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From: mbn@skeletor.hf.intel.com (Mike Northam)
Subject: Re: SportsChannel LA going dark
Reply-To: mbn@greyskul.hf.intel.com
Organization: Shorter Software Solutions
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:11:51 GMT

>>>>> "brad" == Brad D. Clark <clark@angelo.amd.com> writes:

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

>SportsChannel LA (C1-20) has announced they are going dark at the end of
>December, according to "Multichannel News" (a cable trade publication).

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

Apparently all the regional SportsChannnel services except SC-Ohio (and
SC-LA, of course) are profitable, even with the loss of the NHL revenue.
Remember that the NHL contract was with SC-America, for national
distribution (that's the one that ESPN recently won).  Many of the
regional SportsChannels still have the rights to their local NHL teams,
and that's where the bulk of the advertising revenues are--with the local
rights.

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

1.  From a bird point of view, we like SportsChannel, 'cause they're in
fixed key and there are no regional blackouts like you get with the Prime
networks.
2.  PPV ain't gonna go away.  The future is full of *more* PPV events, not
less, and SportsChannel's success or failure has little to do with this
trend.  If anything, the loss of SC-LA may mean more PPV in Los Angeles,
similar to what some other NBA/NHL teams are doing (for example, the
Portland Trailblazers produce and market their own PPV games--there's no
cable network involvement at all).

brad> I sense waves in the making.....

Probably so, I'm just not sure in what direction they're breaking.
--
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Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 07:50:00 CST
From:         I'D RATHER BE FISHING THAN ON THE VAX <REDLCW@FNAL.BITNET>
Subject:      Two Questions

        I installed a Chaparral C/KU feed horn about 3 weeks ago.  They
included a template for the polar axis, to be attached to the servo for
the antenna.  It states to align the arrow on the template with the
Polar Axis of the dish.  Does this mean the mounting pole or what???

        I also read this morning from one of the Users of this group
to rotate the dish to F1 if expecting snow.  Knowing my luck, the
weather forcaster will be wrong and we would receive a foot of
snow/sleet, and the dish would be pointed at F2. Is there a heater
on the market for melting some of the snow on the dish?

                                                Thanks in Advance,

                                                Ross E. Doyle
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From: dbrouw71@ursa.calvin.edu (Daryl Brouwer)
Subject: Hawks vs Canucks?
Organization: Calvin College
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:37:11 GMT

Does anyone know what satellite and transponder the hawks game is
on tonight?  I don't have my satellite guide yet and I really need to
know.  If anyone has this information could you directly email me at
dbrouw71@ursa.calvin.edu?  I really appreciate it.  It is kind of an
emergency.

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Date:         Sun, 15 Nov 1992 23:00:44 EST
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject: Re: Audio Automation "slider"

> Elmer -
>  THANKS for the information. I'll try calling 'em on Monday -
>  If I can get ahold of them, I'll ask about the status of the
>  Slider - Gary B. also told me of a similar unit called the T-1
>  manufactured by Dean (?).  However, he didn't have the phone number
>  handy, so I don't know if it might be the same outfit.

Dean BOUGHT one not MAKES one.  He bought the USS one, also known as the DOUG
DENHERT T-1.

Bob If that is what you wanted deans number for, you don't have to call it.
You need a STEREO PROCESSOR to make it work.

USS makes a complete unit, Convertor AND receiver all in one box, for around
$150, and that is the best deal.

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From: Paul.Guillot@iphase.infoserv.com (Paul Guillot)
Sender: FredGate@iphase.infoserv.com
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject:      For you experts in Satelite instalation
Date: 21 Nov 92 14:46:00 EST

The answer is yes.  Just make sure your pole is at least 7 feet above the 
roof line where the shingles and pole are.  This will ensure that the dish 
does not touch the roof when you move it.

If the dish faces away from the roof.  Such as the pole is placed on the 
south side of the house, you will not encounter much problems except when 
working on the LNB.

The best position is always on the west side of the house because a HtoH 
mount can move the dish to a position where you can easily work on all of 
the dish with minimum height.

