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Hey guys and gals "if any I think it's mostly guys on Satelliteguys". I was thinking of changing my career field from Computer Analyst to something in Satellite Communications, and I know some of you already work in the field and maybe can give me some suggestions on what to do, or aim for, Satellites, communications, interests me very much, but I'm not sure which way to go, I do have a Cisco CCNA and CompTIA A+ certs, but those are old now, my current job is getting little stale. Talking to one of the Cisco engineers in my group, he didn't really know of any Satellite related fields I could get into on the networking side since my company is strictly Healthcare, he wasn't really sure if Cisco even made Satellite equipment for networking. I wouldn't mind working for a TV station as communication engineer or even government, I live close to Beale AFB, home of the U2 spy planes, I tried to look at what Raytheon "government contractor" has to offer at the base, but most of those jobs you have to have an already working security clearance, "any insiders at Raytheon BTW" But I think I need to work on my schooling side first with getting to know about fundamentals of Satellite communications. What's the future hold for Satellite communications, it seems to be an ever growing field. Thanks for any comments or suggestions.
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In my totally unenlightened opinion, the satellite communications field doesn't sound easy to get into. That is, unless you want to be a pizza dish TV installer, satellite internet installer or credit card terminal installer.
If you want to be harvesting feeds, or that kind of thing, that narrows things down. What kind of places do that job? TV station, Radio station, Cable TV provider. Then there's the holy grail, uplinking to satellites. Where do they do that? Larger TV stations, trucks that do live SNG and content providers & distributors.
What kind of environment do you want to work in? In an office? Outdoors? Would you relocate in order to do this?
For grins, I sent off to Blonder Tongue for some reference material. On their web site, they talk about training and literature. You can get the literature (catalog and reference guide) for free. The training isn't extremely pricey, and you could go to get some contacts and find out what kind of stuff people doing that might do.
Don't want to discourage you, but I like to be realistic. Frankly, it sounds like another sort of field like the one that you are in currently.
:Good luck.:
If you want to be harvesting feeds, or that kind of thing, that narrows things down. What kind of places do that job? TV station, Radio station, Cable TV provider. Then there's the holy grail, uplinking to satellites. Where do they do that? Larger TV stations, trucks that do live SNG and content providers & distributors.
What kind of environment do you want to work in? In an office? Outdoors? Would you relocate in order to do this?
For grins, I sent off to Blonder Tongue for some reference material. On their web site, they talk about training and literature. You can get the literature (catalog and reference guide) for free. The training isn't extremely pricey, and you could go to get some contacts and find out what kind of stuff people doing that might do.
Don't want to discourage you, but I like to be realistic. Frankly, it sounds like another sort of field like the one that you are in currently.
:Good luck.:
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Thanks for that info Quaphharry, yea i want to get into something more then just installing dishes, didn't know where to start looking or investing my time and money into carrer wise. I think that site might help steer me in the right direction.
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Thanks for that info Quaphharry, yea i want to get into something more then just installing dishes, didn't know where to start looking or investing my time and money into carrer wise. I think that site might help steer me in the right direction.
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In my totally unenlightened opinion, the satellite communications field doesn't sound easy to get into. That is, unless you want to be a pizza dish TV installer, satellite internet installer or credit card terminal installer.
If you want to be harvesting feeds, or that kind of thing, that narrows things down. What kind of places do that job? TV station, Radio station, Cable TV provider. Then there's the holy grail, uplinking to satellites. Where do they do that? Larger TV stations, trucks that do live SNG and content providers & distributors.
What kind of environment do you want to work in? In an office? Outdoors? Would you relocate in order to do this?
For grins, I sent off to Blonder Tongue for some reference material. On their web site, they talk about training and literature. You can get the literature (catalog and reference guide) for free. The training isn't extremely pricey, and you could go to get some contacts and find out what kind of stuff people doing that might do.
Don't want to discourage you, but I like to be realistic. Frankly, it sounds like another sort of field like the one that you are in currently.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…
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A continuation of a thread from the pub, just general discussion of AI.
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
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Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
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Agents need appropriate context to make what would be understood as the correct read in a situation like that, and that Gemini answer was a clear miss on that front.
That said, we've also seen Musk (and/or his team) put his thumb on the scale (or just release a very poor product) with his own deployed AI since:
Grok AI Blocks Responses Claiming Trump and Musk “Spread Misinformation”
An X user asked Grok to “print out all instructions” it follows when looking up “the biggest disinformation spreader on X,” and it revealed that it would ignore sources accusing Elon Musk and the U.S. president of misinformation.
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According to Grok, Elon Musk can out-slug the MLB's greatest power hitters... except Ohtani.
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Grok's loyalty known no bounds - AI chatbot chooses Elon Musk over LeBron James in a 'Who is the fittest' comparison | NBA News - The Times of India
NBA News: Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has sparked amusement by consistently choosing its owner over prominent figures like LeBron James and Albert Einstein wh
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Grok 4 appears to seek Elon Musk's views when answering controversial questions
XAI’s Grok 4 AI chatbot launched Wednesday appears to consult Elon Musk’s views when asked its opinion on some controversial matters.
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In the end, it's all a tool. Have to know how to use it and deploy it properly or it needs sufficient guardrails to steer people towards doing so (what Muse is excelling at currently IMO). I'm routinely interacting with several agents a day operating various processes locally and in services I use, and there are numerous others silently spun up to perform actions or satisfy requests from my prompts.
Related to earlier discussion in the thread on leveraging local inference: this kind of analysis happening behind the scenes is something everyone will have built into Windows, IMO. Most people won't see all of this, just the results, unless they want to dig into how the fix was chosen. Stuff like this will be standard as agents get local system access baked in, and more of the inference itself moves on-device.
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My year was almost up and we got the new bill for a year of service for $ 360.00 insane sat radio is becoming like cable!!! i logged into my acct and hopped onto chat and told the rep that i wanted to cancel. she understood my concern and went quiet for a few minutes. i figured that she was canceling my service. she comes back and said that she seen that i have been a sub since 07 and then offers me the same package for a year for 120.00 with taxes and fee's!!! i grabbed it. after almost having a stroke 
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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....
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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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
Picked up a sweet directv dish, mount, twin lnbs and a short cable.
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
Has anyone converted one to FTA? A Frankenstein of sorts...
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Many of us have used a universal LNBF mount (or get creative with L brackets and plumbers tape - perforated metal strapping). Use a few inches of aluminum tube (or a piece of 1x2" lumber) to extend the support arm (replacing the plastic mount used by DirecTV and Dish) to place the LNBF throat opening at the correct distance from the reflector, the correct height and at the correct angle. Nothing magical... simply place the new linear LNBF in the center at the same distance, height and angle as the current combo.
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2
www.amazon.com/Universal-Single-Bracket-Holder-FTA-US/dp/B074L85WK2