write to
        him;
        Jens Torbjorn Satre
        Kjosden
        3750 Drangedal
        Norway
        As  a  bit of advice to both parties,  do make sure you  exchange
        annual contracts, we don't want any arguments later.

        Emlyn Jones of Wales writes," I am returning the entitlement form
        which  I recieved the other day",  this is in reply to  a  letter
        from  BSkyB.  He  continues," I will not enter any new  agreement
        until  Sky  fulfils its promise as was stated in  their  original
        agreement.  Regarding  option one I am not interested in  sports,
        neither  do I want it free for a year.  I understand that Sky  is
        planning  a new D2-Mac which I would be very interested in  as  I
        used  to  enjoy the excellent picture quality which BSB  had.  By
        offering  (Option 2) the Amstrad SRX 200,  which I replaced  with
        BSB  equipment  which is mono sound only you are not  keeping  to
        the  true  spirit of the agreement between yourself and the  ITC.
        Neither do I regard  the Amstrad as a true replacement to my  ITT
        Nokia."
        TESUG  COMMENT,  the best help we can offer is for you to get  in
        touch  with  with our ITT expert,  Gareth.  He will help you  get
        extended  use of of your BSB kit.  A small point to note is  that
        the SRX 200 is a stereo receiver not mono only. The audio '1' and
        '2'  settings  are  stereo,  '3','4','5' and  '6'  are  the  mono
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        David  Heydon writes," I agree whole heartedly with the desire to
        exchange information/ideas with other members. With my permission
        add  my  name   to the contact list.  I would  be  interested  in
        corresponding  with  members into  DX'ing.  Have  you  considered
        computerising TESUG? This would allow members to meet on-line and
        would provide up-to-date news stories. It would undoubtedly bring
        in more members.  You could create a TESUG closed conference with
        various  topics i.e.news.  You could use E-mail for permission to
        join.  Should  you  decide to go ahead I would  gladly  offer  my
        services".
        TESUG  REPLY,  we asked the question before about using something
        like Compuserve and the reply was to say the least negative.  The
        reason  given  was cost.  This is why  we  tested  Videodat.  The
        response  to this computer service has been very high.  Hence the
        reason why,  after the tests were checked out,  we have agreed  a
        full service with the German based owners. This will be broadcast
        every  month around the 14th of the month.  However,  if you feel
        that  we can get another information service up and running  lets
        take  another  look  at it.  The whole idea of TESUG  is  to  get
        information out!!

        J Engelhardt writes,  agreeing with most of you on the subject of
        freedom  of  viewing choice.  He also asks if the  Logos  in  the
        corner  of the screen are illegal as they are a constant  advert.
        He  also  endorses  the views that there are too many  video  and
        transmission standards,  why doesn't Europe wait before  jumping.
        On  the  subject  of  pan-European film  channels  he  says  that
        if,"they  wait  too  long Euro Hack will come out with  a  pirate
        VideCrypt  decoder".  'J' also has two further  questions,"  What
        Caroline  was  Radio  Caroline  named  after?  If  I'm  correctly
        informed,  in  the days when Radio Caroline was a pirate station,
        there  were only men aboard the ship,  and the ship wasn't  named
        the Caroline either. So who's Caroline?
        When does my TESUG membership run out? I've lost track!!"
        TESUG  REPLY,  we  asked Peter Moore,  General Manager  of  Radio
        Caroline,  for the answers (NOT THAT ERIC REALLY NEEDED TO -ED),"
        The  station was named after the daughter of the  late   American
        President  John F Kennedy.  Although the original Radio  Caroline
        ship  was called the 'Frederica' she also has the name 'Caroline'
        on the stern.  They was a mixed crew on the early Caroline as has
        been  the  case during most her days at sea.  As  all  ships  are
        ladies it seemed logical to use a female name".  Don't worry Bill
        will place a renewal notice in Footprint at the right time.

        Luciano  Selva faxed," I am interested in prices for the  various
        Eurocrypt  cards  on the market.  Can you help and what  sort  of
        programmes are on each card?"
        TESUG REPLY, we will list out the more popular services in D2-Mac
        to help you.  FILMNET, as its name suggests is a film channel and
        the  cost  in sterling is around 285 pounds per year.  TV+  shows
        films  and starts in the evening with an annual charge of  around
        70  pounds.  TV3  and TV1000 come as  a  package,  both  offering
        general entertainment.  TV3 costs around 110 pounds per card with
        TV1000 being charged at 336 pounds with TV3 thrown in. However, a
        little caution.  The past few weeks have resulted in thousands of
        cards  being turned off.  Euroswap tell us that they are now only
        swopping  cards  and  would be pleased to hear  from  anyone  who
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        Lars Jonsson writes," In footprint you wrote about a new dish for
        C-band from Communicado, I would like to know more."
        TESUG REPLY, so would we Lars. The main man at Communicado got in
        touch  and explained that they had a dish not too  dissimilar  to
        that of the Philips dish.  But they had a larger version. He then
        went  on  to explain that you did not need a special dish for  C-
        band  just a larger one.  We tried to stop him for some  minutes,
        but he had started so he was going to finish.  We understood what
        he was trying to tell us.  Since then Communicado have been  very
        quiet.  After  several  phone  calls the promised  dish  has  not
        arrived.  But  don't panic others are also looking at making  the
        same  style of dish.  If you remember a back issue,  we tried  to
        explain that C-band is very like every other satellite band.  Its
        major  difference  is  that  it is on  a  different  band,  4Ghz.
        Therefore,  if you have added a 'telecom' band LNB to your system
        C-band  is  not different.  However,  there  are  some  technical
        aspects of the transmissions that you need to check out. The vast
        majority of C-band is broadcast in 'inverted video'.  As the name
        suggests  the  video is opposite to that of the normal video  you
        have  been  used  to.  Therefore you need  a  receiver  that  has
        inverted video as a option.
        Also  you will find a great deal of 50m/s audio.  Not the same as
        Panda like you get on Eutelsat and Astra. Also there are a lot of
        narrow  band  signals.  So check out that you have  the  required
        options on your receiver. At the dish end you will need a new LNB
        and  probably feedhorn.  The reason for the new feedhorn is  that
        you have circular polarisation on C-band.  At the office we use a
        Chapparal  feedhorn and Gardner LNB.  The results are very  good.
        Next the dish size.  If you still have the July edition of FP you
        will see some C-band footprints. A very easy one to understand is
        the France Telecom II satellites.  If you have lost it,  the main
        thing  you will see is the low signal strength of  C-band.  Enter
        another  factor.   High  powered  satellites  give  you  a  small
        footprint.  Similarly if you need a wider footprint the effective
        power across the footprint reduces.  No doubt high powered C-band
        will come in time.  At the present you are looking at an absolute
        minimum  of a 1.5 metre dish to even start with.  A look back  at
        the last edition of FP will also show you how low the power of C-
        band feeds are.  So it is not as complicated as you would  think.
        But you do need the correct equipment and the right dish size. If
        you think about it, it is exactly the same as all other satellite
        reception.  S-band  can be a touch different because you are  now
        entering  a  frequency where you can use a 'Yagi'  style  aerial.
        This  type of aerial looks like a VHF or standard TV aerial,  not
        the favoured European style TV antenna.  A description would be a
        long metal section about 3metres in length with smaller  sections
        welded across the main section or boom.  Because S-band is so low
        in  frequency it is possible to achieve the required gain from an
        aerial.  But  you will still gain more from a  dish  system.  The
        biggest  problem  with any of this equipment is the lack of  mass
        marketing.  Hence  the cost is high,  in some cases very high.  A
        good  S-band  system can set you back almost  2  thousand  pounds
        sterling.  Whereas, you can convert to C-band, providing you have
        the  right receiver and dish for around 400 pounds.  The smallest
        dish we have worked with is an IRTE 1.5 prime focus dish and  our
        C-band horn and LNB.  That gave us average results,  but not much
        more.  If  a  dish is a problem then you can opt for  the  device
        called  a  threshold extender.  Again a good unit but you need  a
        receiver  that has a '70 Mhz' loop.  This enables the unit to  be
        fitted.

