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That must be "Red Ken" former mayor of London? I am happy to report that Press TV is still on air here a week after it was "banned". An economic embargo against Iran is one thing but banning their TV channel is too much. It reminds me of the way the Soviets carried on jamming shortwave...

I think I am right when I say that Galaxy 97 is owned by a company in Luxembourg. Could the signal be uplinked in Europe and beamed to North America? (legally, I mean)

All that legal and governmental effort and the very channel turns up a day later on the same satellite! Wonders never cease.

So when is SES3 due to start broadcasting?

Hyuk :boom::rip:

Hmm, that's good to know... Maybe I will add an LNB to my setup too. It doesn't cost much. Thanks.

Is It Worth It? How much difference can it really make to turn the LNB by 26 degrees? The cosine of thirty degrees is 87% so we are talking about a loss of signal of only 11 or 12% without turning the LNB. Most of the Ku signals on that bird are pretty weak anyway. :confused:

One time I surfed by Cool TV and they were showing the Rolling Stones performing "She's so Cold". It made my day!

Eleven days ago it was strong. Last night when I checked it was dead.

Ya.

I had problems with my setup for years because I overtightened. It bent the bracket of my sg2100 motor out of shape so then the dish wasn't following the arc even though the pole was plumb. I fixed it with shims.

Ya, it's strong here today, too. Thom Hartman (who I know from RT) is on. I like him.

I'm not getting it here in Toronto. Micro HD with a 1m dish. I need better aiming or a bigger dish.

The special effects sucked......

That's what happens when we let the government run things. If we just leave it up to the private sector these kind of inefficiencies won't happen.

You might well be right, it just isn't going to happen because that's just not the way FTA is in North America.Fact is, 80% of Canadians live in cities and I am only thinking about the ones in rural areas which is not that many people.Also, I like the idea of a direct link from TV station to...

Mine just arrived!

It's hard to blame CBC or TVO for shutting down all these low-powered transmitters rather than spending money to upgrade them but I would like to see them get on Galaxy 19 Ku because that's the best way for a public broadcaster to reach the whole population especially in a sparsely populated...

Since Bell and Rogers colluded to buy the Leafs (and Raptors) this past winter I do wonder how long Hockey Night in Canada is going to last.

That's an interesting way of looking at it!

The most cost effective way for CBC or TVO or any public broadcaster to serve the whole population (assuming that is their mandate) is to go to FTA Ku.

Well maybe we have to pick between the government and big money. I pick the government.

What's the point of getting it free it they cut it off after a few months? I wish CBC would act more like a national broadcaster by cutting out the middle man.

I am thinking Ku is somewhat more accesible to the average joe as the dish is so much smaller and cheaper. Ku must be the most cost effective way to get a signal to everyone in a large area like a country.

Ya, "Monster Cable", that was a scam. Sucked me in, too. With an engineering degree I really should have known better!