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I have an Sony XDR-F1HD HD radio receiver, purchased in 2008 with a $50 mail-in rebate for a final price of $49. I actually got it for its excellent DX capabilities, particularly on analog FM; they say that box fared among the upper-level machines of Marantz, Yamaha, etc. at their peak. The...

I understand that for regular services, QVC and HSN are still there! When did you see your last wildfeed or backhaul in good 'ol NTSC?

Back in the 1990s, C-band magazines used to have a listing of standalone feeds that appeared on the "occasional video" - usually syndicated or Canadian versions. I remember counting something like 500 of them. In this age of digital, where did they all go to? IP distribution?

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I live in the country. Space is no issue. I could erect a 40-foot dish and the nearest neighbors would not bat an eye (maybe in amazement, not in contempt). The problem is in the installation of the dish. There are many on here who do not have trouble with that. They have a mechanical...

Why doesn't Dish Network carry BBC World or Russia Today? Why not Al-Jazeera English, DWtv, or MHz Worldview, as a part of their basic package? Aren't a fair number (in order to justify their carriage of those channels) of Americans interested in global happenings and an international...

Just thought this would be interesting... I have a weird thing for lists, especially lists of channels (yes, I'm strange). It's interesting to see how fast analog satellite TV has declined.. In 1997, I made a list of all available analog channels. I think it came out to roughly 225. In...

How about HD channels not yet on either system? I can think of 5: MOJO, Wealth TV, Outdoor Channel 2 HD, Lifetime Movie Network, WGN HD

Only thing is 129 isn't the problem. Actually, signal strengths there are 24 to 46 or so. 110 is the issue. And last check signal strength was at 64.

I've really been enjoying our new VIP 622, particularly that I now have Dish and DVR in my room. A couple of days ago, I noticed tiling (is that what it's called?) / blocking artifacts in some of the the shows I recorded to DVR and dismissed them as either recording compression artifacts or...

WOW. What kind of bandwidth would you need to send HD point-to-point over the internet? I'm guessing at least 5 mbps for a very compressed picture.

5' is fine for just playing around, and if that's all you want to do, it'll work. For regular reception, you'll want at least an 8'. If it's a solid dish, then it'd be absolutely awesome for Ku.

KC0LTV here.

I got my XM radio primarily to listen to XM 81 BPM. I enjoy the station although it doesn't really compare with internet dance music stations (too bad they won't carry any them over XM's bandwidth!) I also some times listen to XM 82 The System, which plays less poppy dance music (mostly...

Thanks for the help so far! It looks like I will be doing a pole mount...SOON! Now another question...is quick-set concrete OK for a pole supporting a 1m dish? C-band install guides never recommend using, yet the DirecTV install guide does.

I hope this doesn't sound too stupid, but how do you dig them, personally? Do you use a post-hole digger?

I have had my dish (an 80cm Fortec) on a "temporary" mount for the last year and a half - just a piece of wood on my deck. The wood has since gotten wet, rotted, is very, very far from plumb - it's never been plumb enough for me to put my positioner (a STAB HH-120 - has sat around for 2 years...

I am so annoyed that my FTA setup isn't "set up" right now!

As far as I know, European HDTV is virtually the same as American HDTV, except for easily overcome differences like refresh rate. Both have 1080i as their highest standard (i.e. the "Euro 1080" service). I would love to have such a channel - however, as a previous poster said, I would not care...

DXing is still a valuable hobby. Plus, putting IBAC (I call it that because destroying adjacent channels doesn't count as "on-channel" to me) on AM stations at night can potentially cause inteference problems for local listeners. Remember what I said about the Canadian government formally...

It depends where you are - in a high-rise apartment building you may certainly experience severe noise, but manmade noise at my rural location is very low. This also holds true for my aunt's house in a small town. It all varies. As for clear channels, many have been undermined by having...

AM "HD" radio would be a disaster, plain and simple. It would almost destroy a legitimate, enjoyable, and worthy hobby, all so Ibiquity can collect royalties and stations can broadcast to a small audience with improved audio (really not that important). FM HD 24/7 has been enough of a problem...

You will need a decent view of the southeastern sky, since the satellite is at 25.9* elevation from your location. However, unless you live in a highly wooded area, this should not to be too hard to do. As for dish size, I would recommend at least 7.5-8', and a proper international circular...

IA-5 is still sometimes referred to by its old name, "T5" (Telstar 5). You'll need an 80 cm dish. A standard LNB will work just fine.

There really just isn't much Japanese TV in the United States, FTA or otherwise. NHK World, which is FTA in English and Japanese on PAS 9 is probably your best bet. It won't be much lower in the sky than IA-7 from your location and probably will let you get by with a smaller dish (since the...