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        For export only from the UK,  or you can call your local  Eurosat
        dealer, Joss at Eurosat will be happy to sell you a unit. But you
        should  NOT fit it unless you are good with electrical  diagrams.
        In  fact you should check that your local dealer has the  ability
        before  taking your receiver and extender to be fitted.  The  end
        result  of fitting the unit is gain increased by almost two fold.
        Then you do have to remember to switch the unit off when  looking
        at  satellites that give you higher power in your location or you
        will probably get very glary pictures.  In certain  circumstances
        you could overload your receiver, so be warned.

        Neil  Page  writes," I wonder if you could throw any light  on  a
        mystery.  My  dish  is  fixed to Astra so I wasn't  expecting  to
        receive  signals at the top of 10Ghz.  I discovered a  horrendous
        quality but visible picture". Neil detailed a logo in his letter.
        He continued," I know that Astra are not yet transmitting on that
        frequency. Could I be receiving a faint signal from Eutelsat?
        Also,  I'd like to make a little contribution to the great  movie
        channel  debate.  According to Satellite Times,  'Good Fellas' on
        Sky  Movies runs for 140 minutes,  but on TV1000 and  Filmnet  it
        runs  for  146  minutes.  It wouldn't be the first  time  that  a
        mainstream  (ie  not  hard core porn) movie has been cut  for  UK
        consumption. So, remember it isn't only smut fans who fall victim
        to the Mary Whitehouses of this world".
        TESUG REPLIES,  thank you for your views about the  movies.  Your
        10Ghz  drawing  and information suggests you are  seeing  signals
        from Eutelsat at 16 degrees east, only 3 degrees away from Astra.
        We  hate  to say,  'We told you so',  but that is the problem  of
        60cms dishes.  See FP over a year ago. The first thing you should
        do is to make sure that your dish is aligned properly. If you are
        still  receiving signals from Eutelsat on your 60cm dish then  it
        is a problem with your dish.  To explain the problem,  the bigger
        the dish the better the accuracy. The smaller the dish the larger
        amount  of the Sky it looks at.  So a 60cm dish can see  signals,
        albeit  quite weak,  from two satellites that are only 3  degrees
        apart.  In  America they always use larger dishes  because  their
        satellites are often only 2 degrees apart. If you continue to get
        signals that are annoying then swop your dish for an 80cms.  That
        will  cure  the problem.  Before you rush out it is always  worth
        asking if the new dish you buy can be upgraded to  motorised.  If
        not and you do want to look at other satellites in the future you
        will have to buy yet another dish.

        H.L.  Borowsky  telephoned asking," Can we separate the news from
        other  information?  How  can  I get  more  details  about  Greek
        programmes  and what about a fact sheet on which transponders can
        be received on an 80cms dish?"
        TESUG replies,  the major problem with the separation of news  is
        what  do WE call news?  In some cases news to one person may only
        be  information  to  another.  A good example  is  the  new  Trac
        receiver,  how  would you classify that article.  Some would  say
        news  and other would argue it is information.  Probably they are
        both correct.  You see the problem.  Also the Intelsat locations,
        are  they news or information?  If we can find the answer to  the
        question  'why' we may have the answer to  your  question.  Greek
        programmes  will  soon be listed in some of the  programme  mags.
        Providing  you  received the July '92 copy of FP the details  you
        need are already with you. The 'data file', included in July '92,
        takes  you through the majority of the footprints.  On  the  last
        page  is  a  dish guide.  The left side of the dish  guide  lists
        signal power in dBW.  The column at the bottom indicates the size
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        (You've  lost  your July copy of FP,  never mind back issues  are
        available ask Bill -Ed).

        Mr  Sloan telephoned saying," Why are Sky telling me that  Movies
        Gold is going onto transponder 32 of Astra and the Comedy Channel
        is staying on 26? Also where can I obtain Videodat equipment?"
        TESUG replies,  What a goof out!!  The department at Sky who told
        you that are about to be hit about the head,  thats what the lady
        at  Sky  told us.  Videodat equipment can be  obtained  from  two
        sources.  The  largest  being  Weigand in  Germany.  They  supply
        equipment  for the whole of Europe apart from the UK.  In the  UK
        you  should  contact Cambridge Computers.  They will  supply  you
        direct from the factory.

