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  1. hotwire132002

    Getting back into FTA... Motor questions.

    A few blind scans did the trick -- thanks very much for your help!
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    Getting back into FTA... Motor questions.

    After an approximately five-year break due to a combination of busy schedules, a couple of moves, and a lack of working gear, I'm excited to finally be setting up a Ku-Band dish at my new house. I dug my old Pansat 2500A receiver, Ku LNB and motor out of storage, picked up a new 90CM dish...
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    Pansat 2500a - Lost remote! Help!

    Update -- I found my remote (which was, of course, in the one drawer I didn't check at my office). I'm up and running. :)
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    Pansat 2500a - Lost remote! Help!

    Now that winter's over and it's warming up, I'm finally out to re-aim my dish. Long story short, but I didn't have stuff set up over the winter and my receiver ended up in storage. Unfortunately, although I knew exactly where the receiver was, I can't seem to find the remote, and therefore I...
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    Uplink Questions

    Thanks for the advice! That helped a ton :).
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    Uplink Questions

    Well, we're looking at putting together an SNG trailer at the station I work for. I'm in charge of the project (since I have "the most experience with satellites" due to my FTA hobby) despite having NO experience with uplinks. Anyway--the first question I figured I should look into is FCC...
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    Mobile Ku?

    My bad! Wasn't sure whether you were thinking "in motion" the whole time or not. Thanks for clearing that up. :)
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    Mobile Ku?

    Don't know if you misunderstood me or if I missed something--but I'm not looking for a Ku dish that will work while the vehicle is in motion (I'm almost always driving alone... no passengers, and it's generally not a good idea to watch TV and drive at the same time :D ) Anyway--I'm looking...
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    Mobile Ku?

    While browsing around today, I came across MotoSAT--a company that makes mobile satellite internet and TV products. They sell self-deploying, motorized dishes for RVs and vans--but I could only find dishes for DirecTV, Dish Network, and Internet. Just curious--does anyone know where I might...
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    Not a bad idea--I'll send an email and see what happens. Thanks! :)
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    This may be the most helpful link yet! Thanks very much!
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    Thanks for the concepts! We're looking into Classic Arts Showcase, but the problem is that two other channels on our local Charter also air it--which means if we want to use it as our "anchor" network, Charter probably won't like the idea. Here's my latest concept: I talked to the folks...
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    I have a lot of background in production--so we definately want to produce our own shows. The problem is time. Because of our small staff, we don't have a lot of time to produce much programming just yet. That's why we'd like to bring in as much tech programming as we can, until we're up and...
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    I realize the difference between free to receive and free to transmit. Originally, our plan for the channel was to air a sort of shmorgusboard (did I spell that right?) of programming, but after looking at our (concept for a) logo, a number of people were reminded of TechTV. The style is sort...
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    We're actually looking to start a channel, rather than a cable network--we're going to air on Charter (if all goes well.) We're looking for either channels or companies that can provide us with programming. Another thing I should ask, is does anyone know who we can contact to license...
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    Unfortunately, our area is not exactly what you'd call ethnically diverse, so that idea doesn't really work around here. On a different note--a lot of this programming sounds great, but what kind of licensing situation would we be in? I assume we'd need to contact each of the channels...
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    Thanks! I'm looking into them. If anyone has any other tips regarding where we can get programming, please post here!
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    Starting a Cable Station... Some FTA Questions.

    Well, I'm working with our cable channel. Long story, but we're looking to bring in as much programming as possible via satellite. Our question is, does anyone know what, if any, FTA channels might be able to provide us with programming? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
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    UonTV Question

    Hey all, I just came across UonTV. That is pretty much the coolest idea I've ever heard of! I'm thinking about putting a show together, but I was wondering what kind of viewership the channel gets. Any ideas? Also, has anyone here put a show on? I'd love to check it out! (In fact, I would...
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    Mysterious D9223 Problem--HELP!

    Hey, I'm working with our local access station and high school to start up a newscast. Long story, but we licensed the CNN Newsource feeds and we're working to configure the receiver--a Scientific Atlanta D9223. So--long story short--I took the receiver and a monitor outside, aimed the...
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    Closed Circuit TV--Someone here might be able to help me with this...

    Thanks! That's exactly what I'm looking for!
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    Closed Circuit TV--Someone here might be able to help me with this...

    The street is a 2-lane back road--and actually I completely forgot about the Cantenna! I've tried that at one point, and it worked out great! So, there's the back up plan. However, if anyone can come up with a way to send a closed-circuit video signal to their TV, I'm still open to suggestions...
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    Closed Circuit TV--Someone here might be able to help me with this...

    Hey all, This isn't really satellite related, but I thought somebody here might be able to help me out with this. (TuxCoder?) Anyway, I'm trying to set up a closed-circuit channel with my friend next door. The problem is--"next door" is right across the street, so I can't run a cable (and...
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    Starting a TV Station... how to get it out?

    I'm actually looking into that. I have to call Charter tomorrow--the guy I need to talk to is out. In the mean time, where can I get one a T-channel modulator? Do you have a web site that you could point out?
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    Starting a TV Station... how to get it out?

    I have looked in to that one, but it didn't work out for a number of reasons. I'm going to keep looking in to ideas, and I'll keep you posted!