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Date:         Sun, 11 Oct 1992 23:40:33 EDT
From:         "(Gary Bourgois)" <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: Star Trek : The Next Generation Feeds

>When and where do the Star Trek : TNG feeds occurs?  I'm almost
>positive they're on TelStar 301, but as far as which transponder
>and when, I'm at a loss.

T3/09 Saturday 6pm eastern
T3/09 Sunday   2pm eastern

Stereo:  6.2/L 6.8/R
Mono:    5.8


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From: etb@CS.PITT.EDU (Elmer Beachley)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: Trivia quiz - What's This Equipment????
Date: 13 Oct 92 21:11:33 GMT
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Joe:

In case no one has already answered this, the 2 lnx's allow simultaneous
reception of both horizontal and vertically polarized signals, so you
can distribute both sets of signals, as in a commercial environment,
where viewers are permitted to select any transponder at any time.
With only one lnx, you can only see either horizontal or vertical transponders
at one time.  You select which by moving a little probe in the feedhorn.

Elmer etb@cs.pitt.edu
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From: smw@sage.cgd.ucar.edu (Steve Welch)
Subject: Looking for Chinese TV (PRC)
Organization: Scientific Computing Division/NCAR Boulder, CO
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 18:13:38 GMT

I was in China (PRC) for the past month, and I watched some TV while there.
They seem to have two "public" or at least state-owned channels that are 
received just about everywhere, presumably distributed by satellite.

Can these channels be picked up on any birds visable from the US?  They are
a PAL country, BTW.  I ask because I saw a Mini-series (maybe it was a soap
opera?) while there called (I think) "Satellite Dreams", which appeared to
be a very high production value soap opera set at the Long March production
and/or launch facility, following the lives of several important and not
so important workers at same.  Even without understanding a bit of Chinese,
it was fascinating, and unless they had a multimillion dollar budget, it
was filmed on location and with the full cooperation of the Chinese space
program.  During one episode, they used real footage of an engine test
firing failure, and worked it in better than I have ever seen real footage
in a space docu-drama, outside of The Right Stuff.

Has anyone seen this, and is it available on tape?  In Smathers' chart (an
oldish one, sorry), a search for "Chinese" gets only "NATN--North American
Chinese TV Network" on K2.  Do they show anything like this?

There were several other Soap Opera-type programs that looked interesting,
too.  Watching these channels (especially soap operas, where you can infer
so much of what is going on from context), would be a great way to learn 
the language, I bet.  Don't go to China without knowing some Chinese, BTW. 
I made that mistake--this is not Europe!  The people are nice, though, 
and seem to be able to understand even the most pathetic attempts to 
pronounce their language by Ugly Americans like myself.

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From: terry.walter@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Terry Walter) 
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: RE: STAR TREK : THE NEXT
Date: 13 Oct 92 03:16:00 GMT
Reply-To: terry.walter@outlan.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Terry Walter) 
Distribution: world
Organization: Outland BBS-UUCP

dude That is what I meant to say, the networks that telecast the TNG for
tv stations.  I meant by the post is saying, that the feed for TNG is
placed up there almost one week before the tv stations( includes,
network and cable system) play it for their cable tv viewers.

Sorry, I don't think you need to fall off your chair.
                                                          
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From: roberts@triton.unm.edu (Robert Smathers)
Subject: Re: Where is Satcom C4?
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 92 23:48:49 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <01GPTZ4KXSAQ9EDZ4Z@WCUVAX1.BITNET> Russ Crisp <CRISP@WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU> writes:
>Can anyone tell me where C4 is located in the arc? Also, is transponder
>4 horizontal or vertical?  I wanna get scoped in on this bird!
>

C4 is located at 135 degrees west (halfway between G1 and C1).  The
polarity is opposite of Galaxy 1.

Let me add that I've seen p/t black screens on C4.  Just because he
saw a transmission on transponder 4 doesn't necessarily mean 
you will see a transmission -- but chances are good as testing
is done for long periods of time each day.

Robert
roberts@triton.unm.edu

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Date:         Wed, 7 Oct 1992 22:44:49 EDT
From:         "(Gary Bourgois)" <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: Home Satellite

>This is a test to see if I can reach your network ... also what information

>do you have on home satellite systems ?

Lots and lots and lots.

IF you can see this message, you will see many more.  Let me know if you want
the FAQ.

If you don't see this because you don't subscribe to the list, never mind.