        Jim  Perkins telephoned asking,"Why don't you do a disk  exchange
        system for FP. It would save me hours logging it into my PC."
        TESUG replies,  what a good idea!! Your idea has been put to many
        others  and  there  are a lot of people very keen  on  the  idea,
        including one subscriber who spends hours typing the  information
        into his PC before the paper variety of FP finds its way into the
        rubbish bin. So this is how we will work it. If you would like to
        receive  FP  on  disc in the future please send us  a  good/clean
        formatted  5.25 disc and suitable packaging.  You can get a  disc
        postal  packet from most stationery shops.  We will then copy  FP
        on  to  the disc and post it back to you,  but you will  need  to
        replace  it  each month.  An easy to use copy all sheet  will  be
        included. Would you please clearly mark you name and TESUG number
        on  the disc and packaging.  The view is that we use 1.2  format,
        but we can cope with most. Don't go too low with your disc as you
        could end up needing more than one. 3.50 discs can go up to 1.44,
        again we can cope with lower formats.

        Mr  Napean  telephoned to say,"I would like to recommend  Malcolm
        James  of  Vision Services because he goes out of his way  to  be
        helpful and informative".  We contacted Vision Services and spoke
        to Susan James. She was very keen to talk to us and VERY QUICK to
        say," There are still many who walk around in ten gallon hats and
        ride horses in the satellite industry". By joining and supporting
        a  small trade organisation in the UK they hoped that they  would
        be helping to remove the 'cowboy' element.  However," that  still
        doesn't  seem  to happened",  claimed Mr James,  wife  of  Susan.
        Vision  Services have been into satellite for 7 years and Malcolm
        still enjoys fitting motorised systems. Yet, Susan also said that
        they  were not the cheapest installation company in  the  country
        but  at least they would offer good back-up for their  customers.
        Something  that,  in  her opinion,  was lacking from  many  other
        installers.  Being  that  they  are a small  family  company  the
        knowledge  they  have of satellite is very high.  Susan  did  not
        claim  to  be  technically  perfect but did say  that  if  a  new
        satellite  viewer  called them the first thing she would  suggest
        would be to check a listings magazine and see what programmes you
        want  to watch.  After that they would suggest what systems  suit
        your viewing habits. Only after going through all this would they
        install. You can contact Vision Services on 0209 860535. We thank
        Mr Napean for his call.

        John  Cox  telephoned asking," After seeing the  manuals  now  at
        TESUG H/Q,  do you have a 7007 workshop manual?  I want to reduce
        the  band-width  and  would like to take a look  at  the  circuit
        diagram".

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        TESUG reply,  the direct answer is no, but we are sure a TESUGIAN
        will help out. How about a FREE 1993 TESUG diary to the first one
        that arrives. We will forward it to John.

        John Strange writes about his views on Czech TV,"Since my initial
        visit  to  Czechoslovakia in 1975 I have noted with interest  the
        change  of  TV broad-casting.  For many years there have  been  2
        channels broadcast by CST.  Programme 1 & 2.  In certain areas of
        the country it is possible to receive TV from  Germany,  Austria,
        Hungary,  Poland   and Russia with great ease.  People will go to
        great expense to obtain large antennas in order to receive  these
        extra programmes.  Two years ago, as with everything, there was a
        revolution in TV and the interest in Satellite TV grew & grew. It
        is not uncommon, with apartment blocks, to see walls covered with
        dishes from 60cms to 1.5 metres, there seems to be no regulations
        on  dishes just a free for all.  The most popular programmes seem
        to  be RTL+,  Sat1,  Tele5,  Pro7 and any other German  stations.
        There  is  very little interest being shown in  British  channels
        except MTV.  The state TV broadcaster, CST, has also gone through
        a change now having 3 channels.  FI,  CTV-STV and OK3.  FI is the
        federal  channel  seen all over the country  with  programmes  in
        Czech  and Slovak.  CTV is the channel for the Czech part of  the
        country  and STV is for the Slovak part and was the old programme
        2.  The most interesting is OK3. This is a real odd bird. Most of
        the  programmes are taken from satellite stations  ie  MCM,  CNN,
        BBC,  Sat1,  Russian TV etc.,  etc., with some home programmes to
        fill  in.  This  3rd channel is only available in Prague for  the
        moment  but  I'm sure the rest of the country will get  it  soon.
        This  is the station I watched most and a typical  morning  would
        be;  7.45am MCM,  8.15 Czech programmes, 8.30 BBC break-fast time
        news  (as seen on BBC1 at 07.30),  9.00 CNN,  10.00  Screensport,
        11.00  TV5  Europe  and  12.00 MCM.  The  quality  of  the  Czech
        programmes  is  very high.  Great emphasis is put into  childrens
        programmes and films plus drama. The Czechs have always made some
        of the greatest films. With the new way of life I hope it doesn't
        change.  Yes,  I  do have my own satellite system which I got  in
        1985  (since  up-graded of course).  I only got it  in  case  CTV
        decided to go satellite.  I live in hope.  If anyone at CTV reads
        this  perhaps they will get something on-air.  I have noted  over
        the  past  few years the change in satelite TV and it seems  that
        the  BEST satellite channels have been the state  channels  3Sat,
        TV5 Europe,  TF1,  A2,  ARTE.  RAI and TVE, perhaps other private
        stations  should  take note as I think that these will be  around
        long after they have gone off-air".
        TESUG replies,  thanks John for your views,  no doubt others will
        now voice their respective views.  On the subject of state broad-
        casters.  During  a  conversation with a senior  executive  of  a
        satellite owner,  who will for obvious reasons stay anonymous, he
        also  expressed the view that state broadcasters were of  greater
        value to them than private services.  When asked "Why". The reply
        was that they knew how to keep things going and had the financial
        backing  to stick to what they were good at.  Is there some logic
        in that statement?.
        Anthony  King writes," any ideas of the values of  the  resistors
        for 50ms audio?"
        TESUG  reply,  After  much  searching of the  brain  cells,(thats
        because Eric had brain failure at the time -Ed) the answer is  1K
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        Unicom  UK  Ltd wrote," Anyone there know how long Filmnet  might
        continue on Eutelsat?  We are continuing to receive requests  for
        decoding equipment but are reluctant to advise Clients as we have
        no idea of Filmnets plans on 13 degrees".
        TESUG  reply,  we  doubt  at the moment if Filmnet  know  either.
        However, we are proud of you for finding out before the unknowing
        customer  buys  something only to find out it stops a  few  weeks
        later.  On that subject there is no truth in the rumour,  as  put
        out  by  one  pirate  decoder  manufacturer,  that  RHD  will  be
        continuing  with  their present encryption system for  much  more
        than a few months.  Therefore,  paying nearly 100 pounds sterling
        will  mean  that you have probably paid twice as much  as  proper
        subscribers.  But  back  to  Filmnet.  The  transponder  used  by
        Filmnet,  along with others are being reviewed in 1993. This will
        be the time that final decisions will be made. The information we
        have  is  along normal lines.  If the pirate boys  continue  with
        their  activities  then Filmnet on Eutelsat will also go  D2-Mac.
        The major problem at the moment is equipment at cable ends.  What
        you need to understand is that most broadcasters see Eutelsat  as
        their  link  to  cable companies and Astra the  link  to  private
        dishes.

