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Last reply · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion
While searching about the old Radio Shack 5 foot dish system (see the "adventured in dish hunting" thread for that) I stumbled upon an old list of satellite channels and satellite lists.

It doesnt list where the satellites were in the sky so if someonre knows that would be great :)

Date shows 7/28/97 (From a Radio Shack research list)

AURORA (F5)
Occasional Transmissions
19 Learn/Alaska Television Network
21 Occasional Transmissions
24 Alaska Satellite Television Project

SATCOM F1R (F1)
1 NBC (Central)
12 Hospital Satellite Network
13 NASA Contract Channel
17 New England Sports Network
20 American Forces Radio and Television Service
22 Hi-Net Communications
Occasional Transmissions

GALAXY 1 (G1)
2 The Nashville Network - Simulcast on W5, 17
4 The Disney Channel (East) - Simulcast on W5, 12, 051
6 National Spanish Television Network (SIN)
7 Cable News Network (CNN) - Simulcast on F3, 14
8 CNN Headline News - Simulcast on F3, 15
11 CBN Cable Network - Simulcast on F3, 8
12 Home Team Sports
13 C-SPAN - Simulcast on F3, 19
14 The Movie Channel (West)
15 WOR-TV (New York)
17 Black Entertainment Television (BET) - Simulcast on W5, 24
19 Cinemax (East) - Simulcast on F3, 20
20 GalaVision
23 HBO (East) - Simulcast on F3, 24
24 The Disney Channel (West) - Simulcast on W5, 10

SATCOM F3 (F3)
1 Nickelodeon/ARTS & Entertainment
2 Praise the Lord (PTL)
3 WGN (Chicago)
4 Financial News Network (FNN) - Simulcast on W5, 21
4 Sports Time Cable Network
5 The Movie Channel (TMC) (East)
6 WTBS (Atlanta)
7 Entertainment & Sports Programming Network (ESPN) - Simulcast
on D4, 13
8 CBN Cable Network - Simulcast on G1, 11
9 USA Cable Network
10 Showtime (West)
11 MTV: Music Television
12 Showtime (East)
13 HBO (West)
14 Cable News Network (CNN) - Simulcast on G1, 7
15 CNN Headline News - Simulcast on G1, 8
16 Home Theater Network/The Learning Channel/Video Concert Hall
17 Lifetime
18 Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
Reuter Monitor Service(s)
19 C-SPAN - Simulcast on G1, 13
20 Cinemax (East) - Simulcast on G1, 19
21 The Weather Channel
22 MSN: The Information Channel/USA Blackout Network
23 Cinemax (West)
24 HBO (East) - Simulcast on G1, 23

COMSTAR D4 (D4)
5 JPD Television Network
9 ON TV (West)(s)
11 ON TV (East)(s)
13 Entertainment & Sports Programming Network (ESPN) - Simulcast
on F3, 7
18 Country Music Television (CMTV)/The Silent Network (SIGN)

WESTAR 5 (W5)
2 The University Network (The Unchannel)
5 SelecTV
7 CBS Contract Channel
8 Sportsvue
10 The Disney Channel (West) - Simulcast on G1, 24
12 The Disney Channel (East) - Simulcast on G1, 4
14 Pro Am Sports System (PASS)
15 Madison Square Garden (MSG)
16 The Meadows Racing Network
17 The Nashville Network - Simulcast on G1, 2
20 The Fantasy Channel(s)
21 Financial News Network (FNN) - Simulcast on F3, 4
22 Bluemax Theater Channel(s)
23 ARTS & Entertainment
24 Black Entertainment Television (BET) - Simulcast on G1, 17/
National Jewish Television (NJT)

ANIK B (AB)
7 Occasional Transmissions
11 CBC North (Pacific)
13 Occasional Transmissions
15 CBC (French)
17 CBC Occasional Transmissions
19 CBC North (Atlantic)
21 Occasional Transmissions

ANIK D1 (AD1)
8 CHCH-TV (Hamilton, OT)(s)
9 WDIV-TV (Detroit, MI)(s)
11 CBC North (Pacific)
14 TCTV-TV (Sherbrooke, QU)(s)
15 CBC French (Pacific)
16 CBC Parliamentary Network (French)/CBC North
18 CITV-TV (Edmonton, ALB)(s)
20 CBMT-TV (Montreal, QU)(s)
21 WTVS-TV (Detroit, MI)(s)
23 WJBK-TV (Detroit, MI) (s)
24 CBC Parliamentary Network (English)/CBC North (French)