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From: lrk@k5qwb.lonestar.org (Mr. Lyn R. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Gstar 2's back!
Date: 16 Oct 92 15:27:44 GMT
Organization: Radio Amateur k5qwb

I am receiving a slate on Gstar 2 tr4 that says PSN  PGM MGMNT. Also a 
test tone on 6.8. This at 125W where Gstar 4 was. Guess it's reached 
it's new position.


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Date:         Wed, 14 Oct 1992 15:35:53 -0700
From:         "Robert R. Borchers" <borchers@POOGH.LLNL.GOV>
Subject:      Test

Hi, Vijay posted a note to rec.video.satellite recently (9/25) about starting to
 be
a "dealer" for equipment. I live in the SF bay area and am interested in getting
 a
system going with a primary interest in audio, namely WFMT Chicago, but video
 also.
I have a straight shot at G5 but not a lot of E/W range. Assuming an 8' dish
 would
be adequate (you tell me), and would be small enough to be behind our fence,
 thus
not enraging my fellow homeowners, what would you recommend, and what would it
cost? Both the Drake and Chapparral IRD's sound interesting. Does anybody's IRD
include decoding for PANDA? Bob Borchers
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Date:         Fri, 16 Oct 1992 08:13:50 CDT
From:         TERRY@SYSA.C-ENGR1.SIU.EDU
Subject:      information

I am an Engineer that would like to understand this VC technology and would
like to know of any sources of good books or material.   A long time ago
I bought some books that just told you enough to be curious.  I have worked
with DES (the audio scrambling on VCII) for a long time and want to know
how it is used with satelites.  Any information will be appreciated.
From: CRISP@WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU (Russ Crisp)
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Subject: Where is Satcom C4?
Date: 11 Oct 92 23:38:16 GMT
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Can anyone tell me where C4 is located in the arc? Also, is transponder
4 horizontal or vertical?  I wanna get scoped in on this bird!

Thanks!
Russ Crisp
Western Carolina University
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Date:         Fri, 16 Oct 1992 08:19:34 +0100
From:         Roger.Wennstrom@LU.ERISOFT.SE
Subject:      Trade, Have 2-Ku band LNB, Want 2 C-band

I and a friend here in Sweden have 2 Ku band LNBs (Nokia and Maspro about 1.2
dB ). We would like to trade for 2 C-band LNBs with respectable performance

Anyone interested ?

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From: robe@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (robert.g.egan)
Subject: Re: feedhorn alignment
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:07:06 GMT

In article <1992Oct12.155006.13121@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>, schmitt@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (Leonard Schmitt 283-4150) writes:
> I just bought a new 10 foot Winegard perforated dish to replace my old one
> (the holes were too big in the old one for ku band).  The new dish has a
> quad support for the feedhorn and after a couple of hours of trial and
> error I got the feedhorn (Chaparral co-rotor) aligned to within +/- 1/16 inch
> of the center. Is this close enough?  I'm still waiting for the ku LNB
> to arrive (.9 db) so I haven't tested ku reception yet.  I haven't played
> with the heedhorn focal distance yet to optimize signal strength.  Is
> there any easy way to make these adjustments?  With the quad supports it is
> easy to move the feedhorn off center when trying to adjust the focal length.

Having recently tweaked my system (which has the Winegard 10' Pinnacle and
Chaparal Corotor 2) I would say that while both parameters are important, 
focal length and feedhorn centering, focal length is the primary one to be
concerned with. Get the focal length set to manufacturer's spec 33 5/16 inches
and then work on centering. I think +/- 1/16 th is close enough since the holes
in the dish are 1/10 inch.

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From: jvz@pt.com (John Zambito)
Subject: GSTAR 2 and GSTAR 4?
Organization: Performance Technologies, Incorporated
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 17:04:03 GMT

ONSAT has GSTAR 4 at 125 W and GSTAR 2 at 105 W. Robert's 
Satellite Services Chart (SSC) has GSTAR 4 at 105 W and no 
GSTAR 2. I have no doubt that the SSC is correct but what
is the scoop? Did 4 move over from 125 to 105? What happened 
to GSTAR  2?

If somebody clears this up for me I'll write ONSAT and 
enlighten them. You'd think they would keep up on these things.
Actually I need to switch to Satellite TV Week because they 
show the NBC feeds on Ku.