        HELLO   MR ROLLINGS!!!!!!!!

        Richard  Blommestein writes asking for details that are a  little
        delicate.  We  will  be sending the details to you but they  will
        come with this edition of FP.  So that those who regularly fax us
        don't get too upset or think that we are ignoring you,  we  don't
        fax information. The reason being it costs a great deal of money.
        The way it works is your requests during the month are held until
        the  next  copy  of  FP  is sent.  The  quicker  way  to  receive
        factsheets  or other 'hard-copy' information during the month  is
        to send your enquiry with an SAE,  in the UK, or IRCs to suit the
        postage  from your country.  Many who have just  re-joined  TESUG
        have  been  surprised by the fact that subscription has not  been
        increased  this year.  If we start faxing information it costs  a
        great deal of money and subs would have to be increased. It would
        also be unfair on those without fax machines at home or work.

        Malcolm faxed us with the following information," I have for sale
        a  Uniden  7007  receiver  for sale,  the  price  is  100  pounds
        sterling. Also the 7007 positioner for a further 100 pounds. Plus
        a  combined  Ashin ASR8000 combined receiver/positioner  for  195
        pounds. They are all working perfectly. The first caller who buys
        one  of my receivers will also get a free  'General  Instruments'
        sat  receiver,  but  I don't know how well it works,  if at  all.
        Phone  for  details +44 (0)493 661027 before 7.00pm and  leave  a
        message".

        Look  out for more from Malcolm in the future when he  writes  he
        will  "probably"  take  a  look at the  satellite  activities  of
        Plymouth University.
        Jan  Jergensen  writes asking for a variety of  factsheets  which
        will be in this edition of FP.  He continued,  " About one  month
        ago  I  sent  you  a fax asking if you could send me  a  copy  of
        'Satellite Times',  but I have not received it yet.  Perhaps  you
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        TESUG  reply,  thanks for asking for the address Jan as we cannot
        send  magazines to everyone but you could join the mag  swop.  We
        are  sure  that  someone will want your  magazine  in  Norway  in
        exchange for Sat Times. If not the Sat Times address;
        SATELLITE TIMES
        23 Mitcham Lane
        London
        SW16 6LQ
        England

        J.D.  Marinel writes," Please can you include my name and address
        in  the next edition of FP.  I require information on providing a
        70MHz  loop and 13/18v switching on a single input for  an  early
        Monterey. If you can help my address is;
        Vortices
        Uplands
        St.Peter
        Jersey C.I.
        JE3 7BQ"

        Jody  Foster  writes,"Can you tell me the difference between  the
        Mimtec SRR1750 for Eutelsat and Astra?"
        TESUG  replies,  very simply the frequencies/transponder set  up.
        The original 1750 was formatted to work on the Astra  transponder
        set up. This means that you didn't have to worry about polarities
        or  frequencies.  You  only went to a channel number pressed  the
        correct sub-carrier frequency and you were away. Being that Astra
        is  an odd satellite to most others,  the software needed  to  be
        different.  Similarly  the Eutelsat receiver is set up for  their
        satellites.

        Richard  Hodges  writes,"  Again  FP  is up  to  its  usual  high
        standard. I have read with interest the article on 'Sex Channels'
        and have sent my letter to Brussels. With regard to RHD, long may
        they  continue  to  satisfy  customers  despite  the   logistical
        problems  in  obtaining decoders.  As to the suggestion that  the
        content may have to be toned down,  I totally disagree.  When you
        consider  that  our  Swedish counterparts  have  the  benefit  of
        TV1000,  why is it so wrong for me to watch. After all we are all
        European  Citizens,   whether  in  Stockholm  or  London.  Please
        congratulate  RHD and ask them to show any permissable footage of
        'Sue  Nero',  'Sarah  Young' or 'Teresa Orlowsro'.  I  also  look
        forward to their amateur competition.  Is there any way that  RHD
        can  provide programme details to the UK or is that also  against
        the  rules.  With regard to 'Filmnet' do they uplink their  adult
        material from outside the UK like TV1000?"
        TESUG replies,  we have passed your comments on to RHD. You don't
        have to reserve views on programmes to RHD. We will forward views
        about  programmes to any channel.  Many satellite channels  often
        call us to see what YOU WANT,  it's up to you. Filmnet do not up-
        link from the UK. So there is not a comparison between TV1000 and
        Filmnet. To clarify things there are a great deal of stations who
        don't  uplink  from  the UK.  As far as programme  schedules  are
        concerned we asked David Cole of Satellite Times for their views.
        The  answer  was," When they can get it to us on  time.  For  the
        October  issue  they were the last ones to come in and  all  they
        could  give  us  was the films  titles,  no  other  details  were
        included.  The  problem  with this is,  for example  Saturday  12
        September  we  have  2 film titles,  'Silence of  the  Bums'  and
        'Rachael  in Red line' and no details about the  films.  'Butmans
        big  tit adventure' probably needs no explanation but it would be
        interesting  to know.          10


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        We  will be more than happy to carry full details as soon as  RHD
        make  them available to us." Late news just in confirms that  RHD
        will be forwarding information to Sat Times so that the  schedule
        can be printed.  But you will still have to be patient.  It takes
        about 6 to 8 weeks for a magazine to catch up.

        Mr  Borowsky writes," Will an amplifier help improve  signals.  I
        can  get  one that fits near to my receiver.  Also is  there  any
        chance of numbering the pages of FOOTPRINT?"
        TESUG replies,  lets answer the second question first. Because FP
        is  circulated  in differing formats we would end  up  with  page
        numbers  all  over  the place.  To explain  further.  Those  that
        receive  FP  via disk would need different page  numbers  to  the
        written copy that you have. Also the edition sent for circulation
        in  America  goes in a different format.  Videodat would also  be
        different.  The  content  is exactly the same for  all  editions,
        including  those  translated  into  languages,  but  page  layout
        changes.  An amplifier,  like the one you describe, will not help
        you.  Many  have purchased in-line amplifiers only to  find  that
        pictures  on-screen get worse not better.  In-line amps will only
        amplify the signal coming out of the LNB, this includes the noise
        which you see as 'sparklies'. Therefore you will also amplify the
        noise  which  could  make your picture  worse.  There  is  not  a
        shortcut to having the correct dish at the moment. Although there
        is always our old friend the threshold extender, which will help.