WESTAR 4 (W4)
4 Hughes Television Network/New York Racing Authority
5 Occasional Transmissions/Democratic Party Satellite Network
10 Occasional Transmissions
11 Catholic Telecommunications Network of America(s)
15 Public Broadcasting System (Eastern)
16 Cable News Network (CNN)
17 Public Broadcasting System (Central)
20 ABC Contract Channel
21 Public Broadcasting System (Mountain)
Occasional Transmissions
23 Public Broadcasting System (Pacific)

TELSTAR 301 (T1)
1 Occasional Transmissions
7 Occasional Transmissions
8 Occasional Transmissions
9 World Communications
10 ABC (Central)
12 ABC Contract Channel
13 Occasional Transmissions
14 Occasional Transmissions
15 ABC International Television Network
16 Occasional Transmissions
21 Occasional Transmissions
22 Occasional Transmissions
24 Occasional Transmissions

WESTAR 3 (W3)
5 Cable News Network (CNN)
21 Occasional Transmission/Independent News Network (INN)
23 HSV-TV: The BAMC Hour/Occasional Transmissions

COMSTAR D3 (D3)
10 CBS Network (Central)
17 CBS Network (Pacific)

SATCOM F4 (F4)
2 Bravo
3 Satellite Program Network (SPN)
4 Home Sports Entertainment (Dallas)
6 ESPN (Westfeed of "Business Times" only)
7 National Christian Network (NCN)
9 Sportsvision
11 Home Sports Entertainment (Houston)
15 BizNet, The American Business Network
17 Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)
18 American Forces Radio and Television Service
19 WPIX
24 NBC Contract Channel

WESTAR 2 (W2)
3 Occasional Transmissions
11 Occasional Transmissions
19 Occasional Transmissions

(km-07/28/1997)

kinda weird to see a few duplicated of channels on different satellites :)
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qwert1515
I am not sure why my previous post was removed.



In 1997
---------

AURORA (F5) [143º West]
SATCOM F1R (F1) [137º West]
GALAXY 1 (G1) [133º West]
SATCOM F3 (F3) [131º West]
COMSTAR D4 (D4) [76º West]
WESTAR 5 (W5) [122.5º West]

ANIK B (AB) ?

ANIK D1 (AD1) [104.5º West]
WESTAR 4 (W4) [99º West]
TELSTAR 301 (T1) [96º West]
WESTAR 3 (W3) [91º West]

COMSTAR D3 (D3) ?

SATCOM F4 (F4) [83º West]

WESTAR 2 (W2) ?
B
Also remember
Viewer's Choive PPV
Request TV PPV
I still have recorded movies from these channels
good ols c-band days.
I think early 90s
T
I was just telling my kids, as we watched the Hockey game from Canada on ASN how I used to watch programming from newfoundland and how they where 1/2 hour off on their time zone from the rest of the world.
Man I do miss the good old days of C Band/BUD programming.
Terry
dfergie
Good old days indeed... when I run across more stuff I'll put up some more caps... I watched the entire Challenger Disaster yesterday from a tape made from NASA, no talking heads (although I did have the CBS Evening News with Dan on same tape from that day)
M
I am not sure why my previous post was removed.



In 1997
---------

AURORA (F5) [143º West]
SATCOM F1R (F1) [137º West]
GALAXY 1 (G1) [133º West]
SATCOM F3 (F3) [131º West]
COMSTAR D4 (D4) [76º West]
WESTAR 5 (W5) [122.5º West]

ANIK B (AB) ?

ANIK D1 (AD1) [104.5º West]
WESTAR 4 (W4) [99º West]
TELSTAR 301 (T1) [96º West]
WESTAR 3 (W3) [91º West]

COMSTAR D3 (D3) ?

SATCOM F4 (F4) [83º West]

WESTAR 2 (W2) ?