Hope this helps  
 

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From: rocko@ireland.Berkeley.EDU (Rick O'leary)
Subject: Re: SNOW
Reply-To: rocko@ireland.Berkeley.EDU (Rick O'leary)
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:58:28 GMT

In article <Bxy18t.Js4@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v087jsfu@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (DANNY) writes:
|> Just thought I'd share a little tip I've learned from experience.
|> For those of you who get snow like we do in Buffalo, NY.  I suggest
|> you set your dish to the most western position (Satcom F1), you can
|> when your dish is not in use.  I woke up one morning and because it
|> was in an easterly direction it had about an inch on the dish all
|> around it, needless to say the signal wasn't getting bounced to the
|> horn correctly and the dish wasn't worth much till it was cleaned off.
|> 
|> GO BILLS!  8 and 2 Baby, bring on the NFC!



Watch the STEELERS bill-head. !!!!!!


Rocko
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From: mikel@vcd.hp.com ()
Subject: Re: Another info article I wrote -- WINTERIZING YOUR DISH
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:53:22 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Hewlett-Packard VCD
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

:  2)  Oil your actuator arm.  I have had problems in the past with
:  not oiling the arm when I should have.  Two things happen:  It is
:  harder to move the dish (friction occurs) and it is harder on the
:  motor to try to move a dish that doesn't move smoothly.  By
:  properly oiling the actuator arm, you should have a smooth moving
:  arm and your arm should last longer.
:  
How does one go about oiling the arm?  What type of oil should I use?

Mike Loveridge
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:48:00 GMT
From:         "David T. Hughes" <0003359161@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Questions sought on Superguide

I will be testing/reviewing a Superguide for a series of newspaper
columns on satellite tv. I will be posting the review to the Homesat
mailing list. If any of you have any questions about the unit you
wish to see addressed in the review or otherwise please e-mail them
to me at 3359161@mcimail.com and they will be taken care of.

If you have other questions about the unit also feel free to mail
or call me at 501 895-3207  (office) 501 895 5499 home.
David T. Hughes, editor
Areawide Media, Inc.
Salem, Ark, 872576

a long-time dishhead
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From: hughes@gary.enet.dec.com (Gary Hughes - VMS Development)
Subject: Re: Satellite Retailer magazine address?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:59:38 GMT


In article <MBN.92Nov10173723@skeletor.hf.intel.com>, mbn@skeletor.hf.intel.com (Mike Northam) writes...
>I haven't received a copy of Satellite Retailer in several months.  Are
>they still publishing or perhaps my post office is screwing up.

I've been receiving them regularly, so they are still publishing.

gary
From: U17430@uicvm.uic.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: intelsat k
Date: 20 Nov 92 21:57:43 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago

PLEASE OFFER INFO PERTAINING TO RECEIVING DEUTSCHE WELLE TV FROM

INTELSAT K 338.5 DEGREES EAST FROM CHICAGO RECEIVE SITE.

DANKE ZEHR!
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From: ppj@unislc.uucp (Peter Jones)
Subject: Watching European Satellites in the US
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:54:23 GMT

 Does Anyone know if it is possible to pick up a European Satellite ?
(ie: BskyB) I live in Utah (No flames please) and was told once that by
aiming my dish at the horizon I should pick up the european satellites.

I assume I would need a larger dish (I have a 10' dish) otherwise the signal
would be poor. 

Anybody know what satellite's exist for Europe, where I can find them,
and any other useful info ? 

Thanx,
 Peter Jones.
From: v087jsfu@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (DANNY)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: SNOW
Date: 19 Nov 92 03:19:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Just thought I'd share a little tip I've learned from experience.
For those of you who get snow like we do in Buffalo, NY.  I suggest
you set your dish to the most western position (Satcom F1), you can
when your dish is not in use.  I woke up one morning and because it
was in an easterly direction it had about an inch on the dish all
around it, needless to say the signal wasn't getting bounced to the
horn correctly and the dish wasn't worth much till it was cleaned off.

GO BILLS!  8 and 2 Baby, bring on the NFC!
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Date:         Sun, 22 Nov 1992 18:08:31 CST
From:         cnorris <CNORRIS@UA1VM.BITNET>
Subject:      dish-pricing

hello, I dont know if this is the appropriate place to ask this
if not, apologies.   Is a 10 foot fibreglass dish,polar mount,
feed horn, and wiring to the house worth $150.00 or am I getting
ripped?
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From: huopio@lut.fi (Kauto Huopio)
Subject: Differences in satellite industry around Europe..
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:14:38 GMT
Distribution: rec
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed below are writers own.
Peruutus: Mielipiteet ovat omiani.
Organization: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