        Martin  from  Blackpool telephoned us with a warning that he  had
        purchased a Filmnet card from Blackpool Satellite  Services.  His
        credit  card  has  been charged for the card,  but  having  first
        received a faulty card he cannot get a new  replacement.  Further
        checking,  by  Martin,  resulted in him gaining information  that
        told  him  BSS had ceased trading.  Yet advertisements are  still
        being  run in magazines.  The current situation is that  BSS  are
        still  taking  money from would be customers and Martin  suggests
        that NO ONE SHOULD USE THIS COMPANY. He did ask that we pass on a
        'STRONG  WARNING' to all Tesugians when buying cards.  (Job  done
        Martin-Ed)

        Joe  Houlette  from  Germany writes,"When  will  Sky  be  totally
        scrambled?"
        TESUG reply, its not far away. All Sky channels can be scrambled,
        you  may have noticed a test recently when Sky 1 was scrambled in
        the  early hours of one morning.  Joe raises more points that  we
        will cover in the next issue.

        LETTERS  FOR   THE  NEXT EDITION OF FOOTPRINT  SHOULD  ARRIVE  BY
        OCTOBER 25TH. YOU CAN ALWAYS FAX US!!!!!!!!!!



        SPECIAL  NOTICE TO DISK/VIDEODAT READERS.  ALTHOUGH SPACE IS  NOT
        ALWAYS  AVAILABLE  MAYBE YOU COULD MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS OF  GOOD
        SOFT-WARE  THAT YOU USE.  IN SPARE SPACE THAT CAN APPEAR IN  YOUR
        EDITION  OF  FOOTPRINT WE WILL BE HAPPY TO INCLUDE SOME  OF  YOUR
        SUGGESTIONS.  BUT  DO ACCEPT THAT WE WILL ONLY FILL SPARE  SPACE,
        NOT CREATE NEW SECTIONS. FOOTPRINT IS FOR SATELLITE AND HENCE THE
        SATELLITE  INFORMATION  WILL ALWAYS TAKE  PRIORITY.  HOWEVER  THE
        SPACE WE HAVE JUST FILLED COULD BE FILLED BY YOU!!



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        SECAM/PAL  comes  a  little  closer with news that  a  major  kit
        manufacturer  has  completed  tests  on  their   converter.   The
        prototype version has been on field trials for almost six months.
        We  were  hoping to announce the full details this month but  the
        company  in question has asked that you and we be a  little  more
        patient.  The  final problem to overcome is the mass availability
        of components.  But we are told this will soon be  resolved.  The
        build-it-yourself  unit  still  has the same target price  of  40
        pounds  sterling.  For those not sure of the benefits,  the  unit
        converts Secam signals to  Pal.  This means that the many  French
        or C-band broadcasts can be watched on a Pal TV.  Normally if you
        tune  into  a Secam broadcast on a Pal TV the picture is black  &
        white.
        AMSTRAD have released their new SRD510 receiver. It is to replace
        the 500.  The 510 has 99 storage points,  on-screen graphics, VCR
        timer and Videocrypt IRD.  There are 10 audio pre-sets,  Wegener,
        audio out for hi-fi and twin scart sockets. The 510 sells for 200
        pounds sterling. The SRD520, which sells for 150 pounds sterling,
        is  a  slightly up-market 510.  The extras  include  3scarts,  an
        indexing system and parental lock.  It also has a twin LNB system
        which allows a second receiver to be added later.

        TRAC satellites are now offering exchange innards for BSB  boxes.
        If  you  send them your chassis and 69 pounds sterling they  will
        send you a new PAL/D/D2-MAC receiver.  Then all you have to do is
        re-connect the power supply and away you go.
        LYN  LAINE from A.R.  Communications explains,  with  a  feminine
        touch, how their switching box works. Lyn writes," The box allows
        up  to 2 videos and a satellite receiver or laser disc,  computer
        or  CD  Video  to  be joined  to  a  television,  via  the  Scart
        connectors.  It  is  stereo equipped and also has a  phone  audio
        output to go to a hi-fi system. In its standard form the box does
        not  work  with all Bang and Olufsen equipment.  Standard  box  =
        28.99,  modified for B & O = 34.99.  B & O do their own box for =
        120.00
        The  equipment  can have any type of A/V connectors on the  rear.
        The box will still work with the correct leads.
        One  of  the  sockets  is wired up for  RGB,  ideal  for  D2  Mac
        satellite receivers,  or a computer (Amiga or Sega Megadrive). It
        is possible to record onto video tape from a Sega Mega,  but  not
        from an Amiga.
        The  box's  main  function is to allow you  to  record  satellite
        programmes whilst watching video or watch satellite,  all without
        changing any leads. Hope you make sense of this".

        PACE are now claiming 40% of the UK market and further claim that
        they  are  shipping  110,000 receivers into the whole  of  Europe
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        Unilink2 is the latest product to appear at the office for  those
        with fixed dish systems.  But, the good news is that it does work
        in most of Europe when fitted to an 80cm dish.  Simply you remove
        the  existing arm from the dish and replace it with the  Unilink.
        The  device  comes with a controller and costs around  70  pounds
        sterling and during our tests it worked very well. Read on to see
        how we got on with this new fixed dish add-on.
        Fitting  the  Unilink2 cannot be easier.  The test model we  were
        offered was for the Amstrad style of dish. This being a dish with
        a circular dish arm.  First you need to remove the old  arm.  The
        LNB should then be removed and re-fitted on the Unilink2 arm. The
        new  arm is then fitted to the existing dish and the installation
        is  almost complete.  But you do need to run two wires  from  the
        motor  arm  to  the controller in the house.  The  wire  was  not
        supplied  but  any normal speaker wire will do.  The  controller,
        which  is supplied with the kit,  acts as a controller and  moves
        the arm from east to west.  We suggest that you face the dish  on
        the  weakest satellite you are watching and allow the arm to move
        to  a  stronger bird.  We set the dish up on Eutelsat  II-F1  and
        checked out signals on Eutelsat II-F2,F3 and Astra.  All of which
        gave us the results we expected.  The unit does have  limitation,
        that we accept, but it is a lot cheaper than trying to fit a mass
        of LNBs onto a fixed dish.  It also means that many can now enjoy
        much more that satellite offers viewers. We suggest that the unit
        compares  with the 'Little Xtra' or 'Little Witch'.  To explain a
        little further all the Superbeam signals were good as was  Astra.
        Widebeam  signals were OK on the main satellite and did get worse
        as you moved away to other satellites.  As an addition to a fixed
        dish system the Unilink is very good value for money and avoids a
        mass of cables if you want to watch more than two satellites. But
        there  is  no substitute for a real motorised dish.  If  you  are
        still  not  sure about becoming fully motorised this is  a  good,
        cost effective way to start.



