Which of these are actually in use today or are they now Space Junk? lol :D
Greg Mueller
I guess it must have been F1 that I used to watch raw news feeds on.
I really liked that part. I think it was around 17:00 PST daily.
Seems they had some Alaska feeds too. Were those on F1? Can't remember

Do they have raw news feeds anywhere on a regular basis now?
WhiteBeard
Also remember
Viewer's Choive PPV
Request TV PPV
I still have recorded movies from these channels
good ols c-band days.
I think early 90s


I have some movies recorded off of TVN. But, they don't look as good anymore. :(
M
Last reply · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info
Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
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primestar31
DEATH TO NEXGEN!
star trek GIF


It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.

There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
Mister B
What bothers me is the total waste of broadcasting spectrum in this very crowded market. It has been almost three years now since KFOX converted their broadcast tower to ATSC 3.0 and moved all of their channels to other towers causing noticeable degradation of the picture quality.
I have a Sony TV with 3.0 capabilities but still use the 1.0 version of locals due to the fact that one or all of the 3.0 channels are often missing or unwatchable. In this city of 800K I doubt that more than a few hundred even know about ATSC 3.0.
The only thing that could motivate me to be interested in 3.0 would be if all of the minor networks (diginets) could be in at least 720P rather than blurry ultra-compressed 480i.
Three years is long enough to waste one of the few available RF frequencies in the area for this trial.
It is time to either move on with this experiment or call it quits.
navychop
It is time to either move on with this experiment or call it quits.

QFT. Of course, my preference involves a curb and some kicking.
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It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.

There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
WHAT ABOUT THE INTERNET PART OF IT. NO ONE WANTS A BOX CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET EITHER.
navychop
Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.

:oldlaugh
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Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.

:oldlaugh
That would be handy. Download the latest RNA snippets that can be updated over 5G and no more shots! You're a Genius!
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I want it and I have to have it.

I can neuter the phoning home with adguard home so it won't be doing that in my castle but I prefer without Internet so that my TVs in the house don't turn into e-waste
M
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Almighty1
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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It states the average amount they are under water is OVER $7,000. :eek

Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.

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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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98.6 - Keith
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I'm Easy - Keith Carridine
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It's Easy - Boston
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Take It Easy On Me - Little River Band
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Take It Easy - The Eagles
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DIRECTV Stream/Internet added Ch 4105 SportsGrid
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Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
4195 F1 Channel
4196 MotoGP Channel
K
Now live:
4275 Law & Crime
4364 Military Makeover Channel
K
Game Show Central is now live on channel 4342
K
Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
4195 F1 Channel
4196 MotoGP Channel
It only took them 41 days to announce it
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dfergie
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... :)
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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TRG
TRG
Club sandwich and corn chowder. Iced tea.
dfergie
Chili dog bowl, water… (homemade chili)
TRG
TRG
Leftover wanton soup and pork fried rice. Water.
dfergie
IMG_5955.webp

Sweet tea…
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Tuna salad sandwich on toasted honey whole wheat bread with a handful of kettle chips. Water.
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Last reply · posted in Computers and Gadgets
Lately my eight year old Dell laptop has been shutting off even when I have a full battery. I have had to keep it plugged up all the time to keep this from happening. Any idea what is causing this? I replaced the battery about three years ago.
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arlo
A recalibration might be needed. Even if it shows full, the individual cells may have become unbalaced. And the BMS chip in the battery reports false information to the pc.
Try this. Start it up in the bios/uefi and leave it there until the battery dies and it shuts off.
It might just keep running longer than in Windows. Or run for a short while and shut off.
If it's the first case. Probably just needs a balancing. If the latter, the pack might just be dead.
Not throwing stones but perhaps just a cheaply constructed battery with substandard cells. Could be.

Patience. Keep restarting it in bios/uefi until it won't fire up anymore.
Then plug the charger in and let it complete a full charge. And see what happens. If it's better.
Do the same thing one more time. Run it until it dies dead-dead. Then just let it charge, pc shut off.
When charged, it might be better. It might not be.

There are bench jigs that read the actual BMS and override it to let a tech manually monitor and charge the separate packs. They can also reset any "time bombs" in it that cause an otherwise good pack to show bad.
Maybe Santa will be good to me some year.

You might just need a new battery. Maybe the PC power management chip is going. A Dell common thing.
Leaving a laptop plugged in with a full battery is known to reduce the life. Asus for one recommends that you don't leave the charger plugged in all of the time even when shut down. And setting Windows to charge the battery to 85% instead of 100% increases life.
That's all I got.
dishstaller
That's all I got.
That was quite enough....I definitely learned something from your post. Thanks