I just bought this month's "What Satellite TV", a UK-based magazine
with more articles about satellite receivers and reception problems
than programme listings and glamour interviews. And I just realised
how _huge_ the UK satellite industry is. Well, the reception is made
easy. One can get very good results with 90cm dishs and the sheer
amount of equipment already in use per 1000 people is _huge_. Here in
Scandinavia (at least here in the very eastern part of Finland) one
needs at least 1.5m dish and a good Ku LNB to receive even MTV Europe.
If one would like to see Sky News, a 1.8m dish is needed. And CNN from
Astra comes with sparklies even with a 2.4m unit. Ah well. But now we
get Thor, the DBS satellite owned by Norwegian telecom. But they'll
use (of course) use their own eurocrypt standard, which means that
we'll need receivers capable of receiving different Eurocrypt standars
(extra cost). Not nice..

--Kauto
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From: larry@ducktales.med.ge.com (Larry Landwehr)
Subject: Re: SNOW
Organization: GE Medical Systems, Magnetic Resonance
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 16:08:16 GMT

Would it be worthwhile to spray your dish with something to make it
slippery so that snow would fall off? I was thinking of something on
the order of scotchguard or pam or some kind of silicone based spray.
Anybody got any ideas, experiences or other input.
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:25:00 GMT
From:         "David T. Hughes" <0003359161@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Need price list; misc.

Earlier this year someone uploaded the price list cable compnaies
pay for their services like cnn, Discovery, etc. Does anyone
still have that or if it has been updated, a newer version?

BTW - for the person working on the SCPC decoder, I vote for
the 140 mhz loop - that's what's in my Drake.

However, I have pretty good luck using my Radio Shack Pro 2006
scanner and my Drake 1324 to receive SCPC. I use wide mode and
pickup almost everyhting with no sweat. I tune like from 100-180 MHZ
and I get most of them with no sweat. The main problem is that I hate
taking my scanner out of service to do it. BTW - ANY scanner that will
tune those freqs will do the job, not just the 2006.

I find it interesting that the SCPC receiver from Universal costs
about $500, as does the Hiel, but the 2006 is anout $359 or so . . .
From: hughes@gary.enet.dec.com (Gary Hughes - VMS Development)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re:      Re: Snow and winterizing dishes and sticking actuating motors.
Date: 19 Nov 92 19:57:36 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <199211191725.AA14826@sunset.cse.nau.edu>,         Bob Wier <rrw@SUNSET.CSE.NAU.EDU> writes...
> Hmmm - Teflon based paint - now there's an interesting idea.  I'll be
> eager to hear if anyone knows of anything along these lines.

Random data point. Prior to the Voyager/Neptune encounter, one of the things
NASA did to the DSN ground stations was to paint them hydrophobic paint. Every
little bit helps at that distance.

gary
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Date:         Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:14:24 -0500
From:         Elmer Beachley <etb@CS.PITT.EDU>
Subject: Re: GI IRD

hi st9530:

WRT your question about sats with both c and ku, you have to define
two separate entries in your receiver.  both will have the same arc
position, but the transponder layout, as well as the video signal (it's
inverted for ku) are different between c and ku.  depending on how
flexible your receivers software is, this may or may not be easy.

elmer etb@cs.pitt.edu
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From: a74k110@phobos.ucc.umass.edu (Chris Peterson)
Subject: C-SPAN around the world?
Organization: J. Random Misconfigured Site
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 08:39:32 GMT
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  I was watching C-Span the other day, when they had a call-in program.
Now I'v seen occasionally when someone calls in from Europe, and I 
assumed C-Span was available on some satellite in Europe.  But, this
time I heard a call from Saudi Arabia!?  Which would mean C-Span is 
available in the middle east (imagine Saddam not only watching CNN, now he
can watch the Congress voting to go to war against him, heh).  So, anyone
have any info on what satellite(s) C-Span is available in Europe and the Middle
East?  For that matter, WHY is it available to the rest of the world?

-Chris
From: terry.walter@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Terry Walter) 
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: SOFTWARE INFO..
Date: 23 Nov 92 00:33:00 GMT
Reply-To: terry.walter@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Terry Walter) 
Distribution: world
Organization: Outland BBS  UUPCB  403-475-9588

both are written in TMS 7000, I believe.  I have an assembler for them,
but I do not have a disassembler for them.  the VCII PLUS I think uses
the TMS 7010, from what I heard.

This information may be true, but its up to you.
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Subject: Blakes7
From: <BUSCHMAN@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:37:29 CST
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network

Does anyone know where I can watch Blakes7 ??