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        INTELSAT  awards  new  satellite building  contract  to  American
        company GE Astro Space. Rumours suggest that this latest contract
        has  been quoted at almost cost price to entice Intelsat to  stay
        American. There are six satellites that are to built for Intelsat
        and  it  was  hoped  that the contracts would  be  split  between
        American and European contractors. Europe now has over 30% of the
        shares  in  Intelsat and a source close to the  European  members
        told us that there were many angry people.  All Europe wanted was
        an equal share of the construction projects,  this does not  seem
        to be the way it will work.


        EUTELSAT  meet  in  Paris,  the 33 members agreed  some  new  and
        refreshing 'strategic objectives'.
        *To  take up the competitive challenge faced in Europe and use it
        to full advantage for new business development.
        *To   identify  and  encourage  the  development   of   satellite
        applications with commercial potential, for their introduction by
        means of the Organization's existing and planned space segment.
        *To   respond   in  a  flexible  and  timely  manner  to   market
        requirements   by  exploiting  all   financial,   technical   and
        operational means.
        *  To remain committed to the highest standard of quality in  the
        provision  of  services  to  customers,   suitably  measured  and
        monitored.
        *To ensure a fair and acceptable return on capital investments.
        *  To optimise total resources available to the Organisation  and
        achieve  full  cooperation  among all entities  involved  in  the
        provision  of  services  to  users of  the  Organisation's  space
        segment, to meet the objectives.
        Jean  Grenier,  Director General said,"Eutelsat's  trans-European
        coverage  places it in a unique position to provide services  for
        the benefit of the entire European community.  By adopting  these
        strategic   objectives   the   Organization's   Signatories   are
        manifesting their readiness to meet the challenge of the changing
        European market".
        It  does  look as though Eutelsat have woken up to the fact  that
        they  MUST  become  a commercial organisation  to  ensure  future
        growth. Do we have Astra to thank for this?
        *  Successful tests of digital satellite radio from studio  right
        through  to the listener on one transponder have been  completed.
        The  tests  using  DSR system which can provide up  to  16  radio
        channels in one package,  and were carried out on Eutelsat  II-F3
        during August and September.
        *EUTELSAT  II-F4  comes on-line.  The new satellite located at  7
        degrees east has caused some confusion. But the answer is simple.
        The  configuration of the satellite allows for  half-transponders
        to be used.  However,  ET1, RIK and Kanal6 are receivable in most
        of Europe on standard Eutelsat receiving equipment (Around  90cms
        to   1.2metre).   Strikes  in  Greece  threatened  the  start  of
        broadcasts. Look out for other carriers on II-F4. There are a lot
        being tested.  When scanning,  the transponders on test will give
        you  a blank screen,  in most cases,  with some flashes  of  date
        which appear to be like 'sparklies'.








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        *EUROPESAT  1  has  been ordered by Eutelsat.  The  high  powered
        satellite is to be built by Matra Marconi Space. Europesat 1 will
        be positioned at 19 degrees west.  The satellite will provide  up
        to  14 channels with 110-watt output power.  It will broadcast TV
        and  radio  to the French and German language speaking  areas  of
        Europe  and  will have a life span of 12 years.  Dishes  of  only
        30cms  will  be needed for Pal and Secam transponders  and  45cms
        antennas  for  D2-Mac  16/9  transmissions.  Europesat  has  been
        supported  by France,  Germany and Switzerland.  E1 will  be  the
        first  of  a  pan-European  broadcasting system  funded  by  nine
        Eutelsat member countries.
        HISPASAT  1A  was  successfully  launched  in  September  and  on
        completion  of  tests will be located at  30  degrees  west.  The
        footprint of the satellite is directed at Spain, however, it will
        cover Europe. The frequencies of Hispasat 1A are;
         12.540    12.591    12.631
         12.671    12.711    12.015
         11.536    11.577    11.668
         12.078    12.226    12.302
         12.379    12.456

        THE  EUROPEAN  SPACE AGENCY is suffering from a lack  of  finance
        again.  But it will continue with existing projects which include
        manned    spaceflights,    science,    earth   observation    and
        telecommunications.  The  ESA will explore how it can work closer
        with its sister organisations in America and Russia.

        ASTRA have announced that only 2 Spanish services will launch  on
        1B,  not  4 as originally stated.  Astra 1C will carry the second
        pair  of  Spanish  channels.  Astra  reached  an  agreement  with
        Sociedad de Gestion de Cable(Sogecable) to broadcast new thematic
        television  channels  in  Spain.  Sogecable  is  a  company  that
        incorporates  the  partners of  Canal+Spain,  namely  the  PRISMA
        Group,  Canal+ France,  BBV,  March Group, Eventos, Bankinter and
        Cajamadrid.   Sogecable has leased transponders 30 (11.65600 GHz)
        and 32 (11.68550).  The new channels will be a film channel and a
        Spanish language channel dedicated to science nature and culture.
        In  a statement about the new channels Astra said," Although  the
        channels   will   be  encrypted  using   the   Syster/Nagravision
        scrambling  system,  the programming will comprise several "clear
        windows" on a daily basis to promote the service".  Both channels
        are  set to start early next  year.Dr.  Pierre  Meyrat,  Director
        General of SES,  commented," Astra's move into the Spanish market
        is  another  milestone on our company's longstanding  efforts  to
        offer   attractive  programming  packages  for  viewers  in   the
        different European language markets.  SES's aim was to develop an
        additional  language  market  with Astra 1B.  This has  now  been
        achieved.  The  signing  with  Sogecable  will  provide  for  the
        development  of a thriving satellite television market in  Spain.
        Furthermore,  it represents a firm, long-term commitment of Astra
        to the Spanish satellite development".
        Astra  has also confirmed that 1C has been booked on  Arianespace
        Flight No.  58.  This is scheduled for launch April/May 1993.  1C
        will  take the total number of transponders in the 19.2  slot  to
        48.