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From: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Viewing Note (Revision 1.1)
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 12:32:18 EDT
News-Software: FSUUCP 1.2 R4
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Reply-To: adammot@ltrnativ.UUCP (Adam Mottershead)
Distribution: world
Organization: The All Ter Nah Tive Un Der Groend

Sorry, when I was talking about the VC II+ encryption and the 'HBO Internal
Use Only' testing I was referring to Transponder 3 of Telstar 302 and NOT
Telstar 303.

Like I mentioned earlier, does anybody know what this channel will be used
for?

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From: gregc@microsoft.com (Greg Cox)
Subject: mailorder recommendations
Date: 13 Oct 92 23:02:20 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Tools Developer
Followup-To: rec.video.satellite
Distribution: rec.video.satellite

From gregc Tue Oct 13 15:50:19 1992
Date: Tue Oct 13 15:50:19 1992

I'm buying a new IRD soon (probably the Drake 1524) and am thinking
of trying mailorder to get it. Does anyone have any recommendations
(name and phone number if possible) of any good satellite mailorder
companies?

Thanks!

Greg Cox
gregc@microsoft.com
From: bregman@ds2.uh.cwru.edu (Dave Bregman)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Talknet feed?
Date: 9 Oct 92 20:45:29 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: ds2.uh.cwru.edu


Does anyone know if Talknet (i.e. Bruce Williams, Myrna Lamb, etc) is on
any of the Satellite Audio channels?  It would be nice to listen to them since
A.M. doesn't come in well in my area.

Thanks,

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Date:         Wed, 14 Oct 1992 12:23:48 EDT
From:         Gary Bourgois <flash@LOPEZ.MARQUETTE.MI.US>
Subject:      Re: mailorder recommendations

>>From gregc Tue Oct 13 15:50:19 1992
>Date: Tue Oct 13 15:50:19 1992

>I'm buying a new IRD soon (probably the Drake 1524) and am thinking
>of trying mailorder to get it. Does anyone have any recommendations
>(name and phone number if possible) of any good satellite mailorder
>companies?

I just got the 1524 from VHF communications and am very pleased with the
speed of their service.  I ordered it on Thursday, and did not figure it
would get here til midweek, but it showed up the day after columbus day, and
was probably already in town on Monday.

The price from VHF was the best I found also.

VHF COMMUNICATIONS:  1-800-877-LTRN

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Date:         Tue, 13 Oct 1992 19:07:02 CDT
From:         TERRY@SYSA.C-ENGR1.SIU.EDU
Subject:      test2

test2
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I need a current copy of the FAQ for this group if someone would
be kind enought to send it.   Thanks!!!
From: frank.kennedy@u2u.lonestar.org (Frank Kennedy) 
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: S12
Date: 6 Oct 92 23:31:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: USER-TO-USER PCBoard (214)492-6565 (USR DS v32bis)
Reply-To: frank.kennedy@u2u.lonestar.org (Frank Kennedy) 

            Senators who Voted Against Cable Bill VETO Override
               as recorded by roll call vote Oct. 5, 1992

        BOREN (D-OK)            GARN (R-UT)             GRAMM (R-TX)
        BROWN (R-CO)            HELMS (R-NC)            RUDMAN (R-NH)
        BURNS (R-MT)            CRANSTON (D-CA)         SEYMOUR (R-CA)
        CHAFEE (R-RI)           LOTT (R-MS)             SHELBY (D-AL)
        CRAIG (R-ID)            LUGAR (R-IN)            SMITH (R-NH)
        DeCONCINI (D-AZ)        NICKLES (R-OK)          STEVENS (R-AK)
        DOLE (R-KS)             PACKWOOD (R-OR)         SYMMS (R-ID)
        FOWLER (D-GA)           REID (D-NV)             WALLOP (R-NY)
                                WIRTH (D-CO)

        Final Senate Vote Count    YEA    NEA    PRES   ( OVERRIDDEN )
                                    74     25      1

        --------------------------------------------------------------

        We do not yet have a list of the Representatives that Voted
        Aganist Cable Bill VETO Override. I did not want to hold up
        the House vote as electronically recorded Oct. 5, 1992.
        The list will follow in a later posting.

