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    Why are there MPEG FTA channels?

    Thank you Iceberg, you are the heart and soul of this forum. Let me try to reword what you said, and if you agree, don't reply, we are done. "FTA/MPEG stations like those in Arkansas are uplinked because a company like Equity wants to distribute programming originating in a place where...
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    Why are there MPEG FTA channels?

    OK, then my main question can be restated as "who is the target audience of MPEG FTA signals?"
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    Why are there MPEG FTA channels?

    Or, to ask the same question another way: how does someone make money by putting the signal of a UPN affiliate from Little Rock up on a Ku-band satellite in a format that hardly anyone can receive? Is it a substitute for the old CATV towers, so that the signal can be received and rebroadcast...
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    Running new Coax...need advice plz

    Black widows are overrated. Many years ago I went to visit a friend in Eastern Washington. We got to drinking scotch in the evening, and talking about the differences between there and Wisconsin (my friend was from there too). He got a flashlight and took me outside to look for black widows...
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    3500S cold boot needed; AC3 decoding?

    Redundant remotes Remote batteries not a high suspect, 'cause I have both an IR and UHF remote, and the unit ignores both when it gets into this state. When I cold boot, it then answers both just fine. No fluorescents in the room, but thanks for answering. Q3: given the info in this...
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    3500S cold boot needed; AC3 decoding?

    Batteries? Which batteries? In the remote? In the UPS? Or are there batteries in the 3500S itself? Thanks to both of you for answering.
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    3500S cold boot needed; AC3 decoding?

    First time poster: I've recently set up a Pansat 3500S in my system which also includes a GI/Motorola 922 4DTV receiver. It works OK but there are 2 residual problems: 1. About half the days when you turn the 3500s on, it won't respond to the remote. Turning the unit off and on with the...