        DFS Kopernikus 3 is to be launched this month. The launch vehicle
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        FRANCE  TELECOM  have  confirmed that it will be  ALL  CHANGE  in
        November.  2A  will  come fully into operation with  broadcasters
        moving  from  1C.  The end of the arguement in France is  that  a
        status  quo has been reached in that the broadcasters can  decide
        which transmission standard they wish to use. This is opposite to
        the  French Governments directive which required broadcasters  to
        use only D2-Mac. Also we have the Telecom 2B line-up







        TP   Programme  sub-carrier
        1    M6             TV
             Phare Ouest    F5A/F6A
             Europe 1       F7A/F8A
             Unico         F9A/F10A
        ___________________________
        2    A2             TV
             Rires & C.sns  F5A
             Source FM      F8A
             AFP           F9A/F10A
        ___________________________
        3    ARTE           TV
             RTL            F7A/F8A
             Classique     F9A/F10A
        ___________________________
        4    Canal Plus     TV
             Mood music     F5A/F6A
             RMC            F7A/F8A
        ___________________________
        5    TF1            TV
        ___________________________
        6    Canal J/Jimmy  TV
             Montmartre     F5A
             M40            F6A/F8A
             Cherie FM      F7A
             RFR            F10A
        ___________________________
        The sub-carriers are;-
        TV   5.80      F5A  6.40
        F6A  7.25      F7A  6.85
        F8A  8.20      F9A  7.75
        F10A 8.65
        ___________________________
        2A Telecom transponders
        1         12.522
        2         12.564
        3         12.606
        4         12.648
        5         12.690
        6         12.732
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        RADIO  SWEDEN,  we take a look at why they went on satellite  and
        when to tune in.  First lets read what Hans Wachholz, Director of
        the station,  wrote in answer to the question why they moved onto
        satellite.  He writes," The world is not what it used to be.  The
        words  "East"  and "West" are rapidly becoming mere  geographical
        terms  once  again,  without political overtones.  The  dream  of
        European  unity is becoming a reality.  The Nordic countries  are
        part of this process of change. Sweden has applied for membership
        of  the European Community.  This developement is going to  shape
        Radio  Sweden's programming for many years,  and Radio Sweden  is
        going to focus yet more closely on its most important target area
        - Europe.  At  the  same  time the situation  for  the  media  is
        changing.  New  technology  in  the form of satellite  and  cable
        broadcasting is facilitating the dissemination of information  to
        almost  every  part  of  the world.  This  creates  exciting  and
        challenging  opportunities  for an international  radio  station.
        Satellite  broadcasting provides the listener with a consistently
        high  quality  reception,  and  this gives  the  broadcaster  the
        opportunity  to  produce programmes without having to  take  into
        consideration the limitations of broadcasting on short and medium
        wave.  In short, programmes can be more varied and livelier. It's
        for  this  reason  that Radio Sweden  has  launched  a  satellite
        broadcasting service. We aim to reach not only listeners who have
        their own satellite dishes and households with cable connections,
        but  also  local  radio  stations who wish  to  strengthen  their
        coverage  of  Sweden and the Nordic countries.  We also  hope  to
        reach  both Swedish and foreign institutions,  as well as  hotels
        and companies in Europe,  who are interested in receiving  up-to-
        date information about events in Sweden and northern Europe.  Our
        satellite  service is intended both to complement and provide  an
        alternative  to  our  continuing broadcasts on short  and  medium
        wave".  Radio Sweden now broadcasts on both Tele-X and Astra.  In
        addition Radio Sweden also suggest that,"If listening to radio on
        the  TV is disturbing,  you can connect a radio or stereo to  the
        audio output of the satellite receiver,  which may also give  you
        better  sound for your television".  You can find them on  Astra,
        11.597GHz (7.74) or Tele-X, 12.207 GHz (7.38). The programmes are
        in a variety of languages, the times are listed below;

        DAILY             UK TIMES
        French          11.00-11.30
        Swedish         11.30-12.00
        Spanish         12.00-13.00
        Swedish         13.00-13.30
        English         13.30-14.00
        Swedish         14.00-17.30
        Estonian
        Latvian
        Russian         17.30-18.30
        Swedish         18.30-19.30
        German          19.30-21.00
        Swedish         21.00-21.30
        English         21.30-22.30
        Swedish         22.30-11.00

        WEEKEND VARIATIONS
        German          10.00-11.00
        Swedish         11.00-13.30
        French          17.15-17.30
        Estonian
        Latvian
        Russian         17.30-19.00
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        RADIO  CAROLINE closes on QEFM.  Claims and counter-claims  about
        payments  have been made,  but it is clear that Nova  are  paying
        more than Caroline. Caroline have been offered and opportunity to
        "re-negotiate"  their  contract  with QEFM.  A  source  close  to
        Caroline  told  us that the chances of using QEFM again are  very
        slim.
        THE  WORLD  RADIO NETWORK,  is  reported to be looking at  a  new
        frequency  on  Eutelsat.  Tests on Astra by WRN lasted for a  few
        weeks earlier this year. The programmes were all re-broadcasts of
        short-wave  stations from around the world.  A spokesman for  the
        station  said that they had some interested stations  but  needed
        more before they could launch the channel.  WRN are still looking
        at  an  Astra  service  but will start a  restricted  service  on
        Eutelsat this month.  They have five clients ready to take  space
        but  need  around ten clients.  WRN are still confident  that  an
        Astra service will start next year but when,  they were not sure.
        If  you  didn't  tune into WRN,  they  relayed  short-wave  radio
        stations from around the world onto satellite. They aim to do the
        same again.
        RADIO NOVA RETURNS,  but the format is different to before.  Live
        shows  by Keith Lewis have the same 'rock style as the old  Nova,
        but other shows sound more like SuperGold.The new station was put
        together  after  Keith  Lewis brought together  a  collection  of
        business  backers.However,  this Nova is not connected  with  the
        former  owner  Chris Carey who is shortly to start 1440am  linked
        via  Astra.  Nova  hopes to have its own sub-carrier  shortly  on
        Astra.
        EURONET brings the 'Voice of Peace' radio station to Europe.  VOP
        is an off-shore station anchored off Israel and claims to be  the
        only  radio  station that promotes peace to all nations with  its
        mix of music and conversation.  Many of Europe's radio presenters
        started  life on the VOP ship before returning to continue  their
        respective careers in European radio.  The pilot shows will be of
        major interest to off-shore enthusiasts who have rarely been able
        to  tune into the station prior to the satellite  agreement  with
        Euronet.Also  would  be  broadcasters  can  now  have  their  own
        programme  by  sending in a tape.  Providing the quality  of  the
        recording is OK you can play music or speak on a specific subject
        for  around 20 minutes.  For more details phone Euronet and speak
        to Richard Ford.
        QEFM  claims  a first for satellite radio.  The Cheltenham  based
        station  hooked up with a UK shopping chain to provide the  first
        national hook up of electrical shops in the UK.
        *UNITED CHRISTIAN BROAD- CASTING starts tests with a full service
        from Oct 5th.  UCB will be 75% music with 25% speech.  The  music
        will  be contemporary Christian music from people like Ami Grant,
        Cliff Richard etc.  They will be on transponder 24,  the same  as
        TCC and JSTV, using the 7.56 MHz subcarrier.
        *DW  is  extending  its  coverage by  taking  time  Spacenet  II,
        broadcasting  to Central America and two more Intelsats  covering
        the whole of the Pacific, African and Asian regions.
        *Solar  radio  closes,  the reason was the failure  to  obtain  a
        licence.  Since Solar began broadcasting it has declined to apply
        for a licence claiming that it was needed for satellite delivered
        radio.  One  source  suggests that the licence was available  all
        they had to do was turn up. No one bothered.