This is a BBc production and usually aires on Public Televison
From: jkung@acs.ucalgary.ca (Jimmy Kung)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Test...
Date: 20 Nov 92 21:29:49 GMT
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Just testing..  please ignore.

11/20/92 (14:30 MST)

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From: "bob lyle" <bob.lyle@canrem.com>
Subject: 1-800 sevices
Reply-To: "bob lyle" <bob.lyle@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 17 Nov 92 21:38:20 EST

Does anyone have any information on U.S. telephone numbers which
allow access to 1-800 services not normally available from Canada?

I'd like to check on the availability of some electronics products
through retailers who don't have international 1-800 service.

Thanks!

Bob

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From: waddlech@wam.umd.edu (Chris Waddle)
Subject: Re: where is the anik footprint?
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:21:40 GMT

I'm located in the suburbs just north of Washington and can see Anik E2 with
heavy sparklies. Only ASN (tr 32) comes in clear with minimal sparklies but
TV Quatre Seasons and TV Ontario is watchable. I have a 3 ft. dish w/ 1.1
Ku lnb. 

Intelsat K is scrambled so it's not worth bothering unless you have a PAL
tv and d2mac decoder. I still haven't found Panam sat yet, probably because
the angle is cut off from my neighbors. :-( Has anyone found anything on the
Brasil sat at 65'W? I see some streaks of video but can't tune into anything.
Same goes for Panam sat.

Btw, if you have seen any soccer on the Ku sats recently, please email me,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

-Dave (waddlech@wam.umd.edu)

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From: fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Fybush)
Subject: PREVUE Guide question
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix  (508) 655-3848
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 05:51:53 GMT

If this has been answered before, I haven't seen it: How does PREVUE
Guide work?  Is their transponder on the bird just audio and the video
that's seen in the upper left or right hand corner of the screen?  
And what equipment is used at local cable companies to block out
video/audio for previews of programs on channels they don't carry?

And is the data for listings generated locally or transmitted on the
bird?  I've seen a few times at night or on weekends when the
listings have crashed and the screen just shows:

----1:00AM----
----1:30AM----
----2:00AM----
----2:30AM----
----3:00AM----

cycling over and over with no listings!   What's going on here?

Scott Fybush -- fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us
From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Some recent satellite sightings
Date: 21 Nov 92 20:31:31 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque


FROM THE SOUTH SCANNER SHACK OF ROBERT SMATHERS:

1)  Spacenet 1 services are already looking for new homes. As
some of you may know, Spacenet 1 was recently sold and will soon
go dark (around Jan 1, 1993).  I have seen one service dual 
illuminated in preparation for S1 going dark.

The Safeway/Furrs/Ernest satellite network and related in-store
audio services are now dual illuminating on S1 and S3R.

S1/17 and S3R/18 (per my observations last night and this morning).
FM Squared's seem to have made it over to S3R also.

2)  I saw a new TV service last night -- Sky High TV Network.  The
service doesn't officially launch until Jan 1, but they said
they would be running 100 movies "from the ages" until the
official launch date.  

Sky High TV can be found on S1/23 (C).  

Interesting thing about Sky High TV -- they ran a scroll explaining
what Sky High TV is.  There is a foundation located in Brewster, WA.
They are going to take physically disabled teenagers and teach
them about satellite communications (uplinking, video production).
Teenagers are eventually going to operate Sky High TV.  There is
a lot more detail that what I just gave, but I am sure the scroll
will be running more often on S1/23. 

Robert

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From: rpfaff@umiacs.umd.edu (Ray Pfaff)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: where is the anik footprint?
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:07:07 GMT
Organization: UMIACS, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742

I just upgraded my C band to Ku (actually this is harder than I thought, I was
amazed that my feedhorn which got C band just great was not "aligned" correctly
in order to get Ku - tight tolerances!) and I've programmed in a lot of the 
Ku birds.  I can't seem to get anything on Anik 1 & 2 though.  I live in Chantilly 
Virgina and assumed that this was far enough north to be in the fringes.
Does anyone have a recent World Satellite Almanac or could someone tell me 
where the footprint is for Ku off those sats?  It's more for my curiousity
than anything else.
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From: dcobb@nyx.cs.du.edu (David Cobb)
Subject: Mail Order
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 14:30:57 GMT



Could someone please send me or post any recommedations for decent mail
order places besides Skyvision

Thanks

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