                        YEA     NEA     PRES.   NO VOTE
                       -----   -----    -----   -------
        Democrats       230      29        1        6
        Republicans      77      85                 4
        Independent       1
                       -----   -----    -----   -------
                        308     114        1       10   ( OVERRIDDEN )

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From: bengt@fires1.uucp (Bengt A. Palsson)
Subject: Europlus Rollout
Organization: Svenska Popfabriken AB, USA div.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 11:49:45 GMT

The following is lifted from Compuserve.
I have no affiliation with this venture, just an interested observer.
Contact Cliff Shepard for more details. (73557.1502@compuserve.com)

===========================================================================

Date:  03-Oct-92 19:07 EDT
From:  Cliff Shephard [73557,1502]
Subj:  EUROPLUS - Rollout

EUROPLUS UPDATE REPORT:           October 01, 1992

Today we have been advised that RAIAmerica will begin 5 hours of Italian
programming on October 1, 1992. The inauguration will be on October 12,
1992 with 8 hours of daily television and 24 hours of Italian language
radio and teletext channels via satellite to the North & South Americas.
In addition, there will be additional programming:
2 hours of German television per day and 24 hours of German and French
teletext. Further foreign language programming will be announced in the
near future.

This new service will be free for an introductory 6 month period. As of
Spring 1993, there will be an ANNUAL fee of $100.00 for those who wish to
receive the entire compliment of television programming. Access to RAI
radio and teletext will be free - plus community-related TV programming.

TELEVISION: A day full of programming from the best of 3 Italian national
stations - news & information, live soccer, a daily sports magazine,
children's programming, music and movie entertainment and holy mass from
the Vatican. In addition, special features about Italian communities in
the Americas. 

RADIO: 24 hours a day of the very best. The rhythm and sounds of
contemporary and classic Italian origins.

TELETEXT: Live, updated information via the RAI databank in Rome. The
latest news, sports, market information and much, much more!


Additional information regarding EUROPLUS will be sent to you via E-Mail
as it is made available. If you are interested in purchasing and
subscribing to EUROPLUS send E-Mail to Cliff Shephard 73557,1502

The package price of the EUROPLUS system is $1000.00 and includes:

A 2 or 3 ft reflector(depending on geographic location), mount, LNBF and
special MAC-D2 receiver/decoder with infra-red remote control. The
current set-up is not configurable to existing satellite systems and is
meant as a stand-alone system. Signals are broadcast from the Intelsat K
satellite over the Atlantic and the footprint covers North American into
the midwest and most of Latin and South America and the Bahamas.
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From: charles@netcom.netcom.com (Charles R. Hoynowski)
Subject: shotgun-dual C/Ku band feedhorns
Organization: Gizmonic Institute, SOL Division
Distribution: all
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 08:26:46 GMT

I have heard of setup called a "shotgun" feed which consists of a Ku
feedhorn mounted next to a standard C band feedhorn.  My question is
does anyone have a set up like this and how well does it perform?

Also does anyone know where to get one?

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From: jvz@pt.com (John Zambito)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Re: SBS6 Balloons
Date: 14 Oct 92 21:20:56 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: Performance Technologies, Incorporated

(Robert Smathers) writes:
> (Kent Merkel) writes:
>>Did anyone else enjoy the coverage of the Albuquerque balloon fest??
>>From my location near Dallas, I was not able to get a "sparklie" free
>>picture any of the four days. Most other transponders on SBS6 were
>>solid. 
>
>I think parts of SBS-6 may be slightly spotbeamed (not so
>much that you couldn't get it, but just enough to introduce
>some sparklies to a picture).  Another problem ...

I turned it on saturday morning and could not get a clear
picture by adjusting the polarity and position. After watching it
all sparkly for a while I figured I'd try to adjust the video 
frequency. I adjusted it down to -6.000 MHz and got a perfectly 
clear picture. Then I found the audio at 5.78 MHz. 

Those balloons were awesome. There was a macaw (won 1st place) and
mickey mouse, the castle at Walt Disney World, a whiskey bottle, 
a cactus, and a pepsi can. I took my first balloon ride just a couple
of weeks ago so I found this especially interesting. It was fun to see
the guy holding the dish for the microwave link pointed at the remote 
camera up in the balloon. There were 650 balloons there.

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From: robe@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (robert.g.egan)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: Was Galaxy 7 launched on 10/15?
Date: 16 Oct 92 14:04:54 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

I watched the debate last night and forgot about the launch.
Did G7 liftoff? Also noticed Gstar 2 was alive with 3
transponders. It is now at 125'W where Gstar 4 used to be.
Gstar 2 and Gstar 4 switched places for whatever reason (for
those who may have missed Smathers' earlier postings).