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        YOUR    MONTHLY   SIGHTINGS

        Tamas in Budapest reports
        12/09/92
        *Entertainment tonight in NTSC on Intelsat 'K'.
        *Interstar on 63E without logo (negative video).
        15/09/92
        *Visnews was scrambled in Videocrypt.
        *Active transponder on Eutelsat II-F4, 10.972 GHz Horizontal - at
        9pm CET showed the testcard of RETEVISION.
        16/09/92
        *Filmnet showing differing programmes on transponders 11 and 23.

        Anders in Lepsoy Norway reports
        *TV2 at 18.5 degrees on 11.540 H.
        *INTRAX on Eutelsat II-F1. The frequency was 11.140H, audio 6.60.
        A live OB took place at 11.20CET.
        *INTELSAT K saw the advert for the 'Gildas Club' New York. 11.553
        V, audio 7.38. At 11.55CET on the same frequency was the WWF.
        *EUTELSAT  II-F3  gave  me Eurostep on  10.986H  in  D2-Mac.  The
        programmes are on between 12-14 CET Monday to Friday. On 11.598 I
        observed a link channel which made no sense to me.
        *Other  things I have found may be (I am not sure because I don't
        have  an  accurate  position reading on my  dish)  Intelsat  603,
        34.5W. freq. 11.686-vertical, I saw just a black screen. Gorizont
        st.15,  14W,  freq.  11.524-horizontal,  I have seen just a black
        screen.  Possibly  DFS2 Kopernikus at 28.5 east,  I saw  a  test-
        picture  on  11.524-horizontal,  I saw a test-picture on  11.524-
        horizontal, on 29/09/92 at around 15.00CET.
        I  was also surprised when I was able to find Intelsat 602 at  63
        east,  with fairly acceptable pictures,  and also Int.  604 at 60
        east, on 11.007-vertical, I found Sat 1 with good pictures.
        Another surprise was PanAm Sat1 at 45 west,  I actually found  it
        with  Galavision on freq.  11.509-horizontal and TV-Japan on frq.
        11.671 - vertical. (My dish was almost pointing straight into the
        roof of the house).
        All  these  sightings  were done with my  Salora  5902  receiver,
        Philips/Filmnet  BBD901  D2-Mac  decoder and my  Fibo  stop  90cm
        polarmount dish.
        Finally I can tell you that Radio Luxembourg is now available  in
        Norway on the following radio stations;-
        PUDDEFJORD RADIO - BERGEN 101.1, 106.1 and 107.8 MHz. RADIO STORD
        - STORD        104.8  and 106.2 MHz.       RADIO 102  - HAUGESUND
        100.7, 101.8, 104.5 and 106.9 MHz.

        (Anders wins this months prize of a TESUG t-shirt. He also raises
        some interesting interference problems. These will be answered in
        FP 02/11 -Ed)














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        WILTSHER WRITES

        *Congratulations  to the new parents at Sky,  but does that  tell
        you something about Skys channels?
        *What is the point of DSR?
        There  is no international agreement for the use of the  service,
        should we not wait until everyone has got their act together?
        *Deutsche  Bundespost Telekom have achieved the ultimate  insult.
        They gave the launch contract to MD. If they had used Ariane they
        would have been creating jobs in Germany. Not taking them away.
        *Let's  all hope that the new Asian TV network on  Eutelsat  gets
        the go-ahead.  The reason being they are mad  keen on a PAL/CLEAR
        service. That makes a welcome change.
        *The  stupidity of those complaining about adult programming will
        hopefully stop.  Look out for an interview that one of the 'Adult
        Channel' girls has agreed to. A little indication of the story is
        that  she  went on the channel to further her  modelling  career.
        This girl is not silly, good luck to her.
        *UK Gold have come up with a good idea. They are not going to cut
        up programmes with adverts. Why can't others do that?
        *BRITISH  Sky  Broadcasting  does it  again.  Spot  the  European
        programmes on Sky1, or lack of them!!!
        *DON'T BE PUT OFF BY DEALERS you say that you can't do something.
        Yet  again  a  dealer  told a customer that they  had  to  buy  a
        complete  new  system to get Telecom  frequencies.  The  rubbish,
        hidden  within the 'advice' that was offered,  included that  the
        receiver  would  fail if another LNB was  connected  and  Telecom
        frequencies  are only receivable on certain receivers is GARBAGE.
        Most receivers will get Telecom if an LNB is connected that suits
        the receiver.  For those with voltage switching receivers you can
        get Telecom LNBs to suit your receiver.  The only problem may  be
        that  your frequency read out is wrong.  In the case we refer to,
        the Customer, now TESUGIAN, had recently had his motorised system
        installed  and the dealer wanted to rip out JUST TO GET  TELECOM.
        The  Customer  has  gone to a proper dealer and is  now  enjoying
        Telecom  band  signals for the price of the LNB and  a  switching
        box. REMEMBER THAT!!!!!!!!!
        Good hunting till next month.

        (c) TESUG 